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Widespread Adverse
Health, Cognitive, and Fertility Effects from Mercury's Endocrine Disrupting
Hormonal Effects Found to Be Affecting Millions.
A
review by DAMS researchers of over 1000 peer‑reviewed medical studies
from the National Library of Medicine(www.nlm.nih.gov)
and Government studies found that:
1. Mercury has been documented to be an endocrine disrupting chemical that
selectively accumulates in the hormone glands and has significant adverse
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very low levels of exposure. (1,2,8)
2. Studies find that millions have chronic mercury exposure more than the
U.S. Gov't Health Guideline for mercury. The
largest exposures of both inorganic and methyl mercury to most adults were
found to be from amalgam dental fillings- since bacteria and yeast methylate
inorganic mercury to methyl mercury. Those with several amalgams typically have
mercury exposures 10 times the average of those without amalgam, and after
amalgam replacement the mercury excretion level declines by 90%. (3)
3. Children with amalgam have mercury
levels in urine at least 4 times that of the average of those without amalgam, and much higher ratios for saliva and feces. (3) Mother’s amalgams are the largest
fetal and neonatal exposure for most infants.
(6) The largest exposures to most young children
were found to be from mercury thimerosal in vaccines. (2‑6)
4. Studies found that many infants are receiving high levels of fetal and neonatal
exposure to mercury sufficient to cause developmental effects that damage
the metals detoxification system to the extent that continued exposure to toxic
metals such as mercury thimerosal, lead, and arsenic results in accumulation of
toxic levels of these metals. This is commonly leading
to neurological conditions like autism,
Aspergers Syndrome, Attention Deficient Hyperactive
Disorder(ADHD)
if not properly treated. (4,5,6,9,2)
5. Recent National
Academy of Sciences reports and other studies have found that approximately
50 percent of U.S. pregnancies now result in spontaneous abortions, birth
defects, neurological conditions, or chronic developmental disorders. Studies document that the majority of these are due to toxic
exposures and most children are receiving dangerous levels of toxic
exposures. (7,4‑6,2)
6. Chronic mercury exposure has been documented to
be commonly causing widespread endocrine
system effects including hypothyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis,
impaired conversion of thyroid hormones and other hormones, pituitary hormone
deficiencies, and adrenal hormone imbalances. (1,2,10)
7. Some of the endocrine related
conditions/symptoms found to be commonly caused by these hormonal effects in
infants and children include widespread neuropsychiatric
conditions and developmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, learning
disabilities, mood disorders, mental retardation, spontaneous abortions, eczema, asthma, systemic allergies, behavioral problems, and juvenile
delinquency. (1‑10)
8. Some of the endocrine related conditions/symptoms
found to be commonly caused by mercury in adults include hypothyroidism,
chills, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia,
depression and mood disorders,
anxiety, anger, memory loss, balance problems, infertility, endometriitis,
menstrual disorders, low sperm counts, diabetes, etc. (1,2,10,11).
9. Mercury
is extremely neurotoxic
and immunotoxic,
so that some of the conditions described are the collective result of
neurotoxic, immunotoxic, and hormonal effects. These interactions are also
documented in the references provided . Other toxic
metals and chemicals including Dioxins,
PCBs, OrganoChlorine and OrganoPhosphate
Pesticides have neurotoxic, immunotoxic, and hormonal effects that act
synergistically to cause this condtions. According to
the studies and thousands of clinical findings, mercury appears to be the most
common significant toxic exposure, with the most clearly documented adverse
effects. (1-11)
References
(1) Mercury's endocrine disrupting hormonal effects on
infants and adults, B.Windham(Ed.), 2001, (over 150 peer‑reviewed studies) www.flcv.com/endohg.html
(2) Documentation on Exposure Levels, Adverse Health
Effects Due to Amalgam Dental Fillings and Results of Replacement of Amalgam
Fillings; B.Windham(Ed.), (Over 4000 Peer‑Reviewed
Medical or Government Studies Documenting Mechanisms by which Mercury from
Amalgam causes over 30 chronic health conditions, and 60,000 clinical cases of
recovery or significant improvement in these conditions after amalgam
replacement) www.flcv.com/amalg6.html
(3) Amalgam Dental Fillings Found to Be Number One
Source of Mercury in Most People, with Common Daily Exposures Exceeding Gov't Health Guidelines for Mercury; B.Windham(Ed.),
2001 (medical studies including large Air Force personnel study by Inst. Of
Dental Research) www.flcv.com/damspr1.html
(4) Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to
Toxic Metals, B.Windham(Ed.) 2001, (over 150 peer‑reviewed studies), www.flcv.com/tmlbn.html
(5) Developmental Neurological and Immune Conditions:
the Mercury Connection, B.Windham(Ed.), (over 100 medical study references) www.flcv.com/kidshg.html
(6) Mechanisms of Neurological and Endocrine Effects
of Toxic Exposures on Development. B.Windham(Ed.), 2001, www.flcv.com/fetaln.html
(7) National Academy of
Sciences, National Research Council, Committee on Developmental Toxicology, Scientific
Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment,
June 1, 2000, 313 pages. & Press Release; & Toxicological
Effects of Methyl mercury (2000), pp. 304‑332: Risk Characterization and
Public Health Implications, Nat'l Academy Press 2000. www.nap.edu;
& Weiss B, Landrigan PJ. The developing brain
and the Environment. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 107, Supp
3, June 2000; & Evaluating
Chemical and Other Agent Exposures for Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity
Subcommittee on Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity, Committee on
Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research
Council, National Academy Press, 262 pages, 6 x 9, 2001; & National
Environmental Trust (NET), Physicians for Social Responsibility and the
Learning Disabilities Association of America, "Polluting Our Future:
Chemical Pollution in the U.S. that Affects Child Development and
Learning" Sept 2000; http://www.safekidsinfo.org
(8) T.Colborn(Ed.),Chemically Induced Alterations
in Functional Development,
Princeton Scientific Press,1992; & " Developmental Effects of
Endocrine‑Disrupting Chemicals",Environ
Heath Perspectives, V 101, No.5, Oct 1993; & B.Windham,
"Health, Hormonal, and Reproductive Effects of Endocrine Disrupting
Chemicals" (including mercury), Annotated Bibliography ,2000 , www.flcv.com/endocrin.html
& Giwercman
A, Carlsen E, Keiding N, Skakkabaek NE, Evidence for increasing incidence of
abnormalities of the human testis: a review. Environ Health Perspect
1993; 101 Suppl(2): 65‑71;
(9) Lars Landner and Lennart Lindestrom.
Swedish Environmental Research Group(MFG), Copper
in society and the Environment,
2nd revised edition. 1999; & Edelson SB, Cantor DS. developmental
neurological conditions: xenobiotic influences. Toxicol Ind Health 1998; 14(4):
553‑63
(10) MELISA Medical Lab,
home of MELISA blood immune reactivity test for cause of immune reactive conditions, www.melisa.org
(11) Mercury Exposure as a Cause of Depression and Case
Histories of Recovery after Amalgam
Replacement, www.flcv.com/depress.html
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