mercury poisoning

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Have you ever heard of Lewis Carrol's Mad Hatter? It's also an expression:

Mad as a hatter. This term can into being as a result of the 17th-18th

century practice of using mercury to treat beaver pelt to make felt for

hats. As I recall, it caused symptoms that could be very similar to MS as

well as behavioral changes. Has your friend been tested for mercury

exposure?

 

 

> " Susette Horspool " <susinv

>

>

> Mercury poisoning

>Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:22:17 -0800

>

>Hi Noelle - What does mercury do for or to the body? I have a friend who

>also has an overabundance of mercury. She has been diagnosed recently with

>MS, but that feels wrong to me. Could the mercury be causing some of those

>MS-like symptoms?

>

>Susette

>

 

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Susette:

 

How did your friend get an " overabundance of mercury " ? Where and how was she

exposed to the mercury to be

poisoned by it? Has she been tested for mercury poisoning?

 

We had special protocols in the hospital whenever there was a mercury spill (the

sphygmomanometers, or blood

pressure cuffs, were often mercury regulated, and sometimes the glass breaks).

The main issue is skin exposure,

but with a large spill there might also be fumes or splash concerns. There has

been a big shift to replacing them

with digital machines, which are considered costly and less accurate, but that

is debatable because of subjective

clinician error in taking BPs manually. I have noticed recently that

mercury/glass thermometers are being pulled

from market shelves because they are easily broken or bitten, leading to mercury

exposure. The only place I think

they were still being used in facilities was in isolation circumstances where a

patient had to have their own

thermometer; most places use digital now. (Anybody else besides me remember

playing with mercury as a child?)

 

Mercury poisoning in the mainstream can occur from something as simple as

tainted fish or amalgam dental fillings,

and has effects on all the systems of the body. Mercury can have long range

chronic effects. Here is a URL with

some of the symptoms listed from a study on fillings:

 

http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/TextVers_Merc/yfTAN93a.html

 

Here are a couple of discussions by an MD at WebMD about Mercury poisoning and

treatment:

 

http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48707.asp

http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48413.asp

 

From reading these articles, it seems that not only can Mercury poisoning mock

the symptoms of other disorders,

but it can ultimately cause problems with the immune system that may cause the

autoimmune disorders themselves, as

well as a host of other ailments including yeast overgrowth, infections, cancer,

and infertility/miscarriage.

 

Hope this helps.

Crow

" Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

 

 

Susette Horspool wrote:

 

> Hi Noelle - What does mercury do for or to the body? I have a friend who also

has an overabundance of mercury.

> She has been diagnosed recently with MS, but that feels wrong to me. Could the

mercury be causing some of those

> MS-like symptoms?

>

> Susette

>

 

 

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Dear Susette,

Many articles have been written recently about

mercury poisoning because of dental amalgam,

this might be the case with your friend.

However, if your intuition is saying no, then have

a look at fluoride poisoning. Fluoride also

mimics the symptoms of MS.

 

As a Hay teacher I would also work through the

reasons for the development of any dis-ease in

the body.

Love and Light

Carol

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Caroline,

I certainly do remember playing with mercury as a child. When the

thermometer broke, the fun began. I have had all my mercury fillings

removed, as I very much believe that they are not healthy. I asked that

dentist about playing wiht the mercury, but he didn't think it was a big

deal. My husband is a teacher, and last Spring a student broke a themometer

in a classroom. The ENTIRE school was evacuated, quarantined, washed down,

etc. It was a whole day of disruption for hundreds of students, teachers,

parents...for something I did gleefully as a kid.

 

Go know...Progress

Phyllis

 

 

 

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" Caroline Abreu " <crow

 

Thursday, November 09, 2000 9:23 AM

Re: Mercury poisoning

 

 

> Susette:

>

> How did your friend get an " overabundance of mercury " ? Where and how was

she exposed to the mercury to be

> poisoned by it? Has she been tested for mercury poisoning?

>

> We had special protocols in the hospital whenever there was a mercury

spill (the sphygmomanometers, or blood

> pressure cuffs, were often mercury regulated, and sometimes the glass

breaks). The main issue is skin exposure,

> but with a large spill there might also be fumes or splash concerns. There

has been a big shift to replacing them

> with digital machines, which are considered costly and less accurate, but

that is debatable because of subjective

> clinician error in taking BPs manually. I have noticed recently that

mercury/glass thermometers are being pulled

> from market shelves because they are easily broken or bitten, leading to

mercury exposure. The only place I think

> they were still being used in facilities was in isolation circumstances

where a patient had to have their own

> thermometer; most places use digital now. (Anybody else besides me

remember playing with mercury as a child?)

>

> Mercury poisoning in the mainstream can occur from something as simple as

tainted fish or amalgam dental fillings,

> and has effects on all the systems of the body. Mercury can have long

range chronic effects. Here is a URL with

> some of the symptoms listed from a study on fillings:

>

> http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/TextVers_Merc/yfTAN93a.html

>

> Here are a couple of discussions by an MD at WebMD about Mercury poisoning

and treatment:

>

> http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48707.asp

> http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48413.asp

>

> >From reading these articles, it seems that not only can Mercury poisoning

mock the symptoms of other disorders,

> but it can ultimately cause problems with the immune system that may cause

the autoimmune disorders themselves, as

> well as a host of other ailments including yeast overgrowth, infections,

cancer, and infertility/miscarriage.

>

> Hope this helps.

> Crow

> " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

>

>

> Susette Horspool wrote:

>

> > Hi Noelle - What does mercury do for or to the body? I have a friend who

also has an overabundance of mercury.

> > She has been diagnosed recently with MS, but that feels wrong to me.

Could the mercury be causing some of those

> > MS-like symptoms?

> >

> > Susette

> >

>

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Standards have certainly changed. Back in the '70s I worked in a couple of

hardware stores. We didn't think anything about wiping up broken quarts of

insecticide that would require a high-level haz-mat response today.

 

 

> " hfreeman " <hfreeman

>

>

>Re: Mercury poisoning

>Thu, 9 Nov 2000 17:22:15 -0500

>

>Caroline,

>I certainly do remember playing with mercury as a child. When the

>thermometer broke, the fun began. I have had all my mercury fillings

>removed, as I very much believe that they are not healthy. I asked that

>dentist about playing wiht the mercury, but he didn't think it was a big

>deal. My husband is a teacher, and last Spring a student broke a themometer

>in a classroom. The ENTIRE school was evacuated, quarantined, washed down,

>etc. It was a whole day of disruption for hundreds of students, teachers,

>parents...for something I did gleefully as a kid.

>

>Go know...Progress

>Phyllis

>

>

>

>-

> " Caroline Abreu " <crow

>

>Thursday, November 09, 2000 9:23 AM

>Re: Mercury poisoning

>

>

> > Susette:

> >

> > How did your friend get an " overabundance of mercury " ? Where and how

>was

>she exposed to the mercury to be

> > poisoned by it? Has she been tested for mercury poisoning?

> >

> > We had special protocols in the hospital whenever there was a mercury

>spill (the sphygmomanometers, or blood

> > pressure cuffs, were often mercury regulated, and sometimes the glass

>breaks). The main issue is skin exposure,

> > but with a large spill there might also be fumes or splash concerns.

>There

>has been a big shift to replacing them

> > with digital machines, which are considered costly and less accurate,

>but

>that is debatable because of subjective

> > clinician error in taking BPs manually. I have noticed recently that

>mercury/glass thermometers are being pulled

> > from market shelves because they are easily broken or bitten, leading to

>mercury exposure. The only place I think

> > they were still being used in facilities was in isolation circumstances

>where a patient had to have their own

> > thermometer; most places use digital now. (Anybody else besides me

>remember playing with mercury as a child?)

> >

> > Mercury poisoning in the mainstream can occur from something as simple

>as

>tainted fish or amalgam dental fillings,

> > and has effects on all the systems of the body. Mercury can have long

>range chronic effects. Here is a URL with

> > some of the symptoms listed from a study on fillings:

> >

> > http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/TextVers_Merc/yfTAN93a.html

> >

> > Here are a couple of discussions by an MD at WebMD about Mercury

>poisoning

>and treatment:

> >

> > http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48707.asp

> > http://onhealth.webmd.com/conditions/columnist/item%2C48413.asp

> >

> > >From reading these articles, it seems that not only can Mercury

>poisoning

>mock the symptoms of other disorders,

> > but it can ultimately cause problems with the immune system that may

>cause

>the autoimmune disorders themselves, as

> > well as a host of other ailments including yeast overgrowth, infections,

>cancer, and infertility/miscarriage.

> >

> > Hope this helps.

> > Crow

> > " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

> >

> >

> > Susette Horspool wrote:

> >

> > > Hi Noelle - What does mercury do for or to the body? I have a friend

>who

>also has an overabundance of mercury.

> > > She has been diagnosed recently with MS, but that feels wrong to me.

>Could the mercury be causing some of those

> > > MS-like symptoms?

> > >

> > > Susette

> > >

> >

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Dear Renee and Jerry,

 

When I had my amalgams removed several years back I personally choose to just replace them without all the hoop la that some dentists recommend. One thing dentists were telling patients to do before removal was Chorella which is in our Total Nutrition. I was in good health and chose not to do the regimen usually followed. Everything went well. I did notice a numb, tingling along the right side of my face and this continued off and on for several months after the removal. My dentist agreed with me that it was most likely symptoms of mercury poisoning - probably a detox occuring. I no longer have that metallic feeling in my mouth like the shock you can get from tin foil if you bite it (much less but slightly noticeable before the removal).

 

Valorie

 

 

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Sunday, April 22, 2001 4:00 PM

[herbal remedies] mercury poisoning

This came from Dr. Mercola's eHealthy newsletter: Mercury amalgam dental fillings, commonly referred to as 'Silver' dentalfillings, contain between 48 & 55% mercury. While the American DentalAssociation originally denied that mercury from these fillings wasleaking and being absorbed into the body, in recent years, facingnumerous studies to the contrary, have had to concede that 'silverfillings' , do indeed leak mercury vapor, one of the most toxicsubstances known to man. States Pam Floener, a spokesperson for the International Academy of OralMedicine and Toxicology, states that " The metallic mercury used bydentists to manufacture dental amalgam is shipped as a hazardousmaterial to the dental office. When amalgams are removed, for whateverreason, they are treated as hazardous waste and are required to bedisposed of in accordance with OSHA regulations and it is inconceivablethat the mouth could be considered a safe storage container for thistoxic material." This new information, comes straight from the National Institute ofHealth and has been brought to light by Citizens for Mercury Relief(CFMR), a Canadian Group that in 1998 initiated a Federal Class ActionLawsuit against the manufacturers of mercury dental amalgam and HealthCanada, that is currently awaiting court certification. Their initial figures revealed that while 78% of the American publichave dental fillings, 95% of the people with InternationalClassification of Disease Codes 340-349: Disorders of the CentralNervous System which include MS, Epilepsy, Paralysis and Migraines, havedental fillings. That is an almost 22% increased risk in people with dental amalgams. Inaddition, initial figures also demonstrated that in the Major Chapter ofCirculatory Disorders ( ICD-9-M Codes 390-459 which includes rheumaticfever, heart disease, pulmonary circulation, hypertension, and arterialdisease), that this group is 33% filling free, an astounding resultconsidering that the rest of the American population is 18% fillingfree. Mezei says "clearly the survivors of heart disease have a muchhigher rate of being dental filling-free, and we know heart disease isthe #1 Killer in the United States" but also stated that "he would notbe surprised if the American Dental Association tried to say that thesefigures meant that dental fillings prevented heart disease". Last year the city of Boston banned the sale of mercury thermometers.One and one-half mercury thermometers contain about one gram of mercury.Further, it has been figured that only one gram of mercury will pollutea 20-acre lake! AMALGAM FILLINGS contain 45-52% mercury, with at least 5% (according tomy dentist) continuously being freed to go further into our bodies. Thisgives 5% x 50% = 2.50% "free" mercury vapor to leech out (sublimate)over time. (Ask your dentist how many grams of Hg is in an averageamalgam filling in your mouth, and how many fillings you actually dohave.) Therefore, if an average filling contains an estimated 800 milligrams ofamalgam, with the average middle-aged adult having 8 fillings, theaverage North American adult has 0.16 grams (8 x 0.800 x 0.025) ofpotential mercury vapor to go into the lungs, blood, and brain fromdental fillings alone -- an average of about three-millionths of a grama day -- regardless of the amount of Hg we take in from vaccinations andfrom our food! Amalgam fillings account for 70% of mercury ions found inhuman urine." Happy Springtime!!Love, Renee and JerryFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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I read with interest the posts regarding mercury. I went to elementary

school in northern California and in the early 60's one of the places

the school would take us for field trips was the nearby mercury mine.

There we would play with the stuff and even take some home. I remember

one time a large quantity getting loose on the school bus it delighted

us so, the way it rolled around in one large mass! Insanity!

 

Does flax seed need to be ground to do it's stuff?

 

~enjoy

julie

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Julie,

 

I've never heard or read that they have to be ground but I prefer to do so as I feel it is slightly better.

If you take a small amount and put them in water you will see how they quickly thicken the water.

Obviously the hull doesn't stop them from working. I put mine into a small coffee mill and count to

10. This makes a coarse meal. Then I sprinkle them on salad or use them in our Intestinal Cleanse

#2. I've heard other herbalists that I respect say that they prefer to use them coarse ground, however,

if I had some flax seeds and didn't have a mill, I wouldn't let that stop me from using them whole.

 

Valorie

 

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the14th_moon

herbal remedies

Tuesday, June 26, 2001 1:50 PM

[herbal remedies] Re: mercury poisoning

I read with interest the posts regarding mercury. I went to elementaryschool in northern California and in the early 60's one of the placesthe school would take us for field trips was the nearby mercury mine.There we would play with the stuff and even take some home. I rememberone time a large quantity getting loose on the school bus it delightedus so, the way it rolled around in one large mass! Insanity!Does flax seed need to be ground to do it's stuff?~enjoyjulieFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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Many people on the fibromyalgia list have been discussing mercury poisoning

for quite a while now and they all say the same thing about eating cilantro

to help rid the body of it. But one of the main things they do first is to

have all of their old teeth fillings removed..the ones that have mercury in

them as dentists used to fill teeth with mercury in the metal...most, if not

all, dentist no longer do this and most dentists are glad to remove them for

you....at a cost of course.

So try to get any fillings removed if you have old ones and have thm

replaced with new fillings...then use the cilantro to rid your body of the

remaining mercury or it will just continue to be there no matter how much

cilantro you eat since the cilantro cannot actually remove the mercury from

your teeth.

 

Arizona

P.S. I live in Northern California...Arizona is my name

 

 

> > But I should point out that Gerry has made a total mental recovery through

> > diet and supplements, including EPO and Flaxseed Oil. We believe him to

> be

> > mercury toxic and will be doing some testing. Basically our problem is

> > with his recurrent constipation. It had improved greatly with enzymes,

> but

> > he has had a relapse because we let him have popcorn at the movies two

> > weeks ago.

>

> Mercury: chewing on cilantro can help with mercury poisoning (I wish I could

>

 

 

 

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From the site of Generation Rescue

 

Mercury Poisoning: Symptoms

 

 

 

BackgroundMercury poisoning manifests itself in a wide variety of ways in different people. Differences in manifestations are due to individual biochemistry and genetic susceptibilities, gender, amount of mercury received, age of exposure, form of mercury, and the presence of other synergistic toxins during exposure, to name a few. As Andy Cutler explains in his book, Amalgam Illness, mercury:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"...can cause a bewildering variety of problems. In fact, one of the major criticisms of amalgam illness is that it is cited as the cause of so many things. But, like the parable of the blind men and the elephant, mercury can indeed cause many diseases. Modern physicians are not trained to find the root cause of a sick person's problems. They are trained to translate what they see into Latin, look it up in their textbook, and apply a cookbook treatment. With a toxin that poisons fundamental metabolic processes different people will experience different symptoms to start off, depending on their own individual biochemistry. As the poisoning becomes more and more serious, further symptoms surface and the modern doctor adds more diagnoses - a patient who starts with depression might later be considered to have hypothyroidism, allergies and asthma in addition. But no thought is given to why one person should develop more and more "diseases," when a single diagnosis - chronic mercury poisoning - could account for them all."

 

 

 

Mercury poisoning is far more devastating in developing children because it impairs neurological development. An adult and child, both exposed to the same amount of mercury, may have very different manifestations of mercury poisoning. The adult may experience fatigue, food allergies, and depression while the child may become severely autistic. Some experts estimate that mercury is 5-10x more devastating for children than for adults. The earlier in life a child is exposed to mercury, the more devastating the impact.

 

 

 

The focus of this website is to discuss mercury poisoning in children. Here are some observations to consider in determining whether your child is experiencing the symptoms of mercury poisoning. Click here for a complete list of symptoms from Sallie Bernard et al.'s groundbreaking study, Autism: A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

The symptoms of autism, Asperger's, PDD-NOS, ADHD, and ADD all match the symptoms of mercury poisoning. We believe that a diagnosis of any of the above represents a diagnosis of mercury poisoning. Many of the symptoms are neurological in origin, but for the sake of clarity we have separated many neurological symptoms into other sub-categories below.

 

 

 

2.

Typical neurological manifestations of mercury poisoning in children may include lack of eye contact, flat affect, perseverative behavior (doing the same thing repeatedly), not responding to one's name, difficulty with shared attention (looking when a parent points to something), sensory integration issues (sound, light, oral, and touch sensitivity), inflexibility with transitions, and poor concentration or attention.

 

 

 

3.

Typical speech and language manifestations of mercury poisoning in children may include delayed or loss of speech, articulation problems, language comprehension deficits, word retrieval problems, and word use or pragmatic errors.

 

 

 

4.

Typical motor manifestations of mercury poisoning may include delayed gross or fine motor skills; hand flapping; spinning, rocking or other repetitive, rhythmic behaviors; toe walking; abnormal gait; clumsiness; and incoordination.

 

 

 

5.

Typical psychological manifestations of mercury poisoning in children may include social deficits or withdrawal, excessive shyness, irritability, aggression, temper tantrums, irrational fears, night terrors, anxiety, depression, and mood swings.

 

 

 

6.

Typical physical, metabolic, and other manifestations of mercury poisoning in children may include hypotonia (decreased muscle mass), allergies, eczema, gastrointestinal distress, constipation and diarrhea, yeast overgrowth, lowered immunity, chronic ear or other infections, hormonal imbalances, growth delays, anorexia, lethargy or hyperactivity, sleep disturbances, dilated pupils, long eyelashes, and possibly other auto-immune responses such as asthma, juvenile onset diabetes, and multiple sclerosis

 

 

 

Mercury alone is not the cause of all of these symptoms, but it is the spark that sets off a cascade of damage in the body. Mercury progressively kills neurons in the brain and damages the central nervous system leading to a wide range of neurological, cognitive, and sensory dysfunctions. Mercury displaces specific, essential vitamins and minerals, the loss of which go on to create their own damage in the brain, immune, hormonal, and virtually every other system in the body. Mercury impairs the detoxification system allowing all other toxins, which are ubiquitous in our environment, to accumulate and do damage in the body. Mercury damages the gastro-intestinal track creating dysbiosis (imbalance of good and bad bacteria) and yeast overgrowth. Yeast itself is a neuro-toxin and can create tiny holes in the lining of the gastro-intestinal track leading to a condition called "leaky gut." Molecules of digested food are able to pass through these holes into the bloodstream where the body recognizes them as foreign invaders and mounts an immune response, triggering food allergies, eczema, and other auto-immune reactions. Untreated food allergies and a damaged gut can lead to chronic ear and other infections. Treating these with antibiotics, as is a typical history with many autistic children, only makes matters worse. Antibiotics exacerbate gut dysbiosis and, like testosterone, are synergistically toxic with mercury. Damage to the gastro-intestinal track, which is the body's first line of immune defense, lowers the immune system.

 

 

 

Mercury is the cause of this insidious cycle of physiological damage. The great news for parents is that the removal of mercury, the "spark", allows the body to regain balance and heal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It is the elimination of this "spark", i.e. mercury, for which we now have an easy and effective solution. Along with some supportive therapies, autism and certain other neurodegenerative diseases can be fully and permanently reversed. This is NOT a theory but rather, a protocol that has already been clinically validated and the evidence is irrefutable."

 

 

 

- Dr. Rashid Buttar Vice Chairman, American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicologists

 

 

 

"The word 'chelation' is not in the vocabulary of most physicians. The few physicians who are treating these children are inundated with them in their practices. The good news is that they are responding well to the chelation treatment. The changes in neurological functioning are remarkable with each day of treatment."

 

 

 

- Dr. Stephanie Cave Author, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations