Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Nowadays we read that fish is good as it contains a high amount of desirable essential fatty acids. But just like free range meat, good fish is also difficult to get and we get mercurry ladden fish. Mercury is found to cut the oxygen carrying capacity of blood by half. This would account for many instances of autoimmune diseases, dementia, cancer, chronic fatigue etc. Author belives this as he has seen how patients benifit by breathing exercises which enrich blood oxygen. The most rapid results were seen in patients suffering from metal disorders. Use of Coriander (Celantro) juice on autistic children has also given good improvements. Mercury also has an affinity for brain tissue and is implicated in brain tumors and dementia. Read further at: http://www.adz2go.com/mailmgt/templates/JonBarron/Feb08/newsletterlink ..html You may ignore diguised advertising for some of the products in above article, and offer any comments about sea food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Choose only those fish species that have been determined to not have any mercury or low levels of mercury. You can access this data here: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html Most wild fish with the highest sources of n3 EFAs very low or undetectable mercury content, including anchovies, herring, mackerel (not king), salmon and sardines. The size of the fish is a determinant of risk as well, as stated in the referenced article: " As I said, most restaurants and fishermen like the larger (25-70 lb) older tuna. Much more meat -- larger juicer steaks. More bang for the buck so to speak. Some canners, however, specialize in smaller (12 lb or less) younger, troll caught tuna. Mercury levels in these fish are almost non-existent " Mercury is also found in other foods besides fish. For e.g. among herbs, Cinnamon (C. aromaticum) has 60 ppm, Seaweed (Fucus vesiculosis) has 40 ppm, and Goji berry (Lycium chinese) has 8 ppm. To put it in context, the fish with the highest reported level of mercury is shark, at 4.5 ppm. Other possible sources of mercury include mushrooms that tend to take up mercury, like Agaricus species. There are other sources of n3 fatty acids, such as free-range, grass- fed animal products. While not containing as much n3 EFAs as fish, the ratios between n3 and n6 are balanced. For viable concerns about overfishing, below to find those species that are fished sustainably, which includes all those I mention as safe above: http://www.eartheasy.com/eat_sustainable_seafoods.htm As far as the general concern about mercury in seafood, research has suggested that consuming fish outweighs the risks of potential mercury ingestion. For example, a great deal of research has been done of the people of Seychelles, who consume 10 times the fish than the US average, with no indications of methyl mercury toxicity, see: http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/137/12/2805 http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/280/8/701 The is very little convincing data on the efficacy of herbs like cilantro in chelation, but cilantro along with other antioxidant and fiber-rich foods such as leafy greens and specialty herbs like chlorella may be helpful. There is also cause to use some of our standard " detoxifiers " , including herbs like triphala, barberry, turmeric, red clover, and garlic, as well as nutrients that support phase II liver detoxification including n-acetyl cysteine and alpha lipoic acid, as well as vitamins like the Bs and C, and other minerals that tend to be displaced by mercury, like magnesium, zinc and selenium. Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG) Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist 203 - 1750 East 10th Ave Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADA web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com email: todd tel: (1)778.896.8894 fax: (1)866.703.2792 ____________________ Nowadays we read that fish is good as it contains a high amount of desirable essential fatty acids. But just like free range meat, good fish is also difficult to get and we get mercurry ladden fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 It is interesting that Todd posted about the high level of mercury in fucus vesculosis (bladderwrack).? Seaweed is?used successfully ?for chelating heavy metals out of the body.? Comments appreciated.? Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 The data is taken from Jim Duke's database: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/ Do a chemical search for " plants with a chosen chemical " , type in mercury and you have the results. The citation is Dukes 1992 book, Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. I don't have the book so I am not sure how big the sample was, where the samples were taken from, and if this represents an average or maximum. I have seen other data that suggest much lower amounts of mercury, so it would depend upon the source. Up here on the west coast of British Columbia, particularly up north, as well as Alaska, I am quite sure the seaweed will be relatively pristine. Ideally you would buy the products from a company that conducts assays on their products. For people in the US/Canada, I recommend seaweed from Ryan Drum on Waldron Island: http://www.ryandrum.com/ Regarding seaweed's capacity to absorb heavy metals, I believe this could only really happen if the heavy metals were in the gut, since its the indigestible alginates in the seaweed that chemically bind to the metals. Thus if the metals are deep in the tissues, seaweed would have no effect. However, if some agents like Cilantro mobilize mercury for elimination, then the seaweed would be helpful. However, there is no data to suggest that cilantro mobilizes mercury from the tissues, like DMPS and DMSA. The studies that Mercola et al use to support their contention do not actually support their claims, unfortunately: Omura Y, Beckman SL Role of mercury (Hg) in resistant infections & effective treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes family viral infections (and potential treatment for cancer) by removing localized Hg deposits with Chinese parsley and delivering effective antibiotics using various drug uptake enhancement methods. Acupunct Electrother Res. 1995;20(3-4): 195-229 Omura Y, Shimotsuura Y, Fukuoka A, Fukuoka H, Nomoto T. Significant mercury deposits in internal organs following the removal of dental amalgam, & development of pre-cancer on the gingiva and the sides of the tongue and their represented organs as a result of inadvertent exposure to strong curing light (used to solidify synthetic dental filling material) & effective treatment: a clinical case report, along with organ representation areas for each tooth. Acupunct Electrother Res. 1996 ;21(2): 133-160. Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG) Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist 203 - 1750 East 10th Ave Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADA web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com ______________ > It is interesting that Todd posted about the high level of mercury > in fucus vesculosis (bladderwrack).? Seaweed is?used uccessfully ? > for chelating heavy metals out of the body.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 What are the safe levels for mercury consumption? I just noticed ho wmuch Cinnamon has in it and I have just been using alot of this lately. _____________________ Mercury is also found in other foods besides fish. For e.g. among herbs, Cinnamon (C. aromaticum) has 60 ppm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 > Mercury is also found in other foods besides fish. For e.g. among > herbs, Cinnamon (C. aromaticum) has 60 ppm, Seaweed (Fucus > vesiculosis) has 40 ppm, and Goji berry (Lycium chinese) has 8 ppm. It appears that above data is taken from the database referred in message 12512. This database gives the herbs containing meercury, but it is not clear whether it is methyl mercury, the neurotoxin. IF one searches for methyl mercury in above database, there appears no search result. Should one conclude that cinnamon mercury is benign, knowing that cinnamon helps in reducing insulin resistance. Many neurotoxins bring in insulin resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 If you get fish like salmon from a Canadian company the mercury content has to meet governement standards. I don't worry about it up here. The packaging of fish I've seen in the states has the origin of the produce on the label somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 > Re: Truth about sea food. > Posted by: " Shirish Bhate " shirishbhate shirishbhate > Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:48 pm (PST) > > > Mercury is also found in other foods besides fish. For e.g. among > > herbs, Cinnamon (C. aromaticum) has 60 ppm, Seaweed (Fucus > > vesiculosis) has 40 ppm, and Goji berry (Lycium chinese) has 8 > ppm. > > It appears that above data is taken from the database referred in > message 12512. This database gives the herbs containing meercury, > but it is not clear whether it is methyl mercury, the neurotoxin. > > IF one searches for methyl mercury in above database, there appears > no search result. Should one conclude that cinnamon mercury is > benign, knowing that cinnamon helps in reducing insulin resistance. > Many neurotoxins bring in insulin resistance. > that is just the nature of the database - if you type in " sodium chloride " you won't get any hits either but this besides the point: ALL forms of mercury are toxic to one degree or another i don't understand how we can complain about thimerosal and amalgams in one instance, but when mercury is found in a favorite herb it doesn't matter personally, i like to use all three herbs, and was disappointed see mercury listed for them nonetheless, if we are going to be objective about this, it doesn't make sense to play favorites at the least, what it means is that we should carefully source our ingredients and foods Caldecott todd www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 As a potent and useful homeopathic remedy that we find in Mercury, could we assume that in the products we like to use, seaweed, cinnamon, for example, that this is in homeopathic proportions, or is it that in products we find useful and in combination with other intrinsic values of that food, it is not harmful? Just as various herbs which have been " purified " and used pharmaceutically do not have as beneficial a use as the original herb - a bit like drinking orange juice does not offer as much benefit as eating the whole orange? Best, Jane _____ i don't understand how we can complain about thimerosal and amalgams in one instance, but when mercury is found in a favorite herb it doesn't matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 the fish and herbs in question contain significant, measurable quantities of mercury, in ppm (parts per million) in contrast, homeopathic mercury actually contains no mercury, and so really isn't mercury at all as for mercury in ayurveda, we are still waiting for the first toxicological study on the safety of the mercury bhasmas Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG) Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com ________ > As a potent and useful homeopathic remedy that we find in Mercury, > could we > assume that in the products we like to use, seaweed, cinnamon, for > example, > that this is in homeopathic proportions, or is it that in products > we find > useful and in combination with other intrinsic values of that food, > it is > not harmful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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