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"The question of whether mercury fillings represent a health risk to humans has been heatedly debated. Although disagreements persist, we do not believe that the continued use of mercury fillings is justifiable, considering that many other materials are available in modern dentistry. Whether people should have their old mercury amalgams removed is another question. We have seen some patients in whom an autoimmune disease or other serious illness improved dramatically after their mercury fillings were replaced with other materials." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"They are particularly vulnerable to toxins like aluminum, mercury fillings, lead from car exhaust, pesticides, even monosodium glu-tamate and aspartame. As the years go by, cumulative toxic damage will affect function. Although there has been a great shift in emphasis toward looking for genes that cause these problems, there is no aging gene." What biogenetic company, I wonder, investing millions of dollars in finding a genetic marker for aging and creating a drug of some kind that will affect it, would ever acknowledge the truth of Dr. Kidd's remarks?" - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "How can mercury fillings still be considered to be safe? "The answer," Dr. Zamm says, "is that if you did it before, it's okay to do it again. For example, lead pipes were the standard for years, so they are still okay now. Luckily, we have finally gotten around to seeing that lead pipes weren't really safe, that the lead leaching into the water causes brain damage. So we've stopped using lead in pipes. We still have tobacco from when the colonists smoked it with the Indians hundreds of years ago. You still can't convince some people that it's not healthy to smoke." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Using Gary's night cream reduced brown skin spots. My mercury fillings were removed in 2002. I'm living in the present today and working in a hospital drug and alcohol rehab center. Using heavenly aloe, powders, and supplements keeps me in excellent health and my outlook positive. THOMAS, 70 YEARS OLD I became aware of the importance of nutrition and studied various theories, but my physical problems continued. Parkinson's symptoms caused me shame in public. I could not write. I typed with two fingers. My hands trembled when I put food in my mouth. I was advised to take medications." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Vimy says: It is now established that dental mercury fillings constitute the largest single source of inorganic mercury exposure to the general population, larger than all other environmental sources combined. Experimental evidence clearly shows that kidney function is reduced by 50% one month after dental filling placement and continues to decline at 60 days. ... The loss of 50% kidney function is comparable to losing one kidney.... mercury exposure has been called the 'great masquerader'." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"She has called the dentist because one of her mercury fillings has been aching whenever she drinks something cold or hot. And she has also managed to microwave a cup of noodle soup for her lunch in its disposable bowl, throw a load of baby clothes in the dryer, put tick and flea killer on the dog's neck, and scour out the toilet and shower tiles with a foaming bathroom cleaner she doesn't like to use when the children are up and about because the label carries a warning that reads "hazardous to humans and domestic animals" and the fumes make her feel woozy." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"We have seen some patients in whom an autoimmune disease or other serious illness improved dramatically after their mercury fillings were replaced with other materials. However, only about 10% of those who have undergone amalgam removal have seen significant benefit. Changing one's fillings is expensive and traumatic to the teeth. When considering removing mercury fillings, the potential benefits should be weighed against the cost and the risk of damage to the teeth. Many other environmental chemicals have been shown to affect human health." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"But if, at age 12 or 13, people are poisoned by having mercury fillings put in their mouths, those who have strong enzyme systems may not notice much, but those who are less strong start to manifest symptoms, although usually not right away. After a few months, a child can't concentrate at school. Maybe he or she develops allergies, and nobody connects it with the filling that was put in six months earlier." Dr. Zamm describes how diagnosis can be difficult. "I have one patient, a young child, who had a filling the size of a pinhead and I didn't see it because it was in the back." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Although disagreements persist, we do not believe that the continued use of mercury fillings is justifiable, considering that many other materials are available in modern dentistry. Whether people should have their old mercury amalgams removed is another question. We have seen some patients in whom an autoimmune disease or other serious illness improved dramatically after their mercury fillings were replaced with other materials. However, only about 10% of those who have undergone amalgam removal have seen significant benefit. Changing one's fillings is expensive and traumatic to the teeth." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"The trail led back to mercury poisoning from living in Beijing, China, breathing in raw coal used to heat homes for W million people, eating endless childhood tuna-fish sandwiches, and having a mouthful of "silver" or mercury fillings. I was also missing a key gene needed to detoxify all this mercury, which compounded the problem. I found out about this later through careful testing." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) "His mother had plenty of mercury fillings; he was born at the time of peak immunization schedules, before the thimerosal was removed from vaccines, and he grew up in an urban, industrialized area, where the mercury and lead from emissions ends up in the soil and on the floors of homes. (Perhaps we should be like the Japanese and remove our shoes before entering our homes so we don't track in the pollution from the soil and streets.) Because his genes made him susceptible, he accumulated these poisons instead of naturally detoxifying them. How did he get better?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) "Most of us used a topical disinfectant called Mercurochrome (which was silently banned by the FDA in 1998 because it was no longer considered safe due to its mercury content) for all our wounds when we were young. • ?Mercury fillings or "silver" amalgams are still used in dentistry (except in most European countries, where they are banned, and in Canada, where use is highly discouraged).Though highly controversial, the American Dental Association continues to support their safety and use." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Comment: This article shows the relationship between gum disease and the presence of silver mercury fillings. Removal of the fillings brought about healing of bleeding gums when conventional dental treatment did not help. Hazards in Your Teeth M. Hanson pubhshed J. Orthomol. Psychiatry Vol. 12, No. 3, Sept 1983 Glass vessels also absorb most of the mercury (Hg) from dilute solutions if precautions are not taken (Stock, 1939). Comment: This is the reason we use silicone baked linings in our urine sample tubes." - Hal A. Huggins DDS, It's All in Your Head, Diseases Caused by Silver-Mercury Fillings (Get the book.)

"Also, you'll probably want to avoid fluoride toothpastes, and you'll definitely want to avoid fluoride "treatments" from your dentist. • mercury fillings. Unless you have some chronic health condition, you may not want to go through the expense of having your fillings replaced.' However, you would be well advised to go on some of the cleansing programs we have described earlier—particularly the colon cleanse and some form of blood cleansing, such as chelation therapy (or the use of cilantro pesto and malic acid). And if you need any new fillings, don't. • Root canals. Don't." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Summers, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Georgia, reported that mercury fillings weakened the effectiveness of antibiotics against bacteria. This means that for some patients the usual amount of antibiotic will be inadequate, and they will have to be given much higher doses. For others, the antibiotic will be ineffective at any dose. The implications are chilling. Some bacteria were resistant to six antibiotics." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"If proper procedures for removing mercury fillings are not observed, there is a risk of actually increasing the release of mercury vapors in the body. Proper removal of mercury fillings should be done with a rubber dam, and be performed by a dentist skilled in the proper removal of mercury fillings. Precautions should be taken to minimize the risk of mercury exposure to both the patient and the dentist." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Thyroid Disorders (Get the book.)

"I do not advocate the immediate removal of mercury fillings unless there is a medical reason. As previously mentioned, I would recommend mercury amalgam removal for those who suffer with a chronic illness, such as an autoimmune disorder or cancer. For those people who are in good health, the answer is not as clear. I recommend that you work with a dentist knowledgeable about the toxic effects of mercury and skilled in the proper procedure for removing mercury fillings. The incorrect removal of mercury fillings can actually result in higher mercury levels being released in the body." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Are mercury fillings Poisoning Your Health? You probably know that mercury is a poison. Maybe you've read newspaper stories in which people were advised not to eat fish caught in a lake that was contaminated with mercury. Despite that, however, you figure that the silver-mercury fillings in your mouth are safe. ("Silver" fillings, called dental amalgam, contain about 50 percent mercury, along with copper, zinc, silver, and sometimes tin.) After all, your dentist wouldn't poison you, right? Well, here's what you probably don't know about your mercury fillings, courtesy of David Kennedy, D.D.S." - Bill Gottlieb, Alternative Cures: The Most Effective Natural Home Remedies for 160 Health Problems (Get the book.)

"Don't run out and have all of your mercury fillings removed, though. If it is not done properly, it may cause more harm than if you just leave them alone.) Coenzyme QIC Coenzyme QlO, as you will recall, is a very potent antioxidant as well as one of the most important nutrients for the production of energy within the cell. Clinical studies have shown that oxidative damage in the mitochondria (this is where CoQlO works) is an important aspect in the development of neurodegenerative diseases.19 As we age, the level of CoQlO in our brains and nerve cells decreases significantly." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Find a biological dentist who has experience in removing mercury fillings. • Use ion foot baths. These devices work by delivering an electric current into the body through the feet. Charged ions attach to heavy metal toxins and neutralize them. The metals are then pulled out of the body through your feet as you soak them. • Eliminate your exposure to aluminum! Use natural anti-perspirant that does not contain aluminum. Replace aluminum cookware with silicone bake ware and utensils, Le Creuset®, Range Kleen, cast iron, surgical stainless steel, or lead-glaze free terra cotta." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"He actually put me on my own oxygen supply so that I could breathe my own clean air rather than breathe the mercury vapor being produced by the drilling on the mercury fillings. I also took a lot of activated charcoal before the procedure. Following the procedure, I took Metal Magic to further clean up any mercury that might have been swallowed. There's another substance making headlines now that may also turn out to be very good for heavy metals detoxification; it's called Natural Cellular Defense, or NCD. It's also known as a zeolite material." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "In the long run, it's good to have your mercury fillings removed, but this process itself can be dangerous because it releases an alarming amount of mercury vapor during the removal process. If you have your mercury filings removed, be sure to take every precaution beforehand and afterwards. I actually had all the mercury in my mouth removed a couple of years ago by Medicine Wheel Dental in Tucson, Ariz, and the dentist there did an outstanding job on mercury removal to protect me from swallowing or inhaling mercury." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"When considering removing mercury fillings, the potential benefits should be weighed against the cost and the risk of damage to the teeth. Many other environmental chemicals have been shown to affect human health. While space does not permit a discussion of every known pollutant, we recommend that you remain aware of when you are being exposed to toxic chemicals, and try to avoid unnecessary exposure as much as possible. An Overview of Nutritional Supplements: Expensive Urine or Promising Therapy?" - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"They are not even called mercury fillings. Dentists refer to them as silver fillings or amalgam fillings. Yet the mercury content of these fillings is higher then the silver content. They call them silver fillings to hide the fact that they are really made mostly out of mercury. This mercury gives off mercury vapor, and this mercury vapor is inhaled into your lungs, where it enters your bloodstream and then poisons your body and nervous system. Mercury detoxification is something that most people living in Western societies today desperately need." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Does everyone who has mercury fillings need to have their fillings replaced with non-mercury fillings? There is no clear-cut answer. I do not advocate the immediate removal of mercury fillings unless there is a medical reason. As previously mentioned, I would recommend mercury amalgam removal for those who suffer with a chronic illness, such as an autoimmune disorder or cancer. For those people who are in good health, the answer is not as clear." - David Brownstein, Overcoming Arthritis (Get the book.)

"The mercury in teeth is not totally immobile and it's possible to detect traces of mercury in the breath of people with mercury fillings. After fillings have been fitted or removed, urinary mercury may also show a slight increase. Sweden has now banned mercury fillings for pregnant women. Autopsies on brains from AD patients, compared with those of control patients of the same age, have shown raised levels of mercury." - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"REACTION A consortium of organizations including Consumers for Dental Choice, the Mercury Policy Project and the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology filed a petition to the FDA to immediately ban mercury fillings for pregnant women so as to protect their unborn children. The FDA has six months to respond to the petition. "We're doing this primarily as a precautionary measure to protect unborn children from unnecessary exposure to mercury," says Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project, located in Montpelier, Vermont. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Several countries, including Canada, Norway, Sweden, Britain, Germany and Denmark, currently advise dentists against using mercury fillings for pregnant women. However, the ADA contends that this recommendation was made despite the lack of scientific evidence of systemic health problems or toxic effects and maintains its position that dental amalgam should remain an option for patients. ADA POSITION "Our position is one of looking at the scientific evidence and believing it's safe and effective and that dentists and patients should have the option," says Dr. Ron R." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"In Germany, a federal law passed in the mid-nineties prohibits dentists to give mercury fillings to their patients. For the same reason, most North-European countries have limited the use of amalgam, and Sweden, Spain, Austria, and Denmark, among others, also banned this product in the year 2000. The amalgam compounds are so toxic that dentists are instructed not to touch amalgam with bare hands and store excess amalgam in tightly sealed containers." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"If you have mercury fillings already in place, only dentists trained in proper detoxification techniques should remove mercury fillings. Also, your physician can work with you to ensure that mercury levels will not climb as the fillings are removed. Removing mercury fillings without taking the proper precautions can cause an elevated mercury release in the body and immune system malfunction. Mercury and other heavy metal detoxification requires extreme care and close monitoring. Monitoring should include measurement of pre- and post- levels of heavy metals to check progress." - David Brownstein, The Miracle of Natural Hormones (Get the book.)

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