DENTAL AMALGAM MERCURY
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Epilepsy: the mercury
connection and nutritional treatment B.Windham(Ed.)
1. Dental
amalgam fillings are the largest source of mercury exposure in most people.
2. Adults often also get high mercury
exposures from fish, and infants and older adults get high mercury thimerosal
exposure from vaccinations.
3. Amalgam dental fillings in the mouth
with other metals result in galvanic electrical currents much higher than
impulses in the nervous system, which result in adverse neurological effects
and high mercury exposures. These galvanic currents are factors in conditions
like epilepsy.
4. Mercury causes significant adverse
metabolic effects that are a major factor in epilepsy and other chronic
conditions.
5. Mercury commonly causes autoimmunity
which is a major factor in autoimmune conditions like MS, lupus, rheumatoid
arthritis, etc. and can be a factor in epilepsy.
Documentation
Dental amalgam fillings are the largest source of mercury exposure
in most people (1,5), but those eat often eat fish can get high levels of
exposure and children and older adults have gotten large exposures to mercury
thimerosal from vaccinations (2). Amalgam fillings
produce electrical currents which increase mercury vapor release and have other harmful
effects(3). These currents
are measured in micro amps, with some measured at over 4 micro amps. The
central nervous system operates on signals in the range of nano-amps, which
is 1000 times less than a micro amp. Negatively charged
fillings or crowns push electrons into the oral cavity since saliva is a good
electrolyte and cause higher mercury vapor losses (7,3). Patients with
autoimmune conditions like MS, or epilepsy, depression, etc. are often found to
have a lot of high negative current fillings (7,3, etc.). Mercury
commonly causes autoimmunity which can also be a factor in conditions like
epilepsy, MS, lupus, etc. (14,5). Prenatal exposure to mercury has been
found to predispose animals and infants to seizures and epilepsy (6,8).
A major factor in epilepsy has been found to be essential mineral
deficiencies and imbalances- such as magnesium, zinc, etc(13). Mercury
is well documented to cause cell membrane permeability changes, mineral efflux
from cells, leaky gut, enzyme blockages, etc. that commonly result in essential
mineral deficiencies and imbalances. Mercury
causes significant destruction of stomach and intestine epithelial cells,
resulting in damage to stomach lining which along with mercury’s ability to
bind to SH hydroxyl radical in cell membranes alters permeability (4,2) and
adversely alters bacterial populations in the intestines causing leaky gut
syndrome with toxic, incompletely digested complexes in the blood(4,2) and
accumulation of heliobacter pylori, a
suspected major factor in stomach ulcers and stomach cancer and candida albicans, as well as poor nutrient absorption.
Mercury’s forming
strong bonds with and modification of the-SH groups of proteins causes mitochondrial
release of calcium (4,2), as well as altering molecular function of amino acids
and damaging enzymatic process, resulting in improper cysteine regulation,
inhibited glucose transfer and uptake, damaged sulfur oxidation processes, and
reduced glutathione availability (necessary for detoxification).The
essential mineral deficiencies and imbalances have been found to be a major
factor in Epilepsy, and correcting mineral imbalances has been found to cause
significant improvement in epilepsy( 13).
Some
of the main mechanisms of toxic effects of metals include cytotoxicity;
changes in cellular membrane permeability; inhibition of enzymes, coenzymes,
and hormones; and generation of lipid peroxides or free
radicals- which result in neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity,
impaired cellular respiration, gastrointestinal/metabolic effects, hormonal
effects, and immune reactivity or autoimmunity. Also,
mercury binds with cell membranes interfering with sodium and potassium enzyme
functions, causing excess membrane permeability, especially in terms of the
blood-brain barrier (4). Less than 1ppm mercury in the blood
stream can impair the blood- brain barrier.
Most patients with
epilepsy recovered or had significant improvement after amalgam replacement (6,7,10,9,11,12)
References
(1) Mercury exposure levels from dental amalgam
fillings. B. Windham (Ed.), 2002, Government
and peer-reviewed studies; http://www.myflcv.com/damspr1.html
(2) Children’s neurological and immune conditions(autism,ADHD,learning disabilities,eczema,
asthma, allergies): the mercury/vaccine connection, 2002, B. Windham (Ed.),
(over 100
peer-reviewed studies) http://www.myflcv.com/kidshg.html
(3) Oral galvanism: the battery in your mouth, B.Windham(Ed.), 2002, (over 100
peer reviewed studies) http://www.myflcv.com/galv.html
(4) Metabolic effects of Mercury Exposure, 2003, B. Windham(Ed.),
(5) High mercury exposure levels from amalgam fillings and
mechanisms by which mercury causes over 30 chronic health conditions, 2003, B.Windham(Ed.), (over 3000
government and peer-reviewed studies) www.myflcv.com/amalg6.html
(6) D.Klinghardt(MD),
“Migraines, Seizures, and Mercury Toxicity”, Future Medicine
Publishing, 1997
(7) (a)Huggins
HA, Levy,TE, Uniformed Consent: the
hidden dangers in dental care, 1999, Hampton Roads Publishing Company
Inc; & (b) Hal Huggins, Its
All in Your Head, 1997; & (c) Toxic Elements Research Foundation, Colorado Springs Colorado, “Survery of 1320 patients being treated for heavy metal toxicity”, 2001. 800-331-2303
(8) Szasz A, Barna B,et al; Effects
of continuous low-dose exposure to organic and inorganic mercury during
development on epileptogenicity in rats. Neurotoxicology. 2002 Jul;23(2):197-206.
szente@bio.u-szeged.hu
(9) M.Davis, editor, Defense Against Mystery
Syndromes”, Chek Printing Co., &
March, 1994(case histories
documented); www.amalgam.org
(10) The Tribune, Mesa, Az., 13
Apr 1998, (Paul Mills, Apalachee Junction)
(11) Great Plains
Laboratory www.greatplainslaboratory.com/test19.html
(12) Psychiatric Disturbances
and Toxic Metals, Townsend Letter for Doctor's & Patients April 2002; &
Alternative &
Complementary Therapies (a magazine for
doctors), Aug 2002.
(13) Ward Dean, Controlling Seizures: A
Nutritional Approach, Sep 2000, www.vrp.com
(14) MELISA Medical Labs, www.melisa.org
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Dr. Ward Dean’s nutritional program for seizure
disorders: I recommend using a nutritional ““shotgun”” therapy,
which includes:
^ Atkins
Diet _ Magnesium:
500-1,000 mg/day
_ Selenium: 100-200 mcg/day _ Taurine: 1-3 gm/day
_ L-carnitine: 1-3 gm/day _ GABA (gamma amino butyric acid): 500-1,000 mg/day
_ Vitamin B complex, w/special emphasis on; Vitamin B1:
50-100 mg/day
; Vitamin
B6: 200-500 mg/day ; Folic Acid: 400-1,000 mcg/day
_ Vitamin E: 400-800 IU/day _ DMG (dimethylglycine):
50-200 mg/day
_ Pregnenolone: 100-500 mg/day _ Kava Kava: 200-800 mg/day
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