A wide variety of debilitating conditions may be caused from chronic mercury poisoning. Mercury poisoning is believed to be rare but it is quite common and so many people suffer needlessly.

Many “mystery syndromes” that physicians don’t know how to treat aren’t really mystery syndromes they are mercury poisoning.

Here is practical guidance on how to tell if you have chronic mercury poisoning and how to get the mercury out of your body. This scientific literature shows that many people are poisoned by their amalgam fillings and why it is difficult for you to get the medical help you need.

Diagnosis and Treatment was written by a research chemist who got mercury poisoning from his amalgam dental fillings. He found that there was no suitable educational material for either the patient or the physician and wrote this book to help them get well fast. (1)

(1) http://www.noamalgam.com/

*Author: Kelly
Let me apolgize first to those of you who have answered this questions 10 times before already – but I’m having trouble finding the answers to these questions through web reasearch.

I’ve read a bit about metals and the detriments they can cause, and am trying to decide if I should have my amalgams removed. I haven’t been tested, and have been confused as to the “how” and “where” to do it. Do I have to use a doctor or naturopath, or is there another way? I’ve seen literature and posts that mention testing the hair to see if one is poisoned. If I have the amalgams, should I just assume that I AM poisoned already? I have five, one was just replaced (groan) this summer before I started reading this site – otherwise I would have had it done in porcelain. In retrospect, I wonder if my flare up of candida wasn’t partially caused by the replacement of the old amalgam with a new one.
Also, is the cost immense? I heard from a friend that it wasn’t that bad for her and she had all of hers replaced.
Should all be done at once, or is it better to do them gradually? I’m on the far side of 40, so I’ve had these for a while. I think one of Marilyns posts mentioned that it’s worse if your older and have them removed.

And what is chelation – and how does one treat oneself to remove toxins following removal of the amalgams?

*Author: Polly
About 20 years ago or so, I heard an estimate that 30% of those with dysbiosis were mercury or heavy metal poisoned. So, it is a very very key problem Even if you don’t have a lot of fillings, heavy metal may be one of the key problems. If you have more than three small fillings, then there is a fair chance that mercury is one of your problems.

You want to remove one filling at a time. Do one filling every several months. This minimizes the amount of mercury you will be exposed to. Find a dentist familiar with the safest way to remove the mercury.

After you have removed the mercury from your teeth, you will want to remove the mercury from your tissue. The treatment protocol for getting mercury out of your tissue has changed in the last few years.

People have noticed that sometimes when you correct the body chemistry, the mercury will leave on its own. Also, when you get rid of viruses, the mercury may leave on its own. Also, when you remove the biofilms produced by microbes, much more of the mercury will be released. Before, they were just keying in on chelation. Chelation means that you take something to grab onto the mercury and pull it out of the body. People were having to do the chelation for years. With this new protocol, the mercury comes out much faster. It is a three or four or five pronged attack. You attack the viruses, the bacteria and any other pathogen present. You dissolve the biofilms with lubrokinase or nattokinase or one of the other products that dissolve fibrin. (When the fibrin breaks down, inflammatory peptides are released, so you also take bromalain or other things to bring inflammation down.) You take something like pectosol and celantro to absorb the mercury coming out of the body. You take a chelator to grab the mercury as soon as it is released from the bioflims.

*Author: Marilyn in Sidney
Welcome to the shady world of chemistry… it is outrageous that they are still placing mercury amalgam fillings into people. If I had to do over again knowing what I know now, I would never have had the Mercury replaced prior to making sure of a couple of things… one of my thyroid was working properly, that I had enough thyroid hormone, especially T3 as it controls digestion and sleep cycles and you name it… the other is that I was not constipated… although this corrected for me with enough T3. My Dr. Lyn Hanshew says that constipation is always a lack of T3, always. Since Mercury is excreted through the feces/bowels, it is imperative that before you remove the fillings that you make sure that you are going to be pooping like a goose. I am presently using the product called OSR… but I am beginning to suspect that whatever remaining mercury I have in my system is indeed hiding in fibrin…

https://ctiscience.triplefin.com/CTIScience/

I think I may start to use some fibrin explosives… I think my first choice will be lots of tumeric simply because I like the stuff… also I do well on pancreatic enzymes, so I guess I will go back to them

http://tinyurl.com/q78m4t

make sure you use a dentist that knows safe protocols… there are some chelators that you can use with amalgam in place, but I am very glad had mine removed as they continually outgas and who needs that…

*Author: Kelly
Thanks Polly and Marilyn. I did some more surfing and found out what you mean – this is quite complex. I will search carefully for a good dentist. I have one filling now that is giving me trouble, and I strongly suspect removing and replacing the other with a new amalgam last summer may have been what caused my yeast/dysbiosis problems to recurr – or at least added fuel to the fire.

I found it very positive that Conneticut is leading the pack with an attempt to ban silver amalgams. If this bill makes it through, then perhaps we’ll all at least be informed of the dangers of using mercury amalgams before we innocently trust our dentists to use the stuff in our mouths! Interesting article on the details:

http://www.mercuryexposure.org/index.php?article_id=560

*Author: Kelly
Just realized that article was from 2005. Kept searching for more recent information – this was the best I could find regarding the status of the amalgam in our country – the article is from last June, 2008:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/us-issues-health-warning-over-mercury-fillings-856582.html

Please post if you know more recent info.

*Author: Victoria in NY
I found a good book on this topic. It is called Dental Mercury Detox by Sam Ziff, Michael Ziff, DDS, and Mats Hanson, Ph.D. I only have one amalgam filling, but I used this book to help me detox from high levels of mercury I discovered using a chelation challenge test at an integrative MD. I can give more info if you’d like.

*Author: Kelly
I will look up the book. I have an appointment to have one loose filling replaced on June 1st. True to the stories I’ve read, my dentist was willing to use the porcelain, but kept insisting that there’s no real proof one way or the other that it causes improvements in the health of his patients. When I mentioned that I would have had last summers done in porcelain if I had known, he said that he could lose his license if he informed me of any “dangers” related to the silver fillings. He did say that he thought that the FDA is leaning in the direction of requiring dentists to explain the hazards, but until it’s law, his hands are tied. He even said he prefers to use the porcelain. He had no interest in suggesting supplements I could use to prepare myself for the removal, but he did say he does the best he can to remove the filling without breaking it into more than two pieces. I need to know what I should do (supplements to take) that will boost my immune system before the removal, and that will also be compatible with the yeast problems (not cause more trouble).

Could you explain the chelation challenge test? I’m interested – most of the literature I’ve read say’s there really are no reliable tests to find out if I have too much metal in my system.

*Author: Kelly
I forgot to mention that he also said that he’s removed all amalgams from some clients mouths, but most of them were suffering from MS. His opinion was that it caused no miracle cures.
I find it amazing that one organization (ADA) can be so frightening to these guys! He said it’s not just the organization, it’s the big companies that supply the materials used for the amalgams. Sounds like a major racket to me.

*Author: Victoria in NY
The book I mentioned recommends using a dentist that will follow certain protocols in amalgam removal, in order to ensure that excess mercury is not released during removal. I would have a look at the book before you get anything done. I found a holistic dentist who was way into being holistic (low radiation x-rays, all natural cleaners, allergen free office, etc). If I decide to get my one amalgam removed I will go to him. Otherwise, I can’t afford to get all my dental work done there. I am shopping around for someone on my dental plan who might take a more natural approach, but am not expecting to have much luck. Most dentists who accept insurance are pretty mainstream. Have a look at holistic dentists in your area though. You could at least price them out and ask about procedures for amalgam removal. The book is very thorough about supplements you can take before and after to minimize mercury absorbtion. Don’t remember specifics, but I know activated charcoal was a big one, and I think chlorella and cilantro were in the protocol as well.

*Author: Victoria in NY
The chelation challenge test is one where you take a chelating agent (EDTA or DMSA) and then collect urine for the next 6 hours. The chelating agent draws stored metals out of your tissues and this is read when the urine sample is tested. If you can find an integrative MD, they can order the test for you. Call ahead and make sure that they offer this testing at their practice. Some doctors don’t believe in it. Doctor’s who follow the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) protocol will most likely offer this testing. The test itself is cheap ($60 – not covered by insurance), but the trip to the holistic doc may set you back a bit more. Most of them don’t accept insurance. If you hunt around and get lucky, you may find one, however. I just did.

One way to minimize costs if you are paying out of pocket for services is to call ahead and ask to have certain labwork ordered before you see the doc (like the metals test and maybe a stool analysis). This way you can take the results in to the dr when you go and you don’t have to pay for as many visits. Also, labs sometimes offer discounted rates for patients who are paying out of pocket.

Not sure if you needed ALL this info, but I got a roll! Hope it helps!

Victoria