Welcome to my Blog: Mercury for dummies

Welcome to my Blog - Mercury for Dummies

Happy 3rd Birthday Mercury for Dummies!

Dear Reader ~  I am Teri, a Scientist and Mother of 3 ~ Welcome to my Blog – I am on a mission to help others, who like me, until recently, knew nothing of Mercury Toxicity.  Currently, you will be able to access information in layman’s terms about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of mercury toxicity on this blog. 

In good health, Teri

teresafr55@gmail.com

The posts include:

1. This one – the Introduction, which also includes some facts on mercury (see below).

2. Information for people who have amalgam (black or silver) fillings and have unexplained chronic health problems

3. Information for people who have amalgam fillings without symptoms

4. Information for millennials who suffer from vague chronic health symptoms

5. Information for people with Fibromyalgia (FM) and amalgam fillings.

6. Symptom sheet

7. Information if you are contemplating pregnancy, pregnant or nursing 

8. Sample Detox Program 

Please check 'More Posts' and and then 'Labels' for the posts below

9. You have a Choice – on what type of dental materials go in your mouth

10. How much mercury is too much? 

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Did you know?

Did you know that mercury is the second most volatile substance on our planet?
'Volatile' is a chemical term meaning 'evaporating easily at room temperature'

Did you know that mercury is a neurotoxin?

A neurotoxin is a substance that destroys brain tissue.

Did you know that the dark fillings in your mouth or your Mom’s mouth, or your cousin’s mouth are an amalgam (mixture) of 50% mercury finished off with a composite of silver, tin, copper and zinc? 

Did you know that it is still legal in most states for a dentist to place amalgam fillings in your mouth?

Did you know that the American Dental Association (ADA) will still not admit that the mercury from your amalgam fillings could be poisoning you?

Did you know that the ADA holds stock in Amalgam (well, they did, it's off-patent now)?

Did you know that Amalgam did not have to receive approval from the FDA? It was grandfathered in because it has been around since the mid 1800s. 

Did you know that the ADA are POWERFUL lobbyists and therefore influence the FDA’s decisions about amalgam?

Did you know that mercury is continually leaking out (in the form of vapor) of even recently placed amalgam fillings?

Did you know that amalgam fillings begin to crumble apart after about 10 years allowing even more volatile mercury to seep into your brain and wreak havoc on your well-being, causing psychological, neurological, immunological and systemic illness and disease?

Did you know about the link between mercury poisoning and auto-immune disorders such as Fibromyalgia (FM), Lupus, even multiple sclerosis (M.S.)?

How can any of this be happening in the most advanced country in the world?

After seeing a plethora of doctors who eventually diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia, Asthma, Restless legs syndrome, Major depression, Bi-polar disorder, Candida, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and a multitude of other crap, I learned a lot about mercury. I learned everything I could about mercury because I was a Scientist and a single Mom and I couldn’t possibly have an incurable disease that left me sleeping 16 hours a day and with multiple debilitating body aches and pain and a brain that felt like….well, felt. And worst of all, my disorders had no cure - I was told by medical professionals that I had no chance of ever recovering from these illnesses - my only hope was to take medications to lessen my symptoms and learn to live with them. That is what I was told. 

It is a painstaking and slow process but one can recover from Amalgam Illness. I am living healthy proof.  I was sick for over 2 and ½ years. The first step is education – get some. Then, get your fillings and the fillings of your loved ones – REMOVED by a mercury-free dentist.

Although they denied it for years the ADA and the FDA have finally admitted that the mercury in amalgam fillings can cause neurotoxic effects.  

After a 2-day FDA meeting in Nov 2019 the FDA has issued new recommendations regarding Amalgam Fillings. It's a start - but it is not enough. 

Here is the link for the FDA 'Recommendations regarding Amalgam:

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/dental-amalgam-fillings/dental-amalgam-fillings-recommendations-graphics

 

I am sorry but I have to be honest -  the information in the FDA's post is disgusting. It looks like a 4th grader put it together.  Originally, the FDA had stated ‘women of childbearing age’ but for this infogram they state  ‘women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant’.  How many pregnancies are actually planned? I have 3. Only one of mine was planned. They also originally stated ‘children, but especially those under 6’. Previously they had stated 'all children'.

 

This guidance will only focus amalgam placement more on those individuals who can’t afford to pay out of pocket for dental. And…then…those individuals will pay an even higher price, as we as a society, play Russian roulette with their health. 

They also denied that the volatile substance, mercury was seeping out of the filling and into YOU – but they no longer deny that.  

Still, the FDA allows the use of the term ‘silver fillings’ to denote amalgam fillings because they are silver in color, giving the average individual no knowledge about the actual content of mercury in their fillings, rather misleading them. 

Further, the FDA STILL stands by their statement that the mercury being released into your brain and body cannot hurt you unless you are allergic to it. When will they wake up and pay attention to the Science that shows the links between many symptoms and diseases and mercury exposure? 

Let’s do our part to wake up the ADA, the FDA and the world Today!!

Want to learn more about amalgam and what it is doing to you and your loved ones?

Read the Information Sheets on this Blog. Print them out – hand them out to your loved ones who have amalgam in their mouths. Learn all that you can and make an informed decision to banish mercury from you, your loved ones and our environment.

For more 'Did you knows?' see below. These were tabulated by Dr. Hardy, a mercury-free dentist who vehemently opposes the use of amalgam.

Did you know that mercury has no taste and no smell and yet vaporizes in your mouth 24 hours a day at rates several times higher than the maximum daily limit set by our government to protect individuals who work around mercury? 

Did you know that there are no mercury emission requirements for crematoria even though mercury from amalgam fillings is burned off and released into the air we breathe? 

Did you know that there are no governing agencies ensuring that mercury is not dumped into the waste water of dental offices? Often this waste water is then recycled back into our drinking water and/or into environmental water and ends up in our food chain. 

Did you know that autopsies show that the amount of mercury found in brain tissue correlates with the number of fillings in the mouth? 

Did you know that the ADA strongly warns dentists and dental workers to use a no-touch technique when handling amalgam and place unused amalgam in an airtight container under a liquid cover and yet still allows the use of amalgam in your mouth? 
I didn't know...

Choose ‘More Posts’ below and Enjoy – and check back frequently as I will be updating on a regular basis.