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Posted by Dr. Bob on December 1, 2003, at 14:06:09
In reply to Re: i had mercury toxicity from my fillings » Larry Hoover, posted by sisyphus on November 28, 2003, at 10:14:50
> Thank you for your advice.
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> I heard that vitamin E and Chlorella are useful for enhancing the effectiveness of selenium. Need I take them as well?
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> > > Larry,
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> > > Very happy to have found this thread!
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> > > My teeth was filled with mercury when I was 8 and I remember that I got mental problem since 9. I think they are related, after reading the book "Dealing with Depression Naturally," talked about the "Dental Depression." I am now 29. I think I will have my filling removed asap. Other than selenium supplment, what would you suggest for me to detox? Or, is it possible to detox since it has been there for 21 years? Do u think my problem will be permanent? The book states that the filling will cause unique symthoms like extreme shyness, anxiety, timid, depression. I got all of these. Hope to here from you soon.
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> > > sisyphus.
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> > People differ in both their sensitivity to mercury, and in how much mercury will leak from a dental restoration....if you're going to have the filling removed, ensure that the dentist doing so follows procedures which will minimize the amount of mercury you're exposed to during the removal.
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> > Selenium supps remain the best method for protecting against the adverse effects of mercury. Chelation therapy is sometimes recommended, but I would only suggest it for acute exposure (as in an industrial accident or something), not chronic exposure from amalgam.
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> > Reducing mercury exposure is a prudent thing to do, even if you don't feel noticeably better following the procedure.
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> > Good luck,
> > Lar
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Posted by stjames on December 1, 2003, at 15:09:45
In reply to Re: mercury toxicity from my fillings « sisyphus, posted by Dr. Bob on December 1, 2003, at 14:06:09
....if you're going to have the filling removed, ensure that the dentist doing so follows procedures which will minimize the amount of mercury you're exposed to during the removal.
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Very important. If done incorrectly, you will be exposed to far more mercury than could ever leak out of your fillings. It is also very expensive,
so start saving.
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 2, 2003, at 9:07:22
In reply to Re: mercury toxicity from my fillings « sisyphus, posted by Dr. Bob on December 1, 2003, at 14:06:09
> > Thank you for your advice.
> >
> > I heard that vitamin E and Chlorella are useful for enhancing the effectiveness of selenium. Need I take them as well?I see no reason to take chlorella. For anything. That's my opinion. It can contain potent neurotoxins, and individual sensitivity to them varies dramatically.
Vitamin E and selenium work synergistically as antioxidants, but that has nothing to do with the selenium-mercury interaction.
Selenium has an extraordinarily stong affinity for mercury. They react to form a covalent compound that is so tightly bound, so insoluble, that the solubility cannot be measured. It is estimated at one molecule in an olympic-sized swimming pool. If the mercury is bound like that, it can't hurt you in any way.
Lar
Posted by joebob on December 2, 2003, at 11:27:09
In reply to Re: mercury toxicity from my fillings » Dr. Bob, posted by Larry Hoover on December 2, 2003, at 9:07:22
bind and inactivate mercury that is already in the brain?
joebob
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 2, 2003, at 11:41:53
In reply to lar, are you of the opinion that selenium will » Larry Hoover, posted by joebob on December 2, 2003, at 11:27:09
> bind and inactivate mercury that is already in the brain?
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> joebobYes. The mercury will remain there, but it will do no further harm.
Posted by joebob on December 4, 2003, at 15:10:20
In reply to Re: lar, are you of the opinion that selenium will » joebob, posted by Larry Hoover on December 2, 2003, at 11:41:53
mercury out of the brain say with dmps or dmsa along with selenium?
what about arsenic?
my son and i both have high levels, we live in la
thanks,
joebob
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 7, 2003, at 6:11:32
In reply to do you think it would be a good idea to move the » Larry Hoover, posted by joebob on December 4, 2003, at 15:10:20
> mercury out of the brain say with dmps or dmsa along with selenium?
No. Those chelators are useful in acute mercury poisoning, but not for chronic exposure. They do little to pull mercury back out of tissues, but cause the loss of massive amounts of other minerals from the blood.....more negatives than positives, IMHO, by a wide margin.
> what about arsenic?
Before you address arsenic, I would urge you to get blood/urine tests to confirm the hair tests.
Here's a free online book about arsenic in drinking water....it's really thorough on the health effects and so on too...
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309063337/html/index.html
> my son and i both have high levels, we live in la
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> thanks,
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> joebobgood luck
Lar
Posted by joebob on December 7, 2003, at 15:18:50
In reply to Re: do you think it would be a good idea to move the » joebob, posted by Larry Hoover on December 7, 2003, at 6:11:32
and was high in both mercury and arsenic
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 8, 2003, at 7:53:44
In reply to i did have the 24 hour urine excretion test » Larry Hoover, posted by joebob on December 7, 2003, at 15:18:50
> and was high in both mercury and arsenic
I need the numbers, if you've got them, and body weight....
Toxicity of arsenic is a function of dose and body weight....the minimal risk level of chronic exposure is 0.3 micrograms/kg body weight/day.
The half-life of arsenic in your body is about 60 hours, so urinary excretion is a good measure of current exposure. You have to figure out what the source is, and it's likely to be your drinking water.
Arsenic trashes SAMe. Your methyl-donors just get used up. Chronic exposure means chronic deficits in methylation reactions....you need to pump up the B12 and/or trimethylglycine and/or SAMe intake.
Free mercury in urine is a pretty good indicator of chronic exposure as well, but the intake route is likely to be different from the arsenic. Do you live downwind of an incinerator? That would be the most likely factor that might influence both simultaneously.
Selenium and alphalipoic acid for the mercury. The alphalipoic is a backup for the antioxidant capacity of the selenium which is lost to stabilize the mercury inside cells.
Lar
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