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By Carter M.
Throckmorton
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In an escalating chorus
of evidence from around
the globe, emerging
scientific research is
providing direct links
between amalgam dental
fillings and childhood
vaccinations and toxic
mercury exposure.
Various serious immune
system and mental
disorders such as
Alzheimer's, ADD/ADHD,
depression,
fibromyalgia, headaches,
insomnia and Chronic
Fatigue Immune
Dysfunction
Syndrome/Epstein-Barr
Virus, are now believed
to have a causative
source from the
inhalation, ingestion
and absorption through
mouth and nasal tissue
of vaporized mercury
contained in tooth
fillings, and autism
from the ethyl mercury (thimerosol)
preservative used in
childhood vaccinations.
We've all heard the term
'quack' when reference
is made to an individual
with no formal training
or experience who tries
to represent himself or
herself as a medical
professional. However,
the majority of people
in the United States
don't realize that this
term was first used in
1812 to refer to the
individuals who
developed and sold
amalgam dental filling
material as an
affordable and
readily-available
alternative to gold
fillings for the mass
public.
Originally opposed by
dental societies of the
era due to mercury's
known neurotoxic effects
associated with the
metal's use in the
hat-making trade, some
dentists found amalgams
of mercury (also known
as quicksilver or
quecksilber) in
combination with silver,
copper, tin and/or zinc
to be a vast improvement
over the molten lead,
tin, and gold being used
at that time. The
quacks, as the
mercury-users were
called, found mercury
amalgams cheap,
easy-to-use and
hard-setting. As the use
of quicksilver
increased, quacks formed
powerful dental
societies and the
opposing groups died
out.
Of the list of toxic
metals, mercury ranks
third. Its presence in
the environment is a
source of serious
concern to environmental
and public health
agencies. Oddly, the one
place where mercury's
presence is accepted by
key organizations within
the United States
charged with protecting
the public health —
namely, the Food and
Drug Administration
(FDA), The Environmental
Production Agency (EPA),
National Institutes of
Health (NIH), American
Medical Association
(AMA) and the American
Dental Association (ADA)
— is in amalgam fillings
within a person's mouth.
"There is no safe level
of exposure to mercury,"
says John Snively, a
dentist in Nelson,
British Columbia, and
secretary of the
Holistic Dental
Association (HDA), whose
members practice
non-traditional
dentistry in the United
States and Canada. "To
even consider that there
is a safe level of
exposure to such a
poison is ludicrous."
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Amalgams generally
contain 50% mercury, 35%
silver, 9% tin, 6%
copper and a trace of
zinc. A single dental
amalgam filling with a
surface area of only 0.4
sq. cm is estimated to
release as much as 15
micrograms of mercury
per day primarily
through mechanical wear
and evaporation. The
average individual has
eight amalgam fillings
and could absorb up to
120 micrograms (0.120
mg/[m.sup.3]) of mercury
per day from their
amalgams. The mercury
escapes continuously
during the entire life
of the filling primarily
in the form of vapor,
but also abraded
particles. Chewing,
brushing, and the intake
of hot fluids stimulate
this release. Gold
placed in the vicinity
of an amalgam
restoration produces a
10-fold increase in the
release of mercury.
Amalgams also generate
galvanic currents. When
you place different
types of metal together
in the mouth with an
electrolytic solution
like saliva, you can
produce electric
currents which are quite
significant. One of the
things to look for is
'tattooing' along the
gum lines. A lot of the
bluing or discoloration
of the gum tissue is
electrolytically
deposited, especially in
situations where you
have dissimilar metals.
You'll often find halos
or points of bluing
where the electrical
currents generated by
the amalgam composition
causes the ions of the
metal to be injected
into the tissue.
It is important to
realize that these
currents are being
generated very close to
the brain, which
operates on nanovolts so
these currents that are
being generated in the
mouth are on the order
of 10 to 1000 times
higher than what is
supposed to be found in
the body. It is no
wonder that patients
with chronic headaches
and some systemic
hormone problems are
found to have problems
caused by mercury.
Because of the varying
reactions that happen in
the mouth, mercury
becomes bioavailable to
the body in three
different forms:
elemental or vapour
mercury, inorganic or
ionic mercury, and
organically-complexed
mercury. Mercury is
deposited in different
tissues and areas of the
body according to the
different chemical forms
— from brain tissue to
bone.
In fact, a 1991 report
from the World Health
Organization documented
mercury vapor from
amalgam fillings as
contributing six times
more mercury to body
burden than all other
'dietary' sources,
including air, water,
seafood and other foods.
Eighty percent of
inhaled mercury is
retained in body cells.
In 1995, Health Canada
reported that mercury
vapor is above the
Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI)
in adults with four
fillings, in teenagers
with three fillings, and
in children with just
one filling.
"I can't prove mercury
fillings cause a
specific disease,"
reports David Kennedy, a
practicing dentist and
visiting chemistry
scholar at the
University of California
at San Diego. "But
mercury fillings have
been linked
experimentally to
amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's
disease), Alzheimer's
disease, Parkinson's
disease, and multiple
sclerosis."
The National Institutes
of Health has
consistently refused to
fund studies that
address mercury in
amalgams and vaccines
and has pulled funding
from research scientists
engaged in
mercury-poisoning-based
work.
Boyd Haley, PhD, from
the University of
Kentucky Medical Center,
is a very vocal opponent
of dental amalgams and
decades of his own
research fuel his
enthusiasm for alerting
individuals to the
dangers of amalgams.
The National Institutes
of Health (NIH) funded
his research for 25
years until he began to
seriously call into
question safety of
dental amalgams, the use
of thimerosal in
vaccines and their
correlation with autism.
The private Wallace
Foundation, run by the
son of President
Truman's vice-president
Henry Wallace who died
of Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis (ALS) and who
had been frequently
exposed to
mercury-containing
fungicide on grain, now
funds his work.
Anders Lindvall, MD,
from the Foundation for
Metal Biology in Sweden
recently reported on a
February 2004 amalgam
toxicity paper in the
International Journal of
Hygiene and
Environmental Health.
Here he showed that
mercury vapor is
continually emitted and
absorbed from amalgams
and accumulates in organ
tissues. Humans with
amalgam fillings have
significantly elevated
blood mercury levels,
3-5 times more mercury
in the urine and 2-12
times more mercury in
their tissues than those
without amalgam
fillings. Patients with
self-related amalgam
complaints have lower
selenium levels and
deficiencies of trace
elements than controls,
and total antioxidant
plasma activity is
significantly reduced in
individuals with dental
amalgams. Lindvall
reported a 70%
improvement in most
chronic health
complaints after amalgam
removal. In another
study, 71% of patients
with autoimmune
diseases, including
multiple sclerosis,
improved after amalgam
removal.
Dental amalgams are the
primary source of
mercury in the adult
brain. An average-sized
amalgam filling contains
roughly 750,000
micrograms of mercury.
Amalgam mercury exposure
is estimated to be from
3 to 17 micrograms per
day {average is about 10
micrograms per day} from
vaporization, slow
corrosion, chewing,
brushing and grinding.
The toxicokinetics of
mercury for absorption
is about 80% for mercury
vapor and nearly 100%
for oral absorption.
When mercury vapor is
inhaled, it easily
crosses cell membranes
and the blood-brain
barrier. It is primarily
distributed in the
kidneys and brain and
readily transferred to
the fetus via the
placenta. It is
eliminated via the
urine, feces, expired
air, and breast milk.
When taken in context of
'environmental
exposures' to mercury,
those from walking
around, breathing the
air, and eating various
food products from
vegetables grown in
soils contaminated by
heavy metals to the
eating of fish and
livestocks exposed to
mercury contamination,
it is estimated that
three-fourths of all
mercury absorbed comes
from amalgams.
The characteristic
symptoms of mercury
poisoning have been
known for almost 200
years and can be found
in any textbook of
internal medicine or
toxicology. Clinical
manifestations of
mercury poisoning are
varied and mimic many
other conditions.
Central Nervous System
(CNS) toxicity includes
erethism with symptoms
of shyness, emotional
liability, nervousness,
insomnia, memory
impairment, anxiety and
inability to
concentrate. Other CNS
symptoms may include
encephalopathy,
peripheral neuropathy,
Parkinsonian symptoms,
tremor, ataxia, impaired
hearing, tunnel vision,
dysarthria, headache,
fatigue, impaired sexual
function, numbness,
tingling of extremities,
and depression.
Gastrointestinal
symptoms include nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea, and
colitis. Dermal toxicity
includes allergic
dermatitis, chelitis,
gingivitis, stomatitis,
and excessive
salivation. What is
often less appreciated
is that the autonomic
nervous system is also
affected. Because the
autonomic nervous system
'regulates' every organ
of the body, a wide
range of symptoms, from
migraine headache to
cardiac palpitations to
bladder or bowel
disturbance is possible.
All truth goes through
three steps.
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently
opposed.
Third, it is accepted as
self-evident.
Philosopher Arthur
Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer asserted
that only three percent
of people ever embrace a
new truth during the
first two stages, when
their lives can be truly
transformed.
Ninety-seven percent
wait for the
self-evident stage, when
embracing the new idea
is safe and socially
acceptable.
Unfortunately, by then
it's too late for any
real opportunities.
In recent years, it has
become increasingly
apparent that mercury
toxicity may compromise
immune function. This
may present as poor
resistance to infection
or as 'sensitivity'
(e.g. headache, fatigue,
malaise, and 'brain
fog') when exposed to
perfumes, certain foods,
alcoholic beverages,
petroleum products, and
other chemicals. Yeast
overgrowth of bowel
flora, mucosal surfaces
or skin occurs and
responds poorly or only
temporarily to changes
in diet and specific
treatment of yeast. The
'index of suspicion' of
mercury toxicity should
increase in individuals
who have been
nutritionally weakened
by poor diet or
long-term use of
medications that disturb
gastrointestinal
function. Nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs,
antibiotics, and
anti-ulcer drugs are
common culprits.
Vegetarians and others
on high-carbohydrate,
low-protein diets are at
risk, especially if they
are physically active or
under other stress.
Mercury poisoning from
dental amalgam fillings
continues to be a
controversial subject,
with most mainstream
dental associations
still denying its
existence. Some
authorities and
holistic, integrated and
complementary dental
associations and
physicians take it
seriously, however, and
several European
countries forbid or
limit the use of amalgam
in dentistry. In
California, patients are
required to be informed
by their dentists about
the health risks of
amalgam fillings, and
dentists are required to
post a notice that they
use mercury, "as mercury
has been determined by
the state to cause
reproductive harm". In
Canada, the recent
Richardson Report to the
federal government
Ministry of Health has
recommended that amalgam
not be used in pregnant
women and children, and
in adults the number of
fillings is limited to 3
or 4.
Mercury levels in the
human placenta correlate
with the number of
maternal amalgam
fillings, and a
substantial amount of
mercury from amalgams
reach the fetus. Mercury
from dental amalgams in
pregnant women may also
contribute to
development of autism in
their children. In one
study, mothers of 94
autistic children had
statistically more
amalgam fillings during
pregnancy than 49
mothers of normal
controls. In contrast to
their higher mercury
exposure during
pregnancy, these
autistic children had
reduced mercury levels
in their first haircut.
This may reflect a
reduced capacity to
excrete mercury from
their body, which in
turn may lead to
elevated brain mercury
levels.
Selenium is known to
play a protective role
in biological tissue
against mercury toxicity
and zinc may also play a
protective role by
forming a zinc-thioneine
complex with which the
mercury will replace
zinc forming a less
toxic mercury-thioneine
complex. A large body of
research on the effect
of accidental mercury
poisoning indicates that
mercury causes emotional
and mental disturbances
very similar to those
that appear in many
Alzheimer's patients.
Autism and Alzheimer's —
The Amalgam and
Vaccination Connections
to Mercury
The epidemic of autism,
autism spectrum
disorder, pervasive
development disorder and
attention deficit
disorder started at the
same time as the
mandated vaccine program
in 1982-1985. The first
case of autism, for a
time a uniquely American
disease, was described
in 1941. Thimerosol had
been patented in 1928
and was added to various
American drugs in the
1930s.
Vaccines containing
thimerosol, which is
quickly converted to
ethyl mercury in the
body where it moves
rapidly from blood to
brain, have been an
infant's first or second
exposure to mercury
{depending upon whether
or not the birth mother
had amalgam fillings
and, therefore,
transmitted mercury
contamination through
the placenta and breast
milk}. Thimerosol was
removed from vaccines
for cats and dogs in
1992, but thimerosol-free
Hepatitis B vaccine was
not available for babies
until 2000.
Boyd Haley, PhD,
Professor and Chair,
Department of Chemisty,
University of Kentucky
Medical Center,
regularly reports on the
toxicity of thimerosal,
and has tracked the
dramatic increase in
autism rates in
California since the
introduction of the
Hepatitis B vaccine in
1990 and an increase in
the overall vaccination
schedule. Studies point
to the dramatic rise in
autism rates, over 900%
in less than a
generation in California
and 714% nationwide. The
use of drugs to treat
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) of all ages has
increased 49% in the
past three years, while
their use has increased
369% in children under
five years old. {Latest
statistics from 2004.}
Dr. Haley has also
observed that the lowest
level of mercury is
found in the birth hair
of the most severely
affected autistic
children. Mercury is
lipophilic and
concentrates in the
brain, therefore blood
levels are not an
accurate measurement of
total body burden of
mercury. The male-female
4:1 ratio of autism is
believed to be in part
due to the effects of
testosterone on mercury
excretion. Testosterone
potentiates toxicity
while estrogen is
protective. Antibiotics
also prevent excretion
of mercury, and
antibiotic use is higher
among autistic children.
Recently Jane El Dahr,
MD, the Chief of
Pediatric Allergy,
Immunology, and
Rheumatology at Tulane
University Health
Sciences Center reported
on the increase in
autism in the last
decade, its correlation
with the change in the
vaccine schedule and
explored in detail the
autism-mercury
connections. In
California, where
rigorous standards for
reporting autism have
been in place for two
decades, during the
first 25 years, 6,527
cases of autism were
reported; but it took
only three years during
the 1990s to add 6,596
additional cases. From
1987 to 1998 there was a
273% increase in autism
cases in California. The
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC) and American
Academy of Autism
released an "Autism
Alarm" stating that one
in 166 children in the
U.S. have autistic
spectrum disorder (ASD).
Currently, one-sixth of
all children under the
age of 18 have a
developmental
disability. That is
nearly 20% of the
population who may not
be able to be productive
members of society.
Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.
and Founder of the
Autism Research
Institute, estimates
that 4% of American boys
are autistic. He
predicts a serious
shortage of
technically-trained men
and suggests that
fully-vaccinated
children could lose 15
to 20 IQ points and have
blunted emotions and
behavioral problems.
Stephanie Cave, MD is on
the Clinical Faculty of
Louisiana State
University Medical
School, and since 1996
has treated over 2,300
children with autistic
spectrum disorder. Her
recent book, What Your
Doctor May Not Tell You
About Children's
Vaccinations, outlines
the data and debate in
this highly-charged
field.
The major toxicity from
mercury, she reports, is
its ability to tightly
bind to the sulfhydryl
group's enzymatic or
structural proteins,
severely inhibiting
enzyme function and
structural integrity.
Ethyl mercury from
vaccines exceeds WHO,
EPA, FDA, and the Agency
for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR)
limits for exposure. The
toxic limits of mercury
exposure for an average
5kg child range from 0.5
mcg/day for the EPA and
FDA, to 1.5 mcg/day for
ATSDR and 16.5 mcg/week
for WHO. To put this in
chilling perspective,
the administration of
the two-month
immunization schedule
for the average child as
DTaP, Hib, Hep B results
in the injection and
exposure of 62.5 mcg, or
125 times the safe
limits set by government
agencies.
Note: In the first three
quarters of 2004 the
data showed a decline in
the incidence of autism
in California for the
first time, most likely
due to the removal of
thimersol from certain
childhood vaccines.
However, autism in
California in 2006 and
2007 is now leveling off
and slowly rising again.
Epidemiologists are in
agreement that some
environmental cause is
responsible and evidence
is pointing to the
'Shanghai Plume' effect
of electronic waste
disposal. This subject
is covered in detail in
the Wellcorps
International News To
Use companion piece
Think Before You
Shuffle.
Another key area of
mercury poisoning is the
role it is playing in
Alzheimer's research.
Alzheimer's disease was
discovered in 1906 in
America {where dentists
used mercury-laden
amalgams to fill
cavities}. Today more
than four million
Americans now have
Alzheimer's disease,
afflicting half of
people over the age of
85 and 20% of
individuals aged 75 to
84.
The first symptoms of
Alzheimer's disease are
difficulty concentrating
and variable degrees of
memory loss, leading
ultimately to
devastating mental
deterioration. The
brains of people with
Alzheimer's disease
shrink by 25% and have
distinct pathologic
hallmarks (neurofibillary
tangles, amyloid
plaques, and
phosphorylation of tau
protein). Brain cells
grown in the laboratory
develop the same three
pathologic findings when
exposed to nanomolar
(3.6 x 10-10 molar)
doses of mercury, an
amount approximating
that found in the brains
of people who have a
number of amalgam
fillings.
Reported significant
differences in Alzheimer
brains are focused on
five, key elements:
elevated mercury and
bromine, and diminished
selenium, zinc, and
rubidium. People with
Alzheimer's have been
shown to have mercury
levels in their brains
which are two to four
times higher than that
seen in normal people.
Additionally, one
investigative report has
found that people who
received the flu vaccine
each year for three to
five years had a
ten-fold greater chance
of developing
Alzheimer's disease than
people who had zero, one
or two shots.
Note: The Patriot Act
and subsequent National
Homeland Security Act —
both passed with no
debate and very little
scrutiny by elected
officials shortly after
the devastating
hijacking and crashing
of airliners into the
World Trade Center Twin
Towers by Saudi Arabian
nationals on September
11, 2001 — contained
legislative language
which absolved U.S.
vaccine manufacturers
from any and all
liability for pathogens
contained within human
vaccines manufactured to
date and/or those yet to
be manufactured. Thanks
to alert, educated and
vocal outrage by
concerned citizen groups
throughout the United
States and the world
community, these
provisions have recently
been repealed.
Dental Health
Practitioners Also At
Risk
Wellcorps International
would like to express
deep gratitude for the
many dental health
practitioners who
participated in this
important
information-gathering
process. Standing alone
and standing out, with
no support from their
professional
associations or
governmental bodies
charged with protecting
the interests of the
public health, we would
like to point out that
these brave men and
women, at the forefront
of clinical research and
empathic care for their
patients are,
themselves, at risk.
As far back as 1985, a
study involving 9,000
dentists found that
dentists have twice the
rate of glioblastomas
(brain cancer) as the
general population, and
are regularly exposed to
50-4000 mcg/cubit meter
of mercury vapor every
working day. {Note: The
American Conference of
Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) has
established a threshold
level value of 0.025
mg/[m.sup.3] of mercury
for an eight-hour time
period. The ACGIH
additionally recommends
that women of
childbearing age should
not be exposed to air
concentrations of
mercury greater than
0.010 mg/[m.sup.3].
Additional regulatory
agency guidelines for
mercury exposure levels
are as follows. The Mine
Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA),
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), and the
World Health
Organization (WHO) have
established an exposure
limit of 0.050
mg/[m.sup.3] for an
eight-hour time period.
The Occupational Safety
and Health
Administration (OSHA)
has established a
ceiling (peak) exposure
level of 0.100
mg/[m.sup.3].
In 1994, 20% of Canadian
dentists were on
long-term disability
pensions due to mental
health problems. Early
signs of mercury
toxicity include
short-term memory loss,
loss of concentration,
emotional instability,
suicidal tendencies and
depression.
In 1999, the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services released
its report,
Toxicological Profile
For Mercury. In it, on
Pages 6 and 7, is found,
"A potential source of
exposure to metallic
mercury for the general
population is mercury
released from dental
amalgam fillings.
Estimates of the amount
of mercury released from
dental amalgams range
from 3 to 17 micrograms
per day. The mercury
from dental amalgams may
contribute more than 75
percent of an
individual's total daily
mercury exposure." On
Pages 278 and 279 are
located this alarming
statistic: "Female
dentists and dental
assistants exposed to
metallic mercury vapors
had increased
reproductive failures
(spontaneous abortions,
stillbirth, and
congenital
malformations) and
irregular, painful or
hemorrhagic menstrual
disorder."
In 2001, amalgam
restorations were
preferred by over 75% of
general dentistry
practitioners, and by
54% of GDP's in the
United States for
restoring cavities in
load-bearing situations
in posterior teeth. This
trend is placing dental
healthcare workers in
harm's way and is
exposing them to mercury
by a number of routes —
in their patients' own
mouths; by handling the
amalgam material during
the removal and
restoration process,
storage of mercury and
waste amalgam, and
autoclaving of
instruments contaminated
with mercury. In this
respect, evidence has
shown that mercury
vaporizes during
removal, and in the
mixing and polishing of
amalgam restorations.
Further European studies
are now emerging on the
debilitating effects of
mercury exposure on
dentists and dental
technicians.
Of particular note, is a
recent study published
in the November 27, 2004
issue of the British
Dental Journal involving
a random selection of
180 dentists practicing
in the Greater Glasgow,
Ayrshire and Arran,
Argyll and Clyde and
Lanarkshire Health
Boards areas. These
subject dentists were
asked to provide a
sample of urine, head
hair, pubic hair, finger
nails and toe nails. The
results of this study
are staggering.
A large and
highly-significant
difference was found
between urinary mercury
levels of dentists and
controls — the geometric
mean urinary mercury for
dentists being 4.17
times that for the
control group. The
urinary mercury levels
found in the dentists
included in this study
were similar to those
reported in other
studies in recent years
and very close to those
reported by Langworth et
al. in their study of
dentists and dental
nurses in 1997.
Number of
Study-Affiliated
Dentists
Indicating
Mercury-Associated
Symptoms
Memory Disturbance 25.9%
Loss of Appetite 6.5%
Tiredness 62.4%
Hand Tremor 10.6%
Gastro-Intestinal
Disturbance 25.9%
Problems With Sleeping
35.3%
Poor Concentration 32.4%
Nervousness 22.4%
Additionally, it is
known that mercury
accumulates in the
kidneys of dental staff.
In this study, dentists
were significantly more
likely than control
subjects to report that
they had suffered from
and received treatment
for a kidney disorder.
In addition to reporting
a high incidence of
kidney disorders, the
dentists in this study
also reported a
significantly higher
incidence of memory
disturbance than did the
control subjects. As
with reported kidney
problems, the reporting
of memory disturbance
was not related to
urinary mercury
concentration, thus
confirming blood-brain
barrier penetration and
non-excretion of mercury
through urine.
It is important to note
here that alternative,
integrative, holistic
and complementary
healthcare professionals
have been recommending
the systematic removal
of mercury amalgam
fillings from their
patients for the past 15
years. Exposure to
additional mercury at
the time of amalgam
removals is unavoidable,
yet with the proper
qualified and trained
dental professional
handling this delicate
procedure, exposure may
be minimized. Your
dental practitioner will
establish a schedule,
over a two-to
three-month period
wherein your amalgams
may be removed and
replaced with composite
resin — a much safer
cavity-filling material.
In addition to the
removal of amalgams,
many educated healthcare
professionals recommend
a specific
detoxification program
following the removals
in order to help
eliminate the mercury
build-up in tissues and
organ systems.
Additional Mercury
Exposure — The Smoking
Gun
The tobacco plant, like
the marijuana plant, is
a 'heavy metal
aggregator' and
efficiently concentrates
mercury out of the soil.
In a recent test, smoke
was measured from an
additive-free tobacco
cigarette (0.014
mg/[m.sup.3] of mercury)
versus the exhaled smoke
of the same cigarette
(0.004 mg/[m.sup.3] of
mercury). The smoker
effectively filters out
the 'danger level' of
mercury in tobacco smoke
into their own body,
therefore, it is the
un-inhaled secondary
smoke that is of most
danger to others in the
vicinity.
The preceding
information, as well as
that contained in the
companion piece, Think
Before You Shuffle, is
controversial and
provides an objective
perspective on a
critically-important
health matter of daily
importance to everyone.
Mercury exposure through
amalgams is a serious
threat to personal
health and well-being.
However, as the
companion piece, Think
Before You Shuffle
demonstrates, amalgam
fillings do not
represent the only
personally-controllable
exposure.
It's up to you to take
personal responsibility
and control of your
health. Discover the
facts, add up the risks,
and then make your own
decisions. Respect and
responsibility, in your
everyday life, in every
aspect and level of
living, is required to
successfully navigate,
survive and thrive at
this time in human
evolution.
When it comes to
vaccinations, ask
questions. Make certain
that you know all the
facts and that, if you
decide to obtain
vaccinations, you seek
out immunizations that
are free from
mercury-based
preservatives. One
ill-informed decision,
one blind and accepting
mandate from a
supposedly qualified and
authoritative source can
have a lifetime of
negative repercussions
for you and your
children.
Wellcorps International
would like to suggest
that you and your
friends, family and
associates not only read
this information, and
follow the embedded
links to further,
detailed studies and
cross-referenced
background materials,
that you provide your
children and other
school-aged relatives
and friends with this
information, so that
they may not only learn
and become informed,
they might also utilize
this ground-breaking
research and
non-partisan scientific
information to prepare
oral and written
presentations to their
teachers, classmates,
community groups,
co-workers and
healthcare providers.
Get Real. Get Well.™
Recommended Further
Research
Articles and Books:
Adams, Rebecca, “Vaccine
Makers Seek Inoculation
From Suits,” CQ Weekly,
December 5, 2005, p.
3248.
Blaylock, Russell L.,
M.D., "Health and
Nutrition Secrets That
Can Save Your Life";
Chapter 3: Mercury: The
Silent Killer. New York,
NY: Health Press; 2006.
Cave, Stephanie, M.D.,
F.A.A.F.P., "What Your
Doctor May Not Tell You
About Children's
Vaccinations". New York,
NY: Grand Central
Publishing; 2001.
Clarkson, Thomas, "The
Three Modern Faces of
Mercury", Environmental
Health Perspectives,
February 2002, Volume
110: Pages 11-23.
Miller, Neil Z.,
"Vaccines: Are They
Really Safe And
Effective?"; Santa Fe,
NM: New Atlantean Press;
2002.
On-Line Video
Presentations and Web
Sites:
Gammal, Robert, BDS,
FACNEM, "Queck-Busting —
Quecksilber: The Strange
Story Of Dental
Amalgam". Sidney,
Australia:
Bio-Compatible
Dentistry;
http://www.bcd.com.au/
Haley, Boyd, M.D.,
Professor and Chair,
Department of Chemistry,
University of Kentucky;
"Mercury — What Is Its
Role In Autism And
Alzheimer's Disease?"
http://www.nomercury.org/media/haley/haley_files/default.htm
Consumers For Dental
Choice
http://www.toxicteeth.org/
Genesis Laboratory
Systems, Inc.
GLSI is a Colorado
corporation targeting
the environmental
instrumentation sector
of the analytical
instrument market. Their
Hg253 Portable Mercury
Vapor Analyzer was
utilized in the tobacco
cigarette mercury
content analysis cited
in this article.
http://genlabsystems.com/
International Academy of
Oral Medicine and
Toxicology
http://www.iaomt.org/
Institute of Medicine of
the National Academies
http://www.iom.edu/
MELISA® Medica
Foundation
MELISA® is the world’s
leading test for
hypersensitivity to
metals. It is used
worldwide by dentists
and doctors to determine
whether a patient is
intolerant to materials
commonly used in dental
restorations or bodily
implants.
http://www.melisa.org./
Sensible Action For
Ending Mercury-Induced
Neurological Disorders
http://safeminds.org/
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