Over the last few days I have been working on a diet for Doshi to help him with an overgrowth of yeast, or candida, that I suspect he's dealing with along with his possibility of mercury toxicity. I thought I would see if that would help in calming down his extreme hyperactivity. In the process, I checked what correlations there were between candida and mercury, and although I did find a lot on it, I will have to share it in my next post when I have more time. I did want to share now, though, that I was VERY happy to see more information on cilantro used as a detoxifier. I have also started giving Doshi daily fortune delight to do some cleansing, and acidolphilus to help introduce good bacteria back into his system. I am not following the candida diet for him only because it might be too much for his little body, so we're just cutting out the major stuff like a lot of sugar and processed foods. We're also making sure he gets a lot of fresh vegetables, and cutting back a little bit on fruit and juice.
I'll post more later, but I need to run for now. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, November 2, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Why a Known Poison?
I just wanted to start off this post by saying once again, mercury is poison. It doesn't belong in our bodies.
I know there are many skeptics out there who don't believe in "mercury toxic" sick people and who trust that the ADA is telling the truth and that their dentists wouldn't knowingly harm them or their children. I would like to tell you with all certainty that you can. But you can't, and I'd be lying. I have come across many websites that "claim" amalgam is safe (and think that those of us who know it's not are crazy), but not one of them can show scientific proof. They claim that they have a bunch of "studies" that were done, but cannot show even one lab report stating that mercury stays in the filling. Not even the ADA has proof, and that concerns me, because there are people who have terrible neurological disorders that have become well after having amalgams removed. There are doctors and scientists who have done tests and have proof that amalgams release mercury, but all the ADA can say is that amalgam is safe and expect you to believe it. I forget what type of reasoning it is, but it has something to do with "if the ADA claims it, then it must be true" reasoning. It's false and they know it, and they are scared that we're learning the truth.
Sparky made a good point the other day when he and I were talking about my health issues and amalgams, and he even said there is a way around this for the ADA so that they won't have all the lawsuits they are afraid of. He said all they would have to do is make a huge deal out of some "new" composite filling that is better than all other types of fillings, get the insurance companies to accept them as the norm, and immediately do away with amalgams. Unfortunately they wouldn't get the punishment they deserve for lying to the public for the last 150 years, but at least amalgams would no longer be a problem for our children to grow up with like we've had to.
I would like to ask you to check out the petition on the right side of my page, and if you would, sign it to help get rid of amalgam fillings. And please share that petition with loved ones and friends. Let's make a difference for the next generation. Let's get rid of these terrible maladies that amalgam fillings cause in our bodies. It would be interesting to see what disorders would disappear if (and when!) an entire generation were amalgam free.
I know there are many skeptics out there who don't believe in "mercury toxic" sick people and who trust that the ADA is telling the truth and that their dentists wouldn't knowingly harm them or their children. I would like to tell you with all certainty that you can. But you can't, and I'd be lying. I have come across many websites that "claim" amalgam is safe (and think that those of us who know it's not are crazy), but not one of them can show scientific proof. They claim that they have a bunch of "studies" that were done, but cannot show even one lab report stating that mercury stays in the filling. Not even the ADA has proof, and that concerns me, because there are people who have terrible neurological disorders that have become well after having amalgams removed. There are doctors and scientists who have done tests and have proof that amalgams release mercury, but all the ADA can say is that amalgam is safe and expect you to believe it. I forget what type of reasoning it is, but it has something to do with "if the ADA claims it, then it must be true" reasoning. It's false and they know it, and they are scared that we're learning the truth.
Sparky made a good point the other day when he and I were talking about my health issues and amalgams, and he even said there is a way around this for the ADA so that they won't have all the lawsuits they are afraid of. He said all they would have to do is make a huge deal out of some "new" composite filling that is better than all other types of fillings, get the insurance companies to accept them as the norm, and immediately do away with amalgams. Unfortunately they wouldn't get the punishment they deserve for lying to the public for the last 150 years, but at least amalgams would no longer be a problem for our children to grow up with like we've had to.
I would like to ask you to check out the petition on the right side of my page, and if you would, sign it to help get rid of amalgam fillings. And please share that petition with loved ones and friends. Let's make a difference for the next generation. Let's get rid of these terrible maladies that amalgam fillings cause in our bodies. It would be interesting to see what disorders would disappear if (and when!) an entire generation were amalgam free.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Mercury
My research continues on with what mercury does to the body. Today I looked up neuropathy, but found that MS is closely linked, so I researched both. My maternal grandfather died from MS when I was two, so this one hits close to home.
FDA testimony
Testimony from same person
FDA testimony II
http://www.iaomt.org/news/archive.asp?intReleaseID=215&month=11&year=2006
http://www.hendess.net/ms_e.htm
http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/mercury.html
http://www.nationaldentalinformationcenter.org/the_hidden_killer.html
http://www.pamrotella.com/health/ms.html
http://curezone.com/letters/multiple_sclerosis.asp
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_247-248/ai_113807023
http://www.vaccinetruth.org/multiple_sclerosis.htm
http://zap.intergate.ca/sclerosi.html
There of course is more, but I thought I should stop here. I also recently found out Dr. Hal Huggins has written a book about MS and mercury. Check it out in my book section.
In the last week I got a cold. It started out first as a sore throat only and seemed to go away in a couple of days so I thought maybe I was out of the woods, but I felt it settle in my chest over the last two days. It feels like I've been coughing until my chest hurts, but I haven't been doing much coughing at all. It is pretty sore, and making it difficult to keep rejoicing in the fact that my headache and jaw pain have not returned. I also have not noticed any irritability in about two weeks, but I am not getting overly excited about that yet since it could return. I have been having several bouts of dizziness over the last week as well, so that's been frustrating since my doctor has tried helping me with various things to alleviate it and nothing seems to be working. It makes me want to get these last five crowns taken care of right away!
FDA testimony
Testimony from same person
FDA testimony II
http://www.iaomt.org/news/archive.asp?intReleaseID=215&month=11&year=2006
http://www.hendess.net/ms_e.htm
http://www.mymultiplesclerosis.co.uk/mercury.html
http://www.nationaldentalinformationcenter.org/the_hidden_killer.html
http://www.pamrotella.com/health/ms.html
http://curezone.com/letters/multiple_sclerosis.asp
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_247-248/ai_113807023
http://www.vaccinetruth.org/multiple_sclerosis.htm
http://zap.intergate.ca/sclerosi.html
There of course is more, but I thought I should stop here. I also recently found out Dr. Hal Huggins has written a book about MS and mercury. Check it out in my book section.
In the last week I got a cold. It started out first as a sore throat only and seemed to go away in a couple of days so I thought maybe I was out of the woods, but I felt it settle in my chest over the last two days. It feels like I've been coughing until my chest hurts, but I haven't been doing much coughing at all. It is pretty sore, and making it difficult to keep rejoicing in the fact that my headache and jaw pain have not returned. I also have not noticed any irritability in about two weeks, but I am not getting overly excited about that yet since it could return. I have been having several bouts of dizziness over the last week as well, so that's been frustrating since my doctor has tried helping me with various things to alleviate it and nothing seems to be working. It makes me want to get these last five crowns taken care of right away!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
I forget...what was I researching?
Today I started researching memory problems stemming from dental mercury, but as I kept checking out sites I noticed that they were discussing alzheimers almost as equally as memory problems. I have a family friend in his 80's suffering from alzheimers. He now lives in a nursing home and his wife visits him daily, even though he barely knows who she is. The last time I saw him several years ago, I do remember when he smiled one could notice his mouth was full of silver fillings. Do I believe that amalgam fillings can cause alzheimers and other memory problems? You bet. I personally suffer with memory problems daily, and I believe that it would have continued getting worse. I have noticed since I've had a lot of amalgam removed that my long-term memory has gotten better, but my short-term memory is still terrible, although of course I'm not done with dental revision yet.
Please look at the websites I've shared below, and decide for yourself what you think.
http://www.midnightcafe.com/alzh/diagnosis3.html
http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/hydro/amalgam.htm
http://www.whale.to/d/biblio.html
http://www.mercola.com/2001/apr/7/alzheimers_mercury.htm
http://curezone.com/dental/dental_alzheimer.asp
http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/
UPDATE: The family friend I spoke of in this post passed away on Tuesday, October 30th.
Please look at the websites I've shared below, and decide for yourself what you think.
http://www.midnightcafe.com/alzh/diagnosis3.html
http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/hydro/amalgam.htm
http://www.whale.to/d/biblio.html
http://www.mercola.com/2001/apr/7/alzheimers_mercury.htm
http://curezone.com/dental/dental_alzheimer.asp
http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/
UPDATE: The family friend I spoke of in this post passed away on Tuesday, October 30th.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Dr. C and Learning Disabilities
I got a phone call from Dr. C yesterday. I was a little surprised, although I shouldn't have been, since he's done it a couple of times previously. He called just to see how I was doing since I had the extraction done and if things are healing well. We talked for a good 20-30 minutes. I shared with him about how the laser treatments went and he had several questions regarding it (he's considering purchasing a laser for his own practice which I wholeheartedly encouraged), and then we also talked about our next plans for dental revision for me. We decided we'd wait a month to give me a little more time to heal since this root canal thing was a huge blow to my immune system, and then I would call and set up an appointment to get started on the crowns. After a couple of questions I had for him and another one he had for me, we felt good about where we are at with my dental situation. Much progress has been made, and we are both looking forward to finishing the job.
Today's symptom I researched is Learning Disabilities. During my college years, I was tested for and found to have LD in math and reading comprehension and retention, so connecting LD with mercury toxicity is big for me. It would explain a lot. I started having problems in school in about the 2nd and 3rd grade, which I'm guessing is about the time I would have received my first amalgam fillings. Kindergarten and 1st grade I remember being easy and fun, and my teachers were pleased with my work. By 2nd and 3rd grade things became extremely difficult, and by 4th grade there were big deficits in my learning curve. I struggled all the way through junior and senior high having to take algebra 1 three times. I loved to write, but would fail (or almost fail) anything else reading related. In college I noticed my friends barely having to study and breezing through tests I would barely pass after studying for hours. It really started bothering me, so I finally talked to a counselor (who I was doing workstudy for at the time) about my frustrations. Not long after, I was tested and found that I fit into the category of the Learning Disabled. Suprised? No. Here's some info regarding LD and mercury:
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/3318/t/CFIDS_FM
http://www.homeopathyhouston.com/homeopathy_articles/learning_disabilities.html
http://www.ghchealth.com/your-next-visit-to-the-dentist.html
http://www.talkinternational.com/news_vaccine_072407.htm
http://www.whale.to/a/grant.html
http://www.flcv.com/tmlbn.html
http://www.toxicteeth.org/compareTable.cfm
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/amalgam.htm
Today's symptom I researched is Learning Disabilities. During my college years, I was tested for and found to have LD in math and reading comprehension and retention, so connecting LD with mercury toxicity is big for me. It would explain a lot. I started having problems in school in about the 2nd and 3rd grade, which I'm guessing is about the time I would have received my first amalgam fillings. Kindergarten and 1st grade I remember being easy and fun, and my teachers were pleased with my work. By 2nd and 3rd grade things became extremely difficult, and by 4th grade there were big deficits in my learning curve. I struggled all the way through junior and senior high having to take algebra 1 three times. I loved to write, but would fail (or almost fail) anything else reading related. In college I noticed my friends barely having to study and breezing through tests I would barely pass after studying for hours. It really started bothering me, so I finally talked to a counselor (who I was doing workstudy for at the time) about my frustrations. Not long after, I was tested and found that I fit into the category of the Learning Disabled. Suprised? No. Here's some info regarding LD and mercury:
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/ID/3318/t/CFIDS_FM
http://www.homeopathyhouston.com/homeopathy_articles/learning_disabilities.html
http://www.ghchealth.com/your-next-visit-to-the-dentist.html
http://www.talkinternational.com/news_vaccine_072407.htm
http://www.whale.to/a/grant.html
http://www.flcv.com/tmlbn.html
http://www.toxicteeth.org/compareTable.cfm
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/amalgam.htm
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Laser Therapy Update and Anemia
Yesterday was my last of 6 sessions of laser treatment therapy. I have noticed a profound difference. My headaches are pretty much gone, and my jaw is starting to feel normal again. I have to believe I am a success story for Dr. K, and that cold laser treatment works to speed up healing from extractions or heal over cavitations that have happened. Dr. K and his staff attended a dental conference over the weekend (Dr. C was also there), and Dori said they have learned so much more about what they can do with laser treatment as well as other dental procedures. I was encouraged to hear that.
Today I am struggling mostly with dizziness, chronic fatigue, and brain fog. Unfortunately the laser therapy didn't rid me of those problems, not that I was expecting it to, but I sure was hopeful. I am still in contact with Dr. S daily and he's aware of these symptoms, so I am hoping we'll find something to relieve it for the time being. According to research, both dizziness and brain fog can be caused by (you guessed it!) mercury toxicity. I am reminded every time I feel dizzy of the 5 crowns with amalgam under them I still have that could be causing the problem.
I'm going to say it: MERCURY IS POISON. Why would we want poison in our bodies?
Today I researched anemia and mercury. Here are some sites I found:
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/mercury_s_influence.html
http://www.amalgam.org/
http://www.icnr.com/uam/DAMSIntro.html
http://www.natural-lifestyle-made-easy.com/natural_dental_health.html
Today I am struggling mostly with dizziness, chronic fatigue, and brain fog. Unfortunately the laser therapy didn't rid me of those problems, not that I was expecting it to, but I sure was hopeful. I am still in contact with Dr. S daily and he's aware of these symptoms, so I am hoping we'll find something to relieve it for the time being. According to research, both dizziness and brain fog can be caused by (you guessed it!) mercury toxicity. I am reminded every time I feel dizzy of the 5 crowns with amalgam under them I still have that could be causing the problem.
I'm going to say it: MERCURY IS POISON. Why would we want poison in our bodies?
Today I researched anemia and mercury. Here are some sites I found:
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/mercury_s_influence.html
http://www.amalgam.org/
http://www.icnr.com/uam/DAMSIntro.html
http://www.natural-lifestyle-made-easy.com/natural_dental_health.html
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Have Trouble Sleeping?
Today's research is the effects of mercury on lack of sleep, better known as insomnia. Here's what I found:
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=1852
http://www.mercurypolicy.org/exposure/documents/ModelDentalBill.pdf
http://www.mercurypoisoned.com/symptoms.html
This last one had a questionnaire in it that I'll copy and paste below:
A checklist of other symptoms that could be related to mercury toxicity.
A Mercury Test by Dr. Hal Huggins:
1. Heart problems
_heart/chest pains
_angina
_tachcardia (heart racing)
_heart murmur
_low blood pressure
_abnormal EKG
_endocarditis
_partial heart block
_high blood pressure
_heart attack
2. Skin Problems
_unexplained rashes
_excessive itching
_red flushes of color
_rough skin
_acne (pimples)
3. Nervous Disorders
_Belle's Palsy
_Multiple Sclerosis
_shingles
_epilepsy/convulsions
_Dr. told you "It's your nerves"
_the shakes of hands, feet, head, etc
_twitching of face or other muscles
4. Digestion
_diverticulitis
_ulcers
_Crohn's disease
_Graves Disease
_indigestion
_diarrhea
_bloated feeling after eating
_heartburn
_poor appetite
5. Blood Disease
_mononucleosis
_false positve for venereal disease
6. Cancer
_leukemia
_Hodgkins disease
_any other name
7. Endocrine Problems
_diabetes
_ovaries
_hysterectomy-complete
_tipped uterus
_overweight
_thyroid overactive
_testes
_pancreas
_cervical erosion
_underweight
_prostate
_mensturation-painful, too often or too seldom/ stopping without reason
8. Emotional
_sudden anger
_depression
_wish you were dead
_irritability
_suicidal tendencies
_been divorced
9. Annoying Symptoms
_frequent headaches
_noises in your ears
_ringing in your ears
_hissing in your ears
_chronic eye inflammation
_chronic fatigue
_do you tire easily?
_swollen lymph nodes
_do you sweat excessively or not at all?
_hearing problems
_cold hands and feet
_motion sickness
_slow healing
_leg cramps
_dizziness
_get up at night to urinate
_urinate frequently during the day
_have insomnia
_tired when awaken in the morning
_have trouble making decisions
10. Allergies
_metal
_fabrics
_soaps and detergents
_food
_other__________
11. Diseases
_rheumatoid arthritis
_bursitis
_tennis elbow
_painful joints
_Friedreich's ataxia
_asthma
_osteomyelitis
_psoriasis
_sickle cell anemia
_kidney stones
12. Miscellaneous
_Infections take a long time to heal
_Do you work around mercury?
what capacity?_______________
_what medications are you taking that have mercury in them?
13. Dental History
_had silver amalgams
_had gold fillings
_have gold fillings now
_removable metal bridge
_gold bridge
_porcelain caps (crowns)
_non-precious crowns
_root canal
_root canal now
_metallic taste in mouth
_burning sensation in mouth
_increased flow of saliva
_have more than half your teeth
There of course are more websites with more info on insomnia. Please check them out for yourself if you suffer from it! Just type "insomnia dental mercury" in google.
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=1852
http://www.mercurypolicy.org/exposure/documents/ModelDentalBill.pdf
http://www.mercurypoisoned.com/symptoms.html
This last one had a questionnaire in it that I'll copy and paste below:
A checklist of other symptoms that could be related to mercury toxicity.
A Mercury Test by Dr. Hal Huggins:
1. Heart problems
_heart/chest pains
_angina
_tachcardia (heart racing)
_heart murmur
_low blood pressure
_abnormal EKG
_endocarditis
_partial heart block
_high blood pressure
_heart attack
2. Skin Problems
_unexplained rashes
_excessive itching
_red flushes of color
_rough skin
_acne (pimples)
3. Nervous Disorders
_Belle's Palsy
_Multiple Sclerosis
_shingles
_epilepsy/convulsions
_Dr. told you "It's your nerves"
_the shakes of hands, feet, head, etc
_twitching of face or other muscles
4. Digestion
_diverticulitis
_ulcers
_Crohn's disease
_Graves Disease
_indigestion
_diarrhea
_bloated feeling after eating
_heartburn
_poor appetite
5. Blood Disease
_mononucleosis
_false positve for venereal disease
6. Cancer
_leukemia
_Hodgkins disease
_any other name
7. Endocrine Problems
_diabetes
_ovaries
_hysterectomy-complete
_tipped uterus
_overweight
_thyroid overactive
_testes
_pancreas
_cervical erosion
_underweight
_prostate
_mensturation-painful, too often or too seldom/ stopping without reason
8. Emotional
_sudden anger
_depression
_wish you were dead
_irritability
_suicidal tendencies
_been divorced
9. Annoying Symptoms
_frequent headaches
_noises in your ears
_ringing in your ears
_hissing in your ears
_chronic eye inflammation
_chronic fatigue
_do you tire easily?
_swollen lymph nodes
_do you sweat excessively or not at all?
_hearing problems
_cold hands and feet
_motion sickness
_slow healing
_leg cramps
_dizziness
_get up at night to urinate
_urinate frequently during the day
_have insomnia
_tired when awaken in the morning
_have trouble making decisions
10. Allergies
_metal
_fabrics
_soaps and detergents
_food
_other__________
11. Diseases
_rheumatoid arthritis
_bursitis
_tennis elbow
_painful joints
_Friedreich's ataxia
_asthma
_osteomyelitis
_psoriasis
_sickle cell anemia
_kidney stones
12. Miscellaneous
_Infections take a long time to heal
_Do you work around mercury?
what capacity?_______________
_what medications are you taking that have mercury in them?
13. Dental History
_had silver amalgams
_had gold fillings
_have gold fillings now
_removable metal bridge
_gold bridge
_porcelain caps (crowns)
_non-precious crowns
_root canal
_root canal now
_metallic taste in mouth
_burning sensation in mouth
_increased flow of saliva
_have more than half your teeth
There of course are more websites with more info on insomnia. Please check them out for yourself if you suffer from it! Just type "insomnia dental mercury" in google.
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