Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:38:22 -0700

All That Glitters is Not Silver

A multi-million dollar U.S. Government study conducted between 1988 and 1994 could hold the key to producing epidemiological data linking dental fillings to a myriad of illnesses.

Mercury amalgam dental fillings, commonly referred to as 'Silver' dental fillings, contain between 48 & 55% mercury. While the American Dental Association originally denied that mercury from these fillings was leaking and being absorbed into the body, in recent years, facing numerous studies to the contrary, have had to concede that 'silver fillings' , do indeed leak mercury vapor, one of the most toxic substances known to man.

States Pam Floener, a spokesperson for the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, states that " The metallic mercury used by dentists to manufacture dental amalgam is shipped as a hazardous material to the dental office. When amalgams are removed, for whatever reason, they are treated as hazardous waste and are required to be disposed of in accordance with OSHA regulations and it is inconceivable that the mouth could be considered a safe storage container for this toxic material."

This new information, comes straight from the National Institute of Health and has been brought to light by Citizens for Mercury Relief (CFMR), a Canadian Group that in 1998 initiated a Federal Class Action Lawsuit against the manufacturers of mercury dental amalgam and Health Canada, that is currently awaiting court certification.

The summary of events that occurred are as follows:

Ernie Mezei, a participant with CFMR who holds degrees in chemistry and electrical engineering, started looking for epidemiological data to support the damage done by mercury fillings. His search led him to the Framingham Heart Study, but it was concluded that the information required to conduct a statistical analysis was absent.

When contacted, a representative from the National Institute of Health suggested that a study that would have the information that was required for analysis would be the NHANES III Study (National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey), a study that according to the mission statement of National Center for Health Sciences "is to provide statistical information that will guide the actions and policies to improve health of the American people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data."

CFMR then retained Datastep, a company in California who specializes in running statistical analysis. Datastep was asked to run a statistical analysis to see if they could find any links to dental fillings and adverse health conditions.

Their initial figures revealed that while 78% of the American public have dental fillings, 95% of the people with International Classification of Disease Codes 340-349: Disorders of the Central Nervous System which include MS, Epilepsy, Paralysis and Migraines, have dental fillings.

That is an almost 22% increased risk in people with dental amalgams.

In addition, initial figures also demonstrated that in the Major Chapter of Circulatory Disorders ( ICD-9-M Codes 390-459 which includes rheumatic fever, heart disease, pulmonary circulation, hypertension, and arterial disease), that this group is 33% filling free, an astounding result considering that the rest of the American population is 18% filling free. Mezei says "clearly the survivors of heart disease have a much higher rate of being dental filling-free, and we know heart disease is the #1 Killer in the United States" but also stated that "he would not be surprised if the American Dental Association tried to say that these figures meant that dental fillings prevented heart disease".

Dr. Mark Richardson, formerly a Health Canada Risk Assessor, is author of The Richardson Report, a controversial government report, which resulted in Health Canada publishing a position paper that advised that pregnant women and children should not have mercury amalgams placed and should restrict their intake of fish. He has reviewed the preliminary statistics produced by the US study and both he and DataStep agree that the initial information is compelling and that money should immediately be made available for more statistical analysis to be done.

At very least, it has been determined that dental fillings rates do have a correlation with disease for the American public, but according to Mezei, it is now up to the Americans to pick up the ball and run with it.

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DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

We will have a News Conference at 9:30 a.m. April 24th , at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., where the statistical analysis will be made available and full details of a number of mercury-related legal actions will be announced.

I look forward to participating in this news conference and am excited about mercury receiving the adverse publicity that it deserves.

Regarding this issue, Gary Webb, a Canadian activist, has provided the applicable comment:

"Which is the sensible thing to do: inflate your tires before you go on out on the highway, or run off the road because of tire failure and end up in the hospital -- then, in the hospital, we can pray that God will heal us?! If God told us to check our tires before we got in the car, was it not disobedience that providentially caused the "accident"? Therefore, where and when has God promised to bless our disobedience? These questions are not hypothetical! How many times have you been told to pray for someone whose body has broken down as a result of violations of proper eating or working habits? In cases like this, faith without works brings death. Like the law of gravity, there is such a thing as premature suffering and death due to natural causes & consequences!

I believe that God is still telling us to tend to His earthly "garden" (Genesis 2:15 & 3:17-19). I think that we should all be as concerned as Dr. David Suzuki is that mankind (and all the animals) should be able to live in a clean environment, drink uncontaminated water, breath unpolluted air, and eat wholesome food.

The Great Lakes' basin is known as North America's "Cancer Alley"! London, Ontario is the second worst city in Canada for air pollution.

Last year the city of Boston banned the sale of mercury thermometers. One and one-half mercury thermometers contain about one gram of mercury. Further, it has been figured that only one gram of mercury will pollute a 20-acre lake!

AMALGAM FILLINGS contain 45-52% mercury, with at least 5% (according to my dentist) continuously being freed to go further into our bodies. This gives 5% x 50% = 2.50% "free" mercury vapor to leech out (sublimate) over time. (Ask your dentist how many grams of Hg is in an average amalgam filling in your mouth, and how many fillings you actually do have.)

Therefore, if an average filling contains an estimated 800 milligrams of amalgam, with the average middle-aged adult having 8 fillings, the average North American adult has 0.16 grams (8 x 0.800 x 0.025) of potential mercury vapor to go into the lungs, blood, and brain from dental fillings alone -- an average of about three-millionths of a gram a day -- regardless of the amount of Hg we take in from vaccinations and from our food! Amalgam fillings account for 70% of mercury ions found in human urine."

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Learn How Mercury Is Affecting You and the Ones You Love

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Mercury in "Silver Fillings" Causing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Central Nervous System Disorders

Mercury amalgam dental fillings, commonly referred to as 'Silver' dental fillings, contain between 48 & 55 % mercury.

While the American Dental Association originally denied that mercury from these fillings leaked vapor, which is absorbed into the bodies of persons having this dental filling material, in recent years, facing numerous studies to the contrary, have had to concede, that 'silver fillings', do leak mercury vapor, one of the most toxic substances known to man.

The metallic mercury used by dentists to manufacture dental amalgam is shipped as a hazardous material to the dental office. When amalgams are removed, for whatever reason, they are treated as hazardous waste and are required to be disposed of in accordance with federal OSHA regulations and it is inconceivable that the mouth could be considered a safe storage container for this toxic material.

A multi-million dollar U.S. Government study conducted between 1988 and 1994 could hold the key to producing epidemiological data linking dental fillings to a myriad of illnesses.

This new information, comes straight from the National Institute of Health, the NHANES III Study (National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey), a study that according to the mission statement of National Center for Health Sciences "is to provide statistical information that will guide the actions and policies to improve health of the American people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data."

A recent statistical analysis of this data was done to see if there were any links to dental fillings and adverse health conditions.

Their initial figures revealed that while 78% of the American public have dental fillings, 95% of the people with International Classification of Disease Codes 340-349: "Disorders of the Central Nervous System", which include MS, Epilepsy, Paralysis and Migraines, have dental fillings.

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Mercury From Fish Damaging Newborns

A recent CDC report reveals that nearly one in 10 US women could have levels of mercury in their blood that are close to hazardous.

Exposure to dangerous levels of mercury can result in permanent damage to the brain and kidney. Exposure is particularly risky for women of childbearing age, because a fetus is highly susceptible to adverse effects.

Combustion in power plants of coal containing mercury is the major source of environmental pollution.

40 Tons of Mercury are released into the US EVERY year by this method.

Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants moves through the air, is deposited in water and finds its way into fish, accumulating especially in fish that are higher up the food chain. Fish like tuna, sea bass, marlin and halibut show some of the worst contamination, but dozens of species and thousands of water bodies have been seriously polluted.

As a result, women who eat a lot of fish during pregnancy, or even as little as a single serving of a highly contaminated fish, can expose their developing child to excessive levels of mercury. The toxic metal can cross the placenta to harm the rapidly developing nervous system, including the brain.

About 20,000 children this year will be exposed to a dose of methylmercury that increases the risk of adverse neurological effects for the entire pregnancy.

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Mercury In Vaccines Contributing to Autism Epidemic

By age two, American children have received 237 micrograms of mercury through vaccines alone, which far exceeds current EPA "safe" levels of .1 mcg/kg. per day. That's one-tenth of a microgram, not one microgram.

This means that children are getting 2,370 times the amount of mercury that the EPA deems safe from the shots which are mandated by the government.

The figure of one autistic infant for every 150 is now widely documented

Autism and mercury poisoning damage the:

Brain/nerve cells
Eyes
Immune system
Gastrointestinal system
Muscle control
The speech center.

Many investigators believe the mercury in the vaccines has contributed to this epidemic of autism. Read the full story of how the mercury, called thimerosol, has been damaging American children for many decades.

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Mercury and Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists at the University of Calgary have recently shown that trace amounts of mercury can cause the type of damage to nerves that is characteristic of the damage found in Alzheimer's disease. The level of mercury exposure used in the test was well below those levels found in many humans with mercury/silver amalgam dental fillings. Read more about how no other material or metal tested, including aluminum, has produced even remotely similar reactions.

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