Today's LA Times: "FDA to Reexamine Use of Mercury in Dental Fillings

The FDA hearings will be held Tuesday, December 14 and Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in Washington, DC.

The LA Times says, "The issue is potentially thorny because if the FDA determined that amalgam fillings posed a risk, millions of people would have to decide whether to have them removed, and if so, how to pay for that."

For the whole story:

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-fda-mercury-fillings-20101211,0,1380922.story

We wish every success to Charlie Brown, Consumer's for Dental Choice, Californians for Green Dentistry, the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry and everyone who has been fighting for mercury-free dentistry.

If you can't be in DC for the hearings, you can do your part to help by putting some heat on your city council and state representatives by emailing/calling their offices and letting them know you are concerned about this important health and environmental issue. Just ask them if they're aware of the FDA hearings this week and direct them to the LA Times story link. Ask them if they're on Facebook (many are) and refer them to the "Californians for Green Dentistry" page and the Consumers for Dental Choice (www.toxicteeth.org) website.

Stay tuned....

OC

Announcing the Californians for Green Dentistry Facebook Page

Californians for Green Dentistry launched a new facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Californians-for-Green-Dentistry-Non-Profit/106084399449156?ref=sgm

It's long time the United States step up and place a ban on mercury dental amalgam. There's been substantial scientific research indicating that mercury is a known neurotoxin. Mercury is the second most hazardous substance on the planet (plutonium is 1st) -- and this substandard, toxic material is being loaded into the teeth of unsuspecting people, one inch from their brain. A quick history of why it's even used is on the CGD facebook page. You may be surprised....or not.

Once a world leader in health care, we have fallen behind. The Scandinavian countries have banned mercury amalgam, and there have been warnings issued and legislation pending in several other countries.

The bandwagon is rolling! The pilot project is underway in the US.

OC

PS--- How do you like our new look?

What To Do If You're Mercury Poisoned

First, let's ask, "Who ISN'T mercury poisoned?" The answer is, anyone who hasn't drunk water, breathed air, etc. Mercury is the second most hazardous and toxic substance on the planet (plutonium is #1) -- and it's everywhere. Dental offices are known to be the biggest mercury polluters, as they dump amalgam down the drain and into our water source. (The responsible practices have amalgam separators.) There's no cleaning mercury up completely. It's just there...forever. Water washes on shore, so mercury gets into our soil (food source).

Mercury poisoning affects mostly everyone to one degree or another and can have deleterious effects on human health. You may feel fine right now as you read this blog, but people tend to lose their reference of what 'excellent health' feels like when they've been suffering with a slowing degenerative health issue, such as mercury poisoning. One day, you might feel so tired that you must take the day off to rest. The next day, you feel just as tired. And so on. Other symptoms (discussed on a previous blog) may accompany the exhaustion, and the condition continues to build, and develop more symptoms.

There are many ways to help detox the body, but understand that once mercury is in the body (or the land or the water source), it's there forever -- which is why it's IMPERATIVE we ban this substance globally. People notice an almost immediate improvement in health after amalgam removal.

So get those amalgams removed by a holistic or biological dentist well trained in proper amalgam removal procedures.

Cilantro's postulated mechanism of action is to act as a reducing agent changing the charge on the intracellular mercury to a neutral state allowing mercury to diffuse down it's concentration gradient into the connective tissue. This is called connective tissue mercury toxicity. The next step is to remove the mercury from the connective tissue. Mercury is preferentially attracted to the cell wall of the unicellular organism chorella. It can be also bound to sulfhydryl groups in garlic or to sulphur in the form of MSM (methylsulfonylmethane). To get the mercury out, the coriander/yellow dock herbal tincture is one of the best solutions. Also a herbal Milk Thistle combo, cleansing the liver (with nettle), detoxifying the liver and kidneys (milk thistle) purifying the blood (dandelion) boosting the immune system (cat's claw) is a good alternative. Furthermore a Soft Heat infrared sauna for detoxification is recommended. The clinical goal is to convert mercury into a state enabling it to be removed from the cells and be eliminated from the brain, connective tissues, lymph system, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys.

Another alternative is chelation therapy using chemicals like EDTA which has been available in Canada for several years and has been used to help remove these heavy metals. However, the more natural way would be to use herbal remedies coriander/yellow dock and Milk Thistle combo.

Dr. Omura performed another study in which three amalgams were removed from an individual using all of the precautions available to prevent absorption of the mercury from the amalgam. Even with strong air and water suctioning, water rinses and a rubber dental dam, significant amounts of mercury were later found in the individuals lungs, kidneys, endocrine organs, liver and heart. No mercury was detected in these tissues prior to the date of removal. It is therefore very important that you continue to use the herbal tinctures, Soft Heat infrared sauna or chelatin to detoxifying your body.

LNH suggests you see practitioners who are specifically trained and experienced with mercury removal and proper detoxification procedures. After removal, we do not suggest you attempt to detox on your own, as the body needs to be built up before it's detoxified.

OC

References:

It's All In Your Head, Dr. Hal A. Huggins, ISBN 0895295504

Mercury Free, James Earl Hardy, ISBN 0964930102

Tooth Truth, Frank J. Jerome, ISBN 1890035130

Hidden Dangers in Dental Care, Dr. Hal A. Huggins, Tomas, E. Levy, ISBN 1571741178

This information is posted for education purposes and does not replace seeing a health care professional for treatment.

What are the Systemic Effects of Mercury Amalgam ("silver") Fillings in the Body?

What are the systemic effects in the body?

* neurological: frequent or chronic headaches, dizziness, ringing or noises in the ears, find fine tremors (hands, feet, lips, eyelids, and tongue)

* immunological: allergies, rhinitis (inflammation of the nose) , sinusitis, asthma lymphaddenopathy (especially cervical or neck)

* endocrine: subnormal temperatures, cold, clammy skin, especially hands and feet, excessive perspiration

* other: muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, hypoxia (lack of oxygen), anorexia, joint pains, anemia, edema (swelling), loss of weight

* severe cases: hallucinations, manic depression


References:

It's All In Your Head, Dr. Hal A. Huggins, ISBN 0895295504

Mercury Free, James Earl Hardy, ISBN 0964930102

Tooth Truth, Frank J. Jerome, ISBN 1890035130

Hidden Dangers in Dental Care, Dr. Hal A. Huggins, Tomas, E. Levy, ISBN 1571741178

Dr Mercola Jump-Starts Our International Campaign

A quick note to say THANK YOU to those that have

donated so far -- we're nearing the halfway point to

our fund-raising goal of $10,000. We particularly would like to express our appreciation to Dr. Joe Mercola of the

well-respected natural health newsletter. As soon as word

of ourinternational project got out, Dr. Mercola offered to

kick off ourcampaign with a generous donation.

As many of you know, Dr. Mercola has long fought to

eliminate mercuryfillings: He has interviewed leading

mercury-free advocates like Charlie Brown, written

compelling articles exposing amalgam in his widely-circulated

newsletter, and marshaled grassroots activists to stand up for

their right to mercury-free dentistry.

If you didn't see the email I sent last week, please read it

below. If you meant to donate and just hadn't gotten around

to it yet, please click here now to contribute. Every little bit

helps in taking this next big step in our mission to abolish

mercury amalgams worldwide.

Thank you, everybody!

-- Sandy

Sandra Duffy, Esquire
Board President, Consumers for Dental Choice
www.toxicteeth.org
Portland, Oregon
April 27, 2010

Here is my earlier email in case you didn’t see it …

An Important Note from the Board

The following is an urgent note from Sandra Duffy,

president of the board, Consumers for Dental Choice.

Dear fellow consumers,

I am writing to you on behalf of our board to request your help.

In an amazing convergence of circumstances, Consumers for

Dental Choice has applied for and been given an international

platform and a role in negotiating the world-wide phase-out of

mercury amalgam dental fillings.

In June 2010, the nations of the world will gather in Stockholm,

Sweden to begin negotiating a treaty that will determine which

mercury products will be phased-out and when.

The World Dental Federation (representing the American Dental

Association) will be there to lobby hard for a phase-out exception

for dental amalgam.

The United Nations has just granted non-government organization

(NGO) status to Consumers for Dental Choice, which means that we

can participate in the negotiations -- and give dental consumers,

amalgam victims, and parents a strong voice fighting for an end to

amalgam on the world stage.

We have come so far in this movement! The infamous ADA gag rule

is in the dustbins of history. Fact sheet warnings on amalgam exist

for millions of dental patients. We exposed the wrongdoing with the

amalgam classification at the Food and Drug Administration, and

organized the ongoing boycott of amalgam colossus Henry Schein Inc.

Now, FDA is forced to reconsider its abysmal amalgam rule in the wake

of “unprecedented consumer-level pressure.”

In the words of FDA Webview, “No final rule in FDA's modern history, or

perhaps ever, has attracted this kind of organized opposition.”

We have the track record!

And today, we have an opportunity like no other. We can send

Charlie Brown, our National Legal Counsel and primary voice in this

effort for over 10 years, to Stockholm in June to participate in the first

session of the mercury treaty negotiations. Consumers for Dental Choice

will lead an international team of organizations against the continued use

of mercury amalgam.

With so many of our supporters waging their own health battles with

amalgam poisoning, we have been reluctant to request donations from

consumers in the past.

However, our recent UN recognition was unanticipated, and Consumers

for Dental Choice now needs to raise additional funds for the

international travel, the press relations work, and the translation services,

etc. required to seize this opportunity.

So for the first time in the history of Consumers for Dental Choice, we are

turning to you, the consumers in this cause, for financial assistance. We

hope that you will help us reach our goal of $10,000.

Please click here to contribute by PayPal.

Or you can mail a check or money order to: Consumers for Dental Choice, 316 F St., N.E., #210, Washington DC, 20002

Remember: Consumers for Dental Choice is a non-profit organization so all donations are tax deductible.

Partner with us in this historic watershed event. With your help, we can stand up to pro-amalgam dentistry and protect dental consumers all around the world! Thank you for your support.

Sincerely, Sandy

Sandra Duffy, Esquire
Board President, Consumers for Dental Choice
www.toxicteeth.org
Portland, Oregon
April 13, 2010

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Become part of a team to create mercury dental amalgam-free zones in your state. Contact Consumers for Dental Choice at www.toxicteeth.org for more information.

OC