Did you know that mercury is a poison? You may have heard of it being in sea food and such, but did you, actually, know the depth of its harm? Did you know that you could be holding it in your mouth?
Mercury is a known neurotoxin that can affect not only your brain but practically every organ and cell in your system. It accumulates in the organs particularly. It stays there and manifests itself into poison creating havoc for the organ and tissues, effecting the integrity of cells within the system, thus your whole body. There has been tons of research done on this. It is a known fact that it is highly harmful to animals and human kind. Yet many still are not quiet careful with this known toxin.
Even EPA and CDC, one of the most conservative organizations have warned the public about mercury and its safety. They warn pregnant women to stay away from sea food or fish that contain high amounts of mercury, such as tuna. Mercury has severe adverse effect on fetus and its development.
Facts are mercury is a potent neurotoxin that can cause serious damage to your health. Our system can safely take only very small amounts of mercury at one time. An example of that would be having one serving size of fish weekly. Of course, this is highly dependent on other factors of how an individual can handle metals as well.
Do Silver Fillings Emit Mercury in Your Mouth
Many American's are simply not aware of how damaging mercury fillings can be. An estimated of 75 percent of people don't know that the amalgam filling which exists in their mouth is made of 50 percent of mercury. There are, at least, 1,000 mg of mercury in the average amalgam filling. This amount is million times more mercury than in a piece of sea food.
Every time a person who has amalgam filling in their mouth chews, they allow this toxic gas to release, which they will take into their body easily. With drinking (especially warm drinks), brushing or any type of a stimulation the same action takes place. Thus, every time you would be taking in mercury. Most likely, that would be on daily basis, several times a day. Yes, you would be feeding poison to your cells several times a day, as long as that amalgam made of mercury exists in your mouth.
I highly recommend that you watch this video. It explains and demonstrates the mercury in tooth very nicely. It's important to know about it, so you can do something for its safety.
Where to Get The Mercury Amalgam Fillings Removed Safely
To get the mercury amalgam filling removed would be a very wise yet important choice to make. If mercury stays in your mouth and emits its gases over time--possibilities of health issues are endless. Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in the organs over time, which could easily translate into many different types of diseases, such as autoimmune illness.
To remove the mercury fillings safely is another integral step, as when it is being removed from your mouth, it is going to emit a lot of mercury and toxins. There are trained dentists and professionals that can do this much safer. Usually, holistic form of dentists would fall under this category. Look for such dentist to ensure safety.
Here is a link from IAOMT, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, which will help you find a dentist who can remove amalgam fillings safely.
Ways to Detox From Mercury
One very efficient way to detox from this poisonous metal, mercury, would be through chlorella, a single celled fresh water algae. Chlorella could bind to toxins, such as mercury, and pull it out of the system safely. Chlorella is a rich source of chlorophyll which helps process more oxygen in addition to its powerful cleansing action within the blood. Chlorophyll properties help with growth and repair of the tissues as well, making it one of the most prized foods.
Studies have shown that mice that were given chlorella after having been fed with methyl mercury, were able to excrete lot of the mercury out through their urine and feces.
Tips to detoxifying from mercury:
- Taking good amounts of chlorella
- Sea algae could be helpful as well
- Spirulina
- Cleansing diet (which would include drinking and limiting solid food intake)
- Water and lemon
- Water and organic raw apple cider vinegar
- Produce that are rich in chlorophyll and minerals, such as: parsley, cilantro, crucified family (kale, broccoli sprouts, turnip bulb and greens), spinach, romaine lettuce, rich green leaves
- Garlic
- Onions
- Ginger
- Cayenne pepper
- Oregano
- Coriander seeds
- Vitamin C
- Kambucha
Mainly, cleansing is the first step to getting rid of mercury poisoning. With the cleansing program, you could include certain things as explained above. Working with a natural health practitioner will be very helpful, as they would be able to guide you in detail of your particular needs at the time. Keep in mind that we are each different and may have different needs to fulfill, thus the importance of working with a knowledgeable practitioner could be highly beneficial.
Supplements, herbs, spices can be highly effective in this area as well. As suggested, working with a natural health doctor who can help you figure out what type of supplements would be right for you could be very helpful. But in general, anyone could follow some or all of the suggestions and get some results.
Coriander seed is very helpful in detoxification purposes. A teaspoon for a cup or two could be utilized. Place the seeds (could crush them some) in a pot and allow boiling water to steam for about 10 minutes or so. Drink up to twice a day. Coriander could be stimulating, though it does have a calming effect on certain individuals--therefore, it is best taken away from sleep time.
Ginger and cayenne pepper are other spices that are helpful in detox. Be careful with the amounts taken at one time though, since they can be harmful to the tissues if potency is high at once. Organic raw apple cider vinegar is one excellent source to detox. You could add the spices, such as ginger and or cayenne pepper to a diluted form of the apple cider vinegar and drink on empty stomach several times a day. This is really a great detoxifier done on regular basis, since we humans tend to build up toxins. It helps to balance the system. The raw apple cider vinegar contain the mother, which is a live probiotics that helps the system and intestines. It is rejuvenating and revitalizes the skin cells as well.
With chlorella supplements, it is important that they would have broken cell walls, because the human body is not able to digest or utilize its goodness otherwise. Make sure that the kind you are purchasing states that it is "broken cell wall". Also, the amounts that need to be taken to get rid of mercury would be up there--10,000 mg plus. Check with your natural health practitioner to see what is right amount for you.
Warm lemon water taken on empty stomach can be helpful with any form of detox. The lemon helps with the bile flow and goes through the system washing down any debris.
Of course, there are many other practices and herbal supplements that are very helpful but may need to be directed by a natural health practitioner. There are amazing herbs that are highly supportive of the liver and organs of the body which help with detoxification purposes. Check with your health practioner to see which ones are right and safe for you--and please do share if you are taking prescription pharmaceutical drugs.