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Question by Mary Kane
Send this post to a friendOur grandchildren born in the mid 80's through 2000 have a range of different possible neurological issues..speech delays, impulse control problems, aversion to mother's milk, exzema and possible leaky gut syndrome.
I'm convinced mercury is to blame because they got so many vaccines laced with thimerisol.
What do you recommend to rid the body of this toxin and others such as aluminum.
I've been tested and have a significant level of mercury from a hair analysis. I did have more fillings in my teeth than my kids. I could have passed some mercury on to them in utero.
I understand sometimes mercury can't be measured as it is locked in the brain cells.
I have been taking chorella and kelp and wonder if it wouldn't be advisable to take something like this just in case as they all have had dozens of mercury laden vaccines.
Where can one get the hair analysis done?
Thanks,
Mary Kane
Grandmother of 25
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1. 09/21/2007 08:20:20 AM
You’ve raised a number of issues and while I can’t begin to offer you medical advice, I do recommend that you and your children seek medical care if you are concerned about neurological problems. Many things can cause the symptoms you list, and mercury poisoning isn’t necessarily the most likely. I can provide some general information about testing for mercury exposure, the safety of vaccines and how most children are exposed to mercury.
Almost all of the routine childhood immunizations have been available for years in formulations that do not contain mercury or that contain only trace amounts. In the past, many vaccines contained a preservative called thimerosal, which contains ethyl mercury. But in the late 1990's, NRDC and others successfully pressed for the removal of thimerosal from childhood vaccines. The flu vaccine is the only routine childhood vaccine that still sometimes includes thimerosal. Parents can request the mercury-free version of this vaccine. Some of the combined diphtheria and tetanus vaccines may contain trace residues of thimerosal from the manufacturing process, but the amounts are extremely small. It’s important to note that some very good research studies have investigated possible links between thimerosal in vaccines and autism, as well as other childhood illnesses. The well-conducted studies have uniformly failed to find any evidence of a link. That doesn’t mean it’s OK to have mercury in vaccines – it’s not – but it does mean we should be cautious about jumping to conclusions that autism and other children’s illnesses are due to vaccines.
Most people are exposed to methyl mercury from eating fish. Mercury poisoning is a serious problem, but the solution is fairly simple: eat less high-mercury fish. With smart food choices you can lower your mercury level in six to eight months. Children get most of their mercury from canned tuna, so it is important to limit children's consumption to less than one ounce of canned light tuna for every 12 pounds of body weight per week (that amount of tuna should keep your child below the level of mercury the EPA considers safe). Children should avoid albacore or white tuna because the levels of mercury are higher.
You also mention being concerned about fillings in your teeth. That type of mercury is an inorganic form which has somewhat different toxicity than the organic mercury in fish. There isn’t as much information on whether or not mercury amalgams may be harmful, although they have been shown to harm dentists and dental assistants who handle the raw material regularly. As a precautionary measure, it is best to avoid having new mercury fillings inserted. Having old fillings removed may not be advisable, because drilling the fillings out can release mercury vapor, and can also cause small fragments of the fillings to get embedded in the cheeks and gums. So, paradoxically, filling removal may actually increase mercury exposures!
For a more accurate reading of mercury levels, you should request a blood mercury test from your physician. Hair tests are a reasonable first step, but they are much less accurate.
Almost all of the routine childhood immunizations have been available for years in formulations that do not contain mercury or that contain only trace amounts. In the past, many vaccines contained a preservative called thimerosal, which contains ethyl mercury. But in the late 1990's, NRDC and others successfully pressed for the removal of thimerosal from childhood vaccines. The flu vaccine is the only routine childhood vaccine that still sometimes includes thimerosal. Parents can request the mercury-free version of this vaccine. Some of the combined diphtheria and tetanus vaccines may contain trace residues of thimerosal from the manufacturing process, but the amounts are extremely small. It’s important to note that some very good research studies have investigated possible links between thimerosal in vaccines and autism, as well as other childhood illnesses. The well-conducted studies have uniformly failed to find any evidence of a link. That doesn’t mean it’s OK to have mercury in vaccines – it’s not – but it does mean we should be cautious about jumping to conclusions that autism and other children’s illnesses are due to vaccines.
Most people are exposed to methyl mercury from eating fish. Mercury poisoning is a serious problem, but the solution is fairly simple: eat less high-mercury fish. With smart food choices you can lower your mercury level in six to eight months. Children get most of their mercury from canned tuna, so it is important to limit children's consumption to less than one ounce of canned light tuna for every 12 pounds of body weight per week (that amount of tuna should keep your child below the level of mercury the EPA considers safe). Children should avoid albacore or white tuna because the levels of mercury are higher.
You also mention being concerned about fillings in your teeth. That type of mercury is an inorganic form which has somewhat different toxicity than the organic mercury in fish. There isn’t as much information on whether or not mercury amalgams may be harmful, although they have been shown to harm dentists and dental assistants who handle the raw material regularly. As a precautionary measure, it is best to avoid having new mercury fillings inserted. Having old fillings removed may not be advisable, because drilling the fillings out can release mercury vapor, and can also cause small fragments of the fillings to get embedded in the cheeks and gums. So, paradoxically, filling removal may actually increase mercury exposures!
For a more accurate reading of mercury levels, you should request a blood mercury test from your physician. Hair tests are a reasonable first step, but they are much less accurate.
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