In reply to your question anonymous. I have still a couple of silver fillings under a couple of crowns, which I'm definately not touching for the foreseeable future so there's a lot of stuff I can't or shouldn't use. When I first realised the tingling in my head was connected to mercury I immediately decided to have my five visible silver fillings removed, and I literally went and did just that without I am afraid any of the precautions from the dentist to prevent me inhaling a large amount of mercury vapour. I realised unfortunately afterwards that this was the wrong thing to do, and I ended up having much much more symptoms after the removal of the mercury than I had before hand.

I was in relatively good health beforehand apart from when the tingling started, so there is no way for the foreseeable future that I am stirring up any more mercury by removing the ones under the crowns.

I have been using an ionic footbath (the kind thats supposed to draw out toxins, heavy metals etc) and I do believe that has helped a lot. Also I have used supplements containing pectin from apples which are good for binding heavy metals, and eating lots of sulphur foods like eggs and garlic. After I initially had my fillings out I took lots and lots of epsom salt baths I don't do that so much now but it did seem to calm things down when the symptoms were at there worst. I sent away for the clay that you are supposed to bath in, I'm not so convinced about that. I decided not to bath in it cos I didn't want to risk blocking the drains, so I used it as a footbath not really that impressed with the clay, there was no change of colour it is supposed to turn black or at least have black flecks in it if it is drawing out mercury (and I followed the instructions for it to the letter ) so I personally would not get that again, but what didn't work for me may work for someone else. The other thing I have taken before and am taking now again is modifilan, it has different types of seaweed in it including algin, I e-mailed the company to ask if it would draw any mercury out of my existing fillings and they said it would not. So I have and am taking that along with lots of vitamin c and I am also taking adrenal support, as I seem to have low adrenal function. I was going to take thyroid support too, but as the modifilan contains iodine I didn't want to overdo things.

I have read a gazillon things on the internet about mercury and heavy metals and there is so much different information and points of view about it. Just when you think your on the right track you read something else that says don't do that you'll draw out more mercury or do this and you'll be better in no time its all very confusing, obviously what works for some does not for another. I have read lots and lots of articles about people who do a lot of chelation when they have had all their fillings out and are more ill than they have ever been so I don't know. Even if I had all my mercury removed I'm not sure I would do some of the chelation methods because I feel a lot of it is quiet risky and I think I would maybe just want to stick to natural ways, again I don't know suppose its a case of everyone is different and can handle different levels of it and it will improve some more than others. The thing is just like people can or can't handle different methods of chelation the same seems to apply to mercury, I know loads of people with mercury fillings, and most if not all of them are in perfect or near perfect health, I am even taking more notice now of peoples mouths - HA HA - and like I said nearly everyone I know or come in contact with have some silver fillings and the majority of them are fine, so like a lot of things what some people can handle regarding mercury in their system others can not.

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