Jamie,

Mercury is dangerous to everyone. This idea that some people are "allergic" to mercury is ridiculous and outrageous. This idea is simply another ploy to allow the powers-that-be to continue practicing their agendas by poisoning people and then profiting by offering expensive pharmaceutical "solutions" as long as they can get away with it.

Mercury continues to outgas 24/7 and you get to inhale and swallow it and poison your body until the "official scientific position" is eventually forced away from their political agendas and back into truth by mounting public pressure and common sense.

In the mean time, because you still have some mercury fillings in, I would stay away from sulphur foods and I would not take chlorella until all of the fillings have been removed. Even then, however, some people still have bad reactions to it.

Depression can be caused by low thyroid function (mercury interferes with iodine which the thyroid uses), low ATP production (blocked by mercury also), and sugar-regulation problems (mercury blocks selenium used in sugar regulation).

Here are some practical tips:

(1) Stay away from all seafood. They often contain mercury.

(2) Stay away from high-sulphur foods (chlorella, garlic, eggs, etc.). They mobilize and can redistribute mercury.

(3) Take a Vitamin E with Selenium supplement.

(4) Take a supplement that enhances thyroid function and provides iodine ( Thyroid Support )

(5) Take plenty of vitamin C daily.

(6) Don't chew gum

(7) Refrain from caffiene and sugar

(8) Avoid sugar substitutes (Equal/Aspartame)

(9) Eat "close to nature". Raw vegetables should be your primary food. Also avoid milk and fluoridated water.

(10) Continue to arm yourself with knowledge. We all know mercury is extremely harmful and dangerous. Unfortunately, medical personnel have a tendency to believe whatever they are taught in school (which amazes me) even when it contradicts common sense.

(11) Get this book: Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment by Dr. Andrew Cutler. Give this book to your doctor and ask him to read it. It is the ulgiest book I've ever seen, but the best mercury amalgam resource anywhere.

(12) Search this forum for additional helpful information.

The fact that mercury is harmful does not apply to just a few people. It harms everyone. Doctors and dentists that don't believe this are lacking common sense and are not thinking on their own. They are only repeating what they've been taught in medical school, which we all know is controlled, filtered and tainted by pharmaceutical companies. Anyone who does a little research can easily see this. Unfortunately, most health professionals won't lift a finger for research and are too proud to take advice from their patients.

If possible, I would try to educate your Doctor or Dentist. It's entertaining to me to speak to them and reference studies. They get really intimidated when you do your homework.

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"Hey Doc! Did you know that?according to the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology?mercury outgasses continually into your mouth, even after being mixed with the other components in an amalgam filling? And did you know this implies that you?Doc?are getting huge doses of mercury?"

IAOMT Video
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"Hey Doc. Did you know that?according to research from the University of Calgary?mercury causes brain neuron degeneration?"

How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Degeneration
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You could even print this and give it to them:

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Tandvardsskadeförbundet, TF
("Swedish Association of Dental Mercury Patients")

ABC on mercury-poisoning from dental amalgam fillings. Handbook for victims of mercury-poisoning from dental amalgam.

Nov 1993 (Booklet)

NO ABSTRACT AVAILABLE. QUOTATION FOLLOWS: "...The primary symptoms of mercury-poisoning are vague psychic ones. Short-time memory deteriorates. You will find it difficult to concentrate on tasks which require attention and thinking. It is easier to execute tasks that are well known rather than to learn something new. You avoid social contacts which demand that you get out of your introvert behavior. You loose your temper easily and switch between different moods for no particular reason. Little by little, a more physical kind of exhaustion is added to the condition. More and more effort is required to initiate activities and sometimes break things due to inability to co-ordinate your movements with your visual impressions (ataxia). Occasional headaches, minor involuntary muscle spasms or ticks within groups of muscles can also appear. Hands and feet become easily cold, attacks of dizziness or vertigo can occur, and periodically you may find it difficult to focus your eyes and to see clearly. Joint and muscle pains, stiffness, lumbago and similar symptoms often appear at an early stage. They can be caused or increased by low availability of the trace element selenium. Nervous heart, sometimes accompanied by a week pulse, sometimes by a hard pulse, creates a feeling of anxiety. You don't sleep well, you wake up stiff and never feel thoroughly rested. As a whole you need more sleep than before, and you are constantly tired. Some individuals develop pronounced intestinal and stomach disturbances. Bloating is common and diarrhea can alternate with constipation. From 50 to 200 micrograms mercury from amalgam daily passes the gastrointestinal tract. There is usually irritation where mercury first interacts with tissues. The upper respiratory tract easily becomes chronically inflamed and symptoms in mouth appear. The gums bleed when you brush your teeth, red and white irritations (lichen, leukoplakia) araise, blisters and sensitivity to certain nutritives develop, ypur teeth ache, the whole jaw can become more or less inflamed, and some persons develop sinusitis. Metal taste in your mouth is a direct sign of metal-poisoning (mercury, copper). The more poisoned you are, the more serious and chronic your problems become. The pituitary gland will be affected which often leads to frequent urination. When the thyroid gland is affected secondary effects on metabolism can appear. Both glands accumulate mercury. neurological symptoms such as numbness, hypersensitivity and paralysis exacerbate. It is often hard to determine if the cause is in the nervous or circulatory systems..."
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I know it's not always easy to speak with your doctor this way, but they are just human but you'd be amazed to see how they react when you've educated yourself and shown them that you are politely unwilling to accept status-quo medicine.

All the best on your recovery. I'm sorry so many medical practitioners exist without the ability to think on their own or the will and passion to do their own research.

Take care and let us know how it goes.