Hi there Tex,

Im glad you found this forum. Wow, it sounds like mercury to me. The odd thing about mercury seems that you can be poisoned a long time before you can suddenly buckle under the strain for some other reason and then you become symptomatic and wonder what's happened.

Glad you stopped the tuna, wise move. Fish alone can cause mercury toxicity, though it can take time for that to happen. It's a bad one. I remember I ate a can of tuna and was bedridden.

The body can usually handle a lot for quite sometime, but eventually it won't and sometimes it may take one extra straw to break the camel's back.

I would not rid your diet of salt. Believe it or not, some people do think they are doing themselves the world of good by getting rid of fats, salt and going almost vegetarian. It is unfortunately not the best move if you are mercury toxic. You actually do need some salt, fats and proteins from eggs and meat, butter and other good fats with this toxicity. Be careful over "overcleansing". Great to eat healthy though and to avoid sugar, wheat/grains/gluten, milk, caffeine, fruits (initially), honey etc and eating plenty of good vegetables is great, raw/steamed, stir fried however.

If you click on this link here - http://www.holisticdentalnetwork.com/directory_splash.php

You can look up dentists hopefully in your area. The ones listed on these pages are biologic and hopefully some of the very best. You can also "ask the doctor" on there. If you look at the options up the top of the page, you can contact him, as he knows a lot about these things. There are other options on that site also, you check them out too if you find them helpful. You will also see where it has complimentry physicians on that page under where it lists dentists.

The dentist that should answer your questions on the chipped crowns should be a biologic one, as I do not trust the opinion of a mainstream dentist because they are not looking out for health/biocompatibility.

Problems can be metal in crowns acting with the amalgam and creating the galvanic activity too. It is wise to remove all metal from the mouth. So I hope you can find a reputable biologic dentist who will check out your mouth completely and find out what has to be done in order to allow your body to heal from this.

Also, a good chelation regime to detox the mercury will be what you will be needing too. Taking general supportive supplements is great like vitamin C, Vitamin E, selenium, magnesium/calcium, B complex, milk thistle and algin now for sure. If you don't tolerate any of them, simply stop using it or try a lower dose. But do not take any vitamin C near the day of a dental appointment or it will reduce your ability to get numb from anaesthetic. You need to stop vitamin C about two days before your appointment. Then resume it of course straight after.

Chelation is up to you, when you wish to start it and how you want to do it because there are so many out there. The one I see most people tolerating seems to be the Andy Cutler protocol. At any rate, Im sure you've probably read that on previous posts.

Keep us in touch with what happens. and yeah don't have any fish <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> You can however take fish oil capsules or fish oil that has been tested for mercury. This will be good for you too. Blue Ice is a good brand and cod liver oil is probably one of the best things to consume.

Here is a link you may find helpful also
http://www.healthline.cc/Right%20Dental%20Choice.pdf