Sorry about any losts posts that may have occured in the past day or two.

We have moved this forum to a much faster computer system (server) along with the rest of our websites and email systems and the posts that were lost got posted during that few-hour transition period when the database was already transferred to the new system but the dns had not propagated evenly across the internet yet, so some people were seeing (and posting to) the "old" forum while others were seeing (and posting to) the "new" one.

Unfortunately, there's no practical way to reclaim those posts. I can, however, look in the old database (which is still up-but hidden from public view) for about 30 more days, so if you made a long post that you cannot repost without trouble, let me know and I'll try to find it for you and email the text to you so you can post it again.

We plan on being on this current (new) server for many years before upgrading again so we shouldn't have this problem again for many years.

Hopefully, you have noticed a huge increase in the speed this forum runs. The processor is almost 10-times faster than the previous one and the new server has about 4-times as much memory. It's also running the latest-greatest software and operating system. Hope you enjoy it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks!

great start to a new year!

I certainly think so <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Well, there was my post about mercury affecting the noradrenaline alpha-1 receptors in the brain, which are involved in the conversion of liver molecules to some other energy-related molecules, which may be related to the fatigue we suffer. You could recover that, as I doubt I'll repost it as I can't find the link anymore.

From the very brief research that I've done, the GABA receptors seem to inhibit various brain functions to consolidate memory. So improving the GABA receptors may improve memory and attention. But as I say, I've not done a lot of research.

I'm not going to be taking anything that crosses the blood-brain barrier until I'm sure my body is relatively mercury free, as I don't want more mercury transporting up there.

Thanks for the information though, this is a subject I'm very interested in.

No, it was a thread I started and it talked about noradrenaline alpha-1 receptors not GABA receptors. Thanks.

Steve, there was an article on yahoo yesterday about depression and the brain. Maybe you would find it interesting. I wonder if mercury could in someway be involved. This doesn't seem to be an avenue the medical profession are exploring. But 18 million Americans currently have clinical depression, and given the amount of people who have fillings, I wouldn't be surprised if it was involved for many of them.

Thanks, I'll take a look. Neuroscience is enormously interesting.

Depression, anxiety and many other conditions have a firm neurological basis, and mercury affects the brain, so it's more than likely. But I believe there to be other things involved, not just mercury; although if there is mercury in your brain I'd say it'd be the prime culprit.

It's fortunate the mercury can be removed and that the brain can be quite eleastic when exercised and has the capability for growth throughout it's entire life-span.

Sorry steve, it must have gotten lost. I looked for the post with any of those words in the old database and could not find it. Bummer.