Before I begin, let me preface this response by saying that I am in no way intending to be unkind at all. I'm truly only trying to help by telling you (and everyone else) what I believe to be true through my research and experience. Of course, everyone will have to make their decisions and do their own research. Everything I've written here is my honest opinion based on my research and experience.

First let me respond to the following statement:

"in the (admittedly minimal) research I have done so far, he [Huggins] doesn't seem to have many allies in the profession"

If you continue your research, you will find that he has many allies in his profession. In fact, the controversy about amalgam has been going on for well over 100 years. Huggins didn't begin this position, he's only joined in with others already fighting.

In fact, the dangers of amalgams are so well known in some European countries, they don't use them anymore.

I have old copies of the ADA website in which they say they're correcting some common misinformation found on the web. They say that it is untrue that amaglams have been banned in some European countries. Technically, this is true. They have not been banned. Instead, their dangers have become so well known that there was no longer a demand for them. Of course they fail to add this pertinent fact. This type of deception shows their true nature (the ADA) (wake up America).

The first problem I see is your source of information.

You must realize that the NCAF was formed primarily to further the cause of the pharmaceutical companies. They do this via several methods, one of which is scaring doctors away from trying alternative methods. (If you find this hard to believe, read the book, "Racketeering In Medicine". I'll provide a link later.)

The NCAF is by no means the only player in the game. Stephen Barrett and his "followers" (of "Quackwatch" fame) is another. NCS, NCI, NIH, FDA, ADA, CDC, AMA and the State Boards of Medical Examiners are others. There are more.

This highly-coordinated complex of "organized med" is directed, either directly or indirectly by the money?the pharmaceutical companies. The major medical schools are in the same bed. Follow the money.

The process of unravelling this highly-organized conspiracy is not that complicated and is the subject of numerous books and historical documents. Human conspiracies reach back as far as history can see but people just keep on believing that those in power "just can't be that bad". A hard study of the facts shows othewise.

I certainly could not educate anyone on this involved subject without writing a book, but why bother. Many others already have, and quite brilliantly, I might add. Here are a few examples:

Racketeering In Medicine
The Creature From Jeckyll Island
The Unseen Hand
Vultures In Eagles Clothing
Dr. Cutler's List

The document you make reference to (http://www.ncahf.org/pp/amalgampp.html) is pitiful. I truly feel sorry for people who read this stuff and actually believe it. I truly hope people will do more research and use common sense when they do. The most important thing is not to believe the [political] position of a person or organization just because they're big, powerful, popular, pretty, referenced, or part of the government.

This document from the NCAF begins with a paragraph containing this statement:

"The National Council Against Health Fraud believes that amalgam fillings are safe..."

Anyone who does their homework properly will realize the following facts (don't take it from me, everyone should do their own homework):

1. Mercury leaks out of amalgam fillings into your mouth.
2. ANY amount of mercury in the body does damage?there is NO "safe" minimum.
3. Chronic mercury exposure causes mercury to accumulate in the body. This accumulation increases damage over time.

Questions:

1. If it's safe, why are so many people getting well [dramatically] after having them removed (including me)?

2. If it's safe, why did the FDA propose removing Thimerosal (a mercury-containing preservative) from vaccinations? (Using mercury as a preservative in vaccines is another brilliant idea?if you want to make large numbers of people mysteriously sick over a long period of time to increase the pharmaceutical bottom line. Ask yourself: Are there no other safer preservatives?)

3. If it's safe, why did the state of California pass a law requiring Dentists to inform patients that it isn't (or "may not be" as the politically correct and * legally safe * terminology goes)?

4. If it's safe, why does so much research show a link between mercury and destructive processes causing numerous conditions in the body? Click this link to see a list:

Partial List of Illnesses

You should also check out this video (obviously out of the reach of the U.S. "organized med"):

University of Calgary

People need to educate themselves and, most of all, return to common sense. We need to realize that there are big?even huge?organizations that are presided by people who have no conscience and lie regularly. Did everyone hear that? No conscience?lie regularly.

Have you ever met one of these people? I have. I've met several, in fact. In most cases, I didn't realize that they had no conscience until harm was done. In some cases, much harm. Some are now in prison. Others are in politics.

Have you heard about the medical ghostwriting scam that's currently being uncovered? Have you heard about DuPont and their plan to maintain the monopoly on Freon-related products (If you're a stock trader or skilled watcher, you may have heard about this one). I've documented on our own website (as I've had time) about Stephen Barrett (pawn of the pharmaceutical complex) who slandered Huggins' book very deceptively (interestingly Stephen Barrett founded Quackwatch.com):

Beyond Ridiculous

And another Link:

Quackwatch Busted

Did anyone see the 20/20 story about Nutrasweet? I saw it when it originally aired (years ago?before Nutrasweet advertised, I believe). It said that a scientist was paid $30K (if I remember the amount correctly) as a bribe. Here's what happened (this is to the best of my memory as it aired years ago).

Mice were fed from bowls. Nutrasweet was added to the bowls into the food. The Nutrasweet was in a large crystalline form?too large for the mice to eat.

The mice ate the food but left ALL the Nutrasweet chunks. The scientist was paid $30K to record in his report that the mice ate ALL the Nutrasweet. The test results showed that the mice suffered NO side effects from the Nutrasweet (that they never ingested).

Here's another book that needs reading by the American public:

Ephedra: Fact or Fiction

Continuing, this first paragraph from the NCAF goes on to say:
"...anti-amalgam activities endanger public welfare, and that so-called "mercury-free dentistry" is substandard practice"

This "substandard practice" saved my life and dramatically helped many others that I personally know. We really have to open our eyes here. Remember the facts above... Does mercury leach? Is it poisonous? OK, the only remaining question is how much leaches.

Another thing to realize (which I mentioned in a previous post) is that the illnesses being caused by mercury are being treated by expensive, patented pharmaceuticals... And there are many of them (illnesses being caused by mercury).

Now, if we let common sense rule and not let ourselves be led away by the false notion that all people in powerful positions are good, we will realize that we have found a motive. And not just "A" motive, the most served motive in human history... money.

We also should realize that pharmaceutical company CEOs do not get paid for honesty, they get paid to make their companies profitable.

If one of these CEOs realized that an inexpensive natural alternative works better than one of their expensive patented products, do you really think he/she would go to a stockholder meeting and announce it? In fact, it's hard to find an employee at the local grocery store who will jeopardize their own job to avoid having to tell a "little white lie", or perhaps "overlook" a problem they notice in the safety practices of their food handling. Remember Erin Brockovich and PG & E. We're not talking about $5 an hour here.

On a 20/20 program years ago, mercury readings were taken from the mouths of people with amalgam fillings. Substantial amounts of mercury were leaching. I actually saw this entire story.

Some research I've read a while ago said that the amounts that leach are (if I remember correctly) 25 to 200 TIMES (not percent) higher than what OSHA allows in the air of the work place. I'd like to find that study, and if I do, I'll post a link to it here.

OK, one more excerpt...

"Amalgam is the most thoroughly studied and tested filling material now used."

This is deception at it's finest. I mean, it's hard to believe they would make this statement. But let me tell you why they would and why it works so well for their purposes.

They know that 99% of the people will read this and assume this means the research has come back positive?that the fillings are safe. I sincerely hope people will wake up and see the pure evil in this unescapable deception.

Yes, technically the statement is true; "Amalgam is the most...tested." But what they don't say is what the preponderence of tests do say. That's the question we really need the answer to. The answer, like most truth, is reasonably accessible. Just do some searching and you will find it.

Of course, you'll find a study here and there that says amalgams are safe, but remember ghostwriting, bribery and the desire for money exist most anywhere you find humans. These are the studies they clearly favor, even though they are in the vast minority. Do you own research and you'll see.

Let me say a word about licensing.

As usually is the case, people in search of power will offer you something that seems to have value, but which has the net effect of giving them more power. Licensing is a shining example of a governmental quest for power in exchange for so-called protection for the people.

History should be an conclusive teacher on this subject of licensing, but we all too often ignore it.

It was told us that plumbing licenses are in place to protect us from bad plumbers. Unfortunately, there are 2 types of people in the world: Those who care and those who don't. Those who care about plumbing are good plumbers and have a good reputation. Those who don't care about plumbing tout their license as a token of their competency, even if they do horrible work. The true token of their quality is the earned testimonials?leading to a good reputation?which results from caring, not licensing.

It was told church leaders that they could be tax exempt. Sounds great but there is one small stipulation: They cannot talk about (endorse) politics. An interesting compromise which, by it's very nature, has no escape. With this type of "status" licensing, the loss of rights is obvious and makes churches second-class organizations.

It was told us that medical licenses are for our protection. Yet, we see them revoked all the time (if you keep up with this stuff) when doctors practice safe, alternative medicine with tremendous results and no complaints filed, while truly incompetent doctors get their hands slapped after killing many. (Boy, could I tell you some stories! I'll post some here eventually).

A deeper look exposes the true nature and harm of licensing: A process of control leading to the centralization of power and money, which attracts people attracted to the same (power and money).

On the other end of the spectrum is free certification. This is effective because its success is ultimately based on reputation. Some computer training schools flourish because they have a good reputation based on good testimony and others fail because they have a bad reputation based on bad testimony.

Take a close look at licensing and you'll realize that it's really a system of control and oppression?requiring you to pay for and obtain rights you would otherwise have anyway. Plus, it also obscures the natural system of reputation and provides no protection against those who use licensing itself as a system to oppress the truth. Unfortunately, a careful study will show the latter prevails and many suffer as a result.

Someone (like Huggins) who worked hard for a degree and was willing to risk (and ultimately lose) his license for a cause is more commendable than most. Whether he's decided to go for the gold now or not, I don't know for sure. There's certainly nothing wrong with making money, especially while providing a beneficial service. I cannot believe, however, that his heart started in the wrong place and it doesn't make sense to me to believe that it's currently in the wrong place.

I sincerely hope people will take 10-15 minutes a day and read some of the books I suggested in this post. It will begin to open doors you never thought were closed.

Education is not the key to motivation, but rather the opposite is true: Motivation is the key to education. Those who care about football know about football. Those who care about the latest American Idol know about the latest American Idol. Those who care about truth know about truth. Those who care about corporate pride, power and money often sacrifice truth and integrity to attain their goals.

Humility is the precursor to an honest education in truth.

About your inquiry about WBC:
The book, "It's All In Your Head", page 89 provides a list of factors that, taken together, can be indicative of mercury toxicity. A white blood cell count above 7,500 or below 4,500 are both indicators.

It's All In Your Head by Dr. Hal Huggins
(This is the book that changed my life).

And just in case someone missed it in the previous post, here is the story of my life without mercury:

My Mercury Story


"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

Schoepenhauer