bad information about mercury in current magazine

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Hi list,

Please excuse me if this is not a proper place to post this.

I hope to also get a copy of the article to my non-mercury

dentist. This article horrifies me, but I don't feel

competent to send an authoritative reply to the magazine.

I am hoping that someone who can will write them.

From " Fitness " magazine, October 2000, page 60, in an

article called " Fitness Investigates Urban Health Legends " :

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THE RUMOR: Mercury-amalgam fillings are toxic. And according

to groups like the American Academy of Biological Dentistry

(AABD), these fillings can contribute to maladies like

lethargy, arthritis, and acne. The AABD advocates removing

mercury-amalgam ( " silver " ) fillings. The theory: mercury

is a poison, and having it in your mouth is dangerous.

FITNESS SAYS: Logical? Perhaps. True? No. Although mercury

ingested on its own can be toxic, mercury in silver fillings

is perfectly harmless. " Mercury forms a different compound

when mixed with other metals and no longer has the dangerous

properties it has on its own, " explains J. Rodway Mackert,

D.D.M., Ph.D., spokesman for the American Dental Association.

Furthermore, there have been only 50 cases of allergic

reactions to mercury-amalgam fillings recorded in scientific

literature since 1905 -- and the telltale symptoms are

likely to consist of redness around the gums rather than

a sudden outbreak of arthritis.

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I have just resubscribed to this list, but I TRUELY

cannot keep up with the mail (even getting digest).

I appreciate the info and support on this list, but

can't even skim all the messages. I'm saying that

in case someone says something in response and I seem

oddly quiet! I may not have seen it.

Moria