Re: Do you have to chelate after getting amalgams removed?

October 15, 2008

When the amalgam is placed and removed significant amounts get into the

body. While the amalgam is in the mouth there is daily exposure to

mercury vapor. There can be other sources of poisoning as well, such

as vaccines, fish, and others.

The human body is not designed to clear out the large quantities of

toxins that we are exposed to. Many people are genetically less able

to clear heavy metals and so have a genetic predisposition to

toxicity. Once the quantity of mercury reaches a certain level the

mercury itself interferes with detoxification mechanisms, and the body

simply can't clear any metals. Natural clearance from the brain is

almost negligible.

The mercury does damage when it goes into the body, and continues to do

damage as long as it is there. Even someone who does not have

significant health problems would be wise to chelate heavy metals out

to prevent future health problems. I am reminded of my grandmother who

was quite healthy until age 70 when she came down with Parkinson's

disease. I watched her suffer for the next 20 years of her life.

There are other examples I can think of of people who are not well

enough to chelate by the time their medical problems could be diagnosed

as mercury toxicity.

I guess the answer to your question is that the mercury will continue

to do damage until it is removed from the body.

>

> I keep hearing from numerous sources that chelation is necessary after

> getting silver/mercury fillings removed, but I haven't read anywhere

> why this is so. I mean, I can understand that your health might not

> improve much if you don't do the chelation, but is it actually

> dangerous not to (beyond whatever damage the mercury in your body is

> already doing previous to amalgam removal), and if so, is it because

> you're always exposed to a certain amount of mercury vapor during the

> removal no matter how careful the dentist is, or is there a more

> complicated explanation?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Liz

>

October 15, 2008

Removing your amalgams only gets rid of your constant daily source of exposure

to more mercury, it does nothing for what is already stored in your body and

brain. Read the following posts by Cutler on this topic, where he explains that

you will probably naturally clear some of your body mercury, but it stays in the

brain a long time, maybe indefinitely. And I agree with what said, that

this is going to vary by person, because their are genetic factors involved, and

mercury poisoning interferes with your natural detox pathways, so prevents you

from excreting any metals. So it would depend largely on your personal

situation and degree of toxicity. And as Cutler mentions in one of these posts,

that the mercury in your brain will sit there patiently, until you chelate it

out. And I don't have a link here, but I believe he has also said that it is

better to do nothing than to do the wrong thing, meaning improper chelation, so

unless you're going to do it appropriately following Cutler's protocol, then I

wouldn't do it at all. And I would suggest to anyone who is unsure, to get a

hair test done. That could help you decide if mercury is affecting your body or

not, and how well your body handles it.

But I also agree with , that you could prevent future health problems, by

chelating now, before you have big problems. I also watched my mother

deteriorate and suffer from Parkinson's Disease in her later years, mostly her

70's. She seemed rather healthy before that, but looking back, breaking her

ankle and having a metal plate put in, is what seemed to have thrown her over

the edge and started her decline. And low and behold, she had a mouth full of

amalgam and gold, a very bad combination! So based on my personal experience

also, like , I would suggest chelating when you're younger and healthier,

in hopes of preventing future problems. Believe me, you don't want to go

through what my mom did. And what scares the dickens out of me is that my hair

test looks much worse than hers, and I am sicker at a much younger age than her,

so I fear my genetics are worse, so I am taking this very seriously, and plan to

chelate for a long time.

But anyway, read Andy's posts, and you don't have to start chelation right after

amalgam removal. You can make that decision later, and like I said, a hair test

could be rather helpful. JMO-------Jackie

http://onibasu.com/archives/am/120331.html

http://onibasu.com/archives/am/82494.html

http://onibasu.com/archives/fdc/18696.html

In frequent-dose-chelation penseur4444 wrote:

I keep hearing from numerous sources that chelation is necessary after

getting silver/mercury fillings removed, but I haven't read anywhere

why this is so. I mean, I can understand that your health might not

improve much if you don't do the chelation, but is it actually

dangerous not to (beyond whatever damage the mercury in your body is

already doing previous to amalgam removal), and if so, is it because

you're always exposed to a certain amount of mercury vapor during the

removal no matter how careful the dentist is, or is there a more

complicated explanation?

Thanks,

Liz

October 16, 2008

Jackie,

Thanks for all those links. They were very helpful. (and thanks to

as well for her feedback). My understanding now is that only in

the case of a botched procedure exposing you to high amount of mercury

during amalgam removal is it dangerous not to chelate right away.

This is more of a theoretical questions than anything else as I'm

planning to do Cutler's chelation protocol shortly after I have my

fillings removed. Luckily, my doctor's normal protocol for mercury

chelation is quite similar to Cutler's to begin with and he's open to

making modifications to more closely match what Cutler suggests.

You mention getting a hair test done which I haven't had yet. From

what I understand of what Cutler says about challenge tests in his

book, these tests can be considered diagnostic if they show that you

have high levels. The problem with them is they produce a lot of

false negatives. Correct me if I'm wrong about this, because it's not

totally clear to me. My doctor said that the test I had done with

Genova Diagnostics is pretty definitive, but who knows. Do you think

I should still get a hair test done, or is it sort of a moot point b/c

it's in my interest anyway to get the amalgams replaced and do the

chelation?

Thanks again for your help.