Heavy Metal Poisoning
Heavy metal poisoning refers to excessive exposure to a heavy metal which affects the normal function of the body. Examples of heavy metals that can cause toxicity include: lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and chromium. Heavy metals are found naturally in the environment, certain foods, medicines, and even in water. They are released into the environment by coal burning plants. Today, an operating coal plant in China will produce enough mercury, lead, and arsenic that you will possibly breathe into your lungs in 7 days. These tox metals are part of all amalgam (silver) fillings. Amalgam fillings contain up to 50% mercury.
Toxic heavy metals are heavy metals that become poisonous to the body when they are not metabolized or excreted and so accumulate in organs and tissues. They enter the human body through food, water, air, or absorption through the skin. Again, we restress the concept: “they are poisonous to the body when they are not metabolized or excreted.” We will soon discuss the concept of metabolism and excretion because ultimately your well-being is a factor of how well and easily you can eliminate TOX.
The main mechanism of heavy metal toxicity includes the generation of free radicals to cause oxidative stress, damage of biological molecules such as enzymes, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, damage of DNA which is key to carcinogenesis as well as neurotoxicity. Even at a very low level, heavy metal ions can cause serious health effects. A small drop of mercury can destroy many nerve fibers. Mercury will replace Iron in your cell’s mitochondria and thereby disrupting and ruining the Krebs cycle, which is the most important metabolic reaction in your body.
Heavy metals disrupt metabolic functions in two ways: They accumulate and thereby disrupt function in vital organs and glands such as the heart, brain, kidneys, bone, liver, etc. They displace the vital nutritional minerals from their original place, thereby hindering their biological function.
What are the symptoms of heavy metal poisoning?
- Itchy skin
- Psoriasis type lesions
- Headaches/migraines
- Neurologic damage (tremors, seizures, and Parkinson’s type symptoms)
- Visual changes
- Memory loss
- Tinnitus
- Hearing loss
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Shortness of breath
- Tingling in your hands and feet
- Chills
- Cancer
- Swelling of legs and ankles
- Dark urine
- Pale stool color
- Chronic fatigue
- Speech problems
- Muscle weakness
- High blood pressure
- Hypertension
- Damage to blood vessels
Lead and Cadmium Exposure
Prenatal and neonatal lead and cadmium exposure have been documented to cause common and widespread neurological and psychological effects including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, schizophrenia, etc.
The liver is often one of the first organs that accumulates heavy metals. If you like to drink alcohol, smoke, and have a poor diet you will most likely have a poorly functioning liver and your chances of accumulating heavy metals and TOX increase exponentially. When your liver is stressed out many other body functions suffer because the liver cannot detoxify the body any longer. Your cholesterol levels increase also. So do many other health conditions such as allergies, colds, flu, pneumonia, high blood pressure, and cancer.
The BRAIN is the next organ that accumulates metals. Metals like fat cells. Your brain is primarily made up of fat cells. Now you know why neurologic problems can develop. Even LOW levels of mercury can cause nerve damage and neuron fibers to shrink. There are plenty of videos on the topic of “nerve damage caused by mercury.” Watch a few on YouTube and your eyes will open up. If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Ataxia, Autism, ADD, or other neurologic diseases you need to explore the metal toxicity possibility.
Keep in mind that all of your organs are under the direct control of your mind and brain. No bodily function can happen without your mind and brain dictating/controlling the function. Diseased mind-brain = diseased body!
Your GI is the next area of your body that accumulates metals. Your gut has also been called your “second brain” because it controls the immune system. Tingling and coordination issues can result from metals accumulating in your digestive system. A poor diet will cause the GI to slow down worse than a traffic jam at 4 pm in L.A.
Corona Pandemic
In 2020 our world was introduced to the Corona Pandemic. There are some experts that claim it may have been caused by an increase in the EMF (Electromagnetic Frequency) of the earth or possibly that it was produced in a lab in China or transmitted by monkeys. Whatever the genesis may be, you must also realize that viruses LOVE heavy metals. They use heavy metals to survive and multiply. Metals release over 100 mv of electricity and viruses thrive in environments that have high voltage production. They don’t use food like you and I to live. They eat voltage! They can survive in outer space so long as they get electricity. If you have heavy metal toxicity you will be more predisposed to virus infections, including the flu and Corona. If your liver and GI are already in a dysfunctional state, you will be more likely to get sick because you are NOT able to eliminate the virus properly.
Unfortunately, metal toxicity can also happen in healthy people who are able to eliminate properly. It just takes longer to accumulate the metals than in those who have poor health. More and more people are becoming aware of metal toxicity and the first concern that most of us have is: What foods am I possibly eating that may cause me to ingest heavy metals?
Since this contamination has so many different sources, there is a wide range of foods contaminated by heavy metals that you should be aware of:
- Cereals
- Rice
- Wheat
- Edible roots (carrots, potatoes, or any vegetable that grows close to the ground)
- Mushrooms
- Fish (tuna and mackerel)
- Crustaceans
- Mollusks
- Almonds
One of the fastest ways to determine if you may be suffering with metal toxicity is to look closely at your eyes and see if there are unusual pigmentation areas. Consult with your ophthalmologist!
Lead and cadmium accumulate in human ocular tissues, particularly in the retinal pigment epithelium and choroid.
Your tongue can also show signs of toxicity. Other than smoking, a blue or black tongue is often an indication of metal problems!
What are your options for diagnosing a metal toxicity issue?
Can blood tests help?
For the most part, blood tests can only analyze metals that are flowing in your blood, such as iron, and usually only in an acute infection. Metals accumulate and bind themselves to organs and tissues and therefore are NOT detected by standard blood tests. It is the biggest problem that we see with current testing. You go to your medical provider who orders a metal screening blood test that comes back negative. Of course the blood test is negative. The metals are already fixated in your tissues and not being picked up by the blood test. Complete waste of money and lack of any diagnosis for a problem that has such widespread consequences. Yet, they charge you over $100 for a useless test and tell you that there is nothing wrong with you. Complete malpractice.
Hair tests are another popular screening tool, however hair is already exposed to so many chemicals and environmental factors that it may be impossible to have accuracy. Sometimes positive tests can be misleading and often what’s in your organs is NOT being expressed into your hair.
The only viable screening tool for metals is done via Voll Polarity testing.
If you are concerned about the possibility that your health issues could be related to metal toxicity do NOT base conclusions on blood or hair tests. Maybe you have had numerous inconclusive tests and are still considering that metal toxicity may be affecting your health. Metal toxicity is the reason why lead paint is no longer used. It is the reason why all dental offices are mandated to install amalgam separators to prevent mercury from entering the environment. It is also the reason that thermometers are no longer made with mercury. It is a problem that affects a lot of us and needs to be properly diagnosed.
So how can holistic/naturopathic dentistry help?
First and foremost we will help to analyze your body for toxicity utilizing Bionetic technology. Sometimes metals will “hide” behind other TOX, such as parasites, and numerous testing session may be required before a conclusion can be reached.
Next, we will examine your current dental condition including the status of any fillings, crowns, root canals, or implants. Should we find warning signs then we will provide some treatment options for you.
Since many of our patients have metal fillings, implants, and crowns we will evaluate the condition of your dental work and determine whether these restorations may be causing harm to your body.
Most experts agree that more than 50% of heavy metal toxicity is due to dental amalgam fillings. These fillings contain 50% Mercury. This mercury is constantly being released from the restorations when you chew, grind, or drink carbonated beverages. 15% of the mercury production in our country is used by dentists who place silver fillings. ONE amalgam filling can have up to 500,000 parts per million of mercury. This is roughly 2000 times greater than the amount of mercury allowed in a 20 acre lake by the FDA. The mercury in that ONE filling will cause the EPA and FDA to close down that lake.
Mercury is considered a poison by the FDA.
The only place that this poison is still allowed to be used is in your mouth. How ironic, right? There is no logical argument by any dentist or scientist about whether a poison is a poison. The only arguments that you will notice are from the “old school” practitioners who cannot wake up to reality. The FDA has banned mercury thermometers, all OTC medications containing mercury, and they have mandated the separation of mercury in dental suction units. There is undeniable proof that amalgam fillings are poisonous! Only ignorance and money reasons can argue against this.
Mercury causes a wide range of medical illnesses from cardiovascular (CV) destruction to depression and neurologic deficits. Every laboratory test that has ever been performed on animals shows a direct ingestion of mercury into the brain and CV after introduced via dental fillings. Mercury introduced into the brain of rats caused immediate Alzheimer’s symptoms and 60% drop in kidney function.
Mercury destroys Cytochrome P 450 which is an isozyme that helps produce progesterone. Women who have mercury toxicity will also risk fertility problems and multiple other health issues.
Mercury block Acetylcholine which is a neurotransmitter. The effects of this cause vagus nerve dysfunction, heart rate problems, and peristalsis of the GI.
The major problem with Mercury and other heavy metals is that they cause INFLAMMATION. Part of this inflammatory process also includes interference with the electrical current of your body. Your cells require 25 MV (millivolts) of energy to function at optimal capacity. Voltage readings of amalgam fillings and metal crowns has been shown to be as high as 900 MV. You may have experienced this when placing a fork next to a silver or gold fillings. You get a slight shock on your tongue. The electromagnetic disturbance causes a decrease in production of red blood cells and malfunction of all organs, including your brain. Remember the analogy of the wiring in your house which just got hit by a lightning bolt strike. Your house is on fire now.
VOLTAGE is an entire concept by itself.
What you must understand is that all of your cells/organs use energy to survive. This energy is measure in voltage. Optimal cell voltage is 25 MV. TOX causes either a severe increase or decrease from this optimal 25 MV. The end result of all voltage changes is poor health and eventually cancer. The reason that acupuncture, ultrasounds, TENS, and laser units work to help heal is that they restore the energy field in your body. The reason that medical grade supplements work is that they replenish the nutrients necessary to restore your cell’s voltage to 25 MV. The reason that most synthetic supplements do NOT work is that they cannot do the same. When TOX affects your brain ultimately all other organs and bodily functions degrade. Your brain is your Air Traffic Control. Electromagnetic and voltage changes in your brain are the real cause behind all of your medical problems. These voltage changes can also be Emotional, as will be discussed later.
Removal of heavy metals (TOX) is discussed in our book “Integrative Dentistry.” Many patients demand their silver fillings to be removed by their dentist in order to help detox mercury. Removing dental work that contains metal is NOT warranted unless the restoration is failing due to decay or breakdown. Removing healthy dental work in hopes of eliminating metal toxicity may and can be considered based on one’s personal decision, but it is usually not advised and can cause worsening symptoms due to the vapor release!
Many practitioners feel that amalgam restorations are safe and the mercury is encapsulated (bound up) and is not released. There have been many studies, such as those done by Sam Queen, which clearly show that mercury is released from your fillings when you chew, drink sodas, or consume hot foods. The choice is ultimately one’s own but it must be done with proper screening and evaluation. Ultimately, teaching and helping your body to eliminate heavy metals is the key!
What if your dental work is failing and needs to be replaced due to decay or breakdown? Please keep in mind that older amalgam/silver fillings contain up to 50% mercury and removal causes aerosols full of mercury. Our staff is fully trained on preventing aerosols in the office (especially since Covid guidelines were implemented) and we take these procedures very seriously for our own health. There is a substantial amount of evidence and research that have shown miraculous health improvements in patients who have had faulty amalgam fillings and/or metal crowns replaced. There is plenty of information on the internet. You can research these studies on your own if you are a skeptic.
If you need to remove amalgam fillings please consider that there are precautions that need to be taken to protect YOU and US during this procedure. At our office we care about your safety and therefore the following safety protocol is followed.
We will:
- Prophylactically dispense Micronized Chlorella and Activated Zinc before procedure begins
- Use UV and HEPA extraoral filtration suction units
- Use full protective gowns to cover your entire body including mask for your nose, hair gowns, and protective eye wear
- Use DryShield evacuation and/or Rubber Dam isolation for entire procedure along with high speed adjunctive suction
- Use copious water during drilling
- Dispense of all protective gear in Hazardous Waste containers
If you need more information about Metal Toxicity and your health please contact us and we will be glad to discuss our examination protocols, metal screening tests, and treatment options with you.
Ultimately, the main concern is your exposure to heavy metals or TOX that causes health problems. It is also your body’s inability to eliminate and excrete these harmful agents. What can you do to help detoxify your body of any potential metals and maintain a consistent ability to rid your body of harmful TOX?
The human body is capable of healing so long as it can eliminate! Your health is a direct correlation to how well you eliminate and removing metals and other TOX is always at the top of the list. We will cover this topic later in this book. For now, you can consider your own program of removing metals from your body which can be done on an ongoing basis by eating or drinking:
- wild blueberries.
- lemon water.
- barley grass juice powder.
- Atlantic dulse.
- Following a Gut Reset program as described later in this book
- Taking medical grade supplements as described later in this book
Remember to always wash your vegetables and fruit!
More advanced treatments for removing metals are done with Voll Polarity Therapy using imprinted Activated Zinc and Micronized Chlorella products over a long period of treatment in chronic cases. Such treatment can last over 6 months before results are achieved. Naturopathic methods are generally followed.
Other treatments can include IV chelation which can only be done by a Medical Doctor who specializes in such options.
