Mercury and Possible Autism Link
I was researching mercury poisoning relating to 'Mad Hatter' syndrome relating to the occupational hazards of a milliner/hatter and came across an article which may explain the prevalence of autism ADHD since WW2.
Mercury poisoning is highly detrimental to a developing foetus which led to advice on not eating fish from a heavy metal area whilst pregnant. It went on to discuss how even amalgam fillings which contain mercury may have an effect on a developing foetus by affecting the development of the nerve sheaths which may lead to learning difficulties/autism/ADHD. I have a mouth full of amalgam fillings and my son was diagnosed as high functioning autistic so was wondering how many other mothers of autistic children have lots of amalgam fillings??
Also there is a small amount of mercury used in some vaccines which is a possible explanation for autistic symptoms displayed after vaccination. The article is: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20070324T23000 0-0500_120798_OBS_HEAVY_METAL_POISONING__PART_II____HEALTH_E FFECTS_OF_MERCURY_.asp
I have a load of those fillings and was told by wic when pregnant fish was ok they even gave me fish on the list to haves back then. 1993/1996.kids
Scientists say no link in this with asd proven yet. I think avoideing toxins today would be hard cause it's every where. They even said Organic still has some toxins. I guess body cleanseing is the only way to rid them.
Scientists claims metals have nothing to do with asd. I think they are wrong! My question is then why are not both our kids effected. I have silver fillings. I ahve similar issues as Daniel. Mine was from absence epilepsy as a kid. Seizure free now 20 years. For at least 25 years that I can remember there have been concerns about amalgam in fillings and the fact that it could be detrimental to your body as it contains about 50% mercury. Autism and ADHD were barely known back then. I would assume that most fish would not contain significant amounts of mercury unless it was from a toxic area e.g. the Japanese example, and generally speaking fish is a beneficial food for brain functions. However , there has been a significant increase in ADHD and autism in recent years and there is a remote possibility of a mercury link. History tells us that medicine and science have been wrong in the past about causes of diseases - e.g. miasma (bad air) as the reason for the spread of the plague and cholera or bleeding the patients to let out the toxins and even more recently the cause of stomach ulcers. Scientific experiments are also often flawed by not always using an appropriate control and then there is the question of who is funding the research. Obviously there are benefits in the dental industry for using amalgam and it is in their interest to protect its reputation as a safe compound for use in the body. I have countless amalgam fillings in my own teeth and I am not about to get the fillings removed but I was nevertheless interested if there was any significant trend. Two fillings or less apparently will not increase the risk but a higher number of fillings may have an impact. I just thought that the article posed an interesting hypothesis. Also both my parents who have lots of amalgam fillings are verging on dementia/severe memory loss in their 70's. Their parents who had all their teeth removed and replaced with dentures at about the age of 40 had no history of dementia and died in the 80 and 90's years of their lives. People now tend to keep their own teeth (with amalgam) rather than get dentures so is this also a reason for the increase in Alzheimer's disease? Maybe it is too late for us and luckily none of my own children have any fillings whatsoever but for peace of mind I would be asking them to look at non-amalgam alternatives when visiting the dentist. I believe their is something causeing more with disorder's these days. We just no longer do shots just to be safe. Sadly some still disbelieve the thimerasol theory. I no longer listen to regular dr's anymore.It's all about WHERE the fish come from and what type they are: swordfish, some tuna, salmon, and mostly the large fish carry the most risk and should only be eaten once a month at most, preferrably not at all while pregnant. Smaller fish like cod, haddock, crappie, bass, etc. are low-risk. Areas where pollutants are dumped should not be acceptable places to fish if you're going to EAT them.
As far as dental amalgams, I personally won't put anything in my body that comes to the dentist in vats labeled "POISON" or "TOXIC", as the solution for amalgams does. They say it forms a stable bond, but my mantra is better safe than sorry. All my amalgams fell out and some were even swallowed--I now have chronic fatigue and other health problems. I'm not suggesting a link, but I often wonder. They told me that the mercury amalgams "stayed in and lasted longer," but it's been my experience that the white ones last MUCH longer.
Just use common sense, caution, and be informed...that's the best prevention. I don't entrust my health to others.
Something else to consider is metals and toxins whether you are exposed to it via injection or out in the environment can slowly have a negative effect on your body preventing it from detoxifying itself. Both my children and I can be exposed to the same amount of metals, but my kids will have a negative effect because their bodies actually retain the heavy metals versus excreting it out like my body would.
www.nationalautismassociation.org
There is more information available than ever before about autism and the link to mercury (thermisol) ingredients found in vaccinations. The important fact as well is that there are ways through diet and learning how to build the body back to what it was intended to have available through supplementation.