Hypertension and Mercury Toxicity
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davey72
The Living Force
That is very interesting. I was in a free program for a time that gave me extensive blood testing in which i was found to have extremely high levels of mercury and lead in my blood, along with nickel. I was given what amounted to basically half of a chelation therapy for both. Both because of time, and the fact that i was allergic to one of the main treatments which i believe was EDTA. I am not sure if it was only because of the extremely high amounts of mercury fillings i had all my life (which i have since eliminated). Where do all these extreme amounts of metals come from? I also wonder if i have done any good at all with this chelation i went through, or if it is all or nothing type of thing? I have DMSA tablets i have been saving for quite awhile, but now i wonder how long the shelf life for them is, and if i should just use them up?
davey72 said:
Not really sure about the shelf life, but I think it is not long. I had some that had an expiration date of 2011 and just tossed them recently. I don't know if using beyond their expiration date makes them less effective or if it is harmful even. So I decided better safe than sorry and tossed them.
Sources of mercury would include fish, especially bottom feeders and those at the top of the food chain such as tuna. Shellfish such as oysters and mussels and also shrimp and prawns will help you accumulate mercury and other heavy metals. Of course there is the dental mercury from fillings, and the more controversial vaccination source which is thimerosal, an adjuvant component of vaccines.
If you handle elemental mercury such as from a broken thermometer, it can be absorbed through the skin, and you could possibly absorb mercury fulminate if you handle guns or explosives a lot.
Eliminate the source.
If you handle elemental mercury such as from a broken thermometer, it can be absorbed through the skin, and you could possibly absorb mercury fulminate if you handle guns or explosives a lot.
Eliminate the source.
Thank you Laura for this article, having recently been informed by a cardiologist that I have 'high' hypertension, and that it has been around for about two years, and also that a blood test showed that I have very high inflammation (C-Reactive Protein level). This would coincide with having my mercury fillings replaced by a dentist that took no special precautions, although I did do the full rounds of the DMSA detox at the time. Time to do another set of DMSA detoxes.Laura said:
I like the final line in the article:
Indeed, he may well be right. :)
The Doctor's Heart Cure, by Al Sears, MD states that dental plaque, gum disease and teeth decay are all interelated and pose a significant threat to cardiovascular health. The bacteria in the mouth can sneak through the diseased gums and enter the blood stream, causing inflammation and trigger an immune response.
. Once again, this is something that I've experienced through life.
Putting the two together begins to answer a lot of questions.
Prodigal Son said:
What has worked for many is Linus Pauling's protocol of Vit C + Lysine + Proline taken together and often. Cardio-C is one product designed just for this (Vit C Foundation) - but you can mix your own from powders. Since Vit C can be a heavy metal chelator, it might be worth doing a course of Vit C IVs (100grm) and check blood CRP-HS.
davey72
The Living Force
A funny thing about vitamin c i learned fairly recently is that they are now giving it out in place of citric acid to addicts in the inner cities for injection. I will spare the details but i am thinking it must be fairly safe. Either that or its just a better alternative.
shijing
The Living Force
I missed this when it was first posted, but thanks Laura for beginning the thread -- the connection between heart disease and heavy metal toxicity does seem to be very strong, based on what I've learned the past couple of months.
I don't think it's all or nothing -- every bit helps. If you were only able to chelate 50% for example, you've still relieved your total body burden by half, which should cut down on vascular inflammation and relieve some of the oxidative stress.
Storing them in a cool, dry place helps to preserve the shelf life. I've been using up a bottle that's two years past the due date, which seems to be doing the job, and then I'm going to move on to a fresh one. It's probably ideal to use a newer batch -- it may be better not to wait on an older one as long as you're physically prepared to chelate.
It looks like there are several papers on this topic, but here's one that examines mercury, lead, and arsenic -- summary quoted below:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/234034/
davey72 said:
I don't think it's all or nothing -- every bit helps. If you were only able to chelate 50% for example, you've still relieved your total body burden by half, which should cut down on vascular inflammation and relieve some of the oxidative stress.
davey72 said:
Storing them in a cool, dry place helps to preserve the shelf life. I've been using up a bottle that's two years past the due date, which seems to be doing the job, and then I'm going to move on to a fresh one. It's probably ideal to use a newer batch -- it may be better not to wait on an older one as long as you're physically prepared to chelate.
It looks like there are several papers on this topic, but here's one that examines mercury, lead, and arsenic -- summary quoted below:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/234034/
