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Widespread Adverse Health, Cognitive, and Fertility Effects from
Mercury's Endocrine Disrupting Hormonal Effects Found to Be Affecting Millions.
A review by DAMS researchers of over 1000 peer‑reviewed medical
studies from the National Library of Medicine(www.nlm.nih.gov) and
Government studies found that:
1. Mercury has been documented to be an endocrine
disrupting chemical that selectively
accumulates in the hormone glands and has significant adverse effects at
very low levels of exposure. (1,2,8)
2. Studies find that millions have chronic
mercury exposure more than the U.S. Gov't Health Guideline for
mercury. The largest exposures of both inorganic and
methyl mercury to most adults were found to be from amalgam dental fillings-
since bacteria and yeast methylate inorganic mercury to methyl mercury. Those
with several amalgams typically have mercury exposures 10 times the average of
those without amalgam, and after amalgam replacement the mercury excretion
level declines by 90%. (3)
3. Children with amalgam have
mercury levels in urine at least 4 times that of the average of those
without amalgam, and much higher ratios for saliva and
feces. (3) Mother’s amalgams are
the largest fetal and neonatal exposure for most
infants. (6) The largest
exposures to most young children were
found to be from mercury thimerosal in vaccines. (2‑6)
4. Studies found that many infants are receiving high levels
of fetal and neonatal exposure to
mercury sufficient to cause developmental effects that damage the metals
detoxification system to the extent that continued exposure to toxic metals
such as mercury thimerosal, lead, and arsenic results in accumulation of toxic
levels of these metals. This is commonly leading to neurological
conditions like autism, Aspergers Syndrome, Attention
Deficient Hyperactive Disorder(ADHD) if not
properly treated.(4,5,6,9,2)
5. Recent National
Academy of Sciences reports and other studies
have found that approximately 50 percent of U.S. pregnancies now result in
spontaneous abortions, birth defects, neurological conditions, or chronic
developmental disorders. Studies document that the majority of
these are due to toxic exposures and most children are
receiving dangerous levels of toxic exposures. (7,4‑6,2)
6. Chronic mercury exposure has been documented to be commonly
causing widespread endocrine
system effects including
hypothyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis, impaired conversion of thyroid
hormones and other hormones, pituitary hormone deficiencies, and adrenal
hormone imbalances. (1,2,10)
7. Some of the endocrine related conditions/symptoms found to be
commonly caused by these hormonal effects in infants and children include
widespread neuropsychiatric conditions and developmental disorders
such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, mood
disorders, mental retardation, spontaneous
abortions, eczema,
asthma, systemic allergies, behavioral
problems, and juvenile delinquency. (1‑10)
8. Some of the endocrine
related conditions/symptoms found to be commonly
caused by mercury in adults include hypothyroidism, chills, chronic
fatigue, fibromyalgia, depression
and mood disorders, anxiety, anger, memory
loss, balance problems, infertility, endometriitis,
menstrual disorders, low sperm counts, diabetes, etc. (1,2,10,11).
9. Mercury is extremely neurotoxic and immunotoxic, so that some of the
conditions described are the collective result of neurotoxic, immunotoxic, and hormonal effects. These interactions are
also documented in the references provided . Other
toxic metals and chemicals including Dioxins,
PCBs, OrganoChlorine and OrganoPhosphate Pesticides have neurotoxic, immunotoxic, and hormonal effects that act synergistically
to cause this condtions. According to the
studies and thousands of clinical findings, mercury appears to be the most
common significant toxic exposure, with the most clearly documented adverse
effects. (1-11)
References
(1) Mercury's endocrine disrupting hormonal effects on infants
and adults, B. Windham (Ed.), 2001, (over 150 peer‑reviewed
studies) http://www.myflcv.com/endohg.html
(2) Documentation on Exposure Levels, Adverse Health Effects Due
to Amalgam Dental Fillings and Results of Replacement of Amalgam
Fillings; B.Windham(Ed.), (Over 4000 Peer‑Reviewed
Medical or Government Studies Documenting Mechanisms by which Mercury from
Amalgam causes over 30 chronic health conditions, and 60,000 clinical cases of
recovery or significant improvement in these conditions after amalgam
replacement) http://www.myflcv.com/amalg6.html
(3) Amalgam Dental Fillings Found to Be Number One Source of
Mercury in Most People, with Common Daily Exposures Exceeding Gov't Health
Guidelines for Mercury; B.Windham(Ed.),
2001 (medical studies including large Air Force personnel study by Inst. Of
Dental Research) http://www.myflcv.com/damspr1.html
(4) Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to Toxic
Metals, B.Windham(Ed.)
2001, (over 150 peer‑reviewed studies), http://www.myflcv.com/tmlbn.html
(5) Developmental Neurological and Immune Conditions: the
Mercury Connection, B. Windham (Ed.), (over 100 medical study references) http://www.myflcv.com/kidshg.html
(6) Mechanisms of Neurological and Endocrine Effects of Toxic
Exposures on Development. B. Windham (Ed.), 2001, http://www.myflcv.com/fetaln.html
(7) National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council,
Committee on Developmental Toxicology, Scientific Frontiers in
Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment, June 1, 2000, 313 pages.
& Press Release; & Toxicological Effects of Methyl mercury (2000),
pp. 304‑332: Risk Characterization and Public Health Implications, Nat'l
Academy Press 2000. www.nap.edu; & Weiss B, Landrigan PJ. The developing brain and the Environment.
Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 107, Supp
3, June 2000; & Evaluating Chemical and Other Agent Exposures for
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity Subcommittee on Reproductive and
Developmental Toxicity, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies
and Toxicology, National Research Council, National Academy Press, 262 pages, 6
x 9, 2001; & National Environmental Trust (NET), Physicians for Social
Responsibility and the Learning Disabilities Association of America,
"Polluting Our Future: Chemical Pollution in the U.S. that Affects Child
Development and Learning" Sept 2000; http://www.safekidsinfo.org
(8) T.Colborn(Ed.),Chemically Induced Alterations in
Functional Development, Princeton Scientific Press,1992; & "
Developmental Effects of Endocrine‑Disrupting Chemicals",Environ Heath
Perspectives, V 101, No.5, Oct 1993; & B.Windham,
"Health, Hormonal, and Reproductive Effects of Endocrine Disrupting
Chemicals" (including mercury), Annotated Bibliography ,2000 , http://www.myflcv.com/endocrin.html
& Giwercman A, Carlsen E, Keiding N, Skakkabaek NE,
Evidence for increasing incidence of abnormalities of the human testis: a
review. Environ Health Perspect 1993;
101 Suppl(2): 65‑71;
(9) Lars Landner and Lennart Lindestrom. Swedish Environmental Research Group (MFG), Copper
in society and the Environment, 2nd revised edition. 1999;
& Edelson SB, Cantor DS. developmental neurological
conditions: xenobiotic influences. Toxicol Ind Health 1998; 14(4): 553‑63
(10) MELISA Medical Lab, home of MELISA blood immune reactivity
test for cause of immune reactive conditions, www.melisa.org
(11) Mercury Exposure as a
Cause of Depression and Case Histories of Recovery after Amalgam
Replacement, http://www.myflcv.com/depress.html
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