Mercury Can Cause Disease

Mercury can enter the body through dental amalgam, pesticides/fertilisers and seafood. After it enters the mouth, it is absorbed by any mucosal tissue (often the gums, or lungs where it is inhaled). Mercury can also enter the body through the eyes - particularly by way of conjunctivitis eye drops which contain the preservative, mercuric acetate. Upon absorption into the mucosal tissue, mercury can enter the bloodstream. Mercury is able to do this due to the high affinity for haemoglobin and sulphur binding proteins (proteins and cholesterol).

Hitching a ride on the 'blood-highway', mercury can go anywhere in the body - often ending up in vital organs, like the kidneys, liver and brain. It can also find its way into bone. When mercury ends up in vital organs, it will often induce a secondary immune response, which is the catalyst for a new chronic disease. Mercury can also work with bacteria, 'bat cave' viruses, parasites, cancer, tumours, fungi, yeasts, moulds, solvents, pesticides and other metals, such as gold, titanium and nickel (stainless steel crowns and dentures) to further weaken the immune system. And herein lies the danger of mercury. 

So, how does mercury affect the body and what are some of the conditions associated with mercury poisoning? 

What are the Common Diseases and Symptoms Associated with Mercury Poisoning

Mercury toxicity is associated with over 250 symptoms, the most common of which are fatigue, depression and kidney dysfunction. There are, however, much more sinister conditions that arise because of mercury toxicity…

Oral Mucosa

• Oral Lichen Planus
• Oral Lichenoid Reaction
• Glossodynia - burning mouth syndrome and hypersensitivity
• Excessive saliva production
• Throat and Tongue Cancer risk - when saliva conducts with mercury and gold fillings, it sets off a galvanic reaction
• Geographic Tongue
• Periodontal and Gum Disease
• Metallic taste
• Sjogrens
• Myasthenia Gravis

Stomach

• Nausea/ Reflux

Gut

• Skin Disorder
• Anaphylaxis and Hypersensitivity Disorders/ Severe Universal Allergies
• Abdominal Pain
• SIBO
• SIFO
• Gut Dysbiosis
• Altered Gut/Brain connection
• Candida
• Irritable Bowel
• Colitis
• Crohn's Disease
• Diverticulitis

Blood

• Hypoxia - breathlessness and pale grey/yellow skin tone or butterfly rash on cheeks. Older dentists in their 60's or dental assistants that had to mix and place amalgam will exhibit this trait. People who also eat a lot of seafood will classically show this complexion. This phenomena occurs as mercury competes with oxygen and interferes with vitamin A conversion.
• Haemoglobin Dysfunction (causes fatigue)
• Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
• Macrocytic Anaemia
• Hypercholesterolaemia or elevated LDL Cholesterol
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Polycythaemia
• Porphyria
• Hypergammaglobulinemia
• Haemochromatosis
• Thrombocytopenia - Maybe Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
• Acrodynia or Pink Disease
• Eosinophilia - Hypersensitivity  - think 5G, wifi, Lyme Disease, mould and universal reactors who are risk of Anaphylaxis. Check high Free Calcium Excess, high/low IgE, low Albumin and Iron Studies.
• Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia - Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic but probably in combination of a solvent and pesticide. Check farming background.
• Raynaud's Syndrome

Mitochondria

• Elevated Porphyrins/Pyrroles or Kryptopyrroles
• Mitochondrial Dysfunction/Disease
• Methylation Disorders
• High Homocysteine Levels
• Copper and Zinc imbalances - page 544 - mercury is the cause, not zinc and vit b6
• Free Radical Oxidative Stress

Heart

• Heart Disease
• Atrial Fibrillation - Mercury ties up Oxygen in the way that Carbon Monoxide would and then displaces minerals that are required for the heart to beat (sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium).
• Tachyarrhythmia or Tachycardia

Brain / Nervous System / Myelin Sheath 

Unlike other heavy metals, mercury can pass through the blood brain barrier.

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Motor Neurons Disease (MND)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's Disease
• Encephalitis
• Meningitis - Thiomersal (mercury) induced meningococcal inoculation
• Parkinson's
• Dementia - Amyloid Plaque
• Tics and Tourettes Syndrome
• Autism - genetic alteration
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• ADHD
• Minamata disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Ontario Minamata disease
• Depression / Anxiety
• Schizophrenia
• Suicide
• Tremor
• Ataxia
• Dysarthria
• Memory loss
• Epilepsy
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Myasthenia Gravis
  
  

How Mercury Moves Through The Body To Create New Diseases

Eyes

• Macular Degeneration
• Retina and Optic Nerve Damage
• Sjogrens
• Myasthenia Gravis

Ears

• Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Impaired Speech Perception
• Tinnitus

Thyroid

• Thyroid Disorder:

Hashimotos and Graves' Disease
- mercury seeps into the jaw which has an embryological connection with the thyroid, blocking T4 to T3 and then usually resulting in an elevated TSH. In some cases, treating the thyroid may overlook mercury's presence. Always note dental history.
Do not overdose on Iodine (Potassium Iodide or Lugol's). When protein is low and mercury is present, too much iodine can create thyroid disorders by blocking receptor sites.  Breast Cancer and Iodine deficiency have also been linked, but what if mercury is really behind the scene? Always look for Mercury's footprints in women who are of child bearing age, low iron or fast losing protein through menopause.

Hormones

• Poor Libido
• Fatigue 
• Endocrine Dysfunction - Low/High Testosterone, Oestrogen, Progesterone

Lungs

• Pneumonitis
• Chest Pain
• Dry Cough
• Dyspnea 
• Pulmonary Oedema
• Emphysema
• Sarcoidosis

Liver

• Liver Disease
• Gilberts Syndrome - failure of cytochrome P450 system inefficiently converting indirect bilirubin to direct bilirubin. Mercury will damage the Red Blood Cell causing the rise of bilirubin in chemistry. This is a hallmark of oxidative stress.
  
  

Kidneys

• Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
• Renal Failure 
• High/Low Blood Pressure
• Kidney Dysfunction
• Autoimmune glomerulonephritis
• Acute intermittent porphyria
• Oedema
• Berger's disease

Prostate / Testes

• Prostate Cancer Risk
• Infertility 
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  

Ovaries / Uterus / Womb

• Infertility
• Ovarian/Uterine Cancer Risk
• Neurological Disorders 
• Microcephaly in Offspring Risk - not to be confused with Zika Virus
• Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
• Neurological System of child - Autism, ADHD or Spectrum Mood Disorder

Pancreas

• Type 1 Diabetes

Muscle, Bone and Joints

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Scleroderma
• Lupus - SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
• Gout - combination of sugar/alcohol/coffee/fruit juice with a vitamin C deficiency
• Erythema
• Hyperesthesia
• Osteoporosis/Osteopenia

Spleen and Bone Marrow

• Leukemia
• Multiple Myeloma
• Immunodeficiency
• Sideroblastic Anaemias
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  
  

Who is Most at Risk of Mercury Poisoning and the Diseases Associated with it?

Often those who suffer from iron deficiency (perhaps due to a poorly formulated vegan or vegetarian diet), anaemia, diabetes, hormone imbalances (menopausal women or men who have low testosterone), sarcopenia (poor muscle tone), osteoporosis and osteopenia. These people are stereotypically more at risk of mercury poisoning. This is because their conditions often leave them immunocompromised. When an immunocompromised individual, (especially those who have the above medical conditions) are exposed to mercury, the mercury poisoning will often induce a secondary immune response, which acts as a catalyst for another autoimmune disease or cancer risk.