Where To Learn More
AL: A good place to start learning about mercury detox is www.cfsn.com also www.hugnet.com and www.bioprobe.com.
Polly: At the bioprobe site (phone 407-290- 9670), pick up a book by Sam Ziff called Dental Mercury Detox. It is very good. I also like Hal Huggins book, Uninformed Consent. Andy Cutler’ s book, Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment, is on a completely different level. There is easily 100 times as much information in it. Even though it is written in layperson’ s language, it will take most lay people a long time to read and comprehend Culter’ s book. You might consider using it as a reference book, or you might purchase a copy for whoever is going to do your chelation treatment.
Leif Hedegard has excellent information at his site. www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQk00.html. This site is maintained by the Preventive Dental Association http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm
Amy Holmes, MD, has outlined her thoughts on mercury chelation at her website. www.healing-arts.org/children/holmes.htm Her protocol and suggestions sound very similar to what Andy Cutler, PhD, has to say on the subject. However, she has a decided preference for DMSA. Andy doesn’ t declare a preference for DMPS or DMSA in his book.
Here is a good FAQ page put together by people who are trying to remove mercury from their autistic children, http://hunter.apana.org.au/~cas/ozinfo/2000/00- 08/msg00035.html
Dr. Mercola prefers to use DMPS over DMSA. His protocol currently uses the once a month IV method instead of chelation campaigns. www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protoc ol.htm
I’ ve heard that Hal Huggins, DDS, suggests small doses of DMSA every day (35 mg or less).
I can’ t say who is right. It is one thing for an adult to experiment and pay very close attention to reactions, but I feel sorry for the children who cannot speak. It must be scary for their parents.
Thank You Andy Cutler
Polly: Andy Cutler, PhD, who wrote a very detailed book on the chemistry of amalgam illness, is adamant that whey, cysteine, MSM, and agents other than true chelators are harmful to the mercury poisoned. Even though he does not agree with some of the viewpoints presented in this chapter, he was the person who emailed me answers to my numerous questions on mercury poisoning. I feel privileged to have had the ear of such a bright man.
references
1. DMPS is (R,S)-2,3-DiMercaptoPropane-1-Sulfonic acid. A scientific monograph on it can be purchased from the Heyltex Corporation, Houston, Texas, phone (800)-237-6793 or (713) 784-6258
2. Fleisher, MD, “Mercury Detoxification,” Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, May 2001
3. Jacqmin-Gadda, H., et al. Epidemiology 7(3): 281-85, 1996. and Bellia, J.P., et al. Ann Clin Lab Sci, 26: 227-33, 1996.
4. Bengt, Fredlin, LDS, “ Effects of alkoxy-glycerols— ecomer— on the accumulation of mercury in rats after a single dose of metallic mercury. Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden.
5. Domingo JL; Gómez M; Llobet JM; Corbella J, “ Citric, malic and Succinic Acids as Possible Alternatives to Deferoxamine in Aluminum Toxicity,” Clinical Toxicity, Vol.26, 1988 pp. 67-79 and Domingo JL; Gomez M; Sanchez DJ; Llobet JM; Corbella J, “ Effect of various dietary constituents on gastrointestinal absorption of aluminum from drinking water and diet.” Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol, 1993 Mar, 79:3, 377-80
6. Berthon G; Daydé S, “Why aluminum phosphate is less toxic than aluminum hydroxide.” J Am Coll Nutr, 1992 Jun, 11:3, 340-8
7. McGeer P. (1990) In: New Scientist, 16 June 1990, as reported in article by Doug Cross at www.doublef.co.uk “ Evidence for the existence of a biochemical pathway that could account for the translocation of aluminium from the water supply to Mercury Detoxification 55 the tissues of the supposed victims of the North Cornwall poisoning of 1988.”
8. Ward Dean, M, “Crosslinkage Theory of Aging, Part III: The Neurotoxic Effects of Aluminum” VRP Newsletter, March 2002
9. Carlisle, E.M., and Curran, M.J. “ Effect of dietary silicon and aluminum on silicon and aluminum levels in rat brain.” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 1987, 1, 83-89
10. Blaurock-Busch, Eleonore, PhD, with Griffin, Veronica, PhD, Mineral and Trance Element Analysis: Laboratory and Clinical Applications, TMI, Inc. Boulder, CO, 1996, tracemin@usa.net, page 16
11. Elemental Analysis Hair lab report notes from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, August 2001
12. Ganrot, P.O., “Metabolism and Possible Health Effects of Aluminum” , Environmental Health Perspectives, 1986; 65: pp.363-441.
13. M Siepmann, W Kirch. Decreases lipoic acid serum levels of vitamin B-12?. Aktuelle Neurologie, 2000, Vol 27, Iss 1, pp 33-35. See www.drmirkin.com/diabetes/8310.html..
14. DAN! 2000 Conference Tapes. “Mercury Panel Discussion” with Amy Holmes, MD, Boyd Haley, PhD, Liz Birt, J.D. and Vera Stejskal, PhD These tapes are available from Insta Tapes, P.O. Box 908, Coeur D’Alene, ID 83816-0908, or phone (800) 669-8273 or (208) 667-0226.
15. Holmes, A, MD“ Chelation of Mercury for the Treatment of Autism” http://autismawakeninginia.bizland.com/autismthevacc ineconnectionandrelatedstories/id6.html
16. Keith RL, Setiarahardjo I, Fernando Q, Aposhian HV, Gandolfi AJ: Utilization of renal slices to evaluate the efficacy of chelating agents for removing mercury from the kidney. Toxicology 1997; 116 (Jan 15): 67- 75.
17. Takemoto, Sir Arnold “ Immune Therapy in Cancer” 30th Cancer Control Society, 2002 audio tape from Tapeco, Inc. phone (501) 770-6027
18. Duhr EF, Pendergrass JC, Slevin JT, Haley BE: “HgEDTA complex inhibits GTP interactions with the E-site of brain beta-tubulin.” Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology 1993; 122 (2): 273-80. Comments and the abstract can be found at www.listserv.gmd.de/archives/amalgam.html
19. Sorg O, Schilter B, Honegger P, Monnet-Tschudi F, “ Increased vulnerability of neurones and glial cells to low concentrations of methylmercury in a prooxidant situation.” Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 1998 Dec;96(6):621-7
20. Quig, David, PhD “Cysteine Metabolism and Metal Toxicity,” Alternative Medicine Review - Volume 3, Number 4, August 1998. It can also be found at http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/tox3-4.html There is another very pertinant article by him here: http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/dmsa3- 3.html Alternative Medicine Review. P.O. Box 25, Dover, ID 83825, Tel. (208) 263-1337, Fax (208) 265- 2488
21. Masayuki Ikeda, M.D. “ Iron overload without the C282Y mutation in patients with epilepsy,” Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
22. Ziff, Sam, and Ziff, Michael and Hanson, Mats, PhD, Dental Mercury Detox, Bio Probe, Inc., PO Box 608010, Orlando, FL 32860-8010, phone (407) 290- 9670, published 1997
23. Huggins, D.D.S., M.S., Hal and Levy, MD, JD, Thomas, Uninformed Consent, Hampton Roads Publishing Co., 1999
24. Cutler, Andrew,. PhD, PE Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment , Minerva Laboratories, June 1999 This book is available at www.amazon.com
Where To Learn More
AL: A good place to start learning about mercury detox is www.cfsn.com also www.hugnet.com and www.bioprobe.com.
Polly: At the bioprobe site (phone 407-290- 9670), pick up a book by Sam Ziff called Dental Mercury Detox. It is very good. I also like Hal Huggins book, Uninformed Consent. Andy Cutler’ s book, Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment, is on a completely different level. There is easily 100 times as much information in it. Even though it is written in layperson’ s language, it will take most lay people a long time to read and comprehend Culter’ s book. You might consider using it as a reference book, or you might purchase a copy for whoever is going to do your chelation treatment.
Leif Hedegard has excellent information at his site. www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQk00.html. This site is maintained by the Preventive Dental Association http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm
Amy Holmes, MD, has outlined her thoughts on mercury chelation at her website. www.healing-arts.org/children/holmes.htm Her protocol and suggestions sound very similar to what Andy Cutler, PhD, has to say on the subject. However, she has a decided preference for DMSA. Andy doesn’ t declare a preference for DMPS or DMSA in his book.
Here is a good FAQ page put together by people who are trying to remove mercury from their autistic children, http://hunter.apana.org.au/~cas/ozinfo/2000/00- 08/msg00035.html
Dr. Mercola prefers to use DMPS over DMSA. His protocol currently uses the once a month IV method instead of chelation campaigns. www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protoc ol.htm
I’ ve heard that Hal Huggins, DDS, suggests small doses of DMSA every day (35 mg or less).
I can’ t say who is right. It is one thing for an adult to experiment and pay very close attention to reactions, but I feel sorry for the children who cannot speak. It must be scary for their parents.
Thank You Andy Cutler
Polly: Andy Cutler, PhD, who wrote a very detailed book on the chemistry of amalgam illness, is adamant that whey, cysteine, MSM, and agents other than true chelators are harmful to the mercury poisoned. Even though he does not agree with some of the viewpoints presented in this chapter, he was the person who emailed me answers to my numerous questions on mercury poisoning. I feel privileged to have had the ear of such a bright man.
references
1. DMPS is (R,S)-2,3-DiMercaptoPropane-1-Sulfonic acid. A scientific monograph on it can be purchased from the Heyltex Corporation, Houston, Texas, phone (800)-237-6793 or (713) 784-6258
2. Fleisher, MD, “Mercury Detoxification,” Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, May 2001
3. Jacqmin-Gadda, H., et al. Epidemiology 7(3): 281-85, 1996. and Bellia, J.P., et al. Ann Clin Lab Sci, 26: 227-33, 1996.
4. Bengt, Fredlin, LDS, “ Effects of alkoxy-glycerols— ecomer— on the accumulation of mercury in rats after a single dose of metallic mercury. Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden.
5. Domingo JL; Gómez M; Llobet JM; Corbella J, “ Citric, malic and Succinic Acids as Possible Alternatives to Deferoxamine in Aluminum Toxicity,” Clinical Toxicity, Vol.26, 1988 pp. 67-79 and Domingo JL; Gomez M; Sanchez DJ; Llobet JM; Corbella J, “ Effect of various dietary constituents on gastrointestinal absorption of aluminum from drinking water and diet.” Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol, 1993 Mar, 79:3, 377-80
6. Berthon G; Daydé S, “Why aluminum phosphate is less toxic than aluminum hydroxide.” J Am Coll Nutr, 1992 Jun, 11:3, 340-8
7. McGeer P. (1990) In: New Scientist, 16 June 1990, as reported in article by Doug Cross at www.doublef.co.uk “ Evidence for the existence of a biochemical pathway that could account for the translocation of aluminium from the water supply to Mercury Detoxification 55 the tissues of the supposed victims of the North Cornwall poisoning of 1988.”
8. Ward Dean, M, “Crosslinkage Theory of Aging, Part III: The Neurotoxic Effects of Aluminum” VRP Newsletter, March 2002
9. Carlisle, E.M., and Curran, M.J. “ Effect of dietary silicon and aluminum on silicon and aluminum levels in rat brain.” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 1987, 1, 83-89
10. Blaurock-Busch, Eleonore, PhD, with Griffin, Veronica, PhD, Mineral and Trance Element Analysis: Laboratory and Clinical Applications, TMI, Inc. Boulder, CO, 1996, tracemin@usa.net, page 16
11. Elemental Analysis Hair lab report notes from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory, August 2001
12. Ganrot, P.O., “Metabolism and Possible Health Effects of Aluminum” , Environmental Health Perspectives, 1986; 65: pp.363-441.
13. M Siepmann, W Kirch. Decreases lipoic acid serum levels of vitamin B-12?. Aktuelle Neurologie, 2000, Vol 27, Iss 1, pp 33-35. See www.drmirkin.com/diabetes/8310.html..
14. DAN! 2000 Conference Tapes. “Mercury Panel Discussion” with Amy Holmes, MD, Boyd Haley, PhD, Liz Birt, J.D. and Vera Stejskal, PhD These tapes are available from Insta Tapes, P.O. Box 908, Coeur D’Alene, ID 83816-0908, or phone (800) 669-8273 or (208) 667-0226.
15. Holmes, A, MD“ Chelation of Mercury for the Treatment of Autism” http://autismawakeninginia.bizland.com/autismthevacc ineconnectionandrelatedstories/id6.html
16. Keith RL, Setiarahardjo I, Fernando Q, Aposhian HV, Gandolfi AJ: Utilization of renal slices to evaluate the efficacy of chelating agents for removing mercury from the kidney. Toxicology 1997; 116 (Jan 15): 67- 75.
17. Takemoto, Sir Arnold “ Immune Therapy in Cancer” 30th Cancer Control Society, 2002 audio tape from Tapeco, Inc. phone (501) 770-6027
18. Duhr EF, Pendergrass JC, Slevin JT, Haley BE: “HgEDTA complex inhibits GTP interactions with the E-site of brain beta-tubulin.” Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology 1993; 122 (2): 273-80. Comments and the abstract can be found at www.listserv.gmd.de/archives/amalgam.html
19. Sorg O, Schilter B, Honegger P, Monnet-Tschudi F, “ Increased vulnerability of neurones and glial cells to low concentrations of methylmercury in a prooxidant situation.” Acta Neuropathol (Berl) 1998 Dec;96(6):621-7
20. Quig, David, PhD “Cysteine Metabolism and Metal Toxicity,” Alternative Medicine Review - Volume 3, Number 4, August 1998. It can also be found at http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/tox3-4.html There is another very pertinant article by him here: http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/dmsa3- 3.html Alternative Medicine Review. P.O. Box 25, Dover, ID 83825, Tel. (208) 263-1337, Fax (208) 265- 2488
21. Masayuki Ikeda, M.D. “ Iron overload without the C282Y mutation in patients with epilepsy,” Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
22. Ziff, Sam, and Ziff, Michael and Hanson, Mats, PhD, Dental Mercury Detox, Bio Probe, Inc., PO Box 608010, Orlando, FL 32860-8010, phone (407) 290- 9670, published 1997
23. Huggins, D.D.S., M.S., Hal and Levy, MD, JD, Thomas, Uninformed Consent, Hampton Roads Publishing Co., 1999
24. Cutler, Andrew,. PhD, PE Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment , Minerva Laboratories, June 1999 This book is available at www.amazon.com
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