About ten months ago I had my first dentist visit in twenty years. My teeth are pretty healthy and no new cavities were found. I have one mercury “silver” filling that I want out. I inquired my dentist about her opinion this filling and she nearly laughed when I told her that I believe that this filling is one of the contributing causes to my Candida yeast and Anxiety/OCD disorder. She said it was a small filling, it was secure and it “looked” pretty good. She said it was not worth taking out but she would do it if I asked her.

I then went to my doctor and inquired about my mercury levels. The test showed that I had mercury in my blood but not in amounts that would be a cause for concern. My Whole blood levels were 9 µg/L and the safe levels are  < 8.0 µg/L  and for occupational limit in exposed workers < 15.0 µg/L  (Source)

So my level is just above the safe level.

So here are my thoughts about mercury:

If health professionals don’t take mercury amalgam poisoning seriously then you need to find another health professional that does.

Why?

1. Mercury is toxic even in small amounts. It is the most toxic, non radioactive substance in the world. It is more toxic then lead.
2. Mercury passes the blood brain barrier.
3. Mercury is attracted to lipids (fats) and the brain has the highest concentration of lipids of any organ.
4. Mercury vapour from dental fillings is highly toxic

Watch this startling video on how brushing your teeth can lead to toxic overexposure to mercury just by the dental amalgam vapours. Even drinking hot beverages and soups can leach more mercury into your body then in an undisturbed amalgam. Any kind of stimulation will disturb the mercury to release vapours. Mercury vapours are then released for a minimum 1.5 hrs.

I will be having my fillings removed within the next couple of weeks. I found a holistic dentist that will do this work and I meet him on Sunday. (An odd day for business, but it is the first day of the week) I will meet with him to see if I feel comfortable with him doing such work in my mouth.

I will also start taking supplements to chelate mercury. The supplements include Iodine, Selenium, Cilantro, Chlorella, High dose vitamin C to bowel tolerance. That is a start for now and as I find more info I will add to this list.

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It has been six months since I made a life altering decision to eat a low carbohydrate lifestyle.  It was Candida yeast issues that brought me to removing all sugars and grains out of my diet. Although it has been half a year since starting on this journey my Candida issues have not been solved by it and still remain. The symptoms have been minimal but nevertheless they are still there.  I have not started any particular anti-Candida cleansing program other than the diet, eating garlic and taking oil of oregano during cold and flu season.  I also eat plain full fat yogurt every day for the probiotics and have just started making sauerkraut.  I need to look into removing my mercury amalgams ( in December) and then get serious about healing and get rid of Candida. Mercury poisoning and toxicity and Candida are related.  Mercury inhibits the immune system and it is unable to get rid of the Candida infection.  This is the reason why I have not addressed Candida until I am able to remove and cleanse the mercury.

So it has been six months since going on a low carbohydrate diet and for me this is a long time to stick to a diet. Normally I would restrict total calorie intake, but would not be able to sustain it for long. When I am hungry I want to eat. I never really understood portion control. If I am hungry, isn’t my body telling me that I need to feed it? I am still losing weight even though I eat fats at every meal.  I don’t count my carbohydrates and don’t have to count calories. I know which foods cause my eating to get out of control (grains, sugars and processed foods). I just stay away from those.

Would you say this is long term success? I think so. I am not gaining the weight back. In fact I am still losing (lost another pound today- yay!). There is only one drawback that I have encountered just recently and that is leg muscle spasms. But I was able to get some magnesium supplements, make bone broths and eat high potassium foods like avocados, spinach, and yogurt. And that stopped them.  I am not taking a multivitamin or mineral supplement because I like to get my nutrients from whole foods.

Let me know your thoughts, ideas, successes or concerns?

To your health and wellness,

Catherine Osthaus

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