Despite what some people say, it’s really not that hard to be smarter than the experts.
Just understand a couple things like how money corrupts, regulatory and scientific capture, toxicity of certain things and it’s easy!
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- Why experts are not always experts and sometimes non-experts are the ones to listen to
- How my wife reversed her autoimmunity (Sjogren’s syndrome)
- Who are the high-risk individuals that should avoid this toxic medical intervention?
- The FDA’s catch-22 in their new position
- Why science about safety is sometimes non-existent despite “consensus”
- And more
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Medical Monopoly Musings #63
FDA Reverses Mercury Amalgam Position after 50+ Years
“That’s the worst off-gassing I’ve ever seen. It’s toxic just for me to be standing here talking to you.”
Imagine hearing someone telling you this about your mercury amalgam fillings.
My wife did.
We were at an alternative health conference back years ago. One of the exhibitors was able to measure the off-gassing right then and there.
Shortly after returning home, she sought out a dentist that would remove the fillings for her. Between this and changing diet a whole bunch of her autoimmune symptoms from Sjogren’s syndrome disappeared.
Something big just hit the news recently. Did you see it covered? Chances are unless you’re tapped into alternative health news sites that it was buried under the more pressing coverage of the day.
The FDA reversed its long-held position stating that, at least for selected high-risk populations, mercury amalgam fillings should be avoided.
“The amalgam releases small amounts of mercury vapor over time. While low-levels of inhaled mercury vapor are generally not harmful to most people, these high-risk individuals may be at increased risk of adverse health outcomes,” says the FDA statement.
My wife happened to be in one of those selected populations, a woman that planned to get pregnant later.
Yet also in that statement we find a catch-22. “The FDA is not recommending anyone remove or replace existing amalgam fillings in good condition unless it is considered medically necessary because removing intact amalgam fillings can cause a temporary increase in exposure to mercury vapor and the potential loss of healthy tooth structure, potentially resulting in more risks than benefits.”
Certainly, it is important for their removal to be done right. Seek out a great biological dentist to do it.
But let me get this straight…It is a heavily toxic metal before it is put into your body. It is toxic when it is removed from your body. But it is mostly safe inside your teeth, except for the off-gassing.
Ultimately, by talking about high-risk groups, they’re saying this has health complications, but only certain groups will NOTICE them.
If it is toxic for one, it is toxic for all.
If you’re in one of those high-risk groups should you remove them or not? The FDA will not give you a clear answer.
The other interesting thing about this has to do with time. A CNN article covering this says, “The FDA and American Dental Association have said for years the material is safe, but advocates have called for a filling material that doesn't contain mercury since the 1970s.”
The powerful industry groups such as the American Dental Association, and the regulators such as the FDA deny, deny, deny that there is any problem with this medical procedure for decades and decades.
The top regulators and top scientists. AKA the experts.
Meanwhile, the lay people, the advocacy groups saying it’s toxic, get smeared and discredited, labeled as anti-science conspiracy theorists.
They fight against it since at least the 1970’s. This battle has waged for over 50 years. And who turns out to be right?
Well, the ADA still stands by these saying they’re a “durable, safe and effective” material.
Do you believe them?
Are the experts right…or it is actually the people?
Let’s think about this as a parallel to other medical interventions. Where else might powerful associations and the regulators be wrong? Where else do they say the science is settled (when in fact they often do not have safety science)?
Where else have the conflicts of interest kept a lockdown on the consensus opinion for decades and decades?
References:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-recommendations-certain-high-risk-groups-regarding-mercury-containing-dental-amalgam
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/health/fda-dental-amalgam-health-warning/index.html
https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2020-archive/september/ada-reaffirms-that-dental-amalgam-is-durable-safe-effective-restorative-material
