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Hi Sid and Arthur; > At 09:59 AM 1/31/98 -0500, you wrote: > >I suggest that you browse over to www.quackwatch.com which is > >a medical site subtitled "Your Guide To Health Fraud, Quackery ... ." and > >refer to the article entitled "Mercury-Amalgam Scam" updated 1/1/98. The > >article is most effective in exposing the fraudulent claim that the mercury > >used as part of the amalgam in dental "silver" fillings is poisonous and > >should be replaced. > > > > > > Sid Roberts 68/3 [log in to unmask] Youngstown, Ohio > > > To which I might add that my experience with a holistic doctor gave me > additional confirmation of the problem of mercury removal. While > encouraging me to have it done, he told me that otherwise I would be cursed > with the mercury problem as long as I live: the mercury in teeth has such a > long half-life. This told me that as long as I don't do anything about it, > it is not much of a problem. > > Yet, when a holistic dentist tries to remove it, (s)he takes extreme > precautions from getting it into your system. This told me that if I have > it removed and something goes wrong, it might become a problem. > > Yes, I believe that the mercury may be having some toxic effect upon me. > It just seemed (and still does) wiser to just let it lie rather than risk > exposing myself to it. > > The thought of chelation without removal of mercury from my teeth akso > occurred to me. No, I was told, don't do that because the chelation will > affect the mercury in your teeth and create other problems. > > Finally, I felt that mainstream medicine was making such strides that > changing horses in midstream, as it were, would isolate me from the > progress being made. > > So the net of it all for me was that chelation might work; but it would > also consume much time, take much money, and expose me to greater risk. > The chances of success were outweighed by the both the costs of the process > and the risks of doing harm. > > Others may come to a different conclusion. > > Art > > Arthur Hirsch [] [log in to unmask] [] Lewisville, TX I decided to have the amalgam fillings removed and did so last year. I feel fine......not necessarily better.....I still have Parkinson's of course.......my fillings were mostly quite old 15 - 25 years and were replaced under my dental plan as planned work. The ones that weren't covered cost me an additional 1000 bucks but I personally feel it was worth it. If you care to browse the opposing view to quackwatch may be found at these sites...... http://www.u-net.com/four-d/mercury.htm http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PHDA/mercury/asr1.htm http://www.sukel.com/iaomt-ma.htm I learn something every day and today I learned the best meds for PD is one of Don's Goodies! Lets keep this list hummin'........regards.........Murray . [log in to unmask]