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Autism and Mercury

TDHOffice • December 16, 2018

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AUTISM AND MERCURY

The Egyptian Connection

by Michael Abedin

            The cause of autism is one of the most heated healthcare debates in recent years. For every suggestion – diet, heredity, chemical toxicity – there’s a counter-argument. Some, like vaccines or gluten, have become social and political issues, saying a lot about our healthcare, social, and political systems.

            Part of the problem, on both traditional and holistic sides of the fence, is the Silver Bullet Syndrome – find a single cause, find a single, miraculous solution.

Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.

            There’s no guaranteed, linear path for the progression of any disorder, disease, or discomfort – even, say, exposure to a virus. Some “catch” it, some don’t. Your body’s systems are way too complex to call every shot.

            A lot of autism factors are identified anecdotally, but get shot down by “no direct causal relationship has been proven…” arguments. (Tell that to a parent who cut gluten from their kid’s diet and saw a complete turnaround in behavior, until the next bite of wheat. Be ready to duck, in case a dinner roll comes sailing your way.)

            Want hard research? One recent study indicates Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy can contribute to autism. Another promises to be even more conclusive, and the lead-in to it doesn’t require any cautious wording.

Mercury isn’t good for your brain.

            It’s the second most potent neurotoxin on the planet, right after plutonium. It’s showing up in a lot of unexpected places in the environment, and some that are expected, since we put it there.

            Thimerosal, a preservative that’s 50% mercury by volume, has been used in multiple-dose vials of vaccines (including flu shots) for around eighty years, and mercury amalgam fillings have been used in dentistry since before the Civil War. (Fair warning – don’t dive into the vaccine autism debate without a wetsuit and tanks. It’s a deep, dark, sinkhole of craziness.)

Instead, dive into a series of recent studies, including one published in 2016, indicatinga direct correlation between mercury and autism, using research conducted by good scientific standards and published in reputable journals.

Get a flu shot that doesn’t come from a single-dose vial or syringe, chances are you might get an injection of mercury-based preservative. Have amalgam fillings? Chance isn’t involved – you have a neurotoxin in your mouth, inches from your brain.

            Same for your kids, but even if they don’t have a single filling they can still theoretically be exposed to heavy metal toxicity if you or your spouse had them. One filling-free Austin holistic practitioner, confused by tests revealing high blood levels of heavy metal toxicity, realized both parents had mouthfuls of decades-old amalgam fillings, and one was having them removed and being treated for toxicity.

A caveat, however.

If you have amalgam removed, get it done properly. Dr. Matthew Carpenter, of Austin’s Transcend Dental Health, points out simply grinding them out, rinsing, and spitting exposes you – and dental professionals in the office, including receptionists – to mercury vapor, and flushes mercury into water systems.

Carpenter uses state of the art testing, removal, recovery, and disposal systems for heavy metals, combined with IV Vitamin C, safe, needle-free chelation, and other supportive therapies. He’s also researched (and offers) testing for hereditary susceptibility to heavy metal poisoning. 

Oh, and those studies about Vitamin D and mercury? None of them were from this country. The mercury research was done in Egypt, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has something to say about that: Why can a chaotic society in a war-torn and relatively impoverished nation produce high quality science on… autism, while the science on environmental triggers of autism in the U.S. is stagnant, despite the NIH spending more than $1 billion on autism research since 2010?

Why, indeed?

The official CDC position is that mercury in medical products is “very safe. Data from many studies show no evidence of harm…” Right – and to quote Levon Helm’s crusty gunsmith in Shooter , WMD’s were in Iraq and Anna Nicole married for love.

            In the case of neurodevelopmental conditions – autism, ADHD, Alzheimer’s – could mercury and other heavy metal exposure be a tipping point, after diet and heredity and such have set up the fall?

The mechanisms that should answer such questions and protect you and your family from balance-tipping toxins probably won’t be improving anytime soon. It’s up to you to learn, make decisions, and find practitioners.

Dr. Matthew Carpenter of Transcend Dental Health uses drill-free air abrasion, ozone therapy, natural alternatives to antibiotics, non-surgical treatment of gum disease, and consultations regarding the Detox Qube from Quicksilver Scientific to lower existing metal loads, including a panoramic x-ray for visualizing remaining metals in the oral cavity.

(512) 255-3618, www.tdhtx.com

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