It was a fantastic evening at the Steiner school with Zac Cox on Wednesday week last on a talk all about teeth and our health. I will try to do the talk justice and portray for you the elements of oral health that we all should be more conscious of for our health. A few interesting facts on the night included; Mobile phone use (while talking with phone up to jaw) will trigger mercury release from a filling. The amount of mercury vapour measured in the breath in the majority of patients with amalgam is in excess of that permitted in sewage water. Thank heavens for municiapal authorities for keeping our sewage water so safe. The NHS are banning mercury use in dentistry from 2040 as it is a ha

There a number of tests that can be used to detect heavy metal toxicity in the body. Two of the best tests are the RBC Erthrocyte (Red Blood Cell) Test and a DMSA challenge test. Both are excellent tests. The following is a review of the erythrocyte blood test to check for mineral imbalances or toxic metal poisoning. Essential minerals ...are necessary for life, assisting in the production of energy and other important biochemical processes. Mineral insufficiencies, excesses, or imbalances can lead to illness. Toxic elements, such as mercury or cadmium, may accumulate in the body due to chronic exposure and may lead to illness at very small amounts. Some elements, such as lead, mercury, and

Again and again mercury is popping up in my clinic and as we are going to hear the vagaries of conventional dentistry in a talk on Wednesday night I thought I would entertain you with a post on this widely used metal..... Okay a tooth is not going to give you high blood pressure. However, a tooth with a mercury filling is a different story. A growing body of medical literature has discovered the damaging effects of mercury on blood vessels and stuff that carts blood around the body. Mercury messes with the energy factories (mitochondria) in your cells which results in a reduction in fuel (adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to run your ship, depletion of glutathione (antioxidant) , and increased li

In a recent study published an association has been shown between the occurence of stroke and the presence of the oral bacteria, Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans is a major pathogen of dental caries (also known as tooth decay, cavities) and causes bacteremia by dental procedures. Oral infectious diseases have previously been associated with strokes, which are defined as either ischaemic (a blockage of one or more blood vessels supplying the brain) or hemorrhagic (blood vessels in the brain rupture). Small vessel diseases are important bio-markers of vascular injury and brain dysfunction. In this new study, researchers observed 100 acute stroke patients to better understand the relationship be

Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) Treatment conducted by dentist Dr Anita Shukla, whom was SMART certified 7th July 2017 by The International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology The protocol as recommended by IAOMT: Recommendation to take activated charcoal 1 hour before appointment (Body Fodder) Open windows for ventilation Protective gown, head cover and safety glasses worn by patient and dentist Nose covered with nasal mask Alternative medical air supplied through mask Powerful suction and air filtration system is positioned near mouth, which removes 99.9% of any mercury released: IQAir Dental mercury flex vac Tungsten carbide

The recent headlines about coconut oil say that because it's higher in saturated fat than beef or lard, it's bad for you. “You'll drastically increase the chances of cardiovascular disease if you eat it because saturated fat raises cholesterol, which leads to heart disease and mortality.” That kind of warning comes authorities that are set up to look after yours and mine health—powerful organizations that promote the mythical direct link between saturated fat and heart disease. We know from the research that saturated fat can in fact raise your cholesterol. However, it raises it in a good way. Evidence has shown if your LDL cholesterol contains a lot of small, dense particles and you also ha