Michelle, I didn't misunderstand your post....you asserted with a quote from a dentists website (who have a vested interest in claiming that mercury is safe) that mercury in Amalgam is "not harmful to health...essentially harmless", right? That isn't true and there's plenty of credible scientific evidence to support this arguement in the links I gave you. Also mercury from Amalgams is one of the primary sources of toxicity, not air or water.

> "And since you are so concerned with toxins....."

I think everyone on this board is probably concerned with toxins to some degree or another. But we were talking about mercury in Amalgams which is a constant drip drip drip of mercury into our bodies. I dont think any of the other examples you gave compares to that.

> As I said previously. I have had candida twice now. I have fillings that were there since first time with candida. I completely recovered and was well for 8 years until I took Antibiotics again.

Yeah I agree Antibiotics are bad news.

> But I wish everyone would stop promoting it as a reason for having candida

I dont know if its the only reason for having candida. I'm sure there are other reasons too, I think there is something in the argument about mercury being the cause of candida in some people. I believe it depends on how compromised your liver, adrenals, thyroid, kidneys are. Maybe not everyone. But something is compromising our immune systems. If more people chelated we'd know for sure.

I understand what you say about people still being ill after having fillings removed. The same applies to me. I noticed no significant change in my health either way after my fillings were removed. That doesn't prove mercury isn't part of the problem, as vapour from fillings will have already been absorbed into the nervous/endocrine systems, as I said previously. Anyway, in my case I also had a course of hep b vaccines, which contain mercury. I know I have a problem with mercury from my response to chelation, hair test, dmsa test.

Removing fillings just prevents further exposure to mercury from them. If people are still ill with candida or whatever else, they may well need to chelate.

Anne

I am only on the Candida Forum in order to further my efforts to stay as informed as possible.... I want to improve my health in as many ways as possible...because I REFUSE to live in a "bubble".... But fighting Candida is a continual battle... It never ends, although I have everything under control in terms of Candida overgrowth symptoms... I am most active on the Liver Flush board these days, because I think that flushing just might be the final step towards achieving stellar health in the face of such a hostile environment as we live in, but I think it is wise to stay tuned to this board just in case I might learn something new about candida that could yield me more options or alternatives that I haven't already discovered through years of research and dedication.... AND so that I might enlighten others in return for all the help and support I have recieved from them over those same years... I have already had my "herxheimer" reaction... Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.... I am so far beyond the hypothyroidism, the digestion problems, the memory issues, the depression, the sexual issues, the fatigue, etc., etc, due to Candidaiasis.... My remaining issues are allergic in nature, and I am going to deal with that with Liver Flushes and more diet modifications...

I never said, nor did I ever mean to imply, that Amalgams "cause" Candidiasis... But if you think that Amalgams don't contribute to the proliferation of Candidiasis, then you are SORELY mistaken...

I am trying to help people to realize that having Amalgam fillings will hinder their efforts to eradicate candida overgrowth... that's all... It's been proven many times over... and If you like, I will respond with links from reputable sources that support my assertions... although I should hope that you are capable of finding that same info yourself... given your DESIRE to find such information....

I won't quote your entire paragraph, but rest assured --- I avoid ALL of those exposures you mention save for those which simply CANNOT be avoided - air pollution and fish consumption... I have a reverse-osmosis water purification unit in my home... I only drink bottled water when I go out... I take chlorella three times a day... and Bentonite twice a day... I eat only organic vegetables when possible... I am a chef, so I have some measure of control over that... I take plenty of vitamin C... Blah, blah, blah... Do I need to continue?

And here's the clincher, Michelle.... Since I had my bout with Candida, which was due to the culmination of 37 years of taking Antibiotics , eating poorly, continually exposing myself to toxins both in my workplace and at home, and HAVING AMALGAMS, I have not experienced ANY symptoms since 3 or 4 months after I had those infernal things removed... Despite having MANY courses of Antibiotics in the meantime (I didn't know about probiotics when I took them in the past)....

I find your comment that I had my Amalgams removed "for naught" to be rather offensive... You simply do not have the ability to be objective here...

You know why? Because you STILL HAVE YOUR AMALGAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You CANNOT judge upon the effectiveness of having them removed until you have them removed yourself... I mean, how can you know anything about something if you haven't experienced it?

Your preaching sounds like a man trying to tell a woman that abortion isn't her choice... or a coffee drinker saying that quitting caffeine is impossible cuz he/she can't function without it...

All I can say is, no WONDER you got Candidiasis again!! Could you possibly stop for a moment and think that it just might be possible that if you would not have had your amalgams, that you might not NOT have gotten Candidiasis again?? Of course, you'll never know that... Because you still have them.... and if you're over 50... I'm afraid it's too late.... the damage has already been done....

Stay real... stay objective... don't close your mind to the possibilty that removing them could be beneficial to you... If it's just the money factor (which I hear over and over again is an issue), then shame on you.... Or if it's just because you simply BELIEVE that Amalgam removal isn't helpful, then just quit talking about it... Cuz if you DO continue to talk about it, you'll just keep sounding like a bible-thumping, soap-box maniac who only spouts third-party rhetoric based on heresay... Knowmsain?