The Dangers of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

[Deega]

Hi Avalon Members, today I had the pleasure of reading (Website WakeUpWorld) an article on the danger of "Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs".

The author of the article says that within the bulbs, there is an equivalent of 4 to 5 milligrams of mercury, and this tiny amount has the potential to contaminate 6000 gallons of water. Here's the link.

http://wakeup-world.com/2012/05/06/understanding-the-dangers-of-compact-fluorescent-light-bulbs/?utm_campaign=Wake+Up+World+e-Newsletter&utm_content=Latest+Headlines+inc.+Let%E2%80%99s+End+the+Story+of+Separation+In+2015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse

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[Lifebringer]

Yes they must be disposed of properly. I think the amount of time they last and the fact that most are in a ceiling, not lamp is the reasoning for them continuing production. They do last a long time, but you must contact "local dept of waste management for the disposal. That's pretty much it. They put the bulbs in steel tank plastic container to contain it until they reuse it. It's better for the pros to handle it. Just be careful not to drop them or put them in lamps where high activity is. You never know who'll break a lamp. You could always just put the adult energy bulbs in the adult areas, and take the risk of that other bulb with gas. There is a choice, if you hurry and stock up fast.

[East Sun]

These bulbs also emit radiation. Do not use them for reading where they are close to your head. Check out DAVID ICKE's warning regarding those bulbs.

Sorry I don't have the link but it's on U TUBE I believe.

[Deega]

Yes they must be disposed of properly. I think the amount of time they last and the fact that most are in a ceiling, not lamp is the reasoning for them continuing production. They do last a long time, but you must contact "local dept of waste management for the disposal. That's pretty much it. They put the bulbs in steel tank plastic container to contain it until they reuse it. It's better for the pros to handle it. Just be careful not to drop them or put them in lamps where high activity is. You never know who'll break a lamp. You could always just put the adult energy bulbs in the adult areas, and take the risk of that other bulb with gas. There is a choice, if you hurry and stock up fast.

Thanks Lifebringer for your advice, I have read somewhere (can't recall the source though), this guys had to removed such a lamp.

Unfortunately, after unscrewing, the bulb slipped of his hand to the floor (bulb break) and unfortunately he steps on it, he was bare-foot (not very cautious!), what an infection he had! Beware of those bulbs!

The best to you!

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These bulbs also emit radiation. Do not use them for reading where they are close to your head. Check out DAVID ICKE's warning regarding those bulbs.

Sorry I don't have the link but it's on U TUBE I believe.

Thanks East Sun for the advice, the best to you!

[Nick Matkin]

These bulbs also emit radiation. Do not use them for reading where they are close to your head. Check out DAVID ICKE's warning regarding those bulbs.

Sorry I don't have the link but it's on U TUBE I believe.

What kind of 'radiation'? Alpha, Beta, Gamma? No, they emit a little radio frequency 'radiation', just like your laptop and home entertainment equipment. They are basically the same as kitchen strip lights which no one ever got upset about which also contain a little mercury an emit a little UV radiation. We didn't worry about florescent tubes in every home and they seem to have done us no harm in the 50-odd years they've been around. So what's the difference?

The fuss is presumably about the switched-mode power supplies squeezed into the base. The cheap ones have no filtering and spew out radio interference using the mains wiring as the antenna. But so does your computer, router and most of your home entertainment equipment if it's less than about 15 years old when SMPS became widely used.

If you don't believe me, hold a portable AM radio up to this equipment. Some devices are 'clean' and some produce horrendous interference. I suspect this is one of the sources of the 'dirty mains' meme.

This is not the same as wi-fi or cell phone signals. That's something else, but gets all bunched up with so-called 'radiation' by those who don't know or care about differentiating between dangerous ionizing (particularly gamma) radiation and non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation like light, heat and radio signals.

Nick

[Deega]

These bulbs also emit radiation. Do not use them for reading where they are close to your head. Check out DAVID ICKE's warning regarding those bulbs.

Sorry I don't have the link but it's on U TUBE I believe.

What kind of 'radiation'? Alpha, Beta, Gamma? No, they emit a little radio frequency 'radiation', just like your laptop and home entertainment equipment. They are basically the same as kitchen strip lights which no one ever got upset about which also contain a little mercury an emit a little UV radiation. We didn't worry about florescent tubes in every home and they seem to have done us no harm in the 50-odd years they've been around. So what's the difference?

The fuss is presumably about the switched-mode power supplies squeezed into the base. The cheap ones have no filtering and spew out radio interference using the mains wiring as the antenna. But so does your computer, router and most of your home entertainment equipment if it's less than about 15 years old when SMPS became widely used.

If you don't believe me, hold a portable AM radio up to this equipment. Some devices are 'clean' and some produce horrendous interference. I suspect this is one of the sources of the 'dirty mains' meme.

This is not the same as wi-fi or cell phone signals. That's something else, but gets all bunched up with so-called 'radiation' by those who don't know or care about differentiating between dangerous ionizing (particularly gamma) radiation and non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation like light, heat and radio signals.

Nick

Thank Nick Matkin for your Post, the point is that these bulbs contains 4 to 5 milligrams of Mercury capable of contaminating 6000 gallons of water if the Bulb is busted near a water way. Mind you, maybe other light may do the same, but we don't hear of it, or maybe so, but ain't reported or maybe so?

The Tread was to bring awareness to this, not "fear", members and visitors maybe were not aware!

The best to you!

[conk]

Also, the light emitted by these bulbs is not conducive to good health.

[ZooLife]

Also, the light emitted by these bulbs is not conducive to good health.

Few consumer products are these days..... :(

[Nick Matkin]

Thank Nick Matkin for your Post, the point is that these bulbs contains 4 to 5 milligrams of Mercury capable of contaminating 6000 gallons of water if the Bulb is busted near a water way. Mind you, maybe other light may do the same, but we don't hear of it, or maybe so, but ain't reported or maybe so?

The Tread was to bring awareness to this, not "fear", members and visitors maybe were not aware!

The best to you!

Well according to this (http://www.mercuryrecycling.co.uk/tube.htm)UK tube recycling plant it's much worse than you think:


The Mercury from 1 single Fluorescent Tube is enough to pollute 30,000 Litres of Water beyond the safe drinking level in the UK.

It's a miracle we're not all dead considering the number of all types of these tubes have been inappropriately disposed of in the past few decades.

The amounts and form of released mercury from one or two broken tubes in a domestic environment is not hazardous. How many of us played with it at school in chemistry, pushing it around a plate or blowing it with a straw? I did. My whole school did. As far as I know none of us died from mercury poising.

It's not a good thing to have in the environment, but we need to be informed about the risks and keep them in proportion.

Nick

[East Sun]

www.davidicke.com/headlines/31536-stock-up-on-incandescent-light-bulbs-in-fact-buy-a-lifetime-supply-of-them/

This is a link to the David Icke forum where speaks of the problems with these bulbs.

[Matisse]

Thanks for the heads up Deega, I'll have to be more careful. Here these are the only light bulbs you can buy, plus as the electricity has risen so much i doubt that anyone could afford the old tungsten incandescent bulbs anymore. I am a restless sleeper and have an improvised lamp by my bed, which periodically i knock over in my sleep and break the bulb.... I will be more careful now...

A bit off topic... but because water contamintion was mentioned... I would like remind or bring to the attention of everyone that doesn,t know that ONE liter of frying oil contaminates one MILLION liters of water, that,s enough water for one person for 14 years, so folks, please put your used oil in a recipient for organic garbage, never in the sink or toilet.

http://www.natureba.com.br/nature/saving-water.htm

[Ellisa]

Like you matisse, I can now only buy this sort of bulb. The earlier ones were even more dangerous, but really I feel many of our household devices and products are dangerous. I recently used crystals to unblock a drain (very good result!) and after I had finished I read the precautions I should taken such as wearing gloves (which I had anyway) I did some research and found that the chemical I had bought in an ordinary supermarket is quite dangerous and lethal to wildlife, and, what is worse I had flushed it through the sink drainage and probably polluted the sewerage system as well!

I now feel guilty, through ignorance, but that is no excuse.

I think that provided we are careful with the disposal of these bulbs they are possibly not much more dangerous than the solid batteries that we use in torches etc,

[Yetti]

Deega. You say 4 - 5 milligrams? ( Milli- gram = 1 thousand of a gram , 1 gram = 1cc of water or a cube around 3/8" on side so 1 milligram = a cube of 1 millimeter side ( just for reference 1 millimeter is more or less the thickness of a hacksaw blade) So consider mercury is 14 times heavier than water , to obtain the same weight you need 14 times less volume = 0.14 cubic millimeter x 4 times =.56 cubic millimeter. if you can see the ball at the tip of your ball pen imagine 1/2 of it, so no way this can contaminate 6000 gallons of water. I have 40 times this amount of mercury in my teeth since young and I'm still alive ... So some one is telling stories here, or wants to implant the idea of the fluorescent light bulbs are evil, paving the road for the new LED or CREE bulbs... Follow the money!! wake up folks. Fluorescent lights in offices and buildings has been used for many decades. With all this I'm not trying to say Hg is not toxic, it's just not that bad as they want you to believe, by the way in one day Fukujima contaminates more the whole world than the light bulbs in 10 years. Thanks! Namaste to all

[onawah]

There have been other threads about light bulbs on Avalon over the years.
I always post info about the bulbs I've been using for a long time now, which are Full Spectrum, much more like natural sunlight, and good for plants and humans, especially if you have S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder).
They are also long-lasting, reasonably priced and much better for the environment.
I have huge house plants, and not enough natural light in my home to sustain them over the winter months, so I use these bulbs, and my plants do well with them.
They prevent me from getting S.A.D. symptoms, too, which other kinds of light bulbs do not.
When I've posted this info before, it was vetted by other Avalonians including Carmody, who said the scientific specs for them look good. See: http://products.mercola.com/light-bulbs/

[Nick Matkin]

In Europe (and most counties) the traditional incandescent bulb is being phased out. They are not stocked by supermarkets now, but are still available and will be for the foreseeable future for those who want to look. Small specialist retailers often sell them, and of course ebay!

One loophole is to search for 'ruggedised' bulbs, the sort that are supposed to take a bit more bumping about.

I see from the melodramatic David Icke CFL link above, there is a reference to the nebulous concept of 'dirty electricity'. (You might like to ask an electrical or electronics engineer what they think of the theory. I've seen the Youtube videos. Deeply unconvincing as a hazard to health.)

As Yetti and Elliisa confirm, the risk from CFLs is minimal, and we've been disposing of the long tubes for over 50 years. Any risk would be known by now, wouldn't it?

I and many others have a mercury amalgam in our teeth. There are a few who claim it's toxic and attribute all kinds of symptoms, but the fact is it's been used in teeth for well over 100 years. Toxicity would have resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths by now. And what about the dentists who use it daily and actually inhale small amounts of the vapour? My dentist is pretty healthy and aware of the theoretical risk, but apparently it's not an occupational hazard.

As is often the case, a bit of background knowledge and logical questioning usually dissolves most fears.

Nick

[Deega]

Deega. You say 4 - 5 milligrams? ( Milli- gram = 1 thousand of a gram , 1 gram = 1cc of water or a cube around 3/8" on side so 1 milligram = a cube of 1 millimeter side ( just for reference 1 millimeter is more or less the thickness of a hacksaw blade) So consider mercury is 14 times heavier than water , to obtain the same weight you need 14 times less volume = 0.14 cubic millimeter x 4 times =.56 cubic millimeter. if you can see the ball at the tip of your ball pen imagine 1/2 of it, so no way this can contaminate 6000 gallons of water. I have 40 times this amount of mercury in my teeth since young and I'm still alive ... So some one is telling stories here, or wants to implant the idea of the fluorescent light bulbs are evil, paving the road for the new LED or CREE bulbs... Follow the money!! wake up folks. Fluorescent lights in offices and buildings has been used for many decades. With all this I'm not trying to say Hg is not toxic, it's just not that bad as they want you to believe, by the way in one day Fukujima contaminates more the whole world than the light bulbs in 10 years. Thanks! Namaste to all

Thanks Yetti for your detailed description, interesting, you don't concur with the author presentation, great!

I check the composition of amalgam they used on tooth decay, "amalgams (http://www.doctoroz.com/article/toxic-teeth-are-our-amalgam-fillings-safe) consist of 50% mercury along with a combination of silver, tin, and copper", so your comparaison don't stand!

The author was implying Mercury, was it pure?, the author didn't say, but it ain't an amalgam as what Dentist used years back.

The best to you!

[onawah]

EMFs (dirty electricity) and Mercury are nothing to worry about?
As someone who is extremely sensitive to anything electric, I can't agree.
As for mercury poisoning from amalgams, here's just one list of articles about the dangers from Dr. Mercola, who really does his homework.
You can see all the following links at:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1RNPN_enUS432US434&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=dr%20mercola%20mercury%20amalgam
Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam Fillings - Mercola
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../mercury-poisoning-from-silver-fillings.aspx
Sep 4, 2011 - Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy ... Dental amalgams are the primary source of mercury exposure in Americans.
Dr. Oz Causes "Controversy" with Dental Amalgam Segment
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/.../dr-oz-amalgam-segment.asp...
Apr 16, 2013 - Dr. Oz airs a segment about the health dangers of dental amalgams, ... Thank you, Dr. Mercola, for driving home this point again....mercury kills.
Learn How Mercury Is Affecting You and the Ones You Love
www.mercola.com/article/mercury/no_mercury.htm
Dr. Mercola. Health Articles. Latest Health ... The ADA has said for the past 150 years that the mercury in amalgam is safe and does not leak. However, they no ...
Revised Protocol to Detoxify Your Body from Mercury ...
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/.../mercury-detoxification-protocol.asp...
Jan 13, 2013 - The two primary sources of mercury exposure are dental amalgams (mercury ... Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy.
Mercury In Your Teeth? You Need to Watch This Video...
articles.mercola.com/.../mercury-in-your-teeth-you-need-to-watch-this-vi...
Jul 26, 2007 - Follow Dr. Mercola on Twitter Follow Dr. Mercola on Facebook ... Mercury vapor from the amalgams passes readily through cell membranes, ...
Mercury Dental Fillings Are a - Health Articles - Mercola.com
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../dangers-of-mercury-contamination.aspx
Apr 7, 2012 - Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy .... As a result of their continued use of mercury amalgam fillings, another 29.7 tons of ...
Mercury Detoxification Protocol - Mercola.com
www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protocol.htm
Follow Dr. Mercola ... Do NOT attempt to fast during DMPS mercury detoxification. If you are a .... You should not have DMPS if you still have amalgam fillings.
Negative Impacts of Amalgam Fillings on Human Health
articles.mercola.com/.../dental-mercury-fillings-negative-impacts.aspx
Jul 3, 2012 - By Dr. Mercola. Far from being an essential dental product with no viable alternatives, amalgam (mercury) fillings are substitutable with other ...
Mercury Poisoning May Mimic Multiple Sclerosis
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../08/.../dental-amalgam-mercury-poisoning.aspx
Aug 5, 2014 - By Dr. Mercola. Dental amalgam is an antiquated tooth filling material that is 50 percent mercury—a potent neurotoxin—combined with silver, ...
Should Dental Amalgam Enter the 21st Century Dentistry?
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/.../amalgam-fillings-150-years.aspx
Aug 22, 2012 - By Dr. Mercola. Dentists who use mercury fillings claim that amalgam is safe because it's been used for 150 years. More accurately, dental ...


In Europe (and most counties) the traditional incandescent bulb is being phased out. They are not stocked by supermarkets now, but are still available and will be for the foreseeable future for those who want to look. Small specialist retailers often sell them, and of course ebay!

One loophole is to search for 'ruggedised' bulbs, the sort that are supposed to take a bit more bumping about.

I see from the melodramatic David Icke CFL link above, there is a reference to the nebulous concept of 'dirty electricity'. (You might like to ask an electrical or electronics engineer what they think of the theory. I've seen the Youtube videos. Deeply unconvincing as a hazard to health.)

As Yetti and Elliisa confirm, the risk from CFLs is minimal, and we've been disposing of the long tubes for over 50 years. Any risk would be known by now, wouldn't it?

I and many others have a mercury amalgam in our teeth. There are a few who claim it's toxic and attribute all kinds of symptoms, but the fact is it's been used in teeth for well over 100 years. Toxicity would have resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths by now. And what about the dentists who use it daily and actually inhale small amounts of the vapour? My dentist is pretty healthy and aware of the theoretical risk, but apparently it's not an occupational hazard.

As is often the case, a bit of background knowledge and logical questioning usually dissolves most fears.

Nick

[Deega]

EMFs (dirty electricity) and Mercury are nothing to worry about?
As someone who is extremely sensitive to anything electric, I can't agree.
As for mercury poisoning from amalgams, here's just one list of articles about the dangers from Dr. Mercola, who really does his homework.
You can see all the following links at:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1RNPN_enUS432US434&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=dr%20mercola%20mercury%20amalgam
Mercury Poisoning from Dental Amalgam Fillings - Mercola
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../mercury-poisoning-from-silver-fillings.aspx
Sep 4, 2011 - Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy ... Dental amalgams are the primary source of mercury exposure in Americans.
Dr. Oz Causes "Controversy" with Dental Amalgam Segment
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/.../dr-oz-amalgam-segment.asp...
Apr 16, 2013 - Dr. Oz airs a segment about the health dangers of dental amalgams, ... Thank you, Dr. Mercola, for driving home this point again....mercury kills.
Learn How Mercury Is Affecting You and the Ones You Love
www.mercola.com/article/mercury/no_mercury.htm
Dr. Mercola. Health Articles. Latest Health ... The ADA has said for the past 150 years that the mercury in amalgam is safe and does not leak. However, they no ...
Revised Protocol to Detoxify Your Body from Mercury ...
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/.../mercury-detoxification-protocol.asp...
Jan 13, 2013 - The two primary sources of mercury exposure are dental amalgams (mercury ... Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy.
Mercury In Your Teeth? You Need to Watch This Video...
articles.mercola.com/.../mercury-in-your-teeth-you-need-to-watch-this-vi...
Jul 26, 2007 - Follow Dr. Mercola on Twitter Follow Dr. Mercola on Facebook ... Mercury vapor from the amalgams passes readily through cell membranes, ...
Mercury Dental Fillings Are a - Health Articles - Mercola.com
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../dangers-of-mercury-contamination.aspx
Apr 7, 2012 - Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Rowen About Ozone Therapy .... As a result of their continued use of mercury amalgam fillings, another 29.7 tons of ...
Mercury Detoxification Protocol - Mercola.com
www.mercola.com/article/mercury/detox_protocol.htm
Follow Dr. Mercola ... Do NOT attempt to fast during DMPS mercury detoxification. If you are a .... You should not have DMPS if you still have amalgam fillings.
Negative Impacts of Amalgam Fillings on Human Health
articles.mercola.com/.../dental-mercury-fillings-negative-impacts.aspx
Jul 3, 2012 - By Dr. Mercola. Far from being an essential dental product with no viable alternatives, amalgam (mercury) fillings are substitutable with other ...
Mercury Poisoning May Mimic Multiple Sclerosis
articles.mercola.com/sites/.../08/.../dental-amalgam-mercury-poisoning.aspx
Aug 5, 2014 - By Dr. Mercola. Dental amalgam is an antiquated tooth filling material that is 50 percent mercury—a potent neurotoxin—combined with silver, ...
Should Dental Amalgam Enter the 21st Century Dentistry?
articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/.../amalgam-fillings-150-years.aspx
Aug 22, 2012 - By Dr. Mercola. Dentists who use mercury fillings claim that amalgam is safe because it's been used for 150 years. More accurately, dental ...


In Europe (and most counties) the traditional incandescent bulb is being phased out. They are not stocked by supermarkets now, but are still available and will be for the foreseeable future for those who want to look. Small specialist retailers often sell them, and of course ebay!

One loophole is to search for 'ruggedised' bulbs, the sort that are supposed to take a bit more bumping about.

I see from the melodramatic David Icke CFL link above, there is a reference to the nebulous concept of 'dirty electricity'. (You might like to ask an electrical or electronics engineer what they think of the theory. I've seen the Youtube videos. Deeply unconvincing as a hazard to health.)

As Yetti and Elliisa confirm, the risk from CFLs is minimal, and we've been disposing of the long tubes for over 50 years. Any risk would be known by now, wouldn't it?

I and many others have a mercury amalgam in our teeth. There are a few who claim it's toxic and attribute all kinds of symptoms, but the fact is it's been used in teeth for well over 100 years. Toxicity would have resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths by now. And what about the dentists who use it daily and actually inhale small amounts of the vapour? My dentist is pretty healthy and aware of the theoretical risk, but apparently it's not an occupational hazard.

As is often the case, a bit of background knowledge and logical questioning usually dissolves most fears.

Nick

Hey Thanks Onawah to bring this forward, great links and very interesting, we're never too cautious on our health!

The best to you!

[East Sun]

Over two years ago I started the process of having amalgam fillings removed by the only dentist licensed to do the procedure in my State. It took about six months because of the expense and only one tooth could be done at a time. But it was worth it. I started feeling much better almost immediately. Some teeth had to be extracted because too much fillings would have to be removed and the tooth could not be saved.

It's hard to believe that Dentists believe what they were told regarding mercury. Did they have a choice but just went along as Drs. do regarding prescription drugs.
I suspect that these things, amalgam in fillings etc are all part of the long term plan that has killed countless numbers of innocent people and caused untold suffering of countless others. (You know the plan I mean)

How can anyone think that mercury could be safe when put into the human body?
Everything we know needs to be revised and changed including the PTB or soon to be gone. And that includes a lot of the puppets etc.

[Deega]

Over two years ago I started the process of having amalgam fillings removed by the only dentist licensed to do the procedure in my State. It took about six months because of the expense and only one tooth could be done at a time. But it was worth it. I started feeling much better almost immediately. Some teeth had to be extracted because too much fillings would have to be removed and the tooth could not be saved.

It's hard to believe that Dentists believe what they were told regarding mercury. Did they have a choice but just went along as Drs. do regarding prescription drugs.
I suspect that these things, amalgam in fillings etc are all part of the long term plan that has killed countless numbers of innocent people and caused untold suffering of countless others. (You know the plan I mean)

How can anyone think that mercury could be safe when put into the human body?
Everything we know needs to be revised and changed including the PTB or soon to be gone. And that includes a lot of the puppets etc.


Absolutely right East Sun, thanks for your comments, glad to know that you were feeling better after Mercury extraction in your teeth.

The best to you!

[jerry]

They do last a long time, but you must contact "local dept of waste management for the disposal. That's pretty much it. .

They don't last, I have bought more replacement bulbs in the last 2,3 years than I have in my lifetime. To dispose of properly forget it. I do the plastic and recycle bin and that's where these go. I would like to have the production and sales numbers to see how many are winding up in the trash ,un-properly disposed of

[Nick Matkin]

Over two years ago I started the process of having amalgam fillings removed by the only dentist licensed to do the procedure in my State. It took about six months because of the expense and only one tooth could be done at a time. But it was worth it. I started feeling much better almost immediately. Some teeth had to be extracted because too much fillings would have to be removed and the tooth could not be saved.

It's hard to believe that Dentists believe what they were told regarding mercury. Did they have a choice but just went along as Drs. do regarding prescription drugs.
I suspect that these things, amalgam in fillings etc are all part of the long term plan that has killed countless numbers of innocent people and caused untold suffering of countless others. (You know the plan I mean)

How can anyone think that mercury could be safe when put into the human body?
Everything we know needs to be revised and changed including the PTB or soon to be gone. And that includes a lot of the puppets etc.

(This is moving off the original topic, but anyway...)

Good to know you're feeling better. But what stops the microscopic particles of mercury-containing amalgam from entering your body through your lungs, stomach or blood when they are being removed?

My dentist told me that if anyone really believed the fillings were making them ill, a moment's thought would suggest removing them was more likely to redistribute any unbound mercury around the body and cause more problems than it would cure, despite the fact that they would make money from the procedure.

Like I said before, any serious health hazard would have been picked up in dentists getting mercury poising. They do have a choice if it was suspected there was a serious mercury hazard - they would do something else or take precautions.

My dentist was part of a mercury-in-the-blood-of-dentists health survey a few years ago. Apparently no significant risk was found (OK, TPTB would say that wouldn't they?). But this is more or less confirmed by there being no anecdotal evidence amongst her colleagues and fellow students after 30 years practice. Not something that could be covered up - dentists do talk to each other you know. They take precautions when taking X-ray images, so why would mercury hazards be any different?

Mercury is bad to have in the environment, and that would suggest it's also bad to have in the body, and generally this is true - there are a number of extremely toxic mercury compounds. But it appears that when bound up in an amalgam, any serious health risks would be very evident by now - with a ban imminent if not already in force!

Aren't more people made ill with nuts or perfumes?

Nick

[East Sun]

Hi Nick,

My Dentist had to have extra training and be licensed to remove amalgam fillings. the process is really elaborate using special equipment that makes sure all dust from drilling is vacuumed out while the Dentist wears a big 'industrial type' mask.

A lot of people are sick because of amalgam fillings and of course don't know why.
I can testify to the fact that i feel a lot better since the procedure was done.

Most regular dentists don't know about this. I had to search for a qualified Dentist.
As time goes by it will become more known of.

ES

[Deega]

Hi, here's another Post on the subject, unfortunately, it's in French.

http://www.sante-nutrition.org/scandale-lampes-economiques/

The best to everyone!