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@jeremy I cannot find a source today apart from what @tiago posted. It was in an interview about autistic kids. Dr Lonsdale recommended soecifically magnesium/potassium aspartate.
I mentioned this on our forum https://ggenereux.blog/discussion/topic/thiamine-story/
The Portugese diet you had growing up sounds fairly healthy. A paleo diet can be very problematic vitamin A wise. If you took Accutane that is the equivalent of taking high dose vitamin A for years.
I have fillings on my teeth, the so called "lead fillings". Maybe some toxicity came from them and it is the cause of my blood pressure values?
There are a lot of problems with dentistry including with mercury amalgam fillings, root canals and dental implants. You have to be very very careful about getting mercury amalgams removed if you choose to do that. Removing amalgam fillings needs to be done by someone very aware and very experienced to minimize how much mercury you get exposed to during removal. Be very wary of "holistic dentists" though, do a lot of research first. I don't have any amalgam fillings, I prefer to use a carefully selected conventional dentist for tooth extractions. I discuss my concerns first and make her explain what she is doing step by step as she is doing it. On my Youtube channel I cover a tooth healing protocol I have developed but it is more suitable for teeth that do not have fillings, it may be helpful information for dealing with tooth decay for your children to prevent the need for fillings. Once you have fillings you become reliant on dentists for the rest of your life. My approach now is to have molars extracted when fillings come out and I can't heal the tooth naturally. One of my more visible teeth has had a filling come off the side of it and is discoloured but is not causing me a problem. I refuse to get any dental work done apart from extractions.
Thank you for the insights on the amalgam fillings.
At this moment I'm more focused on discover if the amalgams are the BP root cause. Do you now if exist some kind of testing (blood, hair) that can help on this "investigation"?
All the best
The body is so complex that I often prefer to look at things holistically rather than always being concerned about a direct cause.
I'm not too sure about testing but I think that blood testing is the best option, maybe @jiri knows more about that. I don't have much knowledge about mercury as I've never had amalgam fillings.
Again I haven't done much research on this and so keep this in mind with what I'm posting below. Your amalgams may not be the cause of your high blood pressure, I don't want to cause you to get them removed if it's not going to solve the problem for you.
Background:
Body burden of mercury has been linked to hypertension in populations exposed to high mercury levels.
Conclusions:
A significant positive association between mercury and hypertension and between mercury and BP was identified. The exposure dose is an important factor in determining the toxic effects of mercury on hypertension.
If you do test high and you don't want to get your amalgams removed you could always try a nutritional approach first. For example, selenium is very helpful for displacing mercury. A healthy lifestyle including minimizing alcohol consumption will increase glutathione production. You definitely don't want to be consuming just meat and starch if you want to detox mercury.
A balanced diet that includes sufficient vitamin C, vitamin E and B vitamins is crucial for detoxification. That doesn't mean you have to consume much vit A. I highly recommend a modest amount of low carotenoid vegetables especially cabbage. If you can get a non fortified nut milk it's a good source of vitamin E. Mercury is eliminated in bile so you'll want to consume some oats, beans or mushrooms. Most seafood is an excellent source of selenium and iodine and is low mercury, only a few species such as tuna need to be avoided. I would probably recommend supplementing with a small amount of selenium too.
Although I know mercury fillings are poison, I haven't rushed to remove the ones I have. I still have one or two. Over time, I've been slowly changing them, but I wouldn't say it's helped a great deal. The new ones aren't as good. There was a reason they chose that particular mix of amalgam filling. It was very pliable. The new stuff is hard and brittle. Expect them to last for a much shorter time.
Tim is right, best to just avoid any dental interventions when possible. Try anything you can to stop a dental infection.
I don't think you always have to yank a tooth with a cavity. Only if you have run out of options and it won't stop being infected.
There is a difference between a hole in a tooth and an infected tooth. I agree this is scary stuff to dabble in though.
@tim-2, I've been thinking about something you said about cavities being about sugars and I want to say I think the bones of the paleo woman (ie spongy) are an example of how VA could be a major reason. Teeth are the bones that show. So the VA weakens the tooth.
I started out life with good bones. I ate a lot of candy as a kid. I do think VA was starting to build and signs of poisoning were building by my teens. I was starting to have occasional poisoning sessions by about 13. I didn't need a filling until about age 17. And then I needed 7! Also at age 17 I started up with adult poisons like alcohol and coffee and I was working in a place that corn muffins drenched in butter and ice cream were free to me, LOL.
My particular issue is my gums right now. I really do think my teeth need to detox for my gums not to be irritated! They are the most irritated in the yellowish tooth areas.
@tim-2 and @lil-chick
Thank you both for the feedback.
At this moment, and using the Londsale approach I'm starting to see some improvements on my BP (and also on other areas). Slow and minor improvements but improvement. It seems that recovering the "mitochondria metabolism" is working for me.
So, for now I'll let the "mercury toxicity" as a "possible cause" to explore further if the improvements stop.
And I agree with the trade off between "low A" vs "other nutrients", but based on my experience I'm starting to wonder the real need of D and E "vitamins". My 25-D levels are very low, 7.16 ng/ml and I don't see any detrimental side effects.
I think that @ggenereux2014 also have a cautious view regarding the vitamin D. Maybe he can contribute with his opinion on the "fat soluble" vitamins.
All the best,
@lil-chick I think not only are the teeth mineralized with maybe the wrong ingredients, but lymph flows between the teeth to escape the sinuses. The brain is being detoxed. Since starting the low vA I had terrible swelling of the jaws, with impossibility to chew for days, and blood coming out. All this is now gone. The last time I had gum swelling was about three months ago and very mild.
So I hope your gums will soon be alright too!
Most probably the tooth is yellowish because beta carotene is leaving the sinuses and the brain.
@tiago @tim-2 Yes hair test is ok for mercury toxicity. You do first test. Start taking recommended minerals and than after 3-4 months retest. But in my humble opinion you should find good dentist and safely remove them for sure no matter what any kind of test will show.. Replace them with BPA free composite. It's not 100% safe, but in comparison with amalgams it's very safe.. Selenium is main antagonistic mineral to mercury. You can try how you feel when you take like 200mcg of selenium. I felt really bad at first..
The reason I get a tooth pulled if a filling falls out and I can't heal it naturally is because the ones I can't heal naturally are the molars where a dentist has drilled a large hole in the centre, trying to save these teeth with further drilling and a new filling is often a bit marginal and I'd rather reduce my reliance on having future dental work. If I'd never had any fillings I could save any tooth that had decay.
I have no doubt that excess vitamin A plays a significant role in dental decay but there are many people around the world with low vitamin A levels and terrible teeth. Sugar and acid continuously erode enamel, this is a fact. If one's saliva and teeth are able to rebuild enamel faster than it is eroded tooth decay doesn't occur. I'm definitely not saying to avoid sugar and I'm totally in line with working to make teeth immune from decay rather than removing carbohydrates from the diet.
My particular issue is my gums right now. I really do think my teeth need to detox for my gums not to be irritated! They are the most irritated in the yellowish tooth areas.
If you can't tolerate hydrogen peroxide you may want to try Colgate Savacol mouthwash?