Practitioner Handbook

While its obvious to those of us that work in this field, even the mainstream press is now waking up to the fact that we live in a toxic environment, and that inevitably our bodies become dump sites for the toxins that abound us.
Mercury is among the worst of these poisons, and most of us have had the unfortunate experience to have had it implanted in our mouths where it can slowly but surely enter our tissues and cause us problems.

As one thinks about it, it stands to reason, that the detoxification systems of the body must have been overwhelmed for the body to become toxic in the first place. If these systems are only partially functional, then trying to use them to detoxify accumulated mercury pulled from the connective tissue and cells, will only cause further problems for the patient. This is something that must be avoided if our goal is to do no harm and salvage the case.

In my experience, before any detoxification is done, and before any mercury is removed from the teeth, it is necessary to make sure that the basic body systems are working well enough to do the job. So in all patients we do a careful evaluation by history, physical exam, autonomic response testing, and if necessary lab tests, and EAV to look at these areas:

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1. Bowel function must be adequate. This means a history of at least 1-2 easy movements a day. Constipation produces intoxication. We often do Comprehensive Digestive and Stool analysis looking for dysbiosis (such as yeast, pathogenic bacteria and parasites), lack of good bacteria, pancreatic enzyme deficiency, and HCl deficiency. Using Colon hydrotherapy with reflorestation of good bacteria often speeds up this process along with proper repair program along the lines of Jeffrey Blands 4R program.
2. Diet must be adequate in rich sources of protein, essential fatty acids, fiber, vitamins, electrolytes, and minerals. High vegetable intake is important. Our new product BioBuilde, is the highest quality amino acid source available and GREATLY ENHANCES THE DETOX PROCESS. It should be added as soon as possible at a minimum of 5 grams (5 tablets) per day at bedtime. It can be taken with food.
3. Liver detox systems must be working. A Liver Detox Profile (Great Smokies Lab) can be very helpful to ascertain if there is adequate sulfate and amino acid sources and antioxidant stores, for the liver to do its work. We always look at blood liver enzymes to make sure that chronic hepatitis or biliary outflow obstruction does not exist.
4. One must ensure that adrenal, thyroid and sex hormone function are adequate. Many toxic patients are hypothyroid and hypoadrenal and have a difficult time when the stress of the detoxification is added to their already difficult daily routine.
5. Look for and treat underlying chronic infections including Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, TB, EBV, CMV, Lyme, etc. Mercury toxicity leads to immune deficiency and so infections often coexist. There are good herbal and homeopathic treatments for these conditions so as to avoid antibiotic toxicity added to an already high burden of other factors.
6. Look for and replace trace mineral deficiency.
7. Light exercise, rebounding, Tai Chi or Yoga with breathing exercises can be helpful to make sure the sweat glands work and the lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the lymphatic flow is good. Sauna is an excellent and vital adjunct to this process as well. See instructions for a homemade sauna that is very inexpensive to put together.
   
   Here is a link http://drlwilson.com/ to a site that has directions for homemade sauna.
   Here also is a number (775) 250-3403 for Keith who sells the Therasauna. It's a great infrared sauna
   
   
8. Kidney function must be assessed to make sure that at least the BUN and creatinine are normal and urine flow is adequate.
9. Look for and handle other possible foci including infection in the gums, jaw bone cavitations, root canal teeth, tonsils and sinuses. Body scars should also be looked at for potential places where autonomic regulation can be inhibited.
10. It has also been our experience that when a patient is allergic to a substance that he will not detoxify it efficiently. Therefore before doingany mercury removal or detoxification we check for allergy to mercury,sulfur, Metal Free, cilantro, DMPS, Vitamin C, etc. and if positive, desensitize (using NAET). This can make a big difference in the rapid progress of the case.

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IN MY EXPERIENCE, IF ONE STARTS TO REMOVE MERCURY OR DO A MERCURY DETOX PROTOCOL IN A PATIENT WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS, HE IS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. THEY WILL INEVITABLY GET SICKER BECAUSE THEY CANNOT HANDLE ANY INCREASED LOAD OVER WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.

Therefore ideally, when a patient comes to the dentist first for mercury removal either he or the physician he works with can check each of the aspects of the above points to make sure they are OK before commencing. By doing this the practitioner can safely guide the patient through the process.

THE BEST DETOX IS THE SLOW ONE. IF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCES NEGATIVE EFFECTS THE DETOX IS GOING TOO FAST AND MEANS THAT HIS EXCRETORY SYSTEMS ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH THE OUTFLOW OF MERCURY FROM THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND CELLULAR POOLS. IT MEANS SLOW DOWN AND REACCESS THE ABOVE POINTS 1-10 TO SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.

Just as a note of caution, I have had several patients who were on high amounts of prednisone from their regular practitioners for treatment of Lupus or another condition. Their excretion rates of mercury while on this medication were very slow. This can be a problem as many of those with autoimmune conditions are mercury toxic patients.

The internet is full of web pages claiming wonderful protocols that people try and just get sick on because factors 1-10 have not been paid attention to.

Once the patient is stable on these points, they are ready to have their mercury removed and then it should ONLY be done by a dentist trained in safe removal techniques. Dentists who still use mercury do not believe anything is really wrong with it and should not be used. They will not carefully do the job. I have several patients who we couldn't get better only to find that the dentist didn't remove all of the mercury and covered it up with a white crown or filling, and only when this was discovered and corrected did the patient get better.

Some people come in with the above points intact and they don't need the careful set up as they are well compensated. They can proceed to the next step without delay.

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