Blood findings were compared in multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers who had
had their amalgam (silver) dental fillings removed and those who had not. MS
subjects with amalgams were found to have significantly lower levels of red
blood cells, haemoglobin, haematocrit, thyroxine (thyroid hormone),
T-lymphocytes and T-8 suppressor cells and serum IgG. The amalgam group also
had significantly higher blood urea nitrogen and hair mercury, and had
sufferered significantly (33%) more exacerbations of their illness during the
past 12 months. Siblerud RL et al: Evidence that mercury from silver dental
fillings may be an etiological factor in multiple sclerosis. Sci Total Environ
142(3):191-205, 1994.
In a comparison of the mental health of 47 multiple sclerosis (MS)
sufferers with amalgam (silver) dental fillings, compared with 50 whose
fillings had been removed, the amalgam group sufferered significantly more
depression, anger, hostility and obsessive-compulsive behaviour. Siblerud RL:
A comparison of mental health of multiple sclerosis patients with
silver/mercury dental fillings and those with fillings removed. Psychol Rep
70(3 Pt 2):1139-51, 1992.
Multiple sclerosis patients have low levels of the important antioxidant
enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-P). A group of patients given high doses of vitamins
C and E and selenium for 5 weeks experienced a five-fold increase in the
activity of this enzyme. Mai J et al: High dose antioxidant supplementation to MS patients. Effects on
GSH-P, clinical safety and absorption of selenium. Biol Trace Elem Res
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