I think I have found the culprit to my autoimmune myxedema condition....AMALGAM FILLINGS AND A BROKEN ON TOO.

[flashinthepan]

I was at the dentist and spoke to them about my thyroid condition and how I suspect that my amalgam fillings are the culprit towards my thyroid health. He said he has never heard about that but is open to all suggestions. He said it will cost me £220 to get all 4 removed ( 2 big and 2 small ones )

However he gave me a discount as one of them is broken. He will not touch it but is willing to remove the tooth for free on the NHS.

I also told him that I am looking to go fluoride free and he said you will need to change diet, improve brushing techniques and look for toothpaste that is acp free as that is the irritant and it also counteracts with the fluoride too.

As I am going to change diet - I will be taking some inspiration from this woman

deliciouslyorganic.net/reve...

[Heloise]

Hi flash, I would not be surprised if you were right but read up first. I've heard it is almost more dangerous to remove the amalgams than to leave them alone if it is not done correctly. It's becoming a specialty in dentistry.

[flashinthepan in reply to Heloise]

ok no worries - well I am gonna try my own detox diet and see what I can do from there.

I am a little nervous about it all!

[Heloise in reply to flashinthepan]

Sorry, flash, to be so negative but even if you are thinking of detoxing heavy metals, this, also, is not a good idea if you still have amalgams. Keep reading up on it.

[flashinthepan in reply to Heloise]

can you show me some links please? I'm not detoxing right now as it is pointless if I have these fillings. However once I get them removed, I do realize that it will be hellish going but I will figure something out.

[Heloise in reply to flashinthepan]

Dr. Mercola always gets the experts on the topics.

google.com/search?q=dr.+mer...

[Karunablue]

Thanks for sharing this and Good luck. Please let us know how you get along xx

[flashinthepan in reply to Karunablue]

I will do and I am going to experiment on a few things and keep a diet diary too for this year.

[Jazzw]

This is one of those things that I don't actually want to believe - but probably should. I'm completely and utterly dentist phobic, courtesy of having a terrifying "school" dentist in my childhood. A story for another time but it involves gas, a sheet being held down over my head and the removal of four teeth twice, once aged 7, once aged 11.

I can't quite recall whether it was 2006 or 2007 - one of those - when a double tooth broke and I was forced to visit the dentist. He seemed very sympathetic to my fear, seemed very caring, but when I emerged from the tooth repair and what I thought was one small filling at the back I looked in the mirror to find nearly every tooth filled with a small amalgam filling. I know I didn't agree to that, because had I been given a choice I'd have chosen white fillings - I might be petrified of dentists but I'm still vain. But I didn't see the damage until I looked at myself in the rear view mirror in my car just before going home. Of course, being the phobic I am, I didn't go back and demand an explanation.

But I've wondered ever since what effect it had. My cognitive skills have steadily decreased ever since. Increasingly I can't read long documents - me, a girl who used to love reading.

I had hoped that taking NDT would help, and although there have been some improvements my brain doesn't seem any better. But the idea of getting dental work done absolutely terrifies me.

[Hidden]

FWIW I used a holistic dentist for my mouthful of amalgams to be removed so that meant a rubber dam was used as well as a specialised filtration machine. I was also given advice re pre-detox, during removal and after. It's not a decision to be taken lightly and you need someone that knows what they're doing.

To be honest a dentist that doesn't know about the dangers of mercury and how it can affect the body would set off alarm bells with me.

Not everyone who's had their mercury removed actually feels better for it, there's no guarantee. I personally found that it eliminated my brain fog and made me feel generally more 'with it'.

Nothing wrong with using fluoride-free toothpaste and mouthwash. Have a read of this website:

mouthbodydoctor.com/

[Hidden]

Sorry, just to add that I didn't really research detox beforehand although I did afterwards. Actually I became overwhelmed with the many different opinions, some of which included pretty drastic protocols and accompanying vast sums of money.

I did make contact with a naturopath but decided against due to cost as the amalgam removal, as well as a new supplement regime, was serious money.

It was mentioned on here that amalgam can remain in your body for 30 years which is obviously pretty frightening!!

Another thing to consider is whether your body can actually cope with it all. Several times I felt quite grotty after treatment and particularly wiped out. I'd got myself 'reasonably well' before treatment as that made sense.

You've definitely got the right idea with looking to make changes, taking small steps is the way to go such as stopping using anti-bacterial soaps and other products, avoiding non-stick saucepans etc etc.

Good luck and do keep us informed.