PART TWO: GETTING WELL AGAIN
However, the addition of 0.001 percent of silver or gold did not
cause a change in the appearance of the mercury.^28
Fig. 35 “Pure” mercury excerptThe question is: how would you detect other, more toxic
metals, like thallium or germanium, at lower concentrations? If
they are present, why have they not been found? Either no one
has looked for them or they are hard to find. (Thallium and
mercury are next to each other in the periodic table of elements,
meaning their mass is almost identical, which may contribute to
the difficulty.)
The cancer causing action of metals has been studied for a
long time, although it doesn’t get attention by our regulatory
agencies. A scientific book on this subject was published in
1980.^29 One table from this book is shown on page 147. We can
see that chromium and nickel compounds are the most carcino-
genic metals. Nickel is used in gold crowns, braces and chil-
dren’s crowns!
Note that the form of the metal is very important. Some
metals have an essential/toxic duality. For instance, chromium
is an essential element of glucose tolerance factor, but most of
its other compounds are extremely toxic. In general, xenobiotic
compounds (foreign) are to be avoided! Metal doesn’t belong in
our foods or in our bodies.
(^28) American Dental Association Guide to Dental Materials and
Devices, sixth edition, copyright 1972, p. 31.
(^29) Carcinogenicity and Metal Ions. It is volume 10 of a series
called Metal Ions in Biological Systems, edited by Helmut Sigel. A
university chemistry library should have this book. It has a fascinating
chapter on the leukemias by two scientists from the Academy of Sci-
ences of the USSR, E. L. Andronikashvili and L. Mosulishvili.