Evidence of Harm

You should watch this, if you want to know about safeguarding both yourself and family members!

Another documentary that reveals to the viewers the corruption within the Judicial system, the various Federal Departments and professional Dentists, Doctors and of course - as usual - the companies of America!

Education, intelligence and a certificate/degree etc does not mean that you know what is wrong, right, possible or that you won't live your entire life worshiping money and covering up corruption. It only makes it obvious to the rest of humanity that you were capable of knowing that you were being dishonest!

This documentary shows with amazingly revealing evidence (which is undeniable; except if you are in some way involved in the production of Mercury Dental products i.e. Amalgam) the extent in/of corruption to which some individuals - some of who are in powerful positions and responsible for the health of millions - are prepared to go just to become richer!

It concentrates only on America but it would be useful to know if the same thing is going on around the world (apart from Norway finding for their citizens and not the greedy companies/people); it is very likely that it is.

One thing in this film shows a segment where Japan hosts a meeting, in Minimata, for an agreement to be signed about Mercury etc. This irked me because I know, from other world issues I am aware of, that Japan has the worst Mercury levels in its fish foods industries, in the world. It not only covers this up but a film I once watched showed that Japanese fisherman (and other undisclosed lowlife) would be prepared to kill to safeguard their jobs! We are, all of us, all aware of the great many times this has been carried out around the world for years.

One question that I was waiting for to be asked (especially of a particular dentist being interviewed) was, would the dentists in America give their own families the safe white fillings or, the lethal Mercury Amalgam fillings? It unfortunately does not get asked of any of the corrupt participants...and the really corrupt would not take part in the film!

The point of Randall Moore's movie is to wake people up to the fact that their mercury dental fillings might be killing them, and he uses about every trick in the book to achieve his goal; to conclude otherwise falls on the pedantic side of the fence. The movie clearly reveals that mercury poisoning from dental fillings can be devastating on the lives of some people, and that this travesty has been going on since the early 1800's. Anyone who is ill, gets sick regularly, or has a condition/disease that the healthcare industry has given a fancy name, needs to see this movie.

I'm calling 'Evidence of Harm' a borderline horror film; it has me wondering why people aren't up in arms over the mass poisoning of the citizens of our great nation. I want to scream from the hills, "Get the poisoned dental fillings out of your mouth!" If the movie 'The Warriors,' where the protagonists wrongly accused of murder only live by their own wits, and the academy award winning documentary 'Scared Straight' had a baby, this film is it.

Evidence of Harm, a documentary about the toxicity of the "silver" fillings in the mouths of many exposes the truth that the public deserves to hear. It follows the lives of:

1. A news reporter, mistakenly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, when, in fact, she had been exposed to the excessive mercury vapor emitted during the removal of mercury fillings.

2. A dental assistant, whose debilitation was attributed to the occupational exposure to mercury over the course of her career, but whose employer/dentist remains unconvinced was a direct effect of the treatment he, and her previous employers, exposed her to.

3. The Chairman of the Department of Chemistry at University of Kentucky, whose efforts to educate dentists globally, about the genetic and excretory predisposition of some to the neurological effects of mercury vapor resulted in the mysterious suspension of his Federal research grants

4. The corruption at the highest levels at the FDA resulted in suspicious inactivity on an issue that consumer groups were trying to bring to the forefront, and also resulted in tremendous profits for the Chairman of the FDA on stock options she held.

Were you aware that the American Dental Association has, in its Code of Ethics, an edict that prevents dentists from speaking out against the toxicity of the mercury in silver fillings? Did you know that when a dentist gets trained about this ubiquitous filling material's composition, the "company line" (aka ADA) is that once combined with the other metals (silver, tin, zinc, copper) the mercury becomes inert? Did you know that the ADA also tells dentists they must store unused scrap filling material in a tightly closed glass container under a heavy liquid, like anti-freeze? Why? Because mercury gas is being continuously given off.

And that is the reason that the ADA has instructed dentists, for decades, never to discard the scrap in the trash or flush it down the toilet. Why? Because it is toxic to the environment. Vimy, in 1990 proved it was toxic to the human. And this reviewer never dreamt that in his lifetime of activism on this matter, that the American public would ever see the light…….until Evidence of Harm. This movie will lift the shroud from the minds of dentists, and their patients whom they've unwittingly misled.

Concerned scientists, dentists, and consumers have been trying to raise awareness of this issue for many decades. Kudos to Randall Moore, whose father succumbed to early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, and whose brain had above normal amounts of mercury on autopsy, for bringing this issue to the public. It is about time! This documentary is well-thought-out, proving once and for all, that the Evidence of Harm from mercury in the mouth is not idiosyncratic, but demonstrative of what MD's warned would happen, in the mid 1800's when this substance was introduced in the United States: Mercury, in any form, does not belong in the human body, much less 4 inches from the base of the brain.

If anyone you know has symptoms of mercury toxicity (e.g. early onset Alzheimer's, tremors, brain fog, fatigue, short-term memory loss, headaches) they should be tested for heavy metals AND see this educational documentary which NEEDS to see the light of day. It's been almost 200 years since it was mistakenly introduced to the American populace. It needs to be exposed for what it truly is: a very potent neurotoxin to too many innocent people, including pregnant women, and children.

Everybody, especially dentists and dental staff, should see this movie and become aware that mercury silver fillings are certainly not as safe as they're claimed to be. Randall Moore follows two women who's lives changed after suffering from mercury poisoning and professionals trying to shed some light on that controversial issue. It's troubling to see how financial and political interests have stopped FDA and ADA from accomplishing their mission, i.e. to keep the public safe. A well constructed film. The form is sometimes over done (for example the burning of a doll to illustrate a point) and it may turn off some critical viewers who would find any reason to avoid seeing the troubling facts that it brings up. I think anybody with a scientific and open minded view will question the safety of the continued used of mercury fillings after seeing this.

Well put together summary of the science... including some personal testimonies.

The documentary shows you how you can make mercury vapour from amalgams visible using UV light.

Then it goes on to measure mercury as it's coming off the amalgam.

The levels on mercury extraction were up to 2,483 ug/m3 and the limit for exposure is 100 ug/m3. That's ~25 times the permissible level.

The documentary points out that the FDA commissioner (Hamburg) had a conflict of interest because she owned stock options in a company producing mercury amalgams. She should have recused herself from any involvement with the issue.

The documentary also points out that some people have problems removing toxins from the body... which explains why not everyone is equally affected.

Given the high levels of mercury measured it is appropriate to use hazmat suits to extract the mercury.

The Minamata convention on mercury has committed all countries to phase out the use of mercury... so it's only a matter of time before mercury stops being used.

If you want a good documentary on the hazards of mercury amalgams (or just environmental hazards?) then this is certainly worth watching.

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