More studies are confirming that exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins, like the mercury in the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The researchers found that exposure to toxins such as ethanol and heavy metals (including lead, aluminum and the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal) interrupt growth factor signaling. This negatively impacts methylation reactions, which are critical to proper neurological development in infants and children.
Further, according to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study, about 630,000 children are born with an increased risk of lowered intelligence and learning problems due to exposure to high levels of mercury in the womb, and one in every six women has enough mercury in her blood to harm a developing child--nearly twice the EPA’s previous estimate of one in every 12 women.
The estimate increased after data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that level of mercury in the umbilical cord blood of newborns is 1.7 times higher than the mercury level in their mother's blood. That means women with a mercury level of only 3.5 ppb have enough mercury in their blood to cause a fetus' blood to cross the 5.8 ppb safety threshold. An alarming 16 percent of women have mercury blood levels of 3.5 ppb or higher.
One of the main sources of mercury exposure to humans is fish consumption. Typically, the larger species, such as shark, swordfish and some tuna, contain the most mercury. Correspondingly, the CDC found that women who had eaten fish two or more times a week had mercury levels that were seven times higher than those who had not eaten fish in the previous month.
Long-term exposure to small amounts of mercury can harm adults, however fetuses and young children face an even greater risk because their nervous systems are not fully developed.
Molecular Psychiatry January 27, 2004
Seattle PI February 5, 2004
To long time readers of this Web site it is no mystery that vaccines and mercury are connected to autism nor that eating fish is a good way to accumulate mercury in your body. While it may sound hard to believe, mercury, which has been linked to the soaring cases of autism in the United States, is still in vaccines being given to newborn babies--this is a very real problem.
Further, the package inserts, which are supposed to detail exactly what is in a vaccine, may not even be accurate. This would mean that the doctor could not know for sure whether a certain toxic additive such as thimerosal is in the injection, and a parent would have no choice but to rely on the doctor for this crucial information.
Before you decide to vaccinate your children, do them a favor and look into the many risks and side effects associated with common childhood vaccines. Doing so could mean the difference between life and death.
As I have been saying for many years now, it’s also important to be aware of the dangers of eating fish. This is important for everyone but is absolutely crucial for women of childbearing age and young children. It is a tragedy that we have contaminated the waters and infected nearly all fish with methylmercury and other toxins, as fish would otherwise be one of the healthiest foods available.
Fortunately, you do have viable options for obtaining the nutritious benefits of fish, such as regularly consuming high-quality purified fish oil like the Carlson's brand of fish oil I offer, and enjoying the absolutely delicious Alaskan wild red salmon from the one source I discovered, through independent lab-testing my team coordinated, to be free from harmful levels of mercury and safe. It is the only fish I now eat.
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