Posted by Larry Hoover on June 19, 2006, at 16:43:21
In reply to Re: Hair Analysis, toxic levels of mercury, posted by linkadge on June 19, 2006, at 15:16:40
> Oh, goodness. I wonder how on earth you got high levels of murcury.
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> Do you know the source? Maybe I should get tested for that. I know the fish oil I buy says its tested consistently, but who knows ?
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> LinkadgeThe fish oil is not an issue. There is no detectable mercury in fish oil, for all intents and purposes. It's all removed during the refining process that makes fish oil palatable to human beings. Crude fish oil is disgusting stuff. Simply disgusting stuff. You don't wanna know.
The most common sources of mercury exposure are: amalgam fillings. Next, amalgam fillings. Oh, I said that already.
The next most likely point source is being down-wind from a coal-fired electrical plant, or similar. Or, downwind from a crematorium.
Fish may or may not be an issue in an individual's mercury profile. It depends on how much fish the person eats, and how dirty the fish is. And, it depends on how much selenium is consumed, concurrent to the fish. Or, whatever the source exposure is.
Lar
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