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Friday, August 3, 2007

How Mercury Affects The Brain

This is a video showing how Mercury causes Brain Neuron Degeneration, done by the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology & Biophysics. It shows Mercury cells interfering with the development of Brain cells. Aluminum did not even cause the same effects. The mercury causes the cells to be unable to connect with other cells to grow the brain.

The video shows actual footage of brain cells growing fine before Thimerosal exposure, then instantly the brain cells start dying after Thimerosal is introduced.

I am having my first child soon, which is why I have had so much interest in Mercury-containing vaccines lately. Below the video is my findings.



Thimerosal (also known as Thiomersal & Merthiolate), is a mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products since the 1930's. It was developed by Eli Lilly & Company Pharmaceuticals.

In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics requested removal of thiomersal from all pediatric vaccines, however, the Center for Disease Control, and the Food & Drug Administration stated that "although thiomersal was to be discontinued in some paediatric vaccines, they would not be recalling any unused stocks."

This means that although multiple sources state the risks of using Mercury in humans, they are still pumping our kids full of the stuff today.

The FDA recommends no more than 0.1 Microgram per Kg per Day. This is strange, when you notice that in one day, our children recieve the following doses in vaccines:

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Vaccine - Contains 25 Micrograms of Thimerosal (Mercury)

DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) Vaccine - Contains 25 Micrograms of Thimerosal (Mercury)

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Contains 12.5 Micrograms of Thimerosal (Mercury)
That is 62.5 Micrograms in one day, when even the EPA says a child should only
be exposed to 0.55 Micrograms per day (0.1 X 5.5 = 0.55)

Even the Environmental Protection Agency speaks of risks on their website:
Mercury exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system of people of all ages.

This is my list so far of vaccines that contain mercury:
BioThrax (Anthrax Vaccine)
DTaP (Tripedia)
DTaP-HepB-IPV (Pediarix)
DTaP-Hib (TriHIBit)
DTwP (All Products)
DT (Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids Adsorbed USP)
Td (DECAVAC, Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed)
Tetanus Toxoid (Booster, USP, Adult Use)
Hep A-B (Twinrix)
Influenza 2006/2007 Formula (Fluarix, FluLaval, Fluvirin)
Meningococcal (MENOMUNE-A/C/Y/W-135)

If you have any good information about these vaccines, or mercury use in general, please get in touch.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

British Petroleum OK'd To Continue Dumping Mercury Into Lake Michigan

I'm not sure how much research you have done on mercury, but this is some nasty stuff. We really do not need this in our bodies, and these dirty people even pump it into you at birth. Do not go swimming in Lake Michigan.

A BP refinery in Indiana will be allowed to continue to dump mercury into Lake Michigan under a permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

The permit exempts the BP plant at Whiting, Ind., 3 miles southeast of Chicago, from a 1995 federal regulation limiting mercury discharges into the Great Lakes to 1.3 ounces per year.

The BP plant reported releasing 3 pounds of mercury through surface water discharges each year from 2002 to 2005, according to the Toxics Release Inventory, a database on pollution emissions kept by the Environmental Protection Agency that is based on information reported by companies.

The permit was issued July 21 in connection with the plant's $3.8 billion expansion, but only late last week began to generate public controversy. It gives the company until at least 2012 to meet the federal standard.

Full Article @ USA Today (notice it is in the MONEY section of the site)