Archive for the 'Mercury Related' Category

Too Much Sushi Can Lead To Mercury Poisoning Symptoms

Author: mom_to_one, 04 25th, 2013

albacore1There are a number of fish that are used in sushi that have been sometimes known to contain high levels of mercury, such as bluefin tuna, mackerel, swordfish, sea bass, and yellowtail. While other fish can also contain mercury depending on the water they come from, these are among the fish that often can be the worst carriers of mercury.

While small amounts of mercury likely won’t cause any problems, eating sushi five or six times a week might lead to you showing signs of mercury poisoning symptoms. This is not a hypothetical situation, as there have absolutely been cases of those who eat a large amount of sushi in a week getting mercury poisoning, including actor Jeremy Piven.

Mercury Poisoning Outbreaks In History

Author: mom_to_one, 04 04th, 2013

Original Title: B00528-Swine flu.tifThe cause of mercury poisoning is known to be the ingestion, inhalation, or general skin contact with any form of mercury. This is known to happen when there are accidental industrial releases into the environment of mercury. This is something that has happened before and it has resulted in many fatalities, making it a very serious potential problem.

One well-known case of mass mercury poisoning was in the contamination of Minamata Bay in Japan. Between 1955 to 1960, there were over 2,200 people diagnosed and over 1,700 deaths occurring that were eventually attributed to mercury poisoning. This is evidence that mercury poisoning is extremely dangerous and needs to be treated as soon as possible.

Studying The Effects Of Mercury Poisoning At School

Author: mom_to_one, 03 14th, 2013

autism_vaccainesBefore I landed on my major in college, I bounced around in different classes, trying to figure out what really appealed to me; I wanted to determine exactly what I wanted to do for my degree. One of the fields I checked out was health-related; though I didn’t land on a health-related major, I certainly learned a lot of interesting things that I didn’t know before.

I learned about the different aspects of the brain and how they can be affected by certain chemicals. I also learned how heavy metals affect the body and, more particularly, what the effects of mercury poisoning and other heavy metals are on the human body. Though I haven’t had to know this thus far, I think having knowledge like this could eventually be quite useful.

The Birth Defects Mercury Poisoning Can Cause

Author: mom_to_one, 03 05th, 2013

6a00d8357f3f2969e2013485734ea1970c-300wiThough mercury poisoning can cause a host of problems and disorders in adults, it is young and unborn children that are apt to suffer the most from mercury poisoning; unborn children can be affected by mercury poisoning through exposure to the mother. Mercury can be breathed in or eaten, which can lead to a large assortment of issues in life when too much is ingested.

Since children are so susceptible to mercury poisoning, there are a number of disorders and defects that can occur at birth to those affected by mercury. Some of the birth defects mercury poisoning can cause include blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, or other serious developmental disorders. Because of this, mercury poisoning is something that cannot be taken lightly.

mercury_mottling-sI like to write informative articles about illnesses and diseases so I can distribute them to people I know or post them on my social networking accounts. My friends and family thank me for doing this because most of them are unaware of certain things that they have to be careful about. I like the feeling of doing something useful and meaningful to help people out. I always like learning about new things which is why I like writing these articles.

I remember one time I was able to help my friend diagnose her illness. It turned out to be mercury poisoning. I wrote an article that stated some of the mercury poisoning symptoms and my friend read it and discovered that she had experienced these symptoms. She immediately went to the doctor to get treated. The next day she thanked me by mailing me a gift basket. I was just glad that I was of help. That is why I write these articles, after all.

Sick Of Being Sick

Author: mom_to_one, 01 22nd, 2013

3193374776_0b87a6319e_zI felt really tired and kind of sick this past week.  I had trouble concentrating at work and couldn’t do any of my weekly exercises at the gym.  I was hoping it wasn’t the flu because I don’t like being stuck at home with nothing to do but to lay in bed.  I even went out and got a flu shot this year so I wouldn’t get sick.  Some people told me that flu shots don’t work that well but I figured it would be better than doing nothing.

I went to the doctor the other day and told him what was wrong with me.  He told me it was a mild case of mercury poisoning which was probably caused by all of the seafood I ate the previous week.  He told me to not eat any kind of fish for a while and to get plenty of rest.  In the future, I should watch what I eat more carefully to avoid getting sick.  Fish can be healthy but too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing.  I’m just glad that it wasn’t anything more serious like the flu.

Lead Poisoning

Author: mom_to_one, 01 03rd, 2013

Lead overexposure is something that is somewhat prevalent in industrial work and construction work, as well as in shipyard employment. Lead poisoning is also the lead environmentally induced illness in children. Because of this, there are many requirements and standards in place in order to help combat lead poisoning, but these measures have not been 100% effective, unfortunately.

Typically, the best way to combat lead poisoning – or any other sort of heavy metal poisoning, induced from mercury, cadmium, arsenic, or other heavy metals – is through a heavy metal detox. By ridding the body of these toxic metals through heavy metal detoxification, one can potentially alleviate the symptoms of the existing heavy metal poisoning.

Mercury Poisoning from Bad Fish

Author: mom_to_one, 12 27th, 2012

My brother was dealing with a lot of really weird medical symptoms all of a sudden; it started with some of his hair falling out and his skin looking really messed up. He couldn’t sleep very well and his memory was impaired as well. He finally went to the doctor and was surprised at the results.

As it turned out these, were effects of mercury poisoning, which he had somehow accidentally ingested through eating a little bit too much fish that had unfortunately been purchased with far more mercury than typically allowed from a fish market he used to frequent. I’ll tell you right now that he sure doesn’t frequent that fish market anymore!

Prenatal Causes of Autism

Author: mom_to_one, 12 20th, 2012

It was once thought that heritability was enormously the cause of most cases of autism spectrum disorder. This theory has since been proven wrong, while there seems to be some correlation to genetics, it appears that the effect of genetics was overestimated, while environmental factors were initially underrepresented in early studies related to autism.

Nowadays, the prenatal environment is often related to causes of autism; it has been said that advanced age in either parent, bleeding during pregnancy, usage of certain prescription drugs during pregnancy, and adult diabetes can result in children with autism; there are many other potential causes that are also being explored by scientists to better understand autism spectrum disorder.

Mercury Poisoning and Birth Defects

Author: mom_to_one, 11 27th, 2012

Mercury poisoning is something that is very dangerous, especially if left untreated. If someone is exposed to high levels of mercury and begins suffering from mercury poisoning, they run the risk of a large number of physical and mental maladies from bleeding gums and headaches to insomnia and manic depression.

Pregnant women in particular have a lot to worry about when it comes to mercury poisoning because of the potential harm to themselves and to their unborn children. It is a well-known fact that the birth defects mercury poisoning can cause can be very serious, so mercury poisoning symptoms should be treated immediately without delay.