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NW Functional Thyroid Clinic

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High Blood Pressure and Mercury Exposure

High Blood Pressure and Mercury Exposure

Hypertension and Mercury ToxicityHow Mercury in the Body Can Cause High Blood Pressure

A growing body of medical literature has discovered the damaging effects of mercury on endothelial (the inner lining of blood vessels) function and vascular smooth muscle function. Mercury induces mitochondrial dysfunction with the reduction in adenosine triphosphate (ATP), depletion of glutathione, and increased lipid peroxidation. Increased oxidative stress and reduced oxidative defense are common.

The overall vascular effects of mercury include increased oxidative stress and inflammation, reduced oxidative defense, risk of blood clots, abnormal cholesterol levels, and immune and mitochondrial dysfunction.

The clinical consequences of mercury toxicity include hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, reduced heart rate variability, increased carotid artery wall thickness and carotid artery obstruction, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), generalized atherosclerosis, and kidney dysfunction. (more…)

Is Your Tap Water Safe? Check here.

WASHINGTON, DC - Tap water in many large metropolitan areas is polluted with a cocktail of chemical contaminants. These pollutants usually don’t violate any legal standards, but they often come in potentially toxic combinations that raise serious questions about the long-term safety of drinking the water. Pensacola, Fla.; Riverside, Calif.; and Las Vegas top the list of major cities with the most contaminated tap water. (more…)