Mercury is the only metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures. It rarely occurs free in nature and is a heavy, silvery-white liquid metal.
Once consumed, mercury and the bivalent metals are engaged in a continuous fight against one another which results in the replacement of the 'lighter' element by the 'heavier' one, in terms of their atomic masses.
Replacement reactions, also called 'fight for the site', occur when heavy metals grab the biological spaces that should be filled by necessary organic meinerals. Just as carbon monoxide replaces essential oxygen, other elements and compounds cause their toxic effect by replacing chemicals essential to bio-chemical functions.
Mercury, found in amalgam fillings, paints and some industrial processes, is not recognized as having any use in the body. Mercury is not taken up by plants, however, it may turn up in food as it can be spread within food chains by smaller organisms which are consumed by humans, and one example is through fish.
Concentrations of Mercury in fish usually greatly exceed the concentrations in their environment. Beef products can also contain eminent quantities of mercury. Mercury is not commonly found in plant products, but it can enter our bodies through vegetables and other crops, when sprays containing mercury are applied in agriculture.
Adverse Health effects of Mercury
Mercury salts will compete with zinc in its bio-chemical reactions hence preventing zinc performing its functions in the body. Therefore the leaching of mercury into the body from whatever source will cause zinc deficient symptoms to appear such as fatigue, PMS, thyroid problems, loss of smell and taste, macular degeneration, prostate enlargement, rheumatoid arthritis, sterility, immune suppression, etc. even if there is plenty of zinc available.
Studies show that mercury is eight times more concentrated in the foetus than in the rest of the body.
Direct exposure to mercury can cause lung irritation, skin rashes, nerve, brain and kidney damage, eye irritation, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Mercury and its many effects on our bodies at elevated levels can be simplified into the following main effects:
- Disrupting the nervous pathways;
- Damage to brain function, can cause degradation of learning abilities, personality changes, tremors, vision changes, deafness and muscle incoordination and memory loss;
- DNA damage and chromosomal damage - chromosomal damage is known to cause mongolism;
- Allergic reations, resulting in skin rashes, tiredness and headaches;
- Negative reproductive effects, such as sperm damage, birth defects and miscarriages.
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