Podcast Episode #51: Do I need to worry about mercury from metal fillings while breastfeeding?

More Episodes

🦷 Once I Read This Study, I Never Skipped a Day of Taking This Mineral

🦷 This Mouth Bacteria Raises Stroke Risk by 20%—Do You Have It?

🦷 A Federal Judge Sounded the Alarm on Fluoride—Then Politics Drowned It Out

🦷 I Kept Seeing This Weird Symptom in My Patients—Until I Finally Figured Out Why

🦷 My granddaughter got a cavity—here’s the exact protocol I put her on

One of the most widely known recommendations for women while pregnant is to avoid eating fish due to the mercury content. But what about amalgam fillings? Today’s question is posed by Emily, a concerned mother who wants to know if her breast milk is safe for her baby to drink because of the metal fillings she has. Join us to find out why Dr. B has both a short and a long answer to today’s question, and why he believes that it is safe for Emily to be breastfeeding. We hear all about the forms of mercury that are present in our environment, and which are the most dangerous to our health. Dr. B explains why he doesn’t use metal fillings anymore, and why getting them removed during pregnancy or breastfeeding is an absolute no-no. We also hear a list of things that contain mercury that we can absorb and the test that Dr. B recommends to quantify your mercury levels. For all this, and so much more, tune in today!

Submit Your Question

Dr. B loves answering your questions. Record a voicemail for your chance to have it answered in a future episode.

Ask a Question

Key Points From This Episode:

How wildfires made Dr. B think about the functional approach to dentistry [0:01:48]
A different definition of functional dentistry from a fellow functional dentist [0:02:40]
Today’s question: is your child being exposed to mercury from your fillings when breastfeeding? [0:05:24]
The short answer as to why Emily shouldn’t worry [0:07:25]
The forms of mercury you need to be worried about, and where they are found [0:08:21]
The different types of mercury in our environment [0:10:45]
Why Dr. B stopped using metal fillings [0:14:16]
Mercury in human milk and why fillings won’t affect the baby [0:15:29]
Why you shouldn’t get an amalgam filling removed during pregnancy and the procedures that protect you if one is essential [0:23:56]
Dr. B’s list of things that can increase your mercury absorption [0:25:27]
How to test your mercury levels: the test that Dr. B recommends [0:29:55]
A summary of today’s episode [0:32:28]