Mercury poisoning is a toxic condition where mercury accumulates in body tissues to dangerous levels, causing neurological and physical damage. It is caused by excessive exposure to mercury through contaminated fish, dental amalgams, industrial sources, or environmental contamination. The Heavy Metals Panel, Blood is the most important test for diagnosis because it directly measures mercury concentrations in the bloodstream.
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Mercury poisoning is caused by excessive exposure to elemental mercury, methylmercury, or mercury compounds that accumulate in body tissues. The most common sources include eating contaminated fish (especially large predatory fish like shark, swordfish, and king mackerel), exposure to broken thermometers or fluorescent bulbs, dental amalgam fillings, industrial workplace exposure, and certain skin-lightening creams. Methylmercury from fish consumption is particularly dangerous because it easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and accumulates in the nervous system, causing progressive neurological damage.
The Heavy Metals Panel, Blood is the most important test for mercury poisoning because it directly measures mercury concentrations in your bloodstream along with other potentially toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium. This comprehensive panel provides quantitative results showing whether your mercury levels exceed safe thresholds, which typically should be below 10 micrograms per liter for adults. Blood testing is especially useful for detecting recent or ongoing mercury exposure, while urine or hair testing may be used to assess long-term exposure patterns. The test helps confirm the diagnosis when you experience symptoms like muscle weakness, coordination problems, numbness, or cognitive changes.
You should get tested if you experience unexplained neurological symptoms like muscle weakness, tremors, loss of coordination, numbness or tingling in your hands and feet, memory problems, or changes in vision or hearing. Testing is also important if you regularly consume large amounts of fish, work in industries with mercury exposure (dental offices, manufacturing, mining), have recently broken a mercury thermometer in your home, or use certain imported cosmetics or traditional medicines. Pregnant women with potential mercury exposure should get tested because mercury can harm fetal brain development.
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Recommended actions
Increase resistance or strength training
Prioritize 7–8 hours of quality sleep per night, try to reduce stress
Include more zinc- and magnesium-rich foods (like shellfish, beef, pumpkin seeds, spinach)
Consider retesting in 3–6 months
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