Mercury and Social Anxiety: Why Limiting Your Exposure to Mercury Can Ease Shyness, Anxiety and Depression

Several years ago I discovered that I had excessively high mercury levels due to a higher than recommended amount of fish in my diet. I immediately began researching the issue to determine whether my high mercury levels might be behind some of the health issues I’d been having, and along the way I discovered something incredible. My life long shyness, anxiety, and embarrassment at being noticed, was beginning to dissipate. I was calmer in the presence of strangers, and I had increasing levels of self-confidence. I researched mercury and social anxiety as far back as I could, and what I discovered shook my world because I saw so much that could have changed my life if I had only known it. If you have anxiety issues and eat more than 2 servings of fish a week, I would like to show you the ways in which historical mercury use may be relevant to your modern day anxiety issues. Prologue – Quiet Mary The History of Mercury Hysteria and the Nervous Temperament in the 1800’s Mercury and Depression in the Life of Jack London Pathological Shyness in Industry Mercury in the Food Chain Excessive Consumption Idiosyncratic Sensitivity Epilogue – A Natural “Hi” A Special Note for the Overweight and Hypertensive United Nations 2013, Minamata