Dr. Katie To spent a decade removing mercury fillings daily without proper protection, developing severe hair loss, brain fog, and mood swings that doctors dismissed as new-mom fatigue. Heavy-metal testing revealed mercury and lead levels far above safe limits, nearly ending her dental career.
I almost lost my career to mercury toxicity. I drew out these silver fillings, these mercury fillings from patients every day for over a decade because no one told me how toxic it is without the proper protections. At 31, my hair started falling out. Then the brain fog, and everyone told me, oh, because you're a new mom. That's not true. Then the mood swings and everything that goes wrong, and they told me everything looks normal. I'm a patient myself. I went through the same. Issues when everyone keep looking at me and say, "You normal," but I never feel normal. My numbers was not bad enough to be on medications, was not conclusive enough to have a proper diagnosis like an autoimmune or thyroid issues. But finally, a functional medicine doctor tested me for heavy metal toxicity because of my profession, and mercury and lead was off the chart.
