Natural mercury detoxification methods.

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Excerpted from the website: http://www.thewayup.com/newsletters/011501.htm {Any kind of detoxification should be done under the care of a competent practitioner. As the mercury starts to detach from fat and tissues and comes to the bloodstream, the patient may appear to worsen. However after some days remarkable improvement is seen. This article details a multifaceted approach which is highly recommended} Nutritional status is relevant for several reasons. First, certain nutrients are natural chelators of mercury. Chelators chemically bind to metals, minerals, & chemical toxins to help remove them from the body via the urine or bowel movements. Those

with better nutritional status will be able to keep removing mercury rather than accumulating toxic levels. These natural chelators are alpha lipoic acid ; amino acids, especially cysteine, methionine, glutathione & taurine ( amino acids are parts of protein foods) ; selenium; garlic; cilantro; & chlorella algae. Significant levels of all minerals, Vitamin C, & Vitamin E also help to protect against the toxic effects & accumulation of mercury. Adequate dietary fiber increases acidophilus, bifidus, & other beneficial gut microflora which in turn metabolizes the very toxic methylmercury to the less toxic inorganic form & increases mercury excretion. HOW DO YOU TREAT CHRONIC MERCURY OVERLOAD? There are varying opinions re treatment. I prefer to be less aggressive because excessive release of mercury from the bound to the unbound state can increase symptoms & severely stress the body. Extreme acute cases would be treated more aggressively in a hospital setting with aggressive use of prescription chelators. My treatment of chronic mercury intoxication varies depending upon the level of mercury found in the testing. Certainly we also want to eliminate as much ongoing exposure as possible. We want to remove the mercury from the brain, in particular. The best agents for

this are alpha lipoic acid, glutathione, cilantro, chlorella, & DMSA. DPMS is an IV chelator often used for mercury. I do not like it as it is not as effective for removing from the brain & causes many more side effects that DMSA. We only add the DMSA if the mercury level is quite high, otherwise we try to chelate naturally & follow up with testing to make sure the levels are coming down. Even gentle treatment can sometimes worsen symptoms as we release the mercury from its bound state. The Physicians Drug Reference says to treat with 10 mg/kg every 8 hours for 5 days, then every 12 hours for 2 weeks for a total of 19 days. They are assuming no complimentary natural substances are being used, as well. This is far too aggressive for me. When I add DMSA, I adjust the dosage & level of treatment to the patients tolerance, because many only tolerate very little. A trial approach

might be 10 mg/ kg/ day in 3-4 divided dose every other day for 1-2 weeks, then 2-4 weeks off, then repeating & so on until mission accomplished. All the while we are using the natural chelators, alpha lipoic acid 100 mg 4 times a day, vitamin C 2000-10,000 mg depending upon laxative tolerance, N-acetyl cysteine 500 mg 2-3 times daily, a multi amino acid such as Aminoplex 5 with breakfast & 3 in the afternoon, Tox Met X 1 three times daily , a good multivitamin mineral & sometimes an extra mineral formulation. We follow up with testing in 2-6 month & go from there accordingly. Generally this approach is quite effective in bringing down the levels with minimum exacerbation of symptoms. If you think you might be a candidate for mercury overload a screening hair anaysis is a good place for

you to start. Otherwise, prevention is always the best policy. "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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