Mercola post and video

[norcalmom]

I haven't read this all yet - or listened to the video - but he's usually on target and easy to understand.

 

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/01/13/mercury-detoxification-protocol.aspx?e_cid=20130113_SNL_Art_1

[norcalmom]

I finally listened to the interview, not the lecture - it is the second picture on the page, you have to scroll dowm to it - it is very, very interesting. I'm probably going to try to get this guys test done for my son. Weather or not you think mercury may have a part in anything going on with your child, listening to the interview is worthwhile - especially the second half that talks about "detox" - and the glutithione system - and precursors to making glutithione, and what else is needed to enable those precursors to work. Why its important..etc

 

This researcher was an organic farmer who had to go back to school and change carriers for feed his family. His area of research is mercury..this guy knows his stuff. He used what he knew about the soil, water, mercury itself, and studied in humans for 12 years before opening a lab for accurate testing.

 

The first part of the interview talks about the types of mercury, the biggest risk factors for our population (amalgams and vaccines), how the different tests measure different types, and why no one test (blood, hair or urine) will be able to tell you if you have an issue with mercury.

 

Also, heavy metals will build up - if the glutithione system breaks down. And minute amounts of mercury that is not able to clear from you system will bind with key components (amino acids, or enzymes...can't remember) that enable your body to use zinc, copper and other useful metals. Mercury is like a billion times more attractive. So, you body becomes deficient in these.

 

He talks about metabolic syndrome, gene expression, and other things....I am going to listen again and take notes.

 

I know my child is somewhat anemic, although he has an iron rich diet, and he has come up short on occasion for zinc on blood tests as well. ...

 

Contrary to popular belief - your body will clear mercury without harsh chelators, as long as the glutithione system is working property. It takes a LONG time to detox and fix this system. A year or so.

 

Alot of this happens in the gut - as much of the immune system resides there. Key elements of detox program and common supplements I see posted as topics on the board often. Whey protein, garlic oil, vitamin C, chorella...and there are other options. You need to combine 2 or 3 of the things to get it to work. I need to research some more about specifics - they mention a whole bunch of options. The key one being Whey (uless you use a liposodal (sp?) glutithione ). Whey is the key precursor, then you add in a couple more things to make sure the Whey can do its job..this is where there are lots of options.

 

I think I may personally do this - as I had a MASSIVE amount of amalgams removed several years ago, all at the same time, and within a few weeks developed an autoimmune condition. It is "gone" now, and it was cited that my condition (lichen plans) has 3 causes in 50% of the cases - 1) Hepatis C 2) Lupus 3) exposue to amalgams. I got tested for the first 2 to make sure I didn't have a more severe underlying condition. In 50% of the cases they didn't know the trigger. Mine was a somewhat mild case, but lasted for about 3 years. Many people never recover from it, I was lucky.