The Mercury Detoxification Manual: A Guide to Mercury Chelation

Front Cover......Page 1
Back Cover......Page 2
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Disclaimer......Page 5
Dedication......Page 9
Quotation......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Tables......Page 25
Figures......Page 29
Preface......Page 31
Acknowledgements......Page 33
Why Did Andy Die?......Page 35
Introduction......Page 37
Why mercury is so dangerous......Page 41
How you might have become poisoned......Page 42
Why your doctor might miss what is wrong......Page 48
2. What Mercury Poisoning Looks Like......Page 51
Psychological symptoms......Page 52
Neurological symptoms......Page 54
Physical symptoms......Page 55
3. Other Toxic Metals......Page 61
Aluminum......Page 62
Antimony......Page 63
Arsenic......Page 64
Copper......Page 65
Lead......Page 66
4. How to Test for Chronic Mercury Poisoning......Page 69
If you have mercury fillings: a hair test......Page 70
How to interpret a hair test......Page 71
How to apply the "counting rules" to the "Essential and Other Elements" section of a Doctors' Data hair test......Page 72
Dental work and what you need done......Page 75
Further comments about dentistry......Page 76
Precautions you must take with the dentist......Page 77
Precautions the dentist must take......Page 78
Be careful about advice from your dentist......Page 79
How to afford the dental work......Page 80
The chelators we use for the ACC protocol......Page 83
How chelation works......Page 85
The chelating agents and waiting periods for taking them......Page 88
The waiting periods for taking chelators......Page 89
Why these waiting periods are important......Page 90
Which chelator to choose and how much to take......Page 91
What NOT to do!!!!......Page 92
Supplements never, ever to take......Page 96
Avoid medical mercury!......Page 98
No other medical metals either!!!......Page 99
No drugs that are dangerous for people with mercury poisoning!......Page 100
Some considerations before starting......Page 103
The first three months after amalgam removal or your last exposure to mercury......Page 105
Adding alpha lipoic acid after three months......Page 106
Schedules for taking supplements......Page 108
How long does this take?......Page 111
The "stall phase" or "dump phase"......Page 112
What does methylation have to do with mercury detoxification......Page 114
Chelating lead......Page 115
Protocol for chelating lead......Page 116
Why take supplements?......Page 117
Prescription medicines......Page 118
A note about mental illness......Page 119
Adrenals......Page 120
Symptoms......Page 121
Adaptogens......Page 122
How to take adaptogens......Page 123
Electrolytes......Page 124
Thyroid......Page 125
Symptoms......Page 127
Help from your doctor......Page 128
Diabetes and blood sugar......Page 129
Supplements......Page 131
Help from your doctor......Page 132
Allergies......Page 134
Supplements......Page 135
Symptoms......Page 137
Supplements......Page 138
Symptoms......Page 139
Supplements......Page 140
Yeast and dysbiosis......Page 141
Supplements......Page 142
Die off when using yeast remedies......Page 143
Symptoms......Page 144
Depression......Page 145
Obsessive, suffering depression......Page 146
Supplements......Page 147
Anxiety......Page 148
Supplements......Page 149
Insomnia......Page 150
Supplements......Page 151
Chemical sensitivity......Page 152
Supplements......Page 153
Pain......Page 154
Symptoms......Page 155
Supplements......Page 156
Help from your doctor......Page 157
Why diet is important......Page 159
Fruits and vegetables......Page 160
Fish......Page 162
Doing your own cooking......Page 163
Thiol food sensitivity......Page 164
General notes on diet......Page 171
A convenient pill tray......Page 173
Filling your pill tray......Page 174
Remembering to take your chelators......Page 175
Alarms......Page 176
Labeled pill boxes and other strategies......Page 177
Keep a log or diary......Page 178
Organizeing the rest of your life......Page 180
Some useful suggestions to make life easier......Page 182
If you are pregnant......Page 185
After your child is born......Page 186
Timetable of basic precautions......Page 187
12. Does Your Child Need to Chelate Too?......Page 189
Teething chart......Page 191
Timeline of developmental milestones......Page 192
Growth charts......Page 196
Medical diagnoses......Page 197
Common sense......Page 198
13. Conclusion: Some Encouraging Words......Page 203
How do I clean up mercury? (Normal cleanup instructions as for a lightbulb or thermometer)......Page 205
How does exposure to a broken light bulb or thermometer affect chelation?......Page 207
How much iodine should I use?......Page 208
My doctor says I should do a challenge test, do a DMPS IV, take chelators once a day and so forth.......Page 209
I took a dose early/ late what do I do?......Page 210
Can I stop chelating whenever it isn't convenient?......Page 211
Does chelation remove important minerals?......Page 212
Can I skip my chelation round when I feel sick, or have a wedding or event?......Page 213
I can't remember if I took my chelator dose ten minutes ago.......Page 214
Which hair test should I use and where do I get it?......Page 215
What if I am told that I absolutely need a vaccine?......Page 216
What should I do if I ahve been obliged to get a vaccine, anyway.......Page 217
Appendix B: FDA Mercury in Fish Chart......Page 219
Abbreviations......Page 223
Glossary......Page 225
Bibliography......Page 239
Index......Page 241