Hi all, Incase you've forgotten, I'm the extremely poisoned one with debilitating fatigue, muscle weakness, depression, cognitive problems, etc. I haven't been able to work in almost 3 years from this illness. Anyway, I had told you previously that I finally found some good doctors I am working with who said I was too weak to chelate in this condition. Over the last few weeks they ran a battery of tests and I finally went in for all the results. It's amazing what mercury can do to your body and brain. Basically they sat me down and went over all my tests. I am so nutritionally deficient it's not even funny. The amazing thing is that I eat SO WELL. If I told you how many supplements I took (all brand name companies) you wouldn't believe me. However, I was deficient in almost all of the vitamins and minerals that I take. They told me that I am loaded with fungal overgrowth from the mercury and that this is causing me to not digest my food and absorb my nutrients. For example, I eat lots of protein (I'm a meat eater) and I am not converting it into amino acids (so necessary for body and brain to function). At least this explains why I'm so debilitating rather than having some conventional doctor say "there's nothing wrong with you, take some prozac".
They began me on the amino acid supplementation and they now have me taking all the B vitamins in which I was deficient (in liquid form) and they are going to give me Vitamin B12 injections, very important for fatigue. They have started me on Nystatin to kill the yeast and now ordered a very specific stool test for yeast, parasite, etc. so that they can determine how to better get at the particular strains that I have. Just to give you an idea of what's going on, I was taking 1000 mgs. of magnesium glycinate (one of the best forms) per day, and yet I am deficient in magnesium. Now I'm taking a powder form that I mix with water. Well, they told me that correcting all these things will help me feel better, but ultimately, getting the mercury out will be the real cure. By the way, they know all about Andy Cutler and said they have no problem with my doing his protocol for chelation, e.g. frequent dosing chelation. Even though they use another protocol in their practice. I'll keep you posted.

Sandra

Hi Sandra,
I was just wondering if your blood type is A. According to the book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, by Peter D'Adamo,ND, that blood type has a very hard time not only digesting meat but then a type of allergic reaction happens to most meats that causes inflammation with all its implications.
I'm an A blood type and I have a terrible time digesting meat, so I use an Egg White Protein powder by Jay Robb. Then I use digestive enzymes to help break that down into amino acids. Sounds like a good approach by your docs to get you some liquid amino acids. My dad used to take the one made by Twin Labs, orange flavored. Didn't they recommend you should take pro-biotics, they actually help you make some of the B vitamins internally. And the pro-biotics are an absolute necessity when dealing with candida, or any fungal overgrowth. And of course B-12 shots are the medical route, but they do have B-12 supplements that you can take under the tongue, I use a liquid form.
So I guess the bottom line is, do you really want to be eating all that meat? especially if it's not organic? If you're going to eat meat then you might need a digestive support formula with HcL like the Food Enzymes formula from Nature's Sunshine.
Just some thoughts based on my own experience,
Joanne

As a vegetarian, I don't eat meat. It isn't the only source of protein, quite the contrary. The idea that meat is healthy for us is a myth. Our bodies don't generally digest it well, it turns to fat, causes cholestrol, and all the problems that go with it. Vegetarians in general live longer and, for those who care about such matters, lol, have better sexual function as they age because their circulation is better.

It's lack of iron that is more of a concern to the vegetarian, but again this can be got from other foods, and if need be a supplement.

The funny thing is that I'm a Type O, which is the meat eater type. I was taking plenty of sublingual B12 but apparently not absorbing that either. I am taking lots of probiotics though and have been for a while. Today I go in to get my B12 injection and I'm hoping it's going to help me.

Thanks for the input.
Sandra