Here are some answers concerning questions about
Algin.
I thought about taking this before and after eating fish, but what about the water? I thought I had to drink 1 glass of water for each capsule.
You don't have to drink a glass of water with each capsule. I just take my 3 or 4 capsules with a cup or so of water.
Is it constipating if you don't drink the recommended amount of water?
I have heard from a few people that Algin does make them constipated (this didn't happen to me or most people I know of who use Algin). This may be because they have low potassium or are otherwise dehydrated.
For these people, I would recommend eating 1 to 3 bananas per day (depending on body weight), and/or supplementing with
Potassium, and/or taking a good hydration drink (not just water), like NSP's
Recovery. This tasty drink mix can do wonders for those who are constipated.
I was thinking of taking the algin in the morning. should I take it first thing in the morning before I even take my probiotic?
Whatever is convenient for you would be fine. I usually recommend taking it between meals and before bed. If you were to skip a dose, I would be inclined to skip the first dose of the day. I would not recommend skipping the last dose of the day (before bed) because of the nighttime liver cleansing cycles.
If so, how much time should I wait until I take the probiotic? Maybe it would be better to take the probiotic 30 minutes before the algin. What do you think?
I would take the probiotic 1 hour before the Algin.
I'm thinking that it may be good to take the algin inbetween chelation. I take EDTA and DMSA every 2 weeks.
Taking Algin
while chelating is important because chelation mobilizes mercury. This mercury eventually ends up in your colon. Algin then helps prevent the dumped mercury from being reabsorbed and redistributed.
I would be intersted to know what the difference is between algin and chlorella for mercury detox. I read the page you are referring to about algin, but it seems to me algin does the same that chlorella does, as in, bind and eliminate the mercury from the intestines.
I already take chlorella for that, do you think I also should take algin?
Or do you think I should actually take algin instead of chlorella?
Which one is better? I always thought chlorella was THE best mercury binder in the intestines.
Actually, Chlorella and Algin work quite differently and should be used together if possible.
Chlorella actually mobilizes mercury in the body, while Algin prevents the mobilized mercury from being reabsorbed by the body (colon) by absorbing it tightly like a sponge in the intestines.
Algin is a non-digestible polysaccharide and does not go into the body. It stays in the digestive system and simply prevents this reabsorption problem which is very important when mobilizing mercury (detoxing).
To detox with Chlorella (which I did when detoxing mercury), I would take Chlorella on your regular schedule (whatever that is) but make sure you are taking Algin 3 to 4 times per day, 1500 mg each time, between meals to be sure you don't reabsorb the mercury you've successfully mobilized with the Chlorella. If you want to economize (skip doses), I would not skip the last dose of the day (before bed).
Hope this helps.
