I went to a new doctor yesterday and I'm not sure what to think. After seeing me briefly he told me that I suffered from magnesium deficiency (because I had a bottle of water with me, I'm always thirsty) and a vitamin B deficiency. After looking at my blood chemistry he said that he didn't see any signs of mercury toxicity (didn't know that was possible). He said that a rash on my face indicated an allergy to latex and he guessed that I have some other problems.

He said that he has had a lot of success in treating people with traumatic brain injury and one of the keys is giving the body the proper nutrients for it to heal the brain. He gave me a long list of supplements to take. Some of them like vitamin E I am already taking. I have been taking omega 3 supplements for quite awhile but he wants me to take five times as much as I am taking now. He also prescribed high potency B-100 complex, a multivitamin (already taking it), magnesium oxide 250, calcium carbonate 500/600 mg with vitamin D, vitamin C (3 grams a day), and vitamin E (400 IU X 2/day), and cinnamon (to lower cholesterol).

All of those things are good supplements but I am skeptical to say the least. The problem is that in both mainstream and alternative medicine you can find doctors that think they know what they are doing but they really don't. He is the director of the Ohio State University Center for Integrative Medicine so it's not likely that he's a quack but you never know.

I think that I will try his plan for now since it is in network for my insurance and the supplements are not too expensive. I have to admit that what I'm doing now has only given me modest improvement at best.

Does anyone have any comments or suggestions? In the last several months I've come to believe that I really suffer from mercury poisoning but I know there is no way to be 100% certain.