Yes, Andy Cutler tends to advise against it, or he feels it doesn't really help. However, I hear for some it does and have actually heard of people healing from that alone. Though others can have an unpleasant reaction or not be helped at all. ONe thing, it is packed with vitamins/minerals etc.
The ones to really watch out for are alpha lipoic acid (used at the wrong time in the wrong way), cilantro, cysteine, garlic supplementation etc. They can be far too potent and mobilise mercury into the brain. Though again, some people can handle them.
Depends on the person.
Yeah, going on the ACE, maybe very good. You do need all the antioxidants and the fish oil is great. Fish oil is excellent, because it supports phase II of the liver, which is needed for toxic elimination, along with all the antioxidants as well.
Algin may help you also. Russ, posted a link on here in which is outlined a detox protocol for mercury. Not something Andy Cutler would obviously approve of, but then I'm not totally obsessed wtih Andy having all the answers either. I think he's got the science side of it down regarding movement of mercury, but again, every person is different and not everybody is going to respond to his protocol the same as someone else.
Here is the link Russ posted and see what you reckon.
http://mercurytalk.com/wiki/index.php/Detoxing:Getting_Started_With_A_Detox_PlanTo me, it's not actually too different from what you are already doing! I think it sounds very good personally, but again depends on the individual.
Also, throughout any of this, one of the most important things for a person is to make sure they are supporting their gut and liver. If they don't this can be the cause of most problems when mobilising mercury and other toxins. A candida diet, with proper healthy protein (meats and eggs), plus healthy fats like lard, butter, extra virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil etc, are essential to help rebuild tissue/heal and encourage bile flow. Along with the healthy vegetables also. Ridding sugar, gluten, yeast, and also possibly fruit, milk and cheese is a way of reducing yeast and toxins in the system, taking the load of the gut and liver and allowing for healing, plus easier toxin elimination.
ONe may at some point need an antifungal, depending on how bad their yeast infection is. Diet alone is the first and best way of doing this though. Yeast can contain mercury, and killing a lot of yeast with antifungals can be risky, even dangerous for the obvious reasons of the yeast being split open in large number, and possibly releasing a lot of mercury in the process. Hence the need for caution with antifungals. Though again, in extreme cases or at least for a time, they maybe necessary to get over a bad infection.