Thanks for all the info Bex! One thing's for certain is that I have adrenal fatigue. I had an ASI test that showed low cortisol and low DHEA. I have read a bunch of stuff that says that being on ACE, even in tiny amounts really helps the adrenals recover. I am also fairly certain that I have a decent amount of mercury in my system. I had a hair test showing moderately elevated amounts, and I am waiting on the results of a porphyrins test from that french lab. The first one got messed up, so they are doing it over again for free. I'd like to do some FIRs stuff, but my Dr. says I have to get my Adrenals in better shape first, but that she really likes it cause it helps you get out other stuff like pesticides, plastic residues, etc.. in addition to metals, all which helps you lower your toxic load. One thing I am curious about algin is, how do we know its not a chelator? Clearly people have reported very positive results with it, so I'm not sure it matters, but are there links to some articles talking about its exact mechanism? I'm rather curious. Russ?