For me the thing that has made the biggest difference was magnesium.

I have a medical journal by Majid Ali it is called heavy metal load and toxicity and in it he tells how basically mercury along with the mycotoxins (toxins produced by fungus) are major body burdens. He has a good illustration of how ones ecosystem is affected. The base of the pyramid is the liver, blood, and bowel. The 2nd tier contains the adrenals, thyroid, and pancreas and the top is the limbic, sex hormones, and neurotransmitters.

He tells how it all starts with the base (liver, blood, bowel) and if these systems are not able to function properly (overloaded with toxins, genetic weakness) then the bad effects trickle on to the next tier.

I'm not sure if my liver just got over loaded with the mercury or what, but I do know that the majority of my problems are adrenal fatigue related. I just had the saliva cortisol test done and finally was able to confirm that. So I know that I have to watch out for stressing my adrenals even more (such as the antifungal the doctor had me do, ALA, and much more) if I want to have ANY quality of life at all. I highly recommend Dr. Wilson's book, Adrenal Fatigue, as it is wonderful (also his website and livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals). I also learned that my cortisol levels (morning was 10 with normal range being 13-24) were too low for me to get better simply by trying to nourish and rest my adrenals, but that I needed to take a cortisol supplement. This takes over where my adrenals just can’t provide right now. I am taking Isocort.

I have recently been studying up on something I came across concerning impaired detoxification enzymes. I'm not sure if these are made/released by the adrenals or the liver, and wonder if this "impairment" is permanent damage (possible from hg) or repairable.

Is anyone up on safe ways to improve your livers ability to detoxifiy without stimulation to adrenals?