Hi everyone,

I did a little reading in Dr. Cutler's book Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis & Treatment, and found the following:

What's really amazing is that except for the weight loss (I actually gained probably 25-30 pounds over a 1-2 year period and I had always weighed about 105-110), I had every one of these problems.

Cutler's book also states that in such individuals, it is likely that cortisol levels are too low, and "low cortisol for a long time leads to being quite thin and being unable to gain weight."

I know my adrenal glands are working much, much better now, thanks to getting the mercury out. Of all the symptoms listed above, I really only still have low pressure.

Nevertheless, I'm going to start taking a product called Adrenal Support. I'm curious to see what kind of difference it makes in me. I'm sure it would probably do a lot more for someone who still had their fillings in, but I'm going to try it anyway. I still have mercury in my tissues and am slowly detoxing, so I'll see how it works for about a month or two.

I've also done some research and found that both Licorice Root (which also comes in a liquid extract in water & alcohol so it can be used by vegetarians) and Black Currant Oil enhance cortisol levels. Licorice root is one of the main ingredients in Adrenal Support.

Perhaps Licorice Root and/or Black Currant Oil would help those of you who are having adrenal hypofunction and low cortisol levels.

By the way, I found that when I still had the amalgams in, I could take GTF Chromium usually twice a day and it really helped reduced by low blood sugar attacks. You don't want chromium picolinate, because it can cause heart palpitations. GTF stands for glucose tolerance factor. It comes in tablets that apppear to be vegetarian-friendly. I usually took 1-2 tablets at least once a day, depending on how I was eating. Of course, GTF Chromium reduced the constant sugar cravings I had because it helped balance my sugar levels.

Ultimately, though, getting the mercury out was the real cure. Now that my fillings have been replaced, I hardly ever have low blood sugar attacks. I've actually gone until 8 or 9pm many times before I've had anything to eat and I'm okay. I even fasted once for 7 days straight with just water and unsweetened iced tea and I was fine. I could have never done that when I still had the mercury in my mouth.