I'll have a look at your coconut oil link then Sunshine, thanks. Those are good prices.

I agree with you that Mercola's mercury detox protocol is rather ignorant. My way into his site was more general with diet though; and while I do my own research and take what he says with a large grain of salt, I find myself agreeing with him about health issues a lot of the time. I don't think he's aware of the potential problems with his chelation recommendations, and to be honest I doubt whether that many people follow them. He's not known for his knowledge in that area.

He's not at all mainstream, I wouldn't have said; his holistic health ideas, apart from the lack of supplements, are in keeping with the kinds of things people discuss on this forum. As far as being money-driven, he does sell some things from his site, but not very many. He employs a staff to help him keep the site running and I suppose everyone has to be paid. I haven't seen any dodgy-looking products for sale there.

If we all do our homework and pay attention to our individual needs, then I think we're always going to disagree at least partially with any of these self-styled health experts. I haven't actually come across any of them who are as aware as my ND is of the healing powers of different kinds of supplements, especially when they are tailored for the physiology of someone who has been damaged by psychiatric drugs. They all appear to have things to learn and I hope they continue to do so. The days when we could trust that the "doctor knows best," whatever kind of doctor that is, are gone: the responsibility for our health lies with us first and foremost.

Sorry about the speech LOL. Mercola's book, with the chapter on nutritional typing, is called Take Control of Your Health. If you think you may be a protein type I can pass along the basics of what he says about that.

Good on you for not getting a cold I haven't had one either, which is very unusual after two transatlantic flights, jet lag, etc. The past few winters I was ill more often than I was well, but this winter has been markedly better. Down to amalgam removal, chelation, and good ol' vitamin C I reckon <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />