HI 40yrs, I had mercury toxicity from amalgams till I had them out by age 24. So 24 years worth of poisoning. Which isn't 40, but it's still a long time. I retain mercury. I hang onto it like a magnet. Which is why I believe I was bloated. Legs and all. After amalgams were removed, I seemed to lose weight almost immediately. I guess that was bloat.

But no chelation was easy for me at all. I just tried to speed it all up and often made myself too sick in the process, but anything to me was worth hurrying it up. In hindsight, i wished I had known a bit more about it!

I didn't bother with tests as much or took "too" much notice of them because I could feel what was happening to me when I was chelating regardless of testing. Detoxing was horrible, so yeah I was onto something for sure. I knew metals were coming out, but it took a few years to really start feeling better. During that time it was hellish to go through. Cutler's made it easier, but I don't believe there is any real short cut. Crippling yourself in the process just to get metals out just prolongs everything and then you have to wait to heal again.

Back then, with the mercury toxicity, I didn't have to be "as" strict on the diet that I do now and only had to focus mainly on chelation or just findings ways to get the metals out. Though I was very poisoned, I was much stronger then than now. I dropped metals much more easily too. Now? My body is took sick to really detox properly due to infections. So things have changed and changed for the worst. And chelation doesn't appear to give any real aid to me.

I'm now trying ALA again because I figure it there "is" brain mercury involved with not being able to heal or detox properly? Then maybe this will trial will let me know - worsening or improvement. But unfortunately I think I' tried ALA in the past and didn't notice anything. I just hoped and assumed the ALA may have been a bit past it's due by date! I hope that was the reason!