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I'm quite sure that I have an amalgam related illness and I'm going to have my amalgams removed but till that day I'm not sure what kind of vitamins or complements I can take to detox me. I know that chelation is not safe until you remove your amalgams but I was told that you can take some complements such as clhorella, c vitamin, l-gluthation, and some others. But reading this post I've realized that some people do not recommend chlorela, and take a lot of things I've never heard before so now I'm a little bit confused. Can anybody tell me the right directions to begin detoxing myself and preventing myself from the absortion of mercury from my mouth?
Till now I was taking chlorella, selenium, salmon oil, c vitamin nd l-glutation, what do you thing about this? should I change something?

Serge,

The mercury VAPOR is mostly being inhaled (according to Dr. Cutler). If you breathe through your nose as much as possible you should be able to reduce exposure. If you open your mouth exhale first before breathing in (eating).

To get at the mercury, selenium up to 200mcg per day should help reduce some of the symptoms as it inactivates mercury (but does not remove it).

I have yet to see a study showing Chlorella removes mercury by either route.

As for natural chelators:

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It is thus possible to speculate on two mechanisms for melatonin’s antioxidant action, namely, (a) melatonin as a chelating agent binding mercury, thus eliminating its cytotoxic properties, or (b) melatonin causing production of increased levels of intracellular antioxidants such as glutathione

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Garlic is one of the best chelators, and KyolicÔ aged garlic (800-421-2998) is a deodorized form that concentrates its chelating ability to 200 times that of a fresh garlic clove. It is shown to increase fecal excretion of mercury to 400%, and to completely protect blood cells against high levels of lead. It provides large amounts of selenium (prevents recycling of mercury into the system), germanium, and sulfur. The liquid extracts of garlic are said to contain less sulfites. Cilantro, garlic, selenium (selenomethionine), zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, NAC, and glutathione are all effective mercury chelators, and I.V. vitamin C, has been helpful in preventing brain fog. I would play it safe, and skip chlorella.

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A recent study demonstrates that oral administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a widely available and largely nontoxic amino acid derivative, produces a profound acceleration of urinary methyl mercury excretion in mice. Mice that received NAC in the drinking water (10 mg/ml) starting at 48 hr after methyl mercury administration excreted from 47 to 54% of the 203 Hg in urine over the subsequent 48 hr, as compared to 4-10% excretion in control animals. When NAC was given from the time of methyl mercury administration, it was even more effective at enhancing urinary methyl mercury excretion, and at lowering tissue mercury levels. In contrast, excretion of inorganic mercury was not affected by oral NAC administration. Three other nontoxic elements that readily bond to mercury rendering it less toxic and more easily excretable are Oxygen, Sulfur, and Selenium. Mercury binds strongly to selenium, a trace element that is needed for cellular health, depleting its stores.

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