Hi everyone, I just wanted to add my two cents about Andy Cutler's protocol. I have been chelating with his protocol for over a month. I take 100 mgs. DMSA and 100 mgs. ALA every three hours (including during the night) for three days on and five days off. I just ended my 5th chelation campaign. I am already seeing improvements in my health and symptoms. 6 weeks ago, I was in a debilitated state with incapacitating fatigue and tons of other problems. I was too weak to drive anymore. Granted my doctors have given me lots of nutritional support, but I notice that after each chelation campaign, I get even a bit better. My doctor keeps saying "chelation is the cure". I know that a lot of people here don't really do "true chelation". I know that everyone has their own ideas and beliefs about what is best for them. However, I believe that when you are really poisoned with mercury, you need to take chelators that will bind to that mercury and take it out of your body and your brain, especially. ALA is the only thing I know of that gets it out of the brain, (besides cilantro) but there is no known protocol for cilantro that I know of. This protocol is working for me and many other people. I hate to see people get their fillings out and then not get the mercury out properly, and leave it in their brain for further damage to occur later. It takes 16-25 years for mercury to start coming out of the brain I believe. I guess I just want to let people know that this protocol is very safe and it works. People shouldn't be afraid of it and think that taking chlorella is better. Andy explains that chlorella is not a "chelator" in the true sense. It will move mercury around, but not necessarily take it out. This is true of other agents some doctors are using, such as MSM. You can buy DMSA without a script, but if you use it on your own, you should watch out for any signs of "neutropenia" or white blood cell drop, e.g. signs of fever, sore throat or infection. DMSA can do this, though not often. If so, you stop using it and later you can begin again. Meanwhile you use the ALA with it. Andy's protocol works.

Sandra