Hi Dee,

I can't say I'm an expert in that area. I did a lot to try to get well before the amalgam removal, and I've done a lot since. I'm not sure how mercury ever figured into the picture, though I'm not sorry to see it gone from my mouth.

I've followed something called the Paleolithic Diet as well as I've been able; it's very healing. I've also had a good supplement regime for quite some time. Vitamin C, several grams a day, is important. Others for mercury chelation are selenium and vitamin E. On top of that I've taken a high-quality multivitamin, vitamin D, fish oil, colloidal minerals, magensium and calcium. Again, this is a very healing regime for a wide variety of health problems. For a while I also juiced vegetables twice a day.

When I was chelating I worked my way up to 200mg DMSA and 100mg ALA a day. I had tried other things before that, such as garlic and chlorella, but they didn't help. Mind you, I very strongly suspect that the DMSA had made my adrenals function all the time I took it, and that might explain why I felt better with it. It's impossible for me to know what it did to any mercury in my body. I took Algin too, by the way.

Bex is very knowledgeable here and I learned most of what to do from her. There's a lot of good advice here about how to prepare for amalgam removal, including starting the diet and supplement regime beforehand in order to strengthen your body. One thing I know for sure: the removal itself is a massive whack to your adrenals. Take lots and lots of vitamin C.

Don't know if this helps, but best of luck <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I'm sure you'll feel better for knowing that the poison in gone from your mouth.

Linda.