Hi, it is not mercury. I can take any chelating agent, even at very high doses with little to no reactions. This includes, DMSA, ALA, cilantro, garlic, sulfur amino acids, sulfur foods/supplements etc. I suffered 20 years with mercury, and I know when my symptoms are exacerbated and am well aware when it's detox.

The licorice gave me no such symptoms, it simply created a worsening of gut problems that I already have anyway. When my gut problems worsen, I worsen also. Whatever is the issue, the licorice tea exacerbated the problem. It did not create any detox symptoms. I know when that happens and my symptoms worsen, I usually cry and salivate and then I feel better at the end of it. Not so with licorice.

I get similar if I eat a piece of fruit, only far worse. It then takes me many weeks to get back on track again after it. Not fun. same with high carb vegetables. If my problems were mercury related, as they used to be, then any or all of those chelating/mobilising agents would create symptoms. The only problems I have with ALA, is that it simply flares up the yeast and causes me to have to wait for a LONG time to hope for improvement after it. It gives me zero detox effects.

My problems these days, appear to be infection/viral related, rather than much else. That has dramatically lowered my immunity/resistance and has made me far sicker, far more vulnerable and much more suseptible to yeast overgrowth than I ever was before. I have to be hyper careful of many many things that contribute to the problem. Though many of those things may not effect most people, they do indeed effect me and licorice is one of them. Nothing major, but just mildly feeds the problem and it's better I knock even the questionable stuff out, considering I find it hard enough as it is.