Originally Posted by Steve_J
To be frank Russ, the reason why I raised this question here, was that I hoped an answer from you. The reabsorbtion of those minerals varies a lot. Some of them get reabsorbed in a higher than 90% proportion, but who knows which of them and to what extent conflicts with Algin. Also blood tests can take you to misleading conclusions. They are so called extracellular measurements and do not tell you too much to what extent your cells are depleted in Zn for example. Likewise your blood mercury level does not inform you how much your cells are mercury poisoned.

I am a hard working man and when I get home late I am too tired for such a research work. I just hoped, somebody here can inform me.

I Have used Algin for two years now. I take three capsules a day, trying to take it always half an hour before meal. I read somewhere, that it takes half an hour for a capsule to reach the place where bile enters the intestinal tract, which occurs when you start eating. So if I am lucky Algin and the mercury contaminated bile meet at the right time at the right place.

Whatever Algin takes out of me with the mercury together in what proportion and with what kind of aftermath, I have no idea. I take minerals and trace elements as a substitution but the dosage is just an average of what is written on the box, which is probably not optimal.

Once I thougt I would make a pause with Algin, to give an opportunity for these trace elements and minerals to be reabsorbed normally for a while. Unfortunately I got very intensive mercury symptoms. I could not even sit, I had to lie down very quickly.

It is true I did many things that can be suspected for that:
- I stopped taking Algin
- I drank alcohol (Two glasses of sangria)
- I ate see food, (It could be mercury contaminated)
- The rice was spiced with curry which is a mixture of which cilantro is one ingredient of.
- I spent too much time in a very cold see
- Eight hours passed without eating anything.

I have no idea about the reason why I felt so bad, just like three years ago. Fortunately I recovered within hours. (It took days tree years ago.) I did not want to risk that any more so I started taking Algin again. I am not brave enough to make a pause with it for the time being.

That’s why I would like to know for how long time did you take 4 times 4 capsules a day?
I took two two times a day and did well for a while. I tried upping it to 4 one night at once and thats when the bad started happening for me and I felt really horrible off of it and did for days. I think you should just take how much you can tolerate well and feel better off of. I would try 4 a day if I were you since 3 was working well for you right? If I go too much on certain things they really get to me badly, but if I stay at the safe dosage I don't notice any difference and even feel better. My worry being Zinc deficient already would be that this would eat that up when Zinc passes through and it would get worse, thats my fear! I know it might not absorb too much of this but does it do just enough to hurt me even worse? Thats my main question. I guess not enough studies are done to really say otherwise Steve, I tried research on the net but don't really get much out of it.

I guess just look into 50 mg of Zinc Citrate a day would be sufficient if it did absorb some, taken at all later time in the day. I would not gamble taking this without some Zinc being taken as well just in case.

Last edited by Sean; 09/20/08 10:59 PM.
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