Hi Kathy,

You should be able to get algin at a healthfood shop. You should try phoning around and see if you can get them to order some from Nature's Sunshine brand if possible, since it's supposed to be a reliable quality source. Find out who sells Nature's Sunshine products and go from there if you can.

I would be careful of using products that contain alpha lipoic acid, cilantro etc and taking them randomly, since they can cause problems and may cause mercury to be moved into worse areas. The safest way to use ALA is the Cutler way in my opinion. He has dealt with a few people irreversibly worsened by using ALA the wrong way. I have used a product before which contained ALA and didn't realise it and so I took it as a normal supplement. I was very very ill. I had symptoms of major redistribution and didn't know why. I found out when I looked at the ingredients! I had to then use Cutler's protocol with DMSA to help correct the reaction. It worked, thankfully.

If you can take ALA the right way at this stage, you may find you're doing yourself a big favour. however, if you feel nervous a bit to do it yet, then let us know how the algin goes for you. You may even find you could get away with some garlic, though it varies from person to person. The food version appears to be the safer. Supplement garlic caused me horrific redistribution twice when I used it and the toxins migrated straight into the gut area. This didn't occur with the food....odd eh? Though I realise that's an extreme unusual reaction and one I believe is more related to my condition (virus/infection) than anything else.

I hope you can find something that helps you. Vitamin C is essential in my opinion. That is one of the first and most effective supplements in my mercury toxic journey. A quality powdered one with bioflavonoids. I recommend it highly!

Cheers