That's fine Bex. I am of the same opinion as you. I was introduced to the paleolithic or "stone age" diet on a withdrawal and recovery list for people on psych meds. It's used by many as a very healing diet. I register as a "protein type" in Dr. Mercola's metabolic profiling system and that certainly suits me. "Carb types" are quite a minority of the population -- these would be people who do well on the high carb, low fat diet that is regarded by the mainstream as healthy. If I can keep my diet clean then I won't be eating very differently from you, apart from some cheese and maybe the odd thing from a recipe book -- if I maintain some motivation while not chelating. Sometimes homemade mulligatawny soup is a real treat. Or chicken soup made with homemade broth.
As for the chelation experience . . . it's bringing the insomnia back like an old acquaintance I was glad I thought I'd seen the last of. I'm dozy in the evenings, wide awake early in the morning. I'm quite irritable now, I've gone numb inside again, I'm fatigued, and my stomach is constantly complaining. It's still manageable though, and not different from what I used to experience on chelation. I'll be happy to take a break of a few days after tomorrow.
They're being very helpful on the FDC list too. Someone has recommended animal-based digestive enzymes; they think some of the sulphurous plant-derived enzymes in the ones I tried might have been what upset me. It would be helpful to have a chemistry degree to talk there or to understand Andy's book properly. I'm just glad they're there to help; I don't mind occasionally taking their word for it.
They also linked to a message from the autism forum where a mother said her son had stopped making progress after improving in the initial few months of chelation. Andy wrote that it was normal for this to happen 9-15 months after the beginning of chelation. Like I said, I wish I'd known this before; maybe I would not have spent a whole year feeling so poorly and getting on meds that I wish I hadn't taken. Live and learn, as they say, and I did learn some useful things. I'm just thankful my body seems to be ready to start dumping the mercury again.
