Andy doesn't believe ANYTHING helps increase mercury excretion JK98, apart from the chelators. But, in my own experience I KNOW, that certain antioxidants/elements when replaced, and a proper diet, can indeed cause aid a certain amount of movement of toxins/metals and perhaps "some" excretion in the process. Why? Because in replacing these essential elements/antioxidants that mercury depletes, and fixing the diet, the body gets more of what it needs and it's ability to detox seems to increase. I can attest to that! The power of taking extra of the elements mercury depletes was obvious when I started taking them. That plus disrupting toxins/metals in those particular areas where those essential elements instead belong! So there is a competing factor (displacement). I realise this is not true chelation, but I do believe that they can help the process of detoxification to some extent. These elements when replaced, I believe do increase the body's efficiency with toxins.

Though they are not chelating agents and do not grab the mercury itself, I believe they "can" precipitate a certain release of toxins (which can include metals). If this did not occur, one would then need to explain my own dramatic detox symptoms, which included metal, because I could taste and smell it. Exercise produced similar.

But that in itself is not likely to get a mercury toxic individual "well" and certainly not one with significant organ mercury. It it was enough, I'd be well and would not have remained vulnerable to other illnesses as much as I was, because I still had organ mercury remaining that was not chelated out.

Andy does recommend selenium for those who can tolerate it. So if selenium impedes chelation, I am confused as to why he would ever mention that it can be taken ??? Mercury depletes selenium. Just replacing selenium alone has had different effects on me at different times. First time I started taking it, the effect was almost immediate and VERY VERY strong and the detox was obvious.

However, I also felt there was a certain amount of binding up with metals or something because there were times it appeared to "help" with symptoms or numb them somewhat. Perhaps that might be a concern? I couldn't really honestly tell exactly what was going on. If in doubt? Then it's not absolutely necessary to take selenium anyway.

Andy does not state that it is.