Just to add my two cents here. I also got worse on starting ALA, and couldn't understand why, as I followed the Cutler protocol to the tee. But if you search in the archives on FDC, you will see that Andy says that the body doesn't get rid of the mercury mobilised by ALA during the same round. It takes much longer than that. So for those whose detox capabilities are weak, taking too high a dose of ALA will mobilise more mercury than the body can get rid of in a short time, and so you get worse and regress. The secret to the Cutler protocol is finding the right ALA dose - too high, and you will get worse. I started out on 12.5mg, realised quickly this was too high, moved down to 6.25mg where I stayed for some time, before noticing I had lost ground again. I am now waiting to start at 3mg, which I hope will be the dose I can chelate at comfortably, without getting worse, and get slow improvement. I know someone who cannot tolerate 1mg ALA rounds, and who is chelating with DMSA only to reduce body burden further before trying again with ALA. It is a highly individual dose-dependent process, which does not mean it doesn't work. I have had definite improvement from the ALA rounds I have done.
Bex - well done for a gracious response to an unkind post...
Best
Nicola
Thats like playing a game with your brain though trying to find the right dosage! What if you are way off and make yourself alot worse? Thats the drawback of Chelation, and I have read elsewhere people getting worse on ALA etc. I also since some say they got better on this have read stories of people using Zeolite and getting alot better, does Cutler mention this or frown on that too. I think all he is saying and I try to is there is other ways of healing yourself too and IMO less dangerous than ALA. I know he studied it and made the book, but I believe there is other ways and some can't always see it that way or keep that open mind.
Bex I will never attack you nor am I aiming at you in any negative way, I just want others to listen and keep it open too and not mention Cutler says or said everytime they answer what I have said in order to prove a point. I do well on Chlorella and Garlic, Cutler says do no use and it is very dangerous, well ALA can be too!
I would look more towards the Zeolite approach or some kind of detox before I bother chelating as I don't want to go through all thsoe ups and downs and get worse.
Minerals can help you get metals out and displace them too in your body, some say well they can't or it takes too long, but I felt great when on a high mineral diet and I didn't chelate to get rid of it.
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Nobody has all the answers to everything.
THERE YA GO! That would go for Andy Cutler as he is human, so take half of what he says as truth and the other half as either opinion or what works for the half or so, not necessarily all.
That is all I try to say in here everyday, and we all can agree on that.
