Well, this is day 2 and I seem to be doing OK. The spraying has been much less than the 2 previous days, so that is a factor as well.
Nevertheless, I'm not having any kind of detox reaction.
Wondering: Since DMSA transports mercury via the kidneys, I would guess extra water is a good idea, No?
Many with mercury toxicity have trouble converting t4 to t3. part of this may be due to a selenium deficiency. Selenium is necessary for the conversion, but mercury binds to selenium in the body and makes it unusable. Mercury can also clog up the iodine binding sites on the thyroid. One good test for hypothyroidism to to take your temperature as soon as you wake up before you start moving around. If it is low, that is a sign of hypothyroidism.
I'm actually taking 2 to 3 of
Vitamin E with Selenium per day, so I hope that's taking care of the selenium lost to mercury.
I'm also getting extra iodine via the
Thyroid Support that I'm taking.
Funny thing. Cutler (in
the Amalgam Illness book) says that some people have elevated temperature with mercury while other have lowered temperature.
I definitely had -- when my amalgams were in -- elevated temperature, but Laura had lowered temperature and was always cold.
Thanks for the info and advice.
