I read 1-2 hours in a sauna is the equivilant of using DMSA all day. I only have access to a hot tub, It makes me sweat if I get it hot enought. Worth a shot?

Based on what I've read, sweating is excellent for you and should be part of any good mercury detox program, however, sweating is not a chelator. I believe you should still take Algin and other Heavy Metal Chelation supplements

The hot tub sounds like a good place to start.

Andy Cutler is in favour of sweating as a way of getting rid of extracellular mercury, especially while you still have amalgams. A couple of times a week I have a sweat bath - just sit in a hot tub, possibly with some salt, and sweat as much as you can. I feel almost clear-headed the next day. These are becoming less effective over time though - I guess as the extracellular mercury gets cleared.

I'm not too sure about the hot tub...I have one too...I thought, wow I can really sweat it out...but where does the mercury go???In a bathtub you can drain it all...but in a hot tub, wouldn't the mercury just circulate around, and stay in it?Since it is a heavy metal....you might re-expose yourself??What do you think??Sandra P

HMmmmmm, mercury does evaporate pretty easily and the hot temp of the hot tub should increase it's ability to evaporate but the lid is on the majority of the time. I'm not sure.

Sandra,

That's a good point but I think there would be more benefit than harm in using the hot tub. Of course, over time, there could be some redistribution, as you said.

My theory, a hot tub is better than nothing. A sauna is better than a hot tub.
(Sauna > Hot Tub > Nothing)

Take care.

Another question re: hot tubs, or just sweating it out in a regular bathtub. If your water is fluoridated, will you not just absorb fluoride in the process? Or, if the water is hot enough, and you are sweating , does that prohibit the fluoride from entering your pores? I know there are filters that will remove chlorine, but they don't remove fluoride.

And I heard that infra-red saunas are even better than regular saunas for detoxifying heavy metals.

Dallas asks good questions and I don't really know the answers (bummer).

I'm about 3 inches from buying an infared sauna. I've heard great things about them from people who own them.

We are on well water ..and have a reverse osmosis system....and I know it takes the fluoride out...maybe you can get a system hooked up/they are not that expensive....Sandra P

Sweating is one of the best chelators from what I have read also. Probably safer too! So add lots of sweat shirts! Just be sure to shower and soap off after sweating a lot and put on all clean clothes. Even socks. The metal is in your sweat and you don't want to reabsorb it. Try hot baths with epsom salt in it too!

Although not technically a chelator, physical movement mobilizes mercury in the lymphatic system and sweating excretes it. For those who have had their amalgams removed, rebounding is an excellent exercise.

The foot patches are like a mini-infra-red sauna in that they stimulate the lymphatic system to pull poisonous substances out of the body. It is important to hunt around for a good quality brand of patch - one that does not have a strong smoky smell. They say the best ones are manufactured in Japan, esp. if the wood vinegar used in them is certified by the Japan Wood Vinegar Assoc. (or whatever it's called; it's something like that, anyway.)

Foot patches seem to me to be a good idea. I'd like to see some lab tests to see how well they pull stuff out.

Of course, exercise is probably one of the best things we can do, especially if we allow ourselves to sweat a lot.