HI Alfred,

I relate. I think these things help displace mercury too. When the body gets more of what it needs, these things compete with and displace mercury and other metals/toxins and seem to create a certain amount of redistribution of them. So as this occurs, as things get stirred up, my symptoms intensify and I too can become moody and rather unpredictable and difficult. I find controlling yeast can help with this and symptoms are more manageable.

This maybe because the gut/liver are less toxic from too much yeast and their toxins and can better eliminate the other stuff...I don't know for certain.

I found that antioxidants/minerals/iodine/selenium and exercise all get toxins moving - but the problem is how my body responds and eliminates that which is being stirred up ready to be excreted. However, if I do not exercise and get enough iodine, the toxins/metals remain tightly bonded/stored. if I do, I can actually feel them coming out. I add hot baths to this too and epsom salts (or baking soda/sea salt). Helps with sweating and some ridding of toxins.

But no, these things in themselves are not chelators. But I believe they definitely do get things moving. I can even taste and smell of metal some days when I exercise/sweat and eat properly. Over time I note improvements. I also have to be careful not to overdo it too because it can have the other effect by overwhelming my system/flooding it, to where it cannot keep up and I get very sick that way also. So it's a case for me of doing enough, but not too much! ;-)

But do keep in mind candida/yeast (if you're not already) and how it can make your moods even worse with these conditions and when you're trying to detox.