Hi Stillhopefull, I've done the HEELS detox kit. It does definitely do something and helps stimulate the organs - liver, kidneys, gall bladder etc to help expel toxins and metals. However, it does not directly chelate metals. It may stimulate detoxification though and in doing that, may sometimes cause very strong reactions. I found that often in my early days of mercury toxicity (post amalgam removal). Sometimse almost intolerable. But I do believe it can help.

I often had to take alot less than instructed and stop alot sooner. I repeated this often. I am sure that, along with other things I diet (diet, supplementation with quality antixoidants, essential fatty acids), exercise, hot baths with epsom salts or baking soda and sea salt to increase sweating, all helped with expelling toxins over time.

HEELS, was one of those things I would use and I used that quite alot because I do believe it helped my body excrete toxins. But as I said, there was still alot of mobilising at that time because of such high mercury still in my blood/tissues.

I wound up using Andy Cutler's protocol in the end, and was surprised at how much I tolerated it. I really wanted to get the metals OUT of me and more effectively without all the horrible and unpredicatable side effects that I often got from things like Chlorella etc. And when I say side effects, I mean psycho type ones, where you're just about going insane and tearing your hair out.

Once I started using the DMSA appropriately (every 4 hours around the clock), I began to notice the symptoms, though still difficult, were far more controlled and I was able to actually stick to this protocol. Though I sometimes had to cut the round short if I felt too tired/achey and sick. But at least I wasn't going pyscho! And I continued that on and off (when I could) and began to notice more strides in health improvements and reduced metals.

however, as I've mentioned, my mistake was laziness in chelation. Incomplete mercury chelation is a bit like a ticking time bomb. And ALA is the main chelator for organs and brain. This is essential according to Cutler. But only after blood levels have been reduced (which DMSA does). Leaving the organ mercury there can make you open and vulnerable to other problems to come onboard later (ie. bacteria/viruses) and for me cavitations from tooth removal. Such things, in a more healthy and less toxic body could probably be healed from. However, in a still very mercury toxic body, I didn't heal from because I was still so poisoned. They, in turn, can make it difficult, if not near impossible to then deal with the mercury and respond properly to chelating agents. And you see the vicious cycle.

Cutler advises that even when the person starts FEELING well, they should continue ALA chelation for a year or so, to make sure they detox more organ mercury. Chelation can definitely start to make a person feel good again, but that does not mean the person is detoxed enough from organ mercury to prevent future problems. Better safe than sorry! Keep chelating with it for sometime after you're "feeling well".