Hello Birdlady. I read your blog last year. Imo at least part of your problem is parasites. Parasites can put such a stress on your body that you won't tolerate chelation. I suggest that you do a one month parasite cleanse with wormwood/black walnut green hull exreact, and cloves. The cheapest decent cleanse I found is Kroeger Wormwood Combination. On the net it is around $6 a bottle. 2 bottles are needed for a one month cleanse. Some here like Humaworm, but I think Humaworm is now $40 for a one month cleanse.

I do much better on a high sulphur diet with plenty of eggs, broccoli, horseradish, garlic, etc. I also take msm supplements.
I am still not well, however now I can finally chelate at high doses, 200mg ALA+100 mg DMSA every 3 hours. I had 25 mercury fillings, most of them for over 20 years!


Are you sensitive to perfumes and diesel fumes? If so, a molybdenum supplement might be a great help. I guess you can try 500 mcg a day(the least expensive molybdenum I found is the 1,000 mcg Thorne capsules, at around $6 for 60). If your body is deficient in sulphur, chelating agents might not even chelate well, as they might be broken down by the body as a sourcce of sulphur.

This web page lists some supplements you may want to add.
It also lists some blood tests you might want to have done if you need to prove your illness.

http://www.flcv.com/cfsfm.html

Two things that help me when I am feeling horrible are licorice root tea,and Triple Leaf Detox Tea. Those with high blood pressure should not take licorice root. I also think that magnesium malate has been a great help.

http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-licorice-root.html

I also put plenty of garlic and curry powder as well as some ground cloves in my food each day. Some say to avoid cilantro/coriander, but imo I think a bit a time such as what is in curry powder is okay. The though is that cilantro/coriander can mobilize mercury but might not excrete it. When I was eating large amounts of cilantro, I would only do this during chelation rounds.

I am also taking 25 mg a day of iodine. I was taking 50 mg a day for a while last year but stopped. I started getting low body temperatures again, and started gaining weight, so I am convinced that I need the iodine. I guess 25 mg a day may be enough though. Iodine is also antifungal. It also helps detoxify heavy metals.

http://www.iodine4health.com/