Be very careful when you do candida cleanses and you have mercury toxicity. Mercury goes anywhere and everywhere in the body, and candida absorbs mercury readily. When you kill candida suddenly by using antifungals, the candida cell walls burst open and release their contents (usually containing mercury) straight back into your blood respoisoning you. I have had it happen, believe me it's real and it can be frightening. I had muscle tics all over my body, metal taste in my mouth, night sweats, trembling and severe depression/suicidal thoughts from using an "antifungal".

When I simply used the candida diet alone, I got die off just from that and it took 3 weeks to subside, but I felt a lot better/healthier. Antifungals nearly ruined me and I wished I had never gone and used them. Though obviously in an acute case where diet alone does not work enough, antifungals might be necessary but I would be very very careful.

Garlic should not be used in a mercury toxic person, particularly if their organs of elimination are not functioning too well. Garlic mobilises mercury all over the place, it busts open candida far too easily. Garlic is ok if it's used in food naturally, fried or something, but taking it in potent capsule/tablet form can be a problem.

Even acidophilus can cause similar mercury toxic issues than antifungals, because they displace candida quickly and have heard they can methylate mercury and cause worse symptoms too.

I don't know if I believe the body produces more candida in order to protect itself against mercury, but it's possible it does to a point. However, the fine line is candida itself going beyond that point and getting out of control and causing it's own symptoms. This is why diet is crucial, so your body at least has some control over the candida and will be able to cope easier with the mercury when you are not feeding the candida anymore. If you indulge and eat sugar, even small amounts can be enough to allow the candida overgrowth to persist and flourish, thereby keeping your immune system lower and also allowing the toxins from yeast to make you sick along with the mercury.

Candida makes mercury worse, mercury makes candida worse. I think candida simply happens because the body is made sick by mercury and can no longer keep yeast at appropriate levels.

I feel personally one of the best things a person can do with mercury poisoning, is strict diet with NO sugar, no yeast, no guten, lessening grains, maybe no fruit also for a while until you get candida more under control and using vitamin C, selenium, vitamin E, algin to help protect yourself against mercury, boost your body and then when you feel a little stronger, begin to detox/chelate mercury with what protocol you feel comfortable with. Though I would recommend Andy Cutler's protocol as it seems he has studied for years and been through it himself. He is a biochemist, so he does know his stuff.

This is just my opinion based on things I have read. Nothing is full proof, but certainly if you attempt to chelate and your body is not prepared at all with some form of diet control and supplement support, you can really get yourself into trouble.