Detox Mercury

I had high mercury and spent over
a year doing the cleanup steps, and
I felt a little worse after. I think I
might know why. Let me share the
info in case anyone else here has
experienced the same lack of
improvement or even worsening
after mercury cleanup.

Despite symptoms that initially
seemed candida related, it's now
looking more and more like it might
actually be caused by a bacterial
infection. That may also explain why
all the antifungal meds did little for
me. Mercury tends to polarize your
immune system cells toward the Th2
type, and away from the Th1 type.
When the two types get out of balance
a variety of symptoms occur.

However, in my case, it seems bacteria
have already imbalaced me toward
Th1. By removing the mercury, I
removed its bias toward Th2, thereby
making my Th1 even further out of
normal. In particular, chelation with
alpha lipoic acid made me feel worse,
and that worsening has now lingered
for years.

If you try the mercury cleanup and
don't get better, you might want to look
into your Th1/Th2 balance and the
possibility of a bacterial infection.

Also be very careful taking chlorella.
It soaks up mercury so well, it may do
so where it was grown. I got acute
mercury poisoning symptoms from
taking chlorella. My
dentist tested the batch and reported it
was very highly contaminated with
mercury.


Did you monitor your Mercury levels to see that they were going down? It would be entirely possible to activate but not excrete the Mercury, in which case it would simply redeposit in fatty tissue. I needed fully 2 years to chelate the Mercury to achieve below significant levels and that with 2 rather stong chelating agents and drinking 4 litres of water par day. Once the Mercury was removed, my immune system gradually normalized.


Hi,

After doing a fat cell biopsy it was found i had high levels of lindane pentachlorophenol and flame retardants, i did 200+ hours of IR Sauna and on repeat fat biopsy these chemicals were GREATLY reduced. Testing (Toxic Effects Screen) also found nickel to be a major problem, i cannot tolerate sulphury things (DMPS,DMSA) but have used three bottles of NDF without any problems. In your opinion do you think IR Saunas serve a purpose when it comes down to removing metals?


Hi,

I would be concerned about the source of the Pentachlorophenol and Lindane. These were used 15-20 years ago as wood treatments against boring pests and fungus. Both compounds are very persistent (very stable molecule) and bioaccumulate. When my daughter was ill I found both compounds in her bedroom furniture.

Doctors I have spoken to in the US are very positive about FIR Sauna, claiming it to be the most effective way to reduce mercury levels.

I am curious about how the metals actually leave the body (via skin or in the urine) but they report very good results.


Where were you able to find this doctor? whoever you went to must be very knowlegable in many respects. You were able to get a proper diagnosis which is half the battle. Did you see more than one doctor?
That chemical you mentioned, is it just used in furniture?


My background is is clinical and environmental chemistry so I designed and conducted the investigations and my Doctor (indeed a very knowledgable man) devised safe therapies.

The compounds I mentioned are used in wood, leather, taxtiles etc to protect against fungus and insect infestation. They are just 2 out of hundreds of such chemicals that are found in homes that can damage health by way of immuno, neuro or endocrine toxicity


Yes, I had several mercury
tests before during and after,
(hair and urine). Spent
about a year doing the
process. The reports
said my Mercury levels
went from very high to
well within normal range.


Thanks for sharing your experience. How did you know about the Th1/Th2 liver thing. Was it just based on symptoms or did you have a specific test done?

Are you finally getting well while following the Marshall Protocol? I would imagine you would see a huge difference once the bacterial infection was cleared and your liver was functioning correctly. Does it take a long time to recover?


Well, after spending several
years chasing candida and mercury,
without improvement, and the
doctors clueless, on my own I ordered
a Broda Barnes urine analysis from
Europe. It showed abnormally low
calcium excretion. Since I already
knew my symptoms reacted to thyroid
hormone supplementation, I researched
calcium and thyroid, and kept finding
discussions of vitamin D.

So, I experimented with vitamin D
supplementation, and noticed that in
general the more I took the worse I felt.
Finally I persuaded a doctor to order a
vitamin D test, and it revealed my levels
very abnornal. That led me to the
Marshall Protocol people who claim that
abnormal vitamin D levels are a sign of
chronic bacterial infection somewhat
similar to Lyme. That infection is
connected with the imbalanced Th1/Th2
immune system, and it ends up being a
great match for my symptoms. BTW,
the Great Smokies stool analysis done
years earlier reported no yeast, but
bacterial dysbiosis so high it was off
their scale.

The MP treatment is a lengthy one, and
requires a special diet, neither of which
should be unfamiliar to anyone who has
tried to conquer candida. The MP diet is
not as restrictive as the anti-candida one.
I'm preparing to start taking the MP
medicines hopefully this month. I know
there are others here who, like me, had
little success from the antifungal meds
and mercury cleanup. Those people might
want to read up about the Marshall Protocol
to see if it might fit them too.


Hello, I am following a modified version of the Marshall Protocol I�m now in my 18 month ..Im interested that you say �bacterial infection somewhat similar to Lyme� The last time I looked in on the MP ..the bacterial infection was considered to be Lyme�what�s changed?


Hi. How is the treatment going? What has een resolved? What has stayed? I hope it has all resovled :-)?

A numer of has are doing the vitamin c and salt protocol for lyme and having some success. But I am keeping the MP in full view as I think that is another very very promising treatment. So any word would e helpful!

take care


Hello, My Candida infection was cured end of 2001 after 18months of rx Antifungal therapy , Other symptoms which were always in the background became much more pronounced�. aching neck ,headaches ..in fact aching neck doesn�t do it ..It felt like a caustic liquid was coursing through my veins �Not much fatigue but strange wobbly legs , and eventually slurred speech and faltering steps�

Since antibiotic and anti-inflammatory treatment with ARB�s I am for the most part symptom free �I do experience flares , growth spurts of the pathogen [considered a spirochete] twice a month 30days & 10 days or thereabouts And just to risk my credibility I�ll agree with the many who report the spurts coincide with the phases of the moon new & full .Dr Andy Wright who incidentally is also infected reports finding the blood teeming with spiros at these times and a few days later has real difficulty finding any ay all.
So still infected , but very ,very much improved ..The biggest and most welcome boost was on taking ARB�s Olmestarten at the full blockade dose ..I only needed the full dose for about three months while the drug mopped up the excess Ang 11 I take a maintenance dose now Others have reported the same effect ..hope this helps �Paul


Should I call you Sherlock Holmes? Good Research. Brilliant Deduction.

Isn't it kinda funny how we end up being our own doctors.....at least with the researching part.

One difference I notice for me is that the anti-fungals and anti-candida diet made a significant difference. You said it wasn't that significant for you. Each time I went off of AF, the yeast returned with a vengeance. I know I do have mercury poisoning. I had a leaking amalgam filling from a broken molar. The dentist "corrected" it by putting a nickel crown over the amalgam. Soon, the whole gum tissue by that molar turned completely black. I got the amalgam removed and the nickel crown replaced with porcelain and the gum is now healthy pink. I took a short chelation program--mainly one bottle of chlorella. It was a D-Tox liquid mixture of chlorella and probiotics. I felt great for a short time, but soon returned to poor health afterwards.

My CDSA didn't show bacterial infection only yeast and b.hominis. Maybe I just need a sustained, long term treatment in high enough doses of AF or get chelated properly for mercury and then the yeast will resolve itself???? It's hard to know because so many symptoms overlap and could indicate either condition.

I have been reading about Vit. D3. The article I read said Fibromyalgia can be caused by Vit.D3 deficiency. It says, "If there is insufficient Vit.D3 then not enough calcium and other minerals ar absorbved from the diet, so the stem cells cannot make bone; instead the stem cells wil fill the bone cavity with fat. So, the answer is not to add more calcium but to supply sufficient Vit. D3. The added fat cells in teh marrow can cause pressure inside the bone which can then cause pain in various parts of your body. It has been suggested by one scientist that Fibromyalgia is another name for Vit. D3 deficiency."