Debby: I have finally found a doctor who is helping me with the candida. I am having some results, but the candida isn’ t clearing completely. He ran a test to check for mercury, and I am indeed toxic. I happen to have a mouth full of silver, which can be a contributing factor to the Candida.

Tomorrow I see a dentist for removal of my fillings. Just thought I’d mention this to all of you out there struggling with the candida.

Polly: Debby, the US doctors like to take out a whole quadrant at a time. In Scandinavia the dentists work on one tooth at a time, and wait 6 weeks inbetween each tooth. After your last filling is removed, many people say to wait a couple of months before starting chelation.

Debby: Thank you for the information. I haven’ t yet discussed the exact protocol with my doctor, but already he has said one tooth at a time. So he is obviously ahead of his time in this country.

AL: The most important thing I wish someone had told me is to go slow and listen to your body. Be careful using chelators as they have caused some people many problems. You can read about this at www.dmpsbackfire.com.

Jane: I am reading Hal Huggins‘ newer book, Uninformed Consent, about amalgams, and he states that if you chelate too fast, you risk really harming yourself. Apparently, the immune system can collapse and let something even worse happen than what you have to begin with if the toxins overload the immune system. He even says chlorella and especially DMPS can be harmful by releasing too much at once. It is horrible if this is true, because it may take quite long to detox! I think maybe common sense should apply, and we each have to go by how we feel.

Marilyn in Seattle: Hal Huggins has been anti- DMPS for a long time --- says he has seen too many people get sick on it. That was me. I truly believe that if your liver/elimination systems are not functioning prime-time, then your body cannot deal with the release of mercury into the bloodstream that is prompted by the DMPS. It took me months to start to feel better after 7 treatments. Quite frankly I wish I had quit after the second one.

Chlorella did not make me feel poisoned, but it had this weird affect of causing constipation. This is an unusual reaction I gather because some people use chlorella as a bowel regulator. So I switched to ProAlgen and notice NO adverse side effects from it. I get the ProAlgen at my health food store and take it with meals.

I have a cyber-buddy who keeps warning me -- detox SLOWLY -- let your body handle the release of toxins. Of course I get impatient because I want to be well, but I can’ t seem to exceed body capability or else I end up flat on my arse. It will take time to detox. If you can handle DMPS, you can really reduce mercury levels in one year. If you use chlorella alone, it will take 7 years. I guess one of my karmic lessons is to learn patience.

Polly: DMPS is very dangerous for the more heavily poisoned people. It dumps the metals so quickly (a large percentage within the first three hours) that it can damage the kidneys. You could end up in the hospital with kidney failure. I hear you must be careful with Chlorella. It can actually be a source of concentrated mercury if the soil and water where it was grown have mercury or other heavy metals. It also contains a lot of sulfur that may not be tolerated. Also, since it is not a true chelator, chlorella has the potential for creating more harm than good.

Debby: I have finally found a doctor who is helping me with the candida. I am having some results, but the candida isn’ t clearing completely. He ran a test to check for mercury, and I am indeed toxic. I happen to have a mouth full of silver, which can be a contributing factor to the Candida.

Tomorrow I see a dentist for removal of my fillings. Just thought I’d mention this to all of you out there struggling with the candida.

Polly: Debby, the US doctors like to take out a whole quadrant at a time. In Scandinavia the dentists work on one tooth at a time, and wait 6 weeks inbetween each tooth. After your last filling is removed, many people say to wait a couple of months before starting chelation.

Debby: Thank you for the information. I haven’ t yet discussed the exact protocol with my doctor, but already he has said one tooth at a time. So he is obviously ahead of his time in this country.

AL: The most important thing I wish someone had told me is to go slow and listen to your body. Be careful using chelators as they have caused some people many problems. You can read about this at www.dmpsbackfire.com.

Jane: I am reading Hal Huggins‘ newer book, Uninformed Consent, about amalgams, and he states that if you chelate too fast, you risk really harming yourself. Apparently, the immune system can collapse and let something even worse happen than what you have to begin with if the toxins overload the immune system. He even says chlorella and especially DMPS can be harmful by releasing too much at once. It is horrible if this is true, because it may take quite long to detox! I think maybe common sense should apply, and we each have to go by how we feel.

Marilyn in Seattle: Hal Huggins has been anti- DMPS for a long time --- says he has seen too many people get sick on it. That was me. I truly believe that if your liver/elimination systems are not functioning prime-time, then your body cannot deal with the release of mercury into the bloodstream that is prompted by the DMPS. It took me months to start to feel better after 7 treatments. Quite frankly I wish I had quit after the second one.

Chlorella did not make me feel poisoned, but it had this weird affect of causing constipation. This is an unusual reaction I gather because some people use chlorella as a bowel regulator. So I switched to ProAlgen and notice NO adverse side effects from it. I get the ProAlgen at my health food store and take it with meals.

I have a cyber-buddy who keeps warning me -- detox SLOWLY -- let your body handle the release of toxins. Of course I get impatient because I want to be well, but I can’ t seem to exceed body capability or else I end up flat on my arse. It will take time to detox. If you can handle DMPS, you can really reduce mercury levels in one year. If you use chlorella alone, it will take 7 years. I guess one of my karmic lessons is to learn patience.

Polly: DMPS is very dangerous for the more heavily poisoned people. It dumps the metals so quickly (a large percentage within the first three hours) that it can damage the kidneys. You could end up in the hospital with kidney failure. I hear you must be careful with Chlorella. It can actually be a source of concentrated mercury if the soil and water where it was grown have mercury or other heavy metals. It also contains a lot of sulfur that may not be tolerated. Also, since it is not a true chelator, chlorella has the potential for creating more harm than good.