NN, Brain fog, and detox

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Hi,

I think I know what my brain fog and problems concentrating is about.

For the last couple of months I've been doing NN pretty seriously.

It's been great in many ways - weight loss, eczema largely cleared up,

very little hunger, and eating much less than before are benefits that

come to mind.

I think the clean diet is putting my body into detox mode and that

toxins, perhaps heavy metals, are being stirred around in my brain and

not being eliminated. I founded and ran the adult-metal-chelation

group for several years and have done quite a bit of oral

chelation so I know something about heavy metals being stirred up. I

wonder if there are natural chelators in a NN diet. I've done periods

of including and excluding fermented foods. There's not enough of a

difference so I don't think fermented foods are affecting me adversely.

I noticed that when I started taking a liver detox supplement

yesterday that although I stopped feeling liver pain the brain fog got

a bit worse.

I know enough that if I'm going to detox (or chelate some more) that I

need to have really good elimination. I have one good poop a day but

could use more if I'm detoxing. I tried taking some hemp powder

yesterday for the fiber and I found it constipated me. I took enough

to get 7 grams of fiber, which doesn't seem like a whole lot to me.

I've had digestive problems in the past so I'm not so keen on the

potentially rough action of fiber. I just realized that a liquid

oxygen supplement - Colosan or Homozon - might be better to keep

things moving.

I have had the experience in the past that things that increase

circulation in my brain (like Gingko, especially with cayenne) cause

brain fog. This confirms my belief that " things " get stirred up when

circulation is increased.

A couple of questions:

1. Does anyone have experience with detoxing heavy metals in the

context of a NN diet?

2. Does anyone have experience with cleansing in the context of a NN diet?

Most cleanses/detox programs want you in a very alkaline raw

food/juice space and that doesn't feel like my path.

Comments? Suggestions?

Thanks,

Sol