Re: - A few more questions...

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TK--- Along with what has mentioned DMSA spefifically

chelates Lead and Hg. It was introduced to chelate lead for

childern.

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> DMSA doesn't cross the blood brain barrier to any clinical

degree.

> ALA crosses the blood brain barrier and is able to clear mercury

from

> the brain.

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> DMSA only chelates extracellular mercury

> ALA chelates both extracellular and intracellular mercury.

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> DMSA is used early on in treatment to try and lower the blood/body

> levels more before adding ALA, due to ALA's ability to go into the

> brain. So you don't want more mercury ending up in the brain from

> using ALA too early.

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> DMSA is mainly used early on to lower the blood levels. ALA

chelates

> both brain and body/organs, but it's just safer to use DMSA to get

> the blood levels down a little more.

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> HOpe that helps.

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> I'd like to ad a question----what does dmsa do that ala doesn't?

> Sorry if this is obvious.

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