continous chelation

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> I'm starting day 36 of continuous chelation after 9 months of three

days a week off and on chelation. I know now after reading about

copper and its symptoms that I have been high copper probably for at

least ten years now.

TK---- if you are using ala I would suggest testing and watching

copper levels if chelating continously. I do not recommend continous

chelation for most people as this can cause imbalances and this needs

to be considered only on an individual basis with lots of factors

involved.

I have been taking for the past couple of weeks a product called

moly-cu by endo-met laboratories. It comes in a tablet form and I

let it dissolve on my tongue. I can make one tablet last for an hour

or two. It is very good to take while chelating if you are high

copper. I can tell a real difference in symptoms.

TK--- this is just molybedenum which is suggested with high copper

levels. If you have high copper you may want to increase this to the

level suggested in the protocol.

I'm much closer now to following the protocol than before. I take

my does every three hours in the day and four at night now. But I

still take more than some here say I should. I'm feeling much

better on continuous chelation and plan on doing it for a long time.

TK--- be careful, recheck labs and copper

You can find moly-cu on line if you are interested in taking it.

Another thing I found to be good is not ingesting chocolate and

black strap molasis. These are high in copper.

TK--- they are in general suggested to be avoided

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> Re: No period 2 months after

amalgam removal

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> Actually I would suggest getting on with the ALA.

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> The reasons I say this, which you will think is contrary to what

I say in Amalgam Illness,

> are thus:

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> I've had people with copper problems use ALA enough by now to

know it is OK, in writing

> the book I had to rely on calculations and since real human

beings were going to do these

> things I made them very conservative,

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> THe mercury may be what is causing you to hold the copper by

messing with your liver

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> If it really is 380 your liver probably isn't excreting any

copper anyway (it wouild be

> diferent if it was 100), and

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> At 380 it might be real, but it also might be an artifact of a

lot of copper in a swimming

> pool, jacuzzi or shower/bath water.

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> Also check your house water. See how much copper is in it. Start

by just asking the local

> water department for the pH and analysis of your water generally

and if pH is less than

> about 6.5 and you have copper pipes, worry about it and maybe get

a Doctor's Data

> drinking water analysis. ANy green staining where the water drips

from your faucets, or

> in your toilet, is an indication the water has way too much

copper in it.

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> Tracking copper is one of the few things serial hair testing is

useful for, but do be careful

> not to get confused about whether the copper gets into your hair

via your body, or via

> wash water.

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> Andy

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> > > Hello everyone,

> > >

> > > My amalgams were removed (4 of them, in one sitting, using

oxygen mask

> > > and rubber dam) in Sept 06 and I am planning on starting

chelating

> > > using ALA beginning January 07.

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> > With the copper level you give below, you need to get your

copper

> > down before using ALA. I suggest starting with DMSA or DMPS.

> > After you start copper reduction supplements, do another hair

> > test in a few months to check the copper level.

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> > > I had a period the week after my amalgams were removed but it

was 1

> > > weak early. Since then, I have not had a period. I am usually

very

> > > regular. I am more worried now that it's been 2 months without

> > > spotting or even mild symptoms. I've ruled out pregancy.

> > >

> > > I'm also experiencing brief hot flashes and daily heart

> > > palpitations/rapid heart beat. I am also more excitable or

high

> > > strung. I don't think it's menupause (I'm in my early 30's),

but could

> > > it be that my estrogen is too low?

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> > Yes. Mercury can do this. Adrenal fatigue can do it, too.

> > Possibly hypothyroid can be involved. My hormones were low

> > before starting chelation and have gone up and down over a

> > year and a half of chelation.

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> >

> > Can mercury or yeast/bacterial

> > > overgrowth be the underlying cause?

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> >

> > Yes.

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> >

> > > My gut issues are making things worse when it comes to

supplements

> > > since I can't tolerate any cellulose in pills or even the

vegetable

> > > caps. I'm currently taking the following supps:

> > > Magnesium 670mg/day (from Magnesium citrate)

> > > Calcium 500mg/day (from Calcium citrate)

> > > Vitamin C 3g/day (from calcium ascorbate, I get brain fog if

I take

> > more)

> > > Fish oil (720mg EPA / day)

> > > Vitamin A 20,000IU/day

> > > Vitamin D 800IU/day

> > > Olive Leaf Extract 1.5g/day

> > > Digestive Enzymes (Enzymedica Digest Gold, one with every

meal)

> > > Probiotics (acidophilus supplement with meals, am adding

homemade

> > yogurt)

> > > Taurine (5g/day)

> > > L-glutamine (10g/day)

> > >

> > >

> > > My hair test results show HIGH level of copper (380 on the

DDI hair

> > > test) but I cannot take zinc or milk thistle due to bloating

(I've

> > > tried multiple brands). I eventually figured out I have to

avoid all

> > > cellulose, starch or mucilaginous herbs due to bacterial

overgrowth.

> > > I'm planning on trying moly in a day or two, but I'm

wondering if

> > > there's anything I'm missing from my supps that can help with

my

> > > menstruation problem.

> >

> >

> > That is a high copper level. Maybe you can find a different

> > form of zinc (picolinate, gluconate, etc) that is tolerable.

> > Zinc and molybdenum are very important for reducing copper.

Also

> > things to increase bile flow (phosphatidylcholine, glycine,

taurine).

> >

> > Diet low in copper also important.

> >

> > How to address the menstrual irregularity will depend on which

> > hormones are deficient. You might want to go to

www.canaryclub.org

> > and get one of their saliva hormone profiles. This will test

all

> > your hormones (estrogen, progesterone, adrenals, thyroid).

> >

> > Might also want to check your FSH and LH. I think this will

need

> > to be done by blood test.

> >

> > If you haven't had a pelvic/pap recently, that is also a good

idea.

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