Re: A few questions from a beginner

[Guest guest]

> I must be hitting that 2-month low point Andy talks about. I'm not

> doing DMSA, but now I think I should be, prior to ALA.

Yip, mercury removal causes exposure and detoxification. I think it should

be said to everyone about to remove their amalgams that they are in for a

rough ride.

> Questions: in the past 2 months, I now weigh less than ever before. My BMI

> is 19.1, I think.

> My dietitian mother says. 19 and below, in her field, is considered

> malnourished.My

> breasts have shrunk to look like they did when I was about, say, 12 years

> old? How

> humiliating. My thighs, hips, and face are all much leaner than ever. I

> eat lots of ice cream,

> trying to increase my calorie load, since I am always plenty full after

> every meal, and I'm

> not exactly walking around hungry--not at all. So far I'm not gaining

> weight with the extra

> ice cream calories, but my mom says consume an extra 500 cal. per week to

> gain 1 pound

> per week, so maybe I should wait a month of doing this before seeing if I

> can gain. So why

> am I losing so much weight?

These are all classic adrenal symptoms induced through mercury exposure. The

adrenals get poisoned and little cortisol is made. Cortisol is needed to

absorp weight (if you can put it like that). Treat your adrenals asap :

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

Oh,,,, and ice cream is high in sugar which feeds yeast which eats all your

food :-) Not a good idea. Rather eat frequent protein meals.

>My mom sews clothes for me and she said from October to

> Feb., my hip measurement decreased by 2 inches. Here's my question: is

> this what Andy

> calls low cortisol levels? How can I know for sure?

You got it.

Do a cortisol saliva test, but rather go on symptoms. Hydrocortisone (HC) is

likely what you need. Less than 20mg per day in divided doses.

> Second question: I got all my amalgams removed at once, but mine were

> small and my

> hubby's are 4 large ones. Now I'm thinking about spacing out his filling

> removals. How

> long should we wait between getting each one of his removed?

There is a lot of controversy over this. My personal opinion is that you

should be on adrenal and thyroid support fisrt so that he does not crash

like you did.

Thereafter, unless there are extenuating circumctances I favour the

all-at-once under consious sedation. But then you need to have a 'good

dentist'. We have had few problems with this approach. Other prefer to go

more slowly. Either way it must be cone right -

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/mercury_amalgam_removal.html

>I know we can't even start

> the ALA until 3 months after the last one is removed from him, right?

Right. You can use DMSA four days after removal.

>That'll really be

> awhile. I'm so impatient, because we've been trying to conceive without

> success for over a

> year now. We really want a baby, so taking time with these things is

> difficult for me to put

> up with, emotionally. But I really think mercury is at the root of the

> infertility, so I know

> it's best to do this right.

, please be patient. Low cortisol and adrenal problems prevent

pregnancy. As soon as you add cortisol you are likely to fall pregnant. SO

PLEASE use contraception, because the last thing you want is a baby

conceived with all that mercury. I know you're thinking 'but we've been

trying for over a year', but trust me when the mercury comes out and the

cortisol is added in you are HIGHLY likely to conceive.

Chelation takes about 2 years and then you'll need 6 months after that to

wait before conception, so you really need to think about this and make the

responsible choice for your child.

DeanSA

[Guest guest]

I am so appreciative of your informative response.

You say I'm highly likely to fall pregnant if I supplement cortisol, but that I

won't get

pregnant w/the low cortisol levels I have now. I'm not trying to argue here, but

if that's

true, then how did I get pregnant this month three years ago, WITH my amalgam

fillings

still in me? Additionally, if I do get pregnant after supplementing cortisol,

now that my

amalgam fillings are out, wouldn't my 2nd child be better off in utero than my

first child,

who had my constant stream of mercury vapor in my bloodstream? Sorry, but

playing

Devil's Advocate is how I get my questions answered sometimes.

Thank you again. This is the only place I've gotten any answers.

Abrenica

>

>

>

>

> > I must be hitting that 2-month low point Andy talks about. I'm not

> > doing DMSA, but now I think I should be, prior to ALA.

> Yip, mercury removal causes exposure and detoxification. I think it should

> be said to everyone about to remove their amalgams that they are in for a

> rough ride.

>

>

> > Questions: in the past 2 months, I now weigh less than ever before. My BMI

> > is 19.1, I think.

> > My dietitian mother says. 19 and below, in her field, is considered

> > malnourished.My

> > breasts have shrunk to look like they did when I was about, say, 12 years

> > old? How

> > humiliating. My thighs, hips, and face are all much leaner than ever. I

> > eat lots of ice cream,

> > trying to increase my calorie load, since I am always plenty full after

> > every meal, and I'm

> > not exactly walking around hungry--not at all. So far I'm not gaining

> > weight with the extra

> > ice cream calories, but my mom says consume an extra 500 cal. per week to

> > gain 1 pound

> > per week, so maybe I should wait a month of doing this before seeing if I

> > can gain. So why

> > am I losing so much weight?

> These are all classic adrenal symptoms induced through mercury exposure. The

> adrenals get poisoned and little cortisol is made. Cortisol is needed to

> absorp weight (if you can put it like that). Treat your adrenals asap :

> http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

>

> Oh,,,, and ice cream is high in sugar which feeds yeast which eats all your

> food :-) Not a good idea. Rather eat frequent protein meals.

>

> >My mom sews clothes for me and she said from October to

> > Feb., my hip measurement decreased by 2 inches. Here's my question: is

> > this what Andy

> > calls low cortisol levels? How can I know for sure?

> You got it.

> Do a cortisol saliva test, but rather go on symptoms. Hydrocortisone (HC) is

> likely what you need. Less than 20mg per day in divided doses.

>

>

> > Second question: I got all my amalgams removed at once, but mine were

> > small and my

> > hubby's are 4 large ones. Now I'm thinking about spacing out his filling

> > removals. How

> > long should we wait between getting each one of his removed?

> There is a lot of controversy over this. My personal opinion is that you

> should be on adrenal and thyroid support fisrt so that he does not crash

> like you did.

> Thereafter, unless there are extenuating circumctances I favour the

> all-at-once under consious sedation. But then you need to have a 'good

> dentist'. We have had few problems with this approach. Other prefer to go

> more slowly. Either way it must be cone right -

> http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/mercury_amalgam_removal.html

>

> >I know we can't even start

> > the ALA until 3 months after the last one is removed from him, right?

> Right. You can use DMSA four days after removal.

>

> >That'll really be

> > awhile. I'm so impatient, because we've been trying to conceive without

> > success for over a

> > year now. We really want a baby, so taking time with these things is

> > difficult for me to put

> > up with, emotionally. But I really think mercury is at the root of the

> > infertility, so I know

> > it's best to do this right.

>

> , please be patient. Low cortisol and adrenal problems prevent

> pregnancy. As soon as you add cortisol you are likely to fall pregnant. SO

> PLEASE use contraception, because the last thing you want is a baby

> conceived with all that mercury. I know you're thinking 'but we've been

> trying for over a year', but trust me when the mercury comes out and the

> cortisol is added in you are HIGHLY likely to conceive.

> Chelation takes about 2 years and then you'll need 6 months after that to

> wait before conception, so you really need to think about this and make the

> responsible choice for your child.

> DeanSA

>

[Guest guest]

I am so appreciative of your informative response.

You say I'm highly likely to fall pregnant if I supplement cortisol, but that I

won't get

pregnant w/the low cortisol levels I have now. I'm not trying to argue here, but

if that's

true, then how did I get pregnant this month three years ago, WITH my amalgam

fillings

still in me? Additionally, if I do get pregnant after supplementing cortisol,

now that my

amalgam fillings are out, wouldn't my 2nd child be better off in utero than my

first child,

who had my constant stream of mercury vapor in my bloodstream? Sorry, but

playing

Devil's Advocate is how I get my questions answered sometimes.

Thank you again. This is the only place I've gotten any answers.

Abrenica

>

>

>

>

> > I must be hitting that 2-month low point Andy talks about. I'm not

> > doing DMSA, but now I think I should be, prior to ALA.

> Yip, mercury removal causes exposure and detoxification. I think it should

> be said to everyone about to remove their amalgams that they are in for a

> rough ride.

>

>

> > Questions: in the past 2 months, I now weigh less than ever before. My BMI

> > is 19.1, I think.

> > My dietitian mother says. 19 and below, in her field, is considered

> > malnourished.My

> > breasts have shrunk to look like they did when I was about, say, 12 years

> > old? How

> > humiliating. My thighs, hips, and face are all much leaner than ever. I

> > eat lots of ice cream,

> > trying to increase my calorie load, since I am always plenty full after

> > every meal, and I'm

> > not exactly walking around hungry--not at all. So far I'm not gaining

> > weight with the extra

> > ice cream calories, but my mom says consume an extra 500 cal. per week to

> > gain 1 pound

> > per week, so maybe I should wait a month of doing this before seeing if I

> > can gain. So why

> > am I losing so much weight?

> These are all classic adrenal symptoms induced through mercury exposure. The

> adrenals get poisoned and little cortisol is made. Cortisol is needed to

> absorp weight (if you can put it like that). Treat your adrenals asap :

> http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

>

> Oh,,,, and ice cream is high in sugar which feeds yeast which eats all your

> food :-) Not a good idea. Rather eat frequent protein meals.

>

> >My mom sews clothes for me and she said from October to

> > Feb., my hip measurement decreased by 2 inches. Here's my question: is

> > this what Andy

> > calls low cortisol levels? How can I know for sure?

> You got it.

> Do a cortisol saliva test, but rather go on symptoms. Hydrocortisone (HC) is

> likely what you need. Less than 20mg per day in divided doses.

>

>

> > Second question: I got all my amalgams removed at once, but mine were

> > small and my

> > hubby's are 4 large ones. Now I'm thinking about spacing out his filling

> > removals. How

> > long should we wait between getting each one of his removed?

> There is a lot of controversy over this. My personal opinion is that you

> should be on adrenal and thyroid support fisrt so that he does not crash

> like you did.

> Thereafter, unless there are extenuating circumctances I favour the

> all-at-once under consious sedation. But then you need to have a 'good

> dentist'. We have had few problems with this approach. Other prefer to go

> more slowly. Either way it must be cone right -

> http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/mercury_amalgam_removal.html

>

> >I know we can't even start

> > the ALA until 3 months after the last one is removed from him, right?

> Right. You can use DMSA four days after removal.

>

> >That'll really be

> > awhile. I'm so impatient, because we've been trying to conceive without

> > success for over a

> > year now. We really want a baby, so taking time with these things is

> > difficult for me to put

> > up with, emotionally. But I really think mercury is at the root of the

> > infertility, so I know

> > it's best to do this right.

>

> , please be patient. Low cortisol and adrenal problems prevent

> pregnancy. As soon as you add cortisol you are likely to fall pregnant. SO

> PLEASE use contraception, because the last thing you want is a baby

> conceived with all that mercury. I know you're thinking 'but we've been

> trying for over a year', but trust me when the mercury comes out and the

> cortisol is added in you are HIGHLY likely to conceive.

> Chelation takes about 2 years and then you'll need 6 months after that to

> wait before conception, so you really need to think about this and make the

> responsible choice for your child.

> DeanSA

>

[Guest guest]

Also, what's wrong with just following the DMSA + ALA protocol without taking

anything

to help my low adrenal function? So far it seems the only suffering I've

incurred from it is

being skinny, wrinkled, and small-breasted. I can cope with that, especially if

it means in

the process my hormone deficiency will keep me from conceiving an innocent child

in a

still-toxic body. You must understand that I am a Quiverfull Christian. That is,

for biblical

reasons, my husband and I choose to eschew all forms of birth control in order

to welcome

whatever children God my want to bless us with. So, perhaps having low adrenal

and

perhaps also low thyroid could be God's way of keeping my future child from

being

conceived until my body is done chelating, and ready to start proper hormonal

function

again. No? Please tell me if I'm overlooking something important here. Couldn't

I just take

the Vit. A, Vit. C., Vit. E., Vit. B, milk thistle, EFA oils, and the other

" most important "

supplements as I go through this DMSA + ALA chelating process, and let myself be

retain

poor adrenal function until the mercury is out of my pituitary, thus resulting

in proper

natural fertility again? That way I'd be able to do this right, and avoid

contraception, too,

right?

Abrenica

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > I must be hitting that 2-month low point Andy talks about. I'm not

> > > doing DMSA, but now I think I should be, prior to ALA.

> > Yip, mercury removal causes exposure and detoxification. I think it should

> > be said to everyone about to remove their amalgams that they are in for a

> > rough ride.

> >

> >

> > > Questions: in the past 2 months, I now weigh less than ever before. My BMI

> > > is 19.1, I think.

> > > My dietitian mother says. 19 and below, in her field, is considered

> > > malnourished.My

> > > breasts have shrunk to look like they did when I was about, say, 12 years

> > > old? How

> > > humiliating. My thighs, hips, and face are all much leaner than ever. I

> > > eat lots of ice cream,

> > > trying to increase my calorie load, since I am always plenty full after

> > > every meal, and I'm

> > > not exactly walking around hungry--not at all. So far I'm not gaining

> > > weight with the extra

> > > ice cream calories, but my mom says consume an extra 500 cal. per week to

> > > gain 1 pound

> > > per week, so maybe I should wait a month of doing this before seeing if I

> > > can gain. So why

> > > am I losing so much weight?

> > These are all classic adrenal symptoms induced through mercury exposure. The

> > adrenals get poisoned and little cortisol is made. Cortisol is needed to

> > absorp weight (if you can put it like that). Treat your adrenals asap :

> > http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

> >

> > Oh,,,, and ice cream is high in sugar which feeds yeast which eats all your

> > food :-) Not a good idea. Rather eat frequent protein meals.

> >

> > >My mom sews clothes for me and she said from October to

> > > Feb., my hip measurement decreased by 2 inches. Here's my question: is

> > > this what Andy

> > > calls low cortisol levels? How can I know for sure?

> > You got it.

> > Do a cortisol saliva test, but rather go on symptoms. Hydrocortisone (HC) is

> > likely what you need. Less than 20mg per day in divided doses.

> >

> >

> > > Second question: I got all my amalgams removed at once, but mine were

> > > small and my

> > > hubby's are 4 large ones. Now I'm thinking about spacing out his filling

> > > removals. How

> > > long should we wait between getting each one of his removed?

> > There is a lot of controversy over this. My personal opinion is that you

> > should be on adrenal and thyroid support fisrt so that he does not crash

> > like you did.

> > Thereafter, unless there are extenuating circumctances I favour the

> > all-at-once under consious sedation. But then you need to have a 'good

> > dentist'. We have had few problems with this approach. Other prefer to go

> > more slowly. Either way it must be cone right -

> > http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/mercury_amalgam_removal.html

> >

> > >I know we can't even start

> > > the ALA until 3 months after the last one is removed from him, right?

> > Right. You can use DMSA four days after removal.

> >

> > >That'll really be

> > > awhile. I'm so impatient, because we've been trying to conceive without

> > > success for over a

> > > year now. We really want a baby, so taking time with these things is

> > > difficult for me to put

> > > up with, emotionally. But I really think mercury is at the root of the

> > > infertility, so I know

> > > it's best to do this right.

> >

> > , please be patient. Low cortisol and adrenal problems prevent

> > pregnancy. As soon as you add cortisol you are likely to fall pregnant. SO

> > PLEASE use contraception, because the last thing you want is a baby

> > conceived with all that mercury. I know you're thinking 'but we've been

> > trying for over a year', but trust me when the mercury comes out and the

> > cortisol is added in you are HIGHLY likely to conceive.

> > Chelation takes about 2 years and then you'll need 6 months after that to

> > wait before conception, so you really need to think about this and make the

> > responsible choice for your child.

> > DeanSA

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Also, what's wrong with just following the DMSA + ALA protocol without taking

anything

to help my low adrenal function? So far it seems the only suffering I've

incurred from it is

being skinny, wrinkled, and small-breasted. I can cope with that, especially if

it means in

the process my hormone deficiency will keep me from conceiving an innocent child

in a

still-toxic body. You must understand that I am a Quiverfull Christian. That is,

for biblical

reasons, my husband and I choose to eschew all forms of birth control in order

to welcome

whatever children God my want to bless us with. So, perhaps having low adrenal

and

perhaps also low thyroid could be God's way of keeping my future child from

being

conceived until my body is done chelating, and ready to start proper hormonal

function

again. No? Please tell me if I'm overlooking something important here. Couldn't

I just take

the Vit. A, Vit. C., Vit. E., Vit. B, milk thistle, EFA oils, and the other

" most important "

supplements as I go through this DMSA + ALA chelating process, and let myself be

retain

poor adrenal function until the mercury is out of my pituitary, thus resulting

in proper

natural fertility again? That way I'd be able to do this right, and avoid

contraception, too,

right?

Abrenica

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > I must be hitting that 2-month low point Andy talks about. I'm not

> > > doing DMSA, but now I think I should be, prior to ALA.

> > Yip, mercury removal causes exposure and detoxification. I think it should

> > be said to everyone about to remove their amalgams that they are in for a

> > rough ride.

> >

> >

> > > Questions: in the past 2 months, I now weigh less than ever before. My BMI

> > > is 19.1, I think.

> > > My dietitian mother says. 19 and below, in her field, is considered

> > > malnourished.My

> > > breasts have shrunk to look like they did when I was about, say, 12 years

> > > old? How

> > > humiliating. My thighs, hips, and face are all much leaner than ever. I

> > > eat lots of ice cream,

> > > trying to increase my calorie load, since I am always plenty full after

> > > every meal, and I'm

> > > not exactly walking around hungry--not at all. So far I'm not gaining

> > > weight with the extra

> > > ice cream calories, but my mom says consume an extra 500 cal. per week to

> > > gain 1 pound

> > > per week, so maybe I should wait a month of doing this before seeing if I

> > > can gain. So why

> > > am I losing so much weight?

> > These are all classic adrenal symptoms induced through mercury exposure. The

> > adrenals get poisoned and little cortisol is made. Cortisol is needed to

> > absorp weight (if you can put it like that). Treat your adrenals asap :

> > http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

> >

> > Oh,,,, and ice cream is high in sugar which feeds yeast which eats all your

> > food :-) Not a good idea. Rather eat frequent protein meals.

> >

> > >My mom sews clothes for me and she said from October to

> > > Feb., my hip measurement decreased by 2 inches. Here's my question: is

> > > this what Andy

> > > calls low cortisol levels? How can I know for sure?

> > You got it.

> > Do a cortisol saliva test, but rather go on symptoms. Hydrocortisone (HC) is

> > likely what you need. Less than 20mg per day in divided doses.

> >

> >

> > > Second question: I got all my amalgams removed at once, but mine were

> > > small and my

> > > hubby's are 4 large ones. Now I'm thinking about spacing out his filling

> > > removals. How

> > > long should we wait between getting each one of his removed?

> > There is a lot of controversy over this. My personal opinion is that you

> > should be on adrenal and thyroid support fisrt so that he does not crash

> > like you did.

> > Thereafter, unless there are extenuating circumctances I favour the

> > all-at-once under consious sedation. But then you need to have a 'good

> > dentist'. We have had few problems with this approach. Other prefer to go

> > more slowly. Either way it must be cone right -

> > http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/mercury_amalgam_removal.html

> >

> > >I know we can't even start

> > > the ALA until 3 months after the last one is removed from him, right?

> > Right. You can use DMSA four days after removal.

> >

> > >That'll really be

> > > awhile. I'm so impatient, because we've been trying to conceive without

> > > success for over a

> > > year now. We really want a baby, so taking time with these things is

> > > difficult for me to put

> > > up with, emotionally. But I really think mercury is at the root of the

> > > infertility, so I know

> > > it's best to do this right.

> >

> > , please be patient. Low cortisol and adrenal problems prevent

> > pregnancy. As soon as you add cortisol you are likely to fall pregnant. SO

> > PLEASE use contraception, because the last thing you want is a baby

> > conceived with all that mercury. I know you're thinking 'but we've been

> > trying for over a year', but trust me when the mercury comes out and the

> > cortisol is added in you are HIGHLY likely to conceive.

> > Chelation takes about 2 years and then you'll need 6 months after that to

> > wait before conception, so you really need to think about this and make the

> > responsible choice for your child.

> > DeanSA

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Okay, Dean,

So how do I find a doctor who can and will administer hydrocortisone or

pregnenolone to

me, assuming it's needed? I'm guessing it's not available OTC.

>

>