Re: How Does ALA Work?

[Guest guest]

i would like to know too. I also don't understand why inorganic mercury

can not come out of the brain. It small enough to pass the BBB so why

can other organs detox naturally and the brain can not? ALA can pass

the BBB but why can't it take the mercury it grabs, out of the brain?

>

> Getting ready for round 6 dmsa. After that I think my 1st trial of

ALA

> is in the near future. I am real curious though, exactly how does ALA

> work. I'm confused on that. Andy says basically it does not magically

> grab mercury and escort it out of the brain, but that it somehow

> facilitates mercury to cross the brain barrier. Ok. Well, if I

> understand things correctly, mercury is not floating around in the

> brain like it is trapped and can't get out. No, it is embedded deep

in

> tissues and just sitting there. So what exactly is going to grab it

> from its roots and pull it out? If ALA doesn't actually grab it, then

> how is the mercury going to leave its home and be escorted to the

> brain barrier? Maybe I just don't understand it. Actually, I don't.

I

> hope someone can clear it up.

>

[Guest guest]

I'll leave an expert to reply and tell me where I'm wrong, but here's

my guess. Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) which we take to get mercury from

the brain, is actually something that our bodies and that we can also

get from the diet. For example wikipedia lists these

sources " kidney, heart and liver meats as well as spinach, broccoli

and potatoes " . (I Wonder how much ALA these foods contain and if

they'd be problematic in someone with amalgams or a lot of mercury in

the body? What substrates does the body use to make ALA on it's own

or does it? If it does how much does it produce?) ALA can be

converted in the cells to Dihydrolipoic acid. Dihydrolipoic acid has

two sulpher/thiol groups (similar to the other chelators that Andy

recommends). I would image that in it's reduced form (Dihydrolipoic

acid) that it could thus grab a hold of the Mercury and transport it

out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_lipoic_acid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrolipoic_acid

I don't know biochemistry so obviously Andy or someone else will need

to fill in the blanks, but that would be my guess.

I would also venture to guess that the ALA that the body produces and

ALA in the diet would eventually help clear the brain and cells of

mercury as well, but again I only know enough to be dangerous.

Mike

> >

> > Getting ready for round 6 dmsa. After that I think my 1st trial

of

> ALA

> > is in the near future. I am real curious though, exactly how does

ALA

> > work. I'm confused on that. Andy says basically it does not

magically

> > grab mercury and escort it out of the brain, but that it somehow

> > facilitates mercury to cross the brain barrier. Ok. Well, if I

> > understand things correctly, mercury is not floating around in

the

> > brain like it is trapped and can't get out. No, it is embedded

deep

> in

> > tissues and just sitting there. So what exactly is going to grab

it

> > from its roots and pull it out? If ALA doesn't actually grab it,

then

> > how is the mercury going to leave its home and be escorted to the

> > brain barrier? Maybe I just don't understand it. Actually, I

don't.

> I

> > hope someone can clear it up.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> > >

> > > Getting ready for round 6 dmsa. After that I think my 1st trial

> of

> > ALA

> > > is in the near future. I am real curious though, exactly how does

> ALA

> > > work. I'm confused on that. Andy says basically it does not

> magically

> > > grab mercury and escort it out of the brain, but that it somehow

> > > facilitates mercury to cross the brain barrier. Ok. Well, if I

> > > understand things correctly, mercury is not floating around in

> the

> > > brain like it is trapped and can't get out. No, it is embedded

> deep

> > in

> > > tissues and just sitting there. So what exactly is going to grab

> it

> > > from its roots and pull it out? If ALA doesn't actually grab it,

> then

> > > how is the mercury going to leave its home and be escorted to the

> > > brain barrier? Maybe I just don't understand it. Actually, I

> don't.

> > I

> > > hope someone can clear it up.

> > >

> >

>