Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 > > Subject: Sulpher > > > Anybody knows why some people need sulpher and why others are intolerant to it? I think it is because the pathways that use cysteine become blocked, by mercury interfering with the enzymes involved. I haven't been able to get Andy to confirm this - maybe it's not quite so simple as that. > If you are sulpher intolerant, does one stay so for life ? No. I couldn't tolerate sulfur foods before and immediately after amalgam removal. I had been on a low sulfur food diet for years before amalgam removal not realizing that the low sulfur part was helping me. When I tried sulfur foods after amalgam removal (eggs in particular) the reaction was so obvious that my daughter told me to stop eating them. A year after amalgam removal I had the cysteine test (before it became not available) and it was lower than the normal range. (I didn't chelate during that year, btw). I can tolerate sulfur foods now. Eggs are a staple in my diet since I am trying to control my gut problem with the SCD. (Sulpher is the British spelling, sulfur is the American spelling, in Canada we are confused and use both). J Or will the body ever tolerate it again ? > Much appreciated, Kai > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 In frequent-dose-chelation wrote: > > Subject: Sulpher > > > Anybody knows why some people need sulpher and why others are intolerant to it? -------Here's a good post by Andy about some of this, and was especially useful when you could get the *plasma* cysteine and sulfate test from Great Smokies. It is also in the Links or Files of our group. There are probably other good posts in the ANDY INDEX also. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/57707 My understanding, like said, is it has to do with your plasma cysteine levels. In general, if you are high plasma cysteine, then you probably react to sulfur foods, and will feel better if you eliminate/reduce them. If you are low plasma cysteine, then you probably do better with sulfur foods, and should eat plenty of them. If you have normal plasma cysteine levels, then you can probably eat a moderate amount of sulfur foods without any problems. And of course, the bottom line is, do what makes you feel the best, not what some lab report says. And I think we established in another thread that cysteine has a single thiol or SH group, so having too much of it in our bodies is bad, when we're toxic. So adding more sulfury things to this, like sulfury foods, just makes you feel worse. And just to clarify, sulfur foods has to do with *cysteine*, not sulfate. You can still be low in sulfate, even if you have high cysteine. And if you are low in sulfate, then it needs to go in as sulfate, such as epsom salt baths or cream, or supplementing with it or glucosamine sulfate. And it is ok to take epsom salt baths or supplement it even if you are high in cysteine and need to limit sulfur foods. But once again, do what makes you feel good. So sulfury foods and supplements are different than sulfate. It took me awhile to grasp this, but I think I got it now.-------------Jackie I think it is because the pathways that use cysteine become blocked, by mercury interfering with the enzymes involved. I haven't been able to get Andy to confirm this - maybe it's not quite so simple as that. > If you are sulpher intolerant, does one stay so for life ? No. I couldn't tolerate sulfur foods before and immediately after amalgam removal. I had been on a low sulfur food diet for years before amalgam removal not realizing that the low sulfur part was helping me. When I tried sulfur foods after amalgam removal (eggs in particular) the reaction was so obvious that my daughter told me to stop eating them. A year after amalgam removal I had the cysteine test (before it became not available) and it was lower than the normal range. (I didn't chelate during that year, btw). I can tolerate sulfur foods now. Eggs are a staple in my diet since I am trying to control my gut problem with the SCD. ------------I had the test done when it was still plasma, and I was normal cysteine and low sulfate. I have always tolerated some sulfur foods, and still do, eating lots of eggs like , so I think my cysteine status has stayed about the same.-------Jackie (Sulpher is the British spelling, sulfur is the American spelling, in Canada we are confused and use both). J Or will the body ever tolerate it again ? > Much appreciated, Kai > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 In frequent-dose-chelation wrote: > > Subject: Sulpher > > > Anybody knows why some people need sulpher and why others are intolerant to it? -------Here's a good post by Andy about some of this, and was especially useful when you could get the *plasma* cysteine and sulfate test from Great Smokies. It is also in the Links or Files of our group. There are probably other good posts in the ANDY INDEX also. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/message/57707 My understanding, like said, is it has to do with your plasma cysteine levels. In general, if you are high plasma cysteine, then you probably react to sulfur foods, and will feel better if you eliminate/reduce them. If you are low plasma cysteine, then you probably do better with sulfur foods, and should eat plenty of them. If you have normal plasma cysteine levels, then you can probably eat a moderate amount of sulfur foods without any problems. And of course, the bottom line is, do what makes you feel the best, not what some lab report says. And I think we established in another thread that cysteine has a single thiol or SH group, so having too much of it in our bodies is bad, when we're toxic. So adding more sulfury things to this, like sulfury foods, just makes you feel worse. And just to clarify, sulfur foods has to do with *cysteine*, not sulfate. You can still be low in sulfate, even if you have high cysteine. And if you are low in sulfate, then it needs to go in as sulfate, such as epsom salt baths or cream, or supplementing with it or glucosamine sulfate. And it is ok to take epsom salt baths or supplement it even if you are high in cysteine and need to limit sulfur foods. But once again, do what makes you feel good. So sulfury foods and supplements are different than sulfate. It took me awhile to grasp this, but I think I got it now.-------------Jackie I think it is because the pathways that use cysteine become blocked, by mercury interfering with the enzymes involved. I haven't been able to get Andy to confirm this - maybe it's not quite so simple as that. > If you are sulpher intolerant, does one stay so for life ? No. I couldn't tolerate sulfur foods before and immediately after amalgam removal. I had been on a low sulfur food diet for years before amalgam removal not realizing that the low sulfur part was helping me. When I tried sulfur foods after amalgam removal (eggs in particular) the reaction was so obvious that my daughter told me to stop eating them. A year after amalgam removal I had the cysteine test (before it became not available) and it was lower than the normal range. (I didn't chelate during that year, btw). I can tolerate sulfur foods now. Eggs are a staple in my diet since I am trying to control my gut problem with the SCD. ------------I had the test done when it was still plasma, and I was normal cysteine and low sulfate. I have always tolerated some sulfur foods, and still do, eating lots of eggs like , so I think my cysteine status has stayed about the same.-------Jackie (Sulpher is the British spelling, sulfur is the American spelling, in Canada we are confused and use both). J Or will the body ever tolerate it again ? > Much appreciated, Kai > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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