OT: Re: Mercury

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To clarify for Newbies:

Rice, bread (gluten) and potatoes are SCD illegals.

Kefir is not for newbies.

Elaine recommended people stay strict SCD for at least 1 year after

their last symptom disappeared before trying SCD illegals (if ever).

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

> Hi I just noticed this thread, I think I originated it in 05. I had

> been doing SCD for 9 months prior to that gfcf nr 2yrs and had many

> symptoms improve but not issues of constipation and energy (going

up

> stairs was hard), concentration were not getting better quickly it

> was like I was just controlling the symtoms but potentially slowly

> rebuilding my body. On gfcf I had also tried everything else and

all

> sort of anti fungals/bacterials and antibiotics. I did decide in

the

> end to try chelation using the method I mentioned. After 2 yrs of

> being ill in three months I could run for 5 mins, walk for miles

and

> constipation cleared, concentration issues cleared. 6 months

roughly

> I tried pumkin and squashs before these including carrots caused

> problems, 3 months after that rice and more sport like weight

> training, just over a yr since starting chelation pototoes and now

I

> have been able to play football again.

>

> Right now cow casein and gluten is still an issue but its minor and

I

> am fine by the next day after trying a small amount. i.e. butter

> (cow) the slightest bit of protein really aggrevates me. Gluten is

no

> so bad I could eat a bread roll with minor effect but I bet if I

had

> cream or milk it would be a very bad reaction. Which made me think

> some aerobic bacteria or yeast is still prsent but less so hence my

> other post a couple of days ago on LPS. In addition to SCD and

> chelation I have been eating yogurt 8oz day, kefir 8oz day and

> sauerkraut. But the changes I have seen with chelation we very

fast.

> This is just my story and I hope to get over this last hurdle with

> the casein but I don't know if its mercury still effecting enzymes

> although I do not get any real mercury symptoms now or if there is

> still a small ammount of bacteria there but my immune system is

> stronger now so keeps it mostly in check but not 100% yet?

>

> Phil

>

>

>

> > This link might interest some of you. It ends up that

> every single one of us likely have some level of mercury. So this

> little boy that was talked about that is now " normal " but still has

> signs of mercury (and everyone was shocked) is likely like any

> American now. Scary...but true.

> >

> > Please go to this link to learn more about when mercury levels

are

> dangerous. About " false positive " tests....and more.

> >

> > http://drcranton.com/mercury.htm<http://drcranton.com/mercury.htm>

> >

> > One of the things this article said is: " Unfortunately, symptoms

of

> heavy metal toxicity are relatively non-specific and non-

diagnostic.

> There are many other diseases that can easily be misdiagnosed as

> metal toxicity. A long list of potentially toxic symptoms can cause

a

> person with just about any chronic illness to believe that they are

> poisoned. "

> >

> > Mitochondrial Disease (MtD) is one of these diseases that can

mimic

> mercury poisoning.

> >

> > Maybe it was because we have MtD....I do not know...but we came

to

> SCD with mercury symptoms....they left with fanatical SCD. None of

us

> had hair analysis. So we will sadly never know the truth.

> >

> > I did not want to do it, we could honestly not afford it, and

when

> I found out that MOST Americans have mercury in their blood

> stream...not just us with ASD...I felt why bother. And then learned

> of the side affects of chelation and got scared.

> >

> > When I found out that SCD gently allows the body to rid itself of

> heavy metals and toxins...we decided to trust it.

> >

> > " The important thing is never to stop questioning. "

> > -Albert Einstein

> >

> > Antoinette and family

> >

> >