Re: Exposure to mercury many years ago, go with ALA instead of DMSA?

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi,

>

> I've had no amalmgam fillings. I'm ~30 years old. My father was a

> dentist. My mother was a dentist assistant (working closely with

> amalgam) before, during and after her pregnancy with me (e.g., while

> breast feeding me). She also had a lot of amalgam fillings during this

> period.

>

> I've also worked as a cleaner at my fathers dental practice for

> several years in my teens.

>In fact, my intestinal problems came in

> this period as well.

My intestinal problems started after heavy mercury exposures as well,

during my early 20s.

Perhaps due to some exposure during my work as a

> cleaner (even though I did not handle amalgam directly) combined with

> some hightened sensitivity to mercury from my fetal development. I'm

> speculating...

>

> Question: since any exposure I've had to mercury would have been in my

> teens, would it perhaps be wise to try to focus on ALA chelation since

> my stores are probably " deep " , instead of DMSA chelation?

>

No. You may need the DMSA to help with chelation side effects. You

will need to determine how you respond to DMSA and ALA chelation

through trial and error.

It is ok to chelate with ALA alone if that is what you decide to do.

> As a side note: when my Crohn's flares up, it actually helps to do

> some chelation with ALA! The last few times when I've felt a " flare "

> coming along I've started a round (~50 mg ALA every 3rd hour), only to

> see the flare diminish within a couple of days. I know from experience

> that these flares typically last much longer and become much worse if

> I do nothing.

>

> A second side note: I actually don't KNOW that my health problems stem

> from mercury. Maybe the root cause is some other metal. Or something

> completely different! I guess I should have a hair test done to shed

> some light on this...

>

A hair test might give some useful information.

From your history it looks like mercury is most likely.

J

> Regards,

>

> Finkle

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Question: since any exposure I've had to mercury would have been in

my

> teens, would it perhaps be wise to try to focus on ALA chelation

since

> my stores are probably " deep " , instead of DMSA chelation?

TK--- ALA is the preferable chelator if one tollerates it without one

of the others.

>

> As a side note: when my Crohn's flares up, it actually helps to do

> some chelation with ALA! The last few times when I've felt a " flare "

> coming along I've started a round (~50 mg ALA every 3rd hour), only

to

> see the flare diminish within a couple of days.

TK--- if you can do this much ALA without significant side effects

then you do not need to use either of the other two chelators.

> A second side note: I actually don't KNOW that my health problems

stem

> from mercury.

TK--- do a DDI Hair Elements Analysis

Maybe the root cause is some other metal. Or something

> completely different! I guess I should have a hair test done to shed

> some light on this...

>

> Regards,

>

> Finkle

>

[Guest guest]

This is probably a person to person thing. Lots of people do just fine

on ALA only.

I am one who takes mainly ALA. I did a lot of DMPS when I first

started chelating, but now I feel that ALA helps me more. You will

have to judge it for yourself.

There was also a list posted a while ago from Andy with the likely

source of different symptoms (body or brain mercury). Most, if not

all, of my current problems seem to reside in my head. FYI, I take

30mg ALA (3 hours) and 16mg DMPS (8 hours). I can handle more DMPS,

but find I don't need it.

-Ed

>

> Hi,

>

> I've had no amalmgam fillings. I'm ~30 years old. My father was a

> dentist. My mother was a dentist assistant (working closely with

> amalgam) before, during and after her pregnancy with me (e.g., while

> breast feeding me). She also had a lot of amalgam fillings during this

> period.

>

> I've also worked as a cleaner at my fathers dental practice for

> several years in my teens. In fact, my intestinal problems came in

> this period as well. Perhaps due to some exposure during my work as a

> cleaner (even though I did not handle amalgam directly) combined with

> some hightened sensitivity to mercury from my fetal development. I'm

> speculating...

>

> Question: since any exposure I've had to mercury would have been in my

> teens, would it perhaps be wise to try to focus on ALA chelation since

> my stores are probably " deep " , instead of DMSA chelation?

>

> As a side note: when my Crohn's flares up, it actually helps to do

> some chelation with ALA! The last few times when I've felt a " flare "

> coming along I've started a round (~50 mg ALA every 3rd hour), only to

> see the flare diminish within a couple of days. I know from experience

> that these flares typically last much longer and become much worse if

> I do nothing.

>

> A second side note: I actually don't KNOW that my health problems stem

> from mercury. Maybe the root cause is some other metal. Or something

> completely different! I guess I should have a hair test done to shed

> some light on this...

>

> Regards,

>

> Finkle

>