Hops supplement

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Hi,

Does anyone have experience with a hops supplement? (The one I took is

called MetalloClear, from Metagenics.) It contains 2645mg hops and reduced

iso-alpha-acids (from hops), 158mg turmeric, and 150mg andrographis (aerial

part extract), which I took twice daily for a month. I felt worse when I

stopped taking it. (I didn't find anything on hops in the onibasu

archives.)

I've included an earlier post below on my symptoms in case they're

relevant.

Thanks,

Ray

Tests to ask for, and zinc relationship

to symptoms

> Hi,

>

> In a week I'll be seeing my integrative-medicine doctor again. I'm

> planning to ask for the Hair Elements Test from Doctor's Data Inc and a

> fractionated urine porphyrin test if he feels that he can trust the lab to

> take care of the sample properly. Depending on the results my plan is to

> have half of my amalgam removed a few weeks later, with the rest removed

> at the beginning of the new year.

>

> Does anyone have any suggestions for tests I should consider leading up

> to having amalgam removed? If you suggest a test please say what you

> would expect from the results, i.e., what you would do differently

> depending on what the results are.

>

> About me: my symptoms are lightheadedness, tingling in extremities, and

> " thirst " . (I don't believe it's really thirst. It is always strongest

> first thing in the morning.) I've noticed at times some tightness in my

> chest. In the past I've had ringing in my ears and tightness in my

> calves. I feel " not as bad " when I eat a non-processed food diet. This

> could be considered a non-sulfur diet, although probably not perfectly so.

> I have a very difficult time getting to sleep at night and waking early in

> the morning, so my whole schedule is shifted later in the day. The latest

> thing I've noticed is an apparent change in symptoms when I change the

> amount of zinc I take. I haven't tested this enough times to be certain,

> but it appears that I feel better when I take more zinc. The last time I

> reduced my zinc intake my lips tingled a lot more and the corners of my

> lips became sore. Taking more zinc reduced these symptoms. (I want to

> confirm for myself that zinc is the cause of these changes.) Any thoughts

> on these symptoms and/or zinc would also be welcome, in addition to the

> above request about tests to consider.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Ray

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