Re: basic supps/do i need them all ?

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> How could I find out exactly what vitamins and minerals my body really

> needs, what I am worried about is taking stuff that my body may not

> need.For example with zinc (which is a heavy metal - I think)if I don't

> need the 50mg that I am taking could I overload my body and make it

> more toxic.....Dudley

>

Well, I don't know of any really reliable way to find out what you

need to take. Most of us read the descriptions in AI (several times)

and judge how well they fit us, and try those things that seem to

match our symptoms.

Also, a lot of us start very slowly and only add one thing at a time

so that we can decide if we're tolerating it. Myself, I wait at least

4 days between changes since I tend to process slowly (and sometimes

longer).

As far as zinc is concerned... zinc tends to be one of the minerals

that amalgam poisoning really interferes with, so we need a lot of it

just to get the minimum effect. IIRC, Cutler recommends 100mg/day

until you start taking ALA and then reduce it to 50mg/day.