Re: L-histidine as a chelator for nickel?

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There are several meanings for the word " chelate " . One is to combine

an organic molecule with a metal ion. That is the meaning used in

most of the articles below. Another is to combine a molecule with a

metal and hold it tightly enough to remove it from the body. The

second meaning is the one that we are always meaning in chelation

groups because that is our goal. We aren't interested in the ones

that combine together in the body and do nothing, we are only

interested in the chelators that are strong enough to remove the metal

from the body.

The meanings on the word chelate cause great confusion when people

look at pub med articles, scientific literature, and internet hype.

The fourth article, about histidine treatment of chronic prostatitis,

is one of those instances where the medical practitioners have

misinterpreted the scientific literature and then dream about what the

histidine might do. Note that they are also promoting colloidal

silver, which will just poison the person more.

There are people who do benefit from supplementation of histidine.

See " Amagam Illness " .

If your hair test showed deranged mineral transport, the high nickel

might be an artifact of the derangement, and might not be as high as

you think. For more about nickel see HTI p 247, and sources of

exposure p 76.

In any case, you are doing the right things. Chelation might help the

nickel levels in your body to go down. Apparently, sweating is a good

way to remove nickel. Go slow with the sauna, listen to your body and

only stay for as long as it tells you to stay. Replace water and

electrolytes. Eventually you will be able to tolerate longer saunas

if you take care and don't overdo it.

J

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> > > Hi Dean. I could not find what the half life is of

> > > L-histidine. The only reference I found on this was

> > > that the half life of this amino acid is short.

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> > > Greetings,

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> > > Ali

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> > Thanks Ali. I'm sure that Andy would have mentioned it if it had

> any real

> > value as a chelator.

> > Surprising not been able to locate the half-life none-the-less.

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> > Thanks,

> > Dean

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