Re: Zinc, how to bind mercury and DMSA for copper toxicity

Hi,

Thanks so much for replying, sorry for my delay as I have been awaiting my test results. I hope you guys can give me some advice.

Hair mineral analysis shows high levels of lead and mercury, moderately high for cadmium, nickel, arsenic and aluminum. Essential trace elements normal/low. Most of the essential minerals are borderline low, apart from copper which is normal - (Weird)? Copper is also raised in my urine analysis after DMSA challenge, which follows;

Urine test at rest shows high levels of arsenic, barium, mercury and nickel. Moderately high levels of cadmium, lead and aluminum and tin. High calcium and magnesium (although I'm told this reflects good intake). All other essential minerals are normal apart from cobalt and manganese are borderline high.

Urine test after chelator (DMSA) shows high levels of arsenic and barium (almost the same as rest figures for rest urine). There is a substantial increase in lead. Also the same for mercury, a substantial increase after chelation. I suppose this goes to show how good DMSA is at removing metals. The other toxic elements are the same as the urine rest figures.

Maybe this whole thing explains why I can''t tolerate zinc above a certain point, I also cannot tolerate Iodine, I used to use it at around 25mg but the same thing happened when I used zinc, bad lower back pain, headaches etc.

I started chelation yesterday with DMSA, 250mg a day, every four hours for three days, then four days off, as per Andy Cutler protocol. Getting some pretty bad headaches, could this be because my liver isn't working properly? I normally have to take dandelion and milk thistle 3 or 4 times a day to get rid of the headache (thats without chelation). But now I have trued this and the headaches persist. I saw a post about Cutler recommending glycine and taurine for bile secretion. I have always have a problem with bile secretion, high fecal fat content etc so I have been taking Ox bile and pancreatin for some years. DO you think it is worth trying glycine/taurine?

Thanks.

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