Re: 12 POINTS on MERCURY TOXICITY
Chelating (pronounced key-layting) agents are substances which can chemically bond with, or chelate (from the Greek chele, claw), metals, minerals, or chemical toxins that are within the body. The chelating agent actually encircles a mineral or metal ion and carries it from the body via the urine and feces.26b
Many organic acids found in the body and in various foods can act as chelating agents, including acetic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), citric acid, and lactic acid. Natural chelation processes in the body are responsible for such things as the digestion, assimilation, and transport of food nutrients, the formation of enzymes and hormones, and the detoxification of toxic chemicals and metals.27
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26Walker, M., D.P.M., and Shah, H., MD Everything You Should Know About Chelation Therapy (New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing), 37-38.
27Walker, M., D.P.M., and Gordon, G., MD The Chelation Answer (Atlanta, GA: Second Opinion Publishing, 1994), 114.
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Pull Mercury Out of Your Soft Tissues with Supplements
Below is a list of supplements that pull mercury out of the soft tissues. These are available at your local health food store, and have minimal side effects.
a) NAC, Milk Thistle, Cilantro, C, E and B
NAC, Milk Thistle, Cilantro extract are natural chelators and the C, E and B vitamins as supporters of this chelating glutathione system. A typical vitamin C regime is to take 1000mg of the time release version (releases over 12hrs) twice a day.
http://www.chelationtherapyonline.com/articles/p45.htm
Copper is excreted mainly through the bile. Vitamin C binds or chelates copper and facilitates its removal. Zinc and manganese displace copper from the liver. Molybdenum and sulfur bind to copper and greatly facilitate its excretion.
http://www.drjlang.com/documents/Copper%20Handout%20from%20ARL.pdf