Re: Oh Mira!

Mira, I'm so sorry that it took me this long to see that you responded. I saw something the other day that was about getting rid of a lot of different metals out of the system. I wish now that I had bookmarked it.

By the way, do you suspect how the toxicity occurred?

Hm, I'm doing some research as I write this. A quote that is apparently hypothetical on one web page says...

"Because MSM is a compound that contains sulfur, theoretically it could be beneficial as a part of a detoxification protocol for heavy metals (e.g., there is a sulfur component in glutathione, methionine, cysteine, and NAC)."

That was on http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:V6XUgkbFnfEJ:www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-156e.shtml+Metal+toxicity+supplement&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Another page has quite a bit more to say, but also mentions sulfur...

http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:6CbU3eYRSRsJ:www.chiroweb.com/archives/15/23/26.html+Metal+toxicity+supplement&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Sample of part of what they said...

"Low sulfur is something else to look out for. Very often this means that the body is not effectively moving the heavy metal and often reflects a burden on the liver. Sulfhydryl amino acids are an important part of the treatment here.

When treating a person with a heavy metal burden, use a mineral that has the same valence as the toxic metal: for instance, mercury has a +2 charge. To help displace it, use magnesium, calcium or manganese. If you use zinc to displace cadmium, be aware that it is in balance with copper, and that taking large amounts of zinc may deplete copper. Selenium binds mercury very tightly in the gut, but be careful, selenium can be toxic at as little as 500 mcg/day. Also, at the gut level, lead and cadmium absorption are increased with insufficient dietary calcium, iron and zinc. Also, silicon and magnesium malate are very effective in removing aluminum.

Take large doses of vitamin C: It is best to take vitamin C in the form of mineral ascorbates, because when getting rid of a heavy metal it is necessary to replace it with nutrient minerals. Vitamin C should be taken at bowel tolerance. Slowly increase the dose until the stools become soft. Speeding up the bowel transit time helps to eliminate the heavy metal through the intestines. Vitamin C is also an important water soluble antioxidant. Heavy metals are transition metals that induce free radical production, hence lipid peroxidation and damage to cell membranes. Thus in addition to vitamin C, one should include between 400-800 IU of vitamin E/day during detoxification. Also, reduced glutathione, taken on an empty stomach to maximize bio-availability readily binds heavy metals due to its free sulfhydryl group. Glutathione is also a very potent antioxidant (note: it is better absorbed on an empty stomach than on a full one). Cysteine is the rate limiting amino acid for the synthesis of glutathione. Free cysteine and n-actyl cysteine are contra indicated because they create a "ping-pong" effect, that is to say they move metals around from cell to cell without directed irreversible excretion.

Take fiber and/or eat a lot of vegetables: Heavy metals bind to fiber. Also, fiber helps speed up the bowel transit time. Cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower, are especially good because of their high sulfur content.

Let's not forget the value of sweating and hydration. The patient should drink plenty of good quality water (we're going to avoid the debate about how "quality water" is defined except to say it is not tap water with its chlorine and fluorine, and possibility of having traveled through lead pipes). Think of what you are doing here. You are taking a toxin, one that is hard to remove, that is permeating all of the body's tissues, and displacing it.
Without adequate water, the patient will not be able to eliminate the poison and will actually begin to feel worse. Sweating is a great way to remove wastes, but only if the body is adequately hydrated."

Karen
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