I’ve been charting my temperatures because the naturopath I consulted at the beginning of my chelation program said that I would not sleep well until my thyroid was functioning better. So far, my temperatures look chaotic to me. I could not discern a pattern here, on or off-round, but I’m hoping that raising my selenium […]
Category: chelation
I took a nap yesterday… after breakfast!
[I] can’t ever recall taking a nap after breakfast before yesterday. Sure, I’ve done it after having insomnia but last night I slept and still needed a nap after breakfast. I also took a nap after lunch and still felt like I had been run over until about 7:00 PM. Here’s what happened – I […]
What’s the typical progression for a chelation round?
I’m wondering what the typical round progression is from one day to the next in terms of difficulty, mood etc. I do DMSA & ALA – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and have completed 11 rounds. Here’s what happens to me: When I am not increasing dose, on Monday I’m often very unusually active because the […]
A smooth ride
[I] wanted to do a relatively easy round again to focus on methylation and chelation supporting supplements. So I went back to my starting place and used 50 mg DMSA and 50 mg ALA every three hours. It worked out pretty well. The one chelation related change I made was to extend my round from […]
My dose timeline
CHELATION: Round 29 (12 days) – 1.5 mg DMPS x 3 for 6 days and 3 mg DMPS x 3 for 6 days July 3rd-14th fatigue heaviest during first three days and again after increasing dose (I increased it accidentally) fatigue always heaviest when it’s time to take my next dose dry eyes very emotional […]
Sky high with dibencozide
[Y]esterday my activity and energy level were sky-high! It was the start of my ninth round and typically my most energetic day of the week because the DMSA is a stimulant for me. On top of that, I restarted dibencozide (aka adenosylcobalamin, adenosylb12, adb12, adob12, cobalamide, etc) at 1/8 tablet. It seems to be like […]
Not a clue
[E]ight rounds completed now, which is nothing and everything at the same time. Nothing because I might have 150 or 200 rounds to go. Everything because, getting started is the most important step of all and I’d guess the first 10 rounds might be the hardest because I’m learning by trial and error as we […]
Healing or stumbling around in the dark?
[I]’ve been in troubleshooting mode since Thursday when I bumped up my methylation supplements to 5 mg B-12 and 4 mg folate. For the first time, I also took all of my folate and B12 right after breakfast instead of spreading it out over the day. My energy was great for a three-hour meeting and […]
Understanding methylation
[M]ethylation is a biochemical process that builds neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, produces energy, processes hormones, builds immune cells, turns genes on and off, synthesizes DNA, produces the protective coating on your nerves and transforms toxins into safer substances. Chemically speaking, methylation describes the addition of a methyl group to a substrate (source material) thereby […]
Sulfur-free at last!
[I] made a massive diet change yesterday, replacing 80 to 90% of my diet – a change that frightened me as much or more than going vegan. It began Saturday night with a few hours of research and cross-referencing of the low-sulfur/thiol food list and the high-folate food lists. Sunday morning continued with two hours […]
I’m afraid you’ve been taken for a ride
[H]ere’s what was waiting in my inbox this morning: I’m afraid you’ve been taken for a ride. See www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/urine_toxic.html Here’s my reply: Dan, it’s quite a coincidence that just yesterday I was writing about the unreliability of the urine test. I was making an effort to keep track of the questions friends and family are […]
The chelation roller coaster
[I] wrote about this week’s round too early and said something really absurd — that next week I was thinking of increasing from 10 to 12 doses. Not going to happen. In the future, I’ll try to hold off writing about a round until the very last hour is up. Yesterday, near the end of […]
From 3 hour to 2.4 hour intervals…
[T]oday I’m completing my first round at 10 doses per day . My first four rounds were 8 doses per day which is the equivalent of every 3 hours. I made a new and much better pill container shown above. Ten Dixie cups are glued with hot melt glue onto the wood. Then another Dixie […]
I’m dreaming again
[I]’m not talking about daydreaming of recovering my health and all the fun things we’ll do. I’m talking about dreaming during sleep. As long as I can remember, I’ve been telling people that I don’t remember my dreams. But yesterday, reading Amalgam Illness I came across this: As the victims level of intoxication waxes and […]
Obsession
[M]y fourth round is complete now. Yesterday was my first day off round and I was fatigued with lots of brain fog until late evening. Feels like the standard adrenal crash I experience on Mondays after a busy weekend. In spite of the fatigue and fog however I was and still am obsessed with chelation. […]