How to get and stay healthy
What I've learned about healthcare through 15 years of illness and continuous research would be shocking to the average person (if they believed me). The average person, though, is healthy enough to have…
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Nutritional Balancing Science
I was astonished when I plugged my latest hair test numbers into the spreadsheet I use to analyze result. But I was more than surprised, I was overjoyed-and tears began to stream down my face. That's because…
It's the iron, stupid
If you research either vitamin D or copper enough, you're bound to come across Morley Robbins contrarian views eventually. I tend to listen to people who seem to have deep knowledge in tightly confined areas…
Infrared sauna for copper and heavy metal detox
I've had sauna on my radar for years. My dad recovered from his chronic toxicity illness decades ago and attributes much of his recovery to sauna. A little over three years ago I built an infrared sauna in my…
Hair test number 4
This is my fourth hair test and comes a little more than six months after this one - I'm no longer shocked that I'm still copper toxic but at peace with the fact that at least my copper is probably on its way…
Switching from hydrogen peroxide to ozone therapy
Hydrogen peroxide therapy was intense for me and while I was sure it was the right thing at the right time, I began experiencing nausea somewhere around 12 drops (that's 35% H2O2, three times a day) and by the…
Superoxide dismutase 2 - my genetic timebomb?
Nearly 2 years after receiving my 23andme genetic information, I'm still piecing together the puzzle but... my SOD2 polymorphisms are starting to look more and more like the ticking time bomb. Or, maybe a…
Still copper toxic two years later?
I quit chelating around seven months ago to do liver and colon cleansing and just recently did my third annual hair test. When the results arrived, I was very upset to see my copper has gone back up. It went…
Understanding how liver function is affected by methylation and toxicity
A little background first, I've been really ill for around 13 years. After identifying the problem as heavy metal toxicity, I spent a year and a half doing chelation and methylation treatments. My expected…
Hitting the wall
When chelation began to feel overwhelming early this year I reduced my doses and timing drastically, cutting from my high of 75 mg every two hours, to 25 mg every three hours. That felt a lot better, but even…
Before and after one year of chelation - toxic and essential elements
Yesterday, I received the results of my second hair test by email ( first test here ) and was bowled over by the HUGE signs of progress which should probably be read together with my one year update . This…
Meet author David Hammond, recovering from industrial lead and mercury poisoning
Please meet David Hammond, author of the remarkable new book Mercury Poisoning: the Undiagnosed Epidemic . I'm still reading the Kindle version but already after reading a quarter of the book have learned some…
Mechanisms by which mercury causes over 30 chronic health conditions
This research paper can be found in numerous places online, but I wanted to clean up the formatting and share it here in a more readable way. It's very long so you might consider doing a keyword search on it…
Stumped by my DW's hair test...
When I opened my dear wife's (DW) hair test results a few minutes ago I was relieved and a little surprised. It looks like she doesn't meet any of the counting rules according to HTI. But, she had a mouthful…
My toxic and essential elements hair test
My hair test results just arrived (shown below) and they confirm what my urine challenge test revealed. I'm toxic . Looking at it and reading the commentary beneath it puts a little fear and loathing into me…
All in the family - my parents hair tests
My parents just received their hair tests from Doctors Data. They expected to find arsenic because they a lot of rice and it looks like they were correct. They were not expecting to see Mercury, but I was,…
Active B12 therapy and methylation FAQ
An Index to 'B-12 the Hidden Story' When I discovered methylation and B12 therapy, I became obsessed with understanding it (and my startup reaction). I read through the entire ' Hidden Story ' thread (maybe 80…
Methylation Made Easy
The more I research methylation and experiment with the supplements, the more I understand it's critical to my recovery and to good health for everyone that wants to avoid a chronic illness. The other…
Understanding chronic fatigue
I left the Mayo Clinic in 2007 a little relieved, a little angry and very poor. Now, I know exactly why I was angry after watching the series of videos below (more about that later). Unfortunately, my anger at…
Understanding methylation
Methylation 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…
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…
I'm afraid you've been taken for a ride
Here'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…
Frequently asked questions about heavy metal toxicity and mercury poisoning
I'm going to keep a list of the questions I'm getting asked by friends, family and others about heavy metal toxicity: How did you get tested and what kind of doctor did you use (mainstream/ alternative)? What…
First sauna
You can't read about detoxification without reading over and over again about the importance of saunas. So I decided to turn my bathroom into a sauna using three 250 W heat lamps hanging from the shower…
Wrapping up my first 4 day round of chelation using DMSA and ALA
I'm wrapping up my first four day round of chelation using DMSA 50/ ALA 50 today. Here's how I got here: I asked my doctor for a Mercury challenge test and he gave me a bunch of Chelex capsules. I looked up…
My story
I'm 50 years old and first saw a doctor for fatigue at 17. I'll try to summarize my situation here and then give you the long version. Executive summary : I lived fairly normally with adjustments (stopped…