I’ve never liked labels like CFS and I was really angry when they diagnosed me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at the Mayo Clinic — seemed like they were just washing their hands of me with that diagnosis. Now my doctor has diagnosed me with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and this time it feels different, […]
Category: methylation
How I nearly destroyed my liver
[W]hat’s in those liver stones that came out of my body yesterday in my fifth liver flush?? I’m so tempted to have them analyzed and I bet we’d find out they contain a cornucopia of drug residues from Ambien, Protonix, Prilosec, and Zantac along with a smattering of volatile organic compounds from paints, industrial adhesives […]
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 recovery did not materialize however – I experience some improvements but became sicker in other ways. I think this is because […]
Draining my toxic swamp with methylation supplements
I’ve been following the Fred protocol for more than a year now at the same time that I pursue frequent dose chelation. I am a strong believer in Fred’s ‘startup reaction’ concept and am still titrating up my methylation supplements. Currently I take 4 mg folate, 4 mg adb12 and just bumped up to 6 […]
1 year update – progress, disappointment and hope
[I]’ve completed a year of chelation now with 23 rounds and 97 chelation days under my belt and it’s time to review my progress. Because I have been following Fred’s methylation protocol and taking iodine during most of this year, I can only lump together everything in this update. First the good news – I […]
My bottomless methylation pit
[M]y last redistribution day was really interesting – the round had been too difficult and I gave up early. I was expecting a really terrible redistribution day, so I took two additional capsules of Mercola’s liposomal vitamin C (which contains lecithin) and some extra magnesium. Out of laziness, I took an additional 600 mg sunflower […]
Walloped by folate
[I] got my ass kicked yesterday by folate. Every Friday for the last few weeks I’ve increased folate by (my standard) one quarter tablet which amounts to 200 mcg. Normally, I feel a little fatigued until evening when I get some serious muggy headedness. But yesterday, it hit me early around 10 AM and lasted […]
Final round of 2013 – year in review
[T]onight at dinner, I tried to thank my family for their patience and understanding for the last 10 months during the times I was too messed up to do anything but sit on the couch. I had trouble getting the words out and broke down crying so many times I started laughing and crying at […]
Hanging on for dear life
[T]hat’s not me in the picture but it’s how I felt in round 18. It started off with a bang – a powerful surge of energy that sent me doing every kind of errand on the first afternoon, running madly around from one store to another, fixing things around the house etc. This was my […]
My genetics
[Y]esterday evening I ran up to my computer and started clicking madly in every direction after I saw an email from 23andme.com alerting me that my genetic profile was ready. No methylation or detox information in sight but lots of other interesting things (see image on right). My risk of developing Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s is […]
Closed for repairs
[M]y wife asked me why I was so serious this morning — which reminded me this happens whenever I’m increasing my methylation supplements (added 2oo mcg metafolin today). I get serious and I stop talking because my brain is fogged up and simple things require much more effort. On the days I’m ramping up methylation, […]
Understanding potassium
[A]nyone following Freddd’s methylation protocol or any other high dose methylation support should know there’s a risk of creating a potassium deficiency which is potentially lethal. It’s called hypokalemia. Muscle cramping is one of the warning signs and I’ve experienced some of those cramps. I’m currently supplementing with 2.2 g of elemental potassium a day […]
Methylation update
[I]t feels like my methylation treatment is going really well. I started ubiquinol a few days ago and have had another energy surge. Read a bunch of articles about CoQ10 vs ubiquinol but I’m thinking of taking both types, maybe 150 mg of each. Over the past month, my muscles have tightened further and I’ve […]
Too complex?
Alex emailed me something yesterday that caught my attention. He wrote: You seem like you have the analytical attitude to work your way through this mess, a lot fail because it is too complex. He’s absolutely right that what I’m doing is really complex. On chelation days, I’m filling 25 containers with supplements daily and […]
Omega-3, my curse or linchpin?
[F]ish oil has been a problem for me over the past five years or so. Actually, it’s not really fish oil but omega-3 essential fatty acids from any source. Omega-3s in relatively low quantities (as in eating a small piece of salmon three days in a row) have given me many nights of insomnia. So […]