Mercury Chelation notes

These are my notes on Andy Cutler's books Amalgam Illness and Hair Test Interpretation. These notes are not meant to replace the books.

The books can be bought here. I have no commercial interest in the sale of these books.

If you are new to mercury chelation, see Moria Merriweather's excellent site Mercury Detox: Information, Tools, and Resources

These pages are a work in progress. See the Updates section at the bottom for recent changes.

General chelation issues

Comments on other chelation protocols
Includes comments on DAN! protocols
Genetic susceptibility to mercury poisoning
References to genetic susceptibility
Non-amalgam and non-vaccine mercury poisoning
Reports of people poisoned in other ways
Dealing with doctors
Some suggestions and helpful attitudes for dealing with uncooperative doctors.
Long term chelation reports
I've started to collect any reports of long term chelation here.
Complications and damage during chelation
Reports of complications during chelation.
General notes on adrenal and thyroid issues
Copper poisoning
Copper toxicity has very similar effects to mercury toxicity, and is often seen together.

Boosting neutrophils
Boosting the immune system helps fight off yeast and gut bugs.

ALA
What ALA (Alpha Lipoic Acid) can or can't do
Brain Protection
Protecting the brain from mercury while chelating using nootropics like vinpocetine, hydergine, etc
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA)
Omega 3, omega 6 essential fatty acids
Softgel materials, and is there mineral oil in softgels?

Where to buy supplements if you're looking for the cheapest and most reliable sources
Where to buy nootropics such as piracetam, hydergine, ALCAR, vinpocetine, bacopa, etc.
Saving money on supplements if you are on a tight budget.

Recent changes and additions

November 2, 2006: added Softgel materials, and is there mineral oil in softgels?
October 30, 2006: writeup of initial set of pages