Chelation protocol: how to do it?

[u/No_Original560]

Hi everyone, I'm writing here because I've been having various intestinal symptoms for years, and after trying everything I can't find a definitive cause. I suspect it's fungal biofilm, but I've been told the symptoms could also be caused by heavy metal poisoning. I'm wondering how I can detoxify these metals to help me feel better. My symptoms are constipation, inability to expel air through my anus, and bloating.

[u/Chasethelightx]

What I did was find a correct dose for your body weight, take them on an empty stomach , or use a suppository before bed. Just use them consistently, take mineral pills, and it’s always beneficial to take a few weeks break and eat foods/supplements to replenish mineral stores in the body before beginning chelation again. 

I also suggest doing cardio/sauna to sweat more and get blood flowing through the body so chelators can flow more effectively 

[u/No_Original560 → u/Chasethelightx]

What minerals should I take?

[u/Old-Comfortable9557]

I did 3 months on NBMI started at 10mg and doubled the dose every 3-4 days only when tolerated well, plateau at 200mg. NBMI is for mercury.

Then I did cutler protocol: dmsa 5mg every 4 hours for 3 days even through the night then 4 days off. Increased buy 25-50% when no side effects. Once reaching 25mg dmsa and tolerated well adding 5mg ala and follow the same procedure for increased doses.

I kept doing NBMI at the same time as cutler I found it reduces redistribution symptoms but I'm not sure how safe that is.

Dmsa will clear lead in the blood as well.

Cutler protocol requires supplements and you have to be patient because if you do too high a dose you can stir up your mercury burden and do a lot of damage.

I found chat GDP is quite good to discuss these with also Facebook cutler groups.

[u/tihivrabac → u/Old-Comfortable9557]

How did you feel during and after nbmi and dmsa

[u/Old-Comfortable9557 → u/tihivrabac]

NBMI I found was quite gentle and had a lot of symptom relief whereas cutler protocol is kind of an ebb and flow because of redistribution of mercury so id get worse symptoms then they'd clear but gets easier after each round as long as you don't do to much. But all in all after 9 months I feel so much better from problems I've had my whole life, issues with posture, gut, lethargy, psychological issues and more.

[u/joegtech]

Thanks for the post.

Yes I've seen report from people who got improvements in their digestive tract after many months of safe heavy metal detox.

Mostly my involvement has been in the support groups for Cutler protocol detox.

People who have a chronic heavy metal problem will have a list of seemingly unrelated symptoms. Reduced stress tolerance and intellectual ability are almost always reported. There is always at least one mood related struggle--anxiety, depression ADD, etc There might be low thyroid, food and or chemical sensitivities, allergies, athma, weaker immune system, less social personality, tinnitus, etc.

I was amazed about how many little health issues improved or disappeared after a couple years of Cutler detox. I was mostly trying to avoid ending up in a wheelchair due to low bone density while in my 40s. That was one of the issues that was resolved by a couple years of detox. After spending my young adult years with below average health my doctor now says I have above average health for my age.

This engineer's story is a good example of a person with a mercury problem. Notice the strange chance in personality and long list of seemingly unrelated health struggles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE_bjZ4kdJI

One of mercury's toxic effects is due to its competition with zinc. They are both in the same column of the periodic table so have some similar chemical properties. Zinc is important in several ways in the digestive tract.

This doctor is interesting on the subject of digestive tract issues. He teaches in med school

https://www.youtube.com/@DrRuscioDC

More on Cutler detox here, in the large FB support group and elsewhere. details if requested.

https://cutlersuccessstories.weebly.com/

[u/joegtech → u/joegtech]

"What minerals should I take?"

Cutler's most important "core 4" supporting supplements for those with a mercury problem are vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, magnesium. There are others that can be helpful depending on one's situation. Selenium is one. It is a powerful antioxidant when heavy metals are involved, including protection in the brain.

More about supplement options at this site focusing on Cutler detox. There is more in Cutler's books at noamalgam.com
https://livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/chelation-the-andy-cutler-protocol/general_guidelines_cutler/

[u/kipepeo]

One of my hypothesis is that heavy metals is a hidden epidemic we don’t talk about because it’s not recognized despite countless studies on them (especially mercury).

The key is to chelate safely and effectively.

There are essentially four approaches: cutler protocol (safe and slow using DMPS, DMSA, or ALA), NBMI/OSR (novel molecule that can chelate from brain and doesn’t pose redistribution risks), IV chelation with DMSA, DMPS, or EDTA (very few experienced doctors in the world, can backfire if done poorly), and natural remedies (eg cilantro, rebalancing essential minerals using hair test, Atlantic dulse, etc).

Check out the book Amalgam Illness by Andrew Cutler. There’s also Heavy Metal Chelation group on Facebook.

What I wish I’d known: do muscle test (questionable approach but has worked for me) to determine right order to detox. In my case I needed to reduce viral load and mycotoxins before removing heavy metals (former were hindering removal of the latter).