Progress Update

I continue to prove that underlying toxicity is at the core of what has kept me chronically ill for many years. This is an issue where diets, exercise, meditation, medication, working, keeping busy, thinking positive, sauna therapy, various other treatments  and many many supplements etc DID NOT WORK for me and were never going to.

 

Some of these typical healing remedies have helped me to manage symptoms but they did little to remove the toxicity from from my brain, nervous system and organs. And that is key; that is one of the main causes or THE cause. I cannot prove what I’m currently doing does achieve this but it is so obvious after 15 years of trying things and then something starts to make a difference. I think the correct term is anecdotal evidence, but lets keep it simple, it just works! Bloody slow, but it works.

 

Among my supporting therapies I outline in my e-book, at the top of the list, and most vital, is chelation therapy. This is the method I have chosen to pull out toxins such as lead and mercury and who knows what else. Mobilising these toxins is easy and potentially dangerous, but getting them out of our bodies safely is the crucial part.

 

I use a combination of DMPS, DMSA and ALA (alpha lipoic acid) and continue to adjust doses as I improve and are able to handle larger doses. I might do some DMPS/ALA cycles or ’rounds’ as they are referred to, then switch to DPMS alone or even DMSA alone.

 

There is a protocol to follow (Andrew Cutler) but one thing I have learnt is everyone is different and those who rush just delay recovery. For instance, I still can only handle a tiny dose of DMPS (5mg) and ALA (3mg). I would like to be taking more but my body cannot tolerate it. It doesn’t matter because whatever dose anyone is on works for them. We have no choice.

 

Some take large doses (up to 100mg) ALA alone and this works for them because they’ve experimented. That’s the only way to do it. No professional knows what dose will suit you so you have start LOW AND SLOW because this stuff is powerful. Go by feel more than anything else.

 

I just completed round 42. I’ve being doing rounds (ideally 3 days on and 4 days off) for 18 months but initially I waited weeks between rounds because I was so sick and weak. Now they are easy.

 

I’ll just keep going until I’m back where I want to be health wise. If it’s 100 rounds, fine, 200, whatever. I have no other choice and they get easier as I get better so it’s actually very straight forward. It’s a relatively easy protocol.

 

Because it’s over such a long time frame, it’s hard to gauge improvements but i’ll list some here:

 

• less joint and muscle pain
• can tolerate more carbohydrates. I couldn’t touch carbs like bread for 7 years.
• Sleep better, even feel refreshed some mornings instead of foggy fatigue
• can complete tasks that require mental power – computer work, conversations etc
• enjoy conversations with people, can now keep up and understand them
• laugh at things I find funny instead of no reaction, and crack a few jokes
• breathing is more consistent instead of gasping
• way less internal and mental stress
• way less irritated by those around me and less frustrated with everything
• more patient and sympathetic
• can tolerate more exercise although not able to jog consistently yet
• not so worried about the future
• balance and blood pressure improved – can get of bed quickly
• make way better and quicker decisions
• can say NO much easier, don’t care so much
• heart beat more consistent and smooth – nervous system stronger
• emotionally resilient
• can have a heated (honest) conversation with someone without collapsing
• sleep actually works now, I can recover more quickly
• my core temperature has increased – nice and warm now and way more tolerant to cold
• skin not so sensitive any more
• horrendous fatigue has gone but more improvement needed – adrenals are happier
• can read people better and understand what they mean
• tolerate alcohol better – no more sweats and nausea after a sip of wine
• better appetite – get quite piggy sometimes 😉
• better sense of well being and general optimism

 

That’s all good but I have a long way to go. There are still a few symptoms I want to knock off:

 

• Sensitive to light
• socially sometimes I still come to halt and freeze when not feeling so well
• foggy brain and feels like inflammation in middle ear
• not as relaxed and calm as I would like to be
• have to careful with over doing it physically and mentally

 

Some of these are caused by my habits and decision making. It’s best if I don’t spend any time watching TV or on the computer (like I am now). It feels like I need a complete mental break from these stimuli.

 

Because I’m used to being so ill, my natural reaction to someone asking me to do something triggers a small stress reaction. My body/mind is taking a long time to realise that I actually can now do these things but history has taught my body that if I do that then I will suffer. Recalibration is taking a long time.

 

This is improving and I find myself saying ‘no’ now because I genuinely do not want to do that activity or meet up. Some conversations are still a bit weird and I misunderstand things but I don’t beat myself up about it. And I’m sure there are lots of weird and uncomfortable moments when people are well. I just accept I get things wrong a bit, that’s the way it is for the time being. I go with the flow and enjoy hat I can because there’s no other choice.

 

I feel like I could be doing more to speed up recovery so I will be working on that from now while still chelating. I’ll keep chelating to a point where I can take a mega dose and nothing happens. If I still have symptoms then, I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.

 

One issue for me taking ALA is that although it has improved my symptoms, I have also gained one or two. I understand that this because ALA crosses the blood brain barrier so the toxins can ‘slosh’ in and out through a metaphoric ‘doorway’. With the right dosing, most toxins get out but some stay or even get in before the door shuts.

 

This has caused me to have a couple of minor issues which should resolve. One is that my eye-brain communication gets confused sometimes. If I see a branch move outside, my brain tells me it looks like a cat or some animal moving. When I focus on it, I see that’s it’s a branch. This doesn’t bother me. The other is that my jaw seems stiff to open sometimes. No big deal but it’s noticeable.

 

It will be interesting to see when these symptoms disappear. I wouldn’t be too concerned if they never did, as long as I got my core health back. Would they cause me to stop chelation? , no – because the benefits are too great. I just being honest about treatment, it can be hard work, a real roller-coaster of emotions and you have to be patient.

 

Chelation hasn’t been the only fix for me; I’ve improved other aspects of my life of which I discuss in my e-book.

 

For anyone thinking that toxicity might be an issue then doing a therapeutic trial is simple and no tests are really necessary. Safe and inexpensive