A world-famous medical doctor,  Y. Omura,  has shown that plain old cilantro --
you can get the herb easily and make soup with it -- chelates mercury and other
toxins  from the brain.    Check the abstracts of his work on the International
Bi-Digital O-Ring Test website.

JBB



Duncan Crow wrote:

> | Oral chelation is a farce. Only IV chelation really works, and it is the
> only
> | protocol recognized and approved by  the FDA for the removal of heavy
> metals
> | from the body i.e. lead, chromium, mercury, and uranium.
>
> Hi Bob;
>
> Based on real data I'd have to disagree that only IV chelation works.
>
> You haven't heard that raising intracellular glutathione levels will remove
> many metals from the body. This information is in peer-reviewed journals and
> appears in Medline.
>
> For example, glutathione helps remove mercury from the brain through
> chelation (wrapping a metal in a protein for excretion). But it will also
> destroy pesticides and other toxins, free radicals, as well as working as a
> general immune system booster par excellence.
>
> Here's an example from Medline...Note that this abstract is specific to
> detoxifying metal concentrations in the brain and restoring neurological
> function. The whey protein isolate mentioned as the ideal cysteine donor is
> Immunocal, which is the only one tested and approved by the FDA.
>
> The book I recommend for more information is Jimmy Gutman M.D.
> "Gluthathione, Your Body's Most Powerful Healing Agent" ISBN#0-9687078-2-3.
> Dr. Gutman didn't leave much out. The detoxification chapter has five pages
> of small-type references.
>
> For more Immunocal information or the cheapest source, please contact me
> directly.
>
> _______________
> Cysteine metabolism and metal toxicity.
>
> Quig D.
>
> Doctor's Data, Inc., West Chicago, IL, USA. [email protected]
>
> Chronic, low level exposure to toxic metals is an increasing global problem.
> The symptoms associated with the slow accumulation of toxic metals are
> multiple and rather nondescript, and overt expression of toxic effects may
> not appear until later in life. The sulfhydryl-reactive metals (mercury,
> cadmium, lead, arsenic) are particularly insidious and can affect a vast
> array of biochemical and nutritional processes. The primary mechanisms by
> which the sulfhydryl-reactive metals elicit their toxic effects are
> summarized. The pro-oxidative effects of the metals are compounded by the
> fact that the metals also inhibit antioxidative enzymes and deplete
> intracellular glutathione. The metals also have the potential to disrupt the
> metabolism and biological activities of many proteins due to their high
> affinity for free sulfhydryl groups. Cysteine has a pivotal role in
> inducible, endogenous detoxication mechanisms in the body, and metal
> exposure taxes cysteine status. The protective effects of glutathione and
> the metallothioneins are discussed in detail. Basic research pertaining to
> the transport of toxic metals into the brain is summarized, and a case is
> made for the use of hydrolyzed whey protein to support metal detoxification
> and neurological function. Metal exposure also affects essential element
> status, which can further decrease antioxidation and detoxification
> processes. Early detection and treatment of metal burden is important for
> successful detoxification, and optimization of nutritional status is
> paramount to the prevention and treatment of metal toxicity.
>
> Publication Types:
> Review
> Review, Tutorial
>
> PMID: 9727078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
> _______________
>
> The cilantro slushies and the Vitamin C work especially well in the body.
> Cilantro is known to chelate mercury. MSM also chelates minerals, but I'm
> getting out of my element, having incomplete information about those.
>
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