Hi Linni,

Thank you so very much for all the great information.  Sorry I am so late in responding, my new – to die for, 720 USB Verizon Broadband does not work in Grangeville or Kamiah, ID.   I have to return it as we will be here 2 or 3 months.

It was Bill’s naturopath, Dr P, who was King 5 TV’s doctor at one time, that I went to for the heavy metals test.  And yes he had me do the 6 hr urine DMSA test to find my lead and other metals.

Insurance, nothing pays for a naturopath in WA, or anything he orders for us.  My lead was 69, Antimony, Cadmium, Mercury were all to the edge of the green, just before elevated.  The creatinine was low to mean.  My blood test for the normal stuff came in very good.

The pill DMSA taken for 19 weeks, then the EDTA taken for 9 times in MX seems to have eliminated the metals in me.  But the last tests were urine – not the DMSA test and blood.

The lists on metals that I have been reading seem to think the hair test is the best, that’s why I was wondering about that.

I am also struggling to lose weight.  And didn’t realize till last fall that my brain wasn’t working.   I feel my brain coming back and am doing brain exercises.  I am not sure all the memories will return.   I am waiting for my normal energy.  It seems to come and go.  Not normal yet but I am feeling great most days.

My husband’s lead was high, but not near mine – but he has been doing Dr Coyle’s, MX intravenous EDTA every year.  Dr Coyle is $60/treatment.  No other charges – it’s good.

adult-metal-chelation@yahoogroups.com, Linda wrote  that Chlorella and Cilantro put the metals into the brain if taken in high infrequent doses – notice the “if”.  And is against ALA.   But think that is mainly for mercury.

I don’t know about my thyroid, will have that checked in August when I plan to get another metals test.

For healing liver – Milk Thistle is great.  Healed mine a couple years ago.

Also, do you know anything about the “Metal Shield” that Swanson Vitamins is now selling?  It has the Chlorella, Cilantro, Spanish Black Radish Root, Humifulvate. And L-Cysterine.

Thank you again for caring and all the info.