http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/heavy_metals.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/heavy_metals.rss Detox from Heavy Metals with remedies from the Earth Clinic Community. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:24:25 EDT en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=ZEOLITE_39819 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss1 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:51 EST Eveline from Toronto, Ontario, Canada writes: "I'm interested to find out if anyone is using zeolite for safely removing heavy metals and toxins (like chelation therapy but done at home). I have been taking this for about 10 days and they say you need to give it 90 days to really realize results. I would love to hear from our EC community about people's experience with this. Thanks. Eveline" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=EDTA_34563 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss2 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:19:46 EST [SIDE EFFECTS] Aresem from Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia writes: "How to use EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) I recently bought two 250 capsules bottles of EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) 625 mg at the Internet, when I tried for a week to my self taking it as directed in the bottle of one capsule 2 times a day it gave me some kind of palpitating headache at the upper left region of my head. I felt some pressures in my head blood veins and is vibrating at a certain frequency with pain. My main objective in using it is to chelate my body of heavy metals but have to stop using it as the pain is getting worse. The pain however went away by it self without medication after a few days of not taking it. I have read in one of your post related to cancer that you use this to help blood circulation with cancer patients. I wanted to give this to my wife who is battling stage-3 endometrial cancer but I am quite not sure that this will help her because of the experience I had with it. If you have any idea how to use this safely with out posting any risk to her life please let me know. As I have previously mentioned in my previous post my wife is having off and on asthenia and lost of appetite, which we wanted to get rid off. Thank you in advance for any guidance you can provide us. ----- aresem " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=TEDS_34452 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss3 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:31:34 EST Joe from Wpb, Fl writes: "Ted I switched to the use fluoride free water and toothpaste recently. How long do we need to take the borax mix 1/4 tsp in 1 ltr water, 5 days on / 2 days off, to rid body of fluoride exposure? How often do we use for prevention ? How well Does Borax help with systemic fungal issues? Does it chelate other metals or toxins?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=CS_34237 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss4 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:37 EDT Patrick from Bell Island, Newfoundland writes: "why you never posted these best detoxs hello, if its Ted that reads these letters or whoever. Have you ever heard of chlorella or spirulina. they are both blue and green algaes that the Chinese been using for years. it is suppose to be able to repair your genetic code, remove and metals out of your system, etc. They both contain all or most of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients,etc. i've been looking up health stuff since i'm been in grade 7, i'm 18 now and by far your site is the best. anyways just thought you might want to look in to these algaes that keep the lifespan of the chinese the greastest out of all races in the world. please write back to let me know what you guys think or what you know about this, thank you Patrick " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=TEDS_33047 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss5 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:04:26 EDT [QUESTION] Jacob from Austin, Tx writes: "Mercury Chelation: I am confused as to how chelation of mercury toxicity should be carried out. Ted recommends EDTA, cilantro, and oil pulling. Andy Cutler's famous protocol says that chelation methods such as EDTA are harmful and perhaps dangerous. Can someone help clarify before I make a potentially hazardous mistake? " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=ALKALIZING_30720 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss6 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:19:56 EDT Ameen from Linden, New Jersey writes: "Responding to Zeina from Abu Dhabi, UAE: As Salaamu Aleikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh Zeina, How are You. To quickly comment about your article; there are numerous sources for health information and these are a few I will put more later www.majidAli.com---Wholistic Muslim Doctor; www.garynull.com---Wholistic Doctor (kosher). look on google.com put in the search box any subject and get an answer---put bob beck and get help for any virus, however i can not guarantee a cure, but every little bit helps. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=ALKALIZING_30712 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss7 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:27:16 EDT [QUESTION] Zeina from Abu Dhabi, Uae writes: "Hi TED, bless you for the help you are providing on this wonderful site! We constantly hear about dairy product and white flour how it harm our health and I am kind of convienced about it but the problem is our middle eastern diet is full of cheese and yogurt and kefir and all dairy product also rice and so.. I can stop this all for some specific period of time for cleansing but can not cut it off for ever :( Can you let me understand why it's harmful? is it the matter of alkalisation or fungus or what? Could you please tell us what to do to NOT feel guilty toward our body and health? is there any supplement we can take to minimize the bad effect of dairy product and white flour? Is camel milk or ship milk are also bad as cow products? My naturopath even doesn't recommend soya milk, he do agree just for rice milk :( Also can you advise us how to do detox in general and for heavy metal specificially? Thanking you support and care in advance " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=MA_30675 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss8 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:16:55 EDT Gean from Salina, Ks writes: "I had mercury amalgams for 34 years and recently had them safely removed. I can't prove a definite connection, but whenever I take lots of cilantro and chlorella or any other such detox, my wrist watch stops, or the light on my wrist watch stops working even though the battery tests OK. This has happened for years, before and after I had them removed. I think it might be the increased electrical activity from the heavy metals pulled out of deep tissue and circulating in the system. Has anyone else experienced this? (If this is so, no wonder it causes so much havoc in the human body)." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=RF_29115 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss9 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:27:51 EDT [QUESTION] Anne from Asheville, NC writes: "I am planning on doing a heavy metal detox and was wondering if there is a significant differnce between Bentontite clay and activated charcoal in terms of effectiveness? The feedback for each remedy for detox plans is very similar. Is there any reason to prefer one over the other? Thanks!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=SELENIUM_28623 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss10 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:04:03 EDT [QUESTION] JMichael from SF, CA writes: "Hi. I have seen it asked a few times, with no responses from anyone: How does taking selenium to detox your body of mercury effect one's dental fillings? Will it make the fillings loose and cause them to fall out? Will it pull more mercury from the fillings to absorb into your body and defeat the purpose of trying to detox?" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=REMOVE_26965 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss11 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Amy from Los Angeles, CA writes: "I had a hypothyroid condition for over 10 years caused by Hashimoto's Disease where my body produced antibodies to attack my thyroid. I was told this auto-immune disease was completely incurable. I had terrible toxicity symptoms from extreme fatigue, dizzy spells, memory loss, and multiple food intolerances. Anything that had pesticides, especially herbs, caused near anaphlyactic responses. I was taking 125 mcg synthroid for 10 years. I never felt right. I found when I took kelp, my thyroid increased but sometimes it went too high. I did a lot of research on mercury fillings and decided to have a bio dentist remove them safely. I felt worse as they removed several at each visit. On my last visit, something remarkable happened. The next morning after my last amalgam was removed my basal body temperature returned to normal for the first time in my life. I ended up in the ER because my thyroid became over active from the medication. The doctor looked at me like I was crazy when I told him it was because of my fillings. My tests confirmed that my thyroid was working on its own and I no longer needed medication. I have been free of hypothyroidism for 5 years now! Please research the effects of mercury on your hormones. My endocronologist now makes all of her patients remove their amalagams. She has found great evidence that women in menopause can not balance their hormones until their old fillings have been replaced with more bio compatible fillings. No more silver!!! It's also important to use chlorella or a product like ___ ___ ____ to remove remaining mercury immediately following your dentist visit after amalgam removal. Good Luck!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=RF_25942 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss12 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [SIDE EFFECTS] Sandra from Joplin, Missouri writes: "I have a question about detox symptoms at least I think its a symptom of such. I have tried different products for heavy metal detox or ph balance according to their directions and soon I become very sad and crying a lot untill I drop back the use of product, has anyone else had this problem and is it due to overly alkaline state or what? this has happened two to three times on various products. please enlighten me if you can. Thanks sandra" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=CDA_25674 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss13 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Chris from Venice, CA writes: "The only things listed here that actually chelate mercury are cilantro (proper dosing schedule unknown) and DMPS (must be taken repeatedly in low doses every eight hours or less - the bad side effects describe below are due to a bad dosing schedule - it's half life is eight hours, and if you take it every other day or something like that, it'll pick up the mercury in your system then drop it off unpredictably when it wears off - hence the bad side effects). The most effective chelator - to get the poison out of your organs and brain is Alpha Lipoic Acid - in LOW does every *three* hours or less *around the clock*. For more detailed information, Google Andy Cutler, "Amalgam Illness"" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=MERCURYINFOODS_23742 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss14 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT [WARNING!] Jeannie from Lansing, MI writes: "Please make everyone aware that the federal department of agriculture has found mercury in many popular food brands that comes from high fructose corn syrup and there were articles on this as recently as January 2009, see the links below . You would think that the FDA would stop this from happening but from what I have found they claim that high fructose corn syrup is not a health threat. Press Release January 26, 2009 Contact: Ben Lilliston, 612-870-3416, ben@iatp.org Much High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury, New Study Finds Brand-Name Food Products Also Discovered to Contain Mercury Minneapolis - Mercury was found in nearly 50 percent of tested samples of commercial high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), according to a new article published today in the scientific journal, Environmental Health. A separate study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) detected mercury in nearly one-third of 55 popular brand- name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first or second highest labeled ingredient-including products by Quaker, Hershey's, Kraft and Smucker's. Some infant formula is almost 1/2 HFCS. Similac Go & Grow baby formula, for example, claims "Balanced nutrition for older babies", but the first ingredient is 42.6% corn syrup solids. http://www.naturalnews.com/gallery/articles/similacingredients.jpg See also: http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid5026 And Table A: Total mercury detected in 55 brand name foods and beverages high in HFCS http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refID5040 Thanks for all that you do Earth Clinic, please keep up the good work! Jeannie " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=SELENIUM_23291 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss15 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Georgia from Duluth, MN writes: "Selenium for mercury poisoning: Selenium binds with mercury in the blood & escorts the mercury out to urine, bowels. The amalgam fillings in the mouth releases mercury vapor & is absorbed through the saliva, open cavities, How? Under pressure, like during chewing, the grinding process friction under certain psi (per square inch). During this process the mercury molecules goes up to the surface of the tooth causing again the Hg(mercury) to get absorbed through the food ,saliva & so we sawllow it. Imagine the accumulation each time we eat & masticate with those bony chicken. The first & foremost lethal dose of Hg poisoning is through the tooth fillings. Search more about this topic before you take action. There is so much research supports this theory. In Europe amalgam fillings is banned since 1992. Google Sweden Geotechnical Institute or Cecilia Toomvalii I'd like to make it clear that when you decide to get rid of amalgam fillings, you will face a very hard decision. B4 you start the decision making, see how the specialists get the amalgam out. It is cautiously, very very intricate process. The clinic has to be ventilated, & the dentists/specialists/staff looks like astronauts. They look like they are going to another planet looking 4 for weapon of mass destruction.This is b/c of the vapor that is released, during again, the grinding. This is not a complete protocol in the treatment of HG poisoning. Please read as much as you can. Filling it in is equally dangerous as getting it out. My decison was to pull them b/c they are too many.(7+ not surfaces/huge fillings. It is a huge controversy right now but hopefully the NKIDD/NIH will get rid of it. HG+ Lead( pipes H2O) + other metals is a ticking time bomb. I am so grateful for the sore throat, IC remedy. My deepest Gratitude to all. A grateful dentist. I have all the symptoms due to my profession. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=EDTA_22660 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss16 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Candy from Ofallon, MO writes: "I have started using EDTA suppositories. It has been great. Alot of problems I have had have begun to go away. The EDTA is a toxic metal cleanse. They come in 375,750,1000 mg. I take the 375, the slower the better. My periods have become so close to normal, they use to be terrible. Heavy and long. Yeast infections were common. not so anymore.My skin is not as dry as it use to be. what is your opinion of EDTA? Candy" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=SELENIUM_19146 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss17 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Lance from National City, California writes: "to take heavy metals out of the body - selenium asorbs heavy metals from the body silver fillings in your mouth contain mercury it can cause harding of the arteries. selenium is one way of absorbing mercury. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=BORAXFOOT_13620 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss18 Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] JS from Asheville, NC writes: "I have been trying to get rid of a fungal infection on my feet that I have had for years. Athlete's foot and now, in the past, 2 years, severely cracked heels (a sign of fungus, I have read). The over-the-counter creams that I have used do work, but they don't work permanently: the infection just moves around and later returns. After reading up on the many of the remedies on Earth Clinic, I decided to make up my own recipe for a foot bath. So for the past 4 days, I have done the following: 3 heaping tablespoons of borax (20 mule team) dissolved in hot water, then added to a large tupperware storage container (cheap and perfect size for 2 feet). Add 1 cup of apple cider vinegar. Add enough hot water to cover my the bottoms of my feet and ankles. I soak my feet for 10-15 minutes every morning. I can't tell you at this point if it will cure the fungal infection. What I can tell you is that after 9 minutes, I get a very powerful taste in my mouth. It is the same taste I get when I am taking supplements to detox from heavy metals. What's weird is that it happens every day at the 9 minute mark. (Coincidentally, oil pulling causes my sinuses to open at the 9 minute mark too). I think that this foot soak may be a powerful way to detox from heavy metals, particularly fluoride. I hope other people will give it a try and give me their opinions. I will report back with more results in a week or two. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=WATEROZ_12802 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss19 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT [WARNING!] Peter from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK writes: "Hi, I bought some wateroz and at first 4 drops in an 8oz glass no problem but then about a week in I started to get sick, just a sickness feeling that was very upsetting and loose stools. I stopped the treatment just in case. I got better I thought I might have ate something that was dodgey. So I went back on the drops but only 3 in an 8oz glass. Again I got very sick almost immediately took me two days to get myself straight again. Defiantly the wateroz. What do you think the problem was? Also Do Zappers work? Any one got any experience of these. If They did work surley this site would know, no? Thanks. Peter." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=GREENCLAY_8894 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss20 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Pat from Sheboygan, WI writes: "Our bodies lack tons of nutrients. Been a vegetarian for 30 years but the ground has hardly no nutrients and you could literally starve to death going vegetarian.(vegetarians living well balanced diets live average 7-10 yr longer than meat eaters--I used to be heavy meat eater) Don't remember the exact facts, but a tomato has 1/30 the nutriants that it had 50 years ago. Any there is an almost free natural supplement one cne take called green clay. If you can get a copy of the dvd you'll be amazed. The very best price I've found is a Christian non profit group that sells it. Here it the link--Hope it helps---may not get rid of the grey hair but will shurely help your internal parts regenerate. http://hopeint.net/xcartgold/product.php?productid=16784&cat=256&bestseller=Y" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=DMPSCHELATION_8897 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss21 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST [NAY] Jen from atlanta, Georgia writes: "I have found that i have a large amount of heavy metals which i believe is causing my acne. I found a natural way to detox this on www.mgoldmandds.com/detox1.htm. It starts with Glutathione which is in every cell in the body and we are often deficient of. So if it works I\'ll let you know. I found too many side effect of DMPS Chelation which is not FDA certified but is a chemical not natural. Thanks" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=CAYENNEINTOMATOJUICE_8895 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss22 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] DENNIS from BYHALIA, MS writes: "\'ALSO NOW DAILY AS A NATURAL ANTIBOTIC AND AS AN IMMUNE BOOSTER /ANTIOXIDENT I MIX ONE HEAPING TEA-SPOON OF CAYENNE PEPPER INTO ONE CUP OF TOMATO JUICE AND DRINK IN THE AM AND ANOTHER CUP BEFORE BED IN THE PM. THIS GREAT TASTING TREAT WILL GENTLY PURGE OUT YOUR WHOLE SYSTEM AND WILL ENHANCE YOUR TOTAL PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH...(HEY GUYS IT HAS AN EFFECT ON US EVEN BETTER THAN VIAGRA) PS: CANCER CELLS UNDER A MICROSCOPE HATE THIS MIX AS WELL! BEST WISHES FOR BETTER HEALTH!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=DMPSCHELATION_8896 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss23 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Kelly from Denton, Texas writes: "Having had moderate to slightly severe acne since puberty , I have tried it all short of Accutane. I became COMPLETELY acne free at age 40 when I started DMPS chelation for mercury poisoning. The treatments were a week apart and each time would worsen the acne right after the treatment but would then look great until my next treatment. Each treatment would make it worse then better until about the 5th or 6th treatment completely cleared it. That was 9 years ago. The doctor had no idea the Dmps would do this and I have not seen where it is mentioned to cure acne anywhere. Not sure if it is the sulphur in the medicine that did the job or the clearing of mercury from the gut. Either way this was a complete cure and the answer to many prayers." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=ADZUKIBEANS_8898 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss24 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST [YEA] Adam from Tucson, Arizona writes: "Adzuki Beans for Heavy Metal detox: Recently I was in a natural foods grocery store looking at remedies for the basic candida a lot of americans seem to live with. I had recently learned that candida was a sort of mechanism by your body to absorb heavy metals, so get rid of the metals, get rid of the candida. A man from Brazil was working in the homeopathic suggestion and we started talking about candida, heavy metals as a sort of cause, and he gave me his suggestions he had learned for detoxing heavy metals. The first was bentonite clay, which he said was very effective at removing heavy metals and other non-nutritional substances from your body. When I asked about food I could eat, he of course said Cilantro. He also reccomended Adzuki beans, saying they also chelate hevy metals. So I decided to buy some and try them. He said to was the beans and soak them overnight, and save the water you soak them in for cooking as they contain part of the \'medicine\'. Upon trying them, I noticed a strongly effective sensation of detox much like when I consume a good amount of cilantro, and the best part is they are VERY delicious. My wife also tried them and agrees. Apparently, depending on your toxcicity levels, they can either be intense or mild. They also had a lot of cleansing effects on my kidneys. I am going to continue incorporating them into my diet little by little. I find they are very tasty with some turmeric and cinnamon, or even plain with some sea salt. It seems they can be substituted for most kinds of beans in a wide variety of recipes. I hope this helps you all on your quest to more ideal health!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/heavy_metals.html&name=MASTERCLEANSEYOGA_8899 /CURES/heavy_metals.rss25 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Robin from Near Toledo, Ohio, Ohio writes: "Hi. I\'ve been doing a lot of research for my many health problems and decided that an internal cleanse was crucial. I have been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Immune System Dysfunction, Fibromyalgia, Irritable bowel syndrome with severe constipation, chronic candiditis adrenal fatigue, borderline hypothyroid, sleep disorder, Hormonal disturbances due to a tubal ligation (female castration, it causes the ovaries to just about die within two years of the procedure) iron and b-12 anemia, and possible mercury poisoning from many\' amalgam fillings and vaccinations. I have no energy, I can\'t sleep, losing hair like crazy, I crash after a stressful event, dark circles, weak thin nails, brain fog and poor memory, a thick feeling in the front of my lower throat, difficulties in reaching climax, dry skin and hair, extremely sensitive to cold, cold hands and feet, low body temperature, hypotension, (low blood pressure) 7 day long, clotted, painful, heavy monthly cycles, lengthy sinus infections, itchy waxy ears, difficulty loosing weight, hypersensitive nervous system, 3.5 cm uric acid kidney stone, (to stick on atkins diet there) heck, I can\'t even remember all my symptoms, but I know there are more. I had done one 9 day cleanse already and didn\'t get the results I wanted, so I tried another. I hit the jackpot this time. It started releasing all the mucoid plaque that was stuck and built up in my intestinal walls, working on the candida and other \"wigglies\" (parasites) that are common in most of us now too. What I did not expect was that my normally thin, weak, and easily split or broken nails got thicker and stopped splitting while growing like crazy. The dark circles under my eyes are disappearing, I\'ve lost 10 lbs so far, I use the bathroom several times a day now verses maybe once a day or once a week depending on my stress level, they are quick and easy and I use much less tp. I also don\'t feel so bloated in my upper abdomen after a meal which took hours to go away. My female cycle is much shorter with lighter flow now too with much less pain the first day or two. I don\'t get heartburn anymore either. I know I cannot name the cleanse, but it\'s recommended that you do it for 3 months. It\'s 3 simple easy steps a day plus at least 64 oz of pure clean water and no fasting is required. Pills and a fiber blend in the drink of your choice on rising, water throughout the day, and a cup of their tea at night. Plus, it\'s very gentle and no need to feel you can\'t be near a bathroom. On the site there are pages and pages of pictures that clients have sent in showing the actual mucoid ropes that have been expelled from their body. Plus the amount of testimonies sent in is amazing, with all number of ailments disappearing. If you don\'t do the recommended toxin cleansing program this company makes as well, you also should be taking a good quality pro-biotic to replace the yeast that the system is removing from your insides and keep it from coming back. I believe the stronger finger nails have resulted because where the plaque was removed nutrients can now enter my body and be absorbed. I think the dark circles are clearing up from the toxin removal. I have noticed a toxin headache as I call it usually the day before a section of plaque shows up the next day. Once it\'s out of the body, the headache disappears. They have ranged from black, hard, and rubbery to light-dark tan, looking like a leg of pantyhose with chicken livers every half inch or so. I plan to continue on this cleanse until I\'m satisfied that I\'m clean inside. I then plan to do a cleanse on the other systems of the body to further remove toxins and acid buildup. I had tried this companies toxin program, but after 2 weeks I broke out in extremely itchy tiny bumps that I thought were spider bites until I poked one with a needle and clear fluid came out. Then I realized I\'d had these before, only just one or two at a time on my hands, so I figured it was either an allergic reaction to something in that cleanse or I was having a cleansing reaction and had to stop. In the mean time, I\'ve recently started taking OR ACV with the mother with OR honey, and I just started the BS molasses. I find that if I miss a dose of the acv/h mixture, my hands go right back to being cold again by the end of the day. I\'m suppose to be on the baking soda for the rest of my life due to the kidney stones and I feel another in there now so I\'m doing that in my water, along with the celtic sea salt and lugol\'s solution of iodine for my thyroid. I also just started on the zinc to displace the mercury and want to start chlorella to detox as well. I found an herb supplier that sells cosmetic grade borax and plan to get some of that and try it too. (thank you for all your suggestions Ted!) A few other things I have done to decrease my toxin overload was to switch to all homemade household cleaners and laundry detergents, eliminated air fresheners, and switched to all organic body products and makeup. I have a well in a area thought to be contaminated so I only drink reverse osmosis water. I plan to get a shower filter eventually. I\'ve read that dry skin brushing before your shower can help stimulate the lymphatic system, as can rebounding on a mini trampoline. If you\'ve ever read the multitude of health benefits of rebounding you would be sold too. I hope to get one of those soon. There is a famous Dr T who has a web site that just sent out a newsletter stating both were highly beneficial to CFS/Fibro. Infared saunas can help with the detoxification of yeast die-off. Another thing that I have done that really helped with me the fibro was doing yoga (before a serious injury I had a year ago that caused me to quit), I had much less aches and pains, felt more energetic and less stressed. I think I\'m recovered enough now to try and get back into it. It was the Sivinada style if anyone is interested. I also am a reiki master/teacher and use that on myself, I use flower essenses and essential oils as well. Anyway, I just wanted to share the things I was doing that was helping and I anticipate helping more as I rid my body of all that toxic, poisonous junk. It\'s all well and fine to use things to build the system back up, but you must eliminate the contaminates that are causing the symptoms as well. Blessings to all!"