Hi, Rachel.
Multimineral supplements usually include molybdenum, since it is one of the essential minerals for the human body. If deficiencies in more than one essential mineral are suspected, then a multimineral supplement is a good thing to consider. If there is sensitivity to sulfites, a large dosage of molybdenum may be needed. Some people take 500 micrograms per day, and that is well below the recommended upper limit dosage for molybdenum.
Yes, there are non-sulfur containing chelators. Calcium sodium EDTA is one of them. (Note that it is important not to use disodium EDTA, because it can deplete calcium and cause serious problems.) It doesn't bind mercury as well as the sulfur-containing chelators, but it does bind several other toxic metals, including aluminum. There are also things like chlorella and other natural binders, which some people have found to be beneficial.
I recommend working with a physician who is experienced with chelation.
Best regards,
Rich
it would be good to get "Amalgam Illness" by Dr Andy Cutler. His protocol is either DMSA or DMPS after amalgams are removed to lower body burden of mercury. He does a 3 day on 4 day off (to start), frequent dose chelation, every 3 hr (if doing dmps it is every 6 hrs and has to be compounded, most people use DMPS if yeast is a problem b/c dmsa can cause yeast issues to worsen,
starting with 12.5mg or in some cases 25 mg and increase as tolerated.
You would start with ALA after 3 months of DMSA/DMPS. The ALA is to pull the Hg out organs and brain. it must also be used as frequent dose every 3 hrs for 3 days on, 4 off.
It is safe and can be done with slow methylation protocol and ridding infections at the same time. I have a lot of infections, lyme-mycoplasma being one with yeast-fungus, parasites and 3 viruses so I am also slowly doing ozone treatments, sauna and insuffiation as well as rife. Culter isn't keen on ozone and rife, but my infections are huge and need to be dealt with at the same time as methyl. Doing the ozone and rife can/may re distribute the Hg which is quite damaging, so per Brain Rosner "Lyme Disease and Rife Machines" suggest to have a chelation protocol-recommends Cutler, in place to "grap" mobilized Hg while doing these other protocol. Cutler doesn't think the saunas will help rid the Hg, but I feel it is helping.
I am having a bit of success with the ozone sauna and rife. Now focusing on the methylation. I think Culter is genus, but i had to tailor make my protocol, b/c chelation wasn't enough. I was not getting better even after 1 1/2 yrs.
Cutler also would not recommend methylation protocol, he feels if
cheltion is the reason for the methyl cycle damage, and chelation will restore, and after one gets rid of enough Hg, then he can start methyl if in fact it is genetic. I feel for me it is both, so i will handle both at the same time, slowly and carefully.
he is a interesting read esp the sulfur part. he suggest moly but not Nac, sam-e, dmso, cysteine, whey, sulfur foods a full list b/c these sulfur product can cause re distribution of Hg and make one feel so much worse. google the list under,
high sulfur foods list
and it has high and low list of sulfur foods and supplements.
google dr andy cutler and his web site is there.
get the book from him as it is much cheaper than B and N and other places
no doubt my issues is high levels of Hg and a methylation problem, (and all these infections) doing both slowly and safely is the key for me. it is just getting the type and dose of b12, other b's, co factors, mineral , RNA, ect, right, ahhh!!
hope this helps
denise