Star-Anise - you mean your health improved after amalgam removal? Congratulations, very promising
it's not like the Swedish healthcaresystem will be able to help me with IV vit C, that's out of the question, however I will treat myself with high dose (suggestion Re:dose amount ?) liposomal vit C and hope for the best
in your signature it looks like you only have one (1!!!) homozygous SNP? Which SNP's are associated with the sulphur sensitivity (I forgot) I have a sneaky suspicion that I also have these SNP's which would make chelation more difficult, at least Cutler's standard protocols...
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Moshi yep, my health really did. It wasn't instantaneous. I would say it was a progressive improvement over a few months. I am, however, doing quite a bit of other stuff, so I think the cumulative effect is working in my favour. What I noticed the most is my increased ability to tolerate methyl donors. Prior to having the fillings removed I would go into super-detox mode very easily (where I would see a sharp increase in fatigue and general malaise). I was able to increase my methyl-donors quite significantly following the removal. As well, I was having so many problems with my hormones (estrogen dominance), & water retention prior to removal. This is slowly resolving as well.
With respect to the snps associated with sulphur difficulties it is the CBS snps, and you have the exact two that I have. Please note there is a lot of controversy around these snps. Many believe that there is not enough research to support any consideration of them being involved in sulphur metabolism. All I know is that sulphur avoidance was a major game changer for me. I remember in my earlier days when I was searching for solutions I had stumbled on Cutler's work and was trying a small amount of alpha lipoic acid and I would get so completely agitated and revved up from taking the smallest amount. Through the years this started to happen with any sulphur source, such as onions and garlic or I would get unexplainable fatigue. When I read Yasko's work on CBS gene abnormalities, I felt so validated, because everyone/everything pointed to sulphur being a good thing because it aided in detoxification.
In regards to the Vitamin C, all I can offer you is that my naturopath said that any vitamin C taken orally doesn't have anywhere near the effects of IV administration. But I dunno, I would think it would help on some level. I personally haven't had any positive effects from oral vitamin C. When I got my first vitamin C IV infusion it was amazing. My head cleared significantly, and I had a huge energy surge with no crash. The Canadian healthcare system doesn't pay for them either. I have to pay out of my own pocket & they are about $80 Canadian dollars each. I have been able to do a few, and we've started to add various B vitamins in as well. I would go slow if you are going to do, because I did try once before and the naturopath I was seeing at the time suggested a Myer's Cocktail, which has some pretty standard ingredients in, but it was waaaaaay to much for my compromised system at the time. This time round I started with just the vitamin C, which is beet based not corn, as corn products can be more allergenic. I didn't know that most Vitamin C that one can buy on the market is corn based! In speaking to my naturopath she said that Vitamin C is such a powerful anti-inflammatory especially when taken IV. She said it is a standard treatment for hepatitis in the natural health world, and this leads me to think that a lot of my problems are due to a sluggish liver and also an inflamed gut.
When I had my fillings removed, I just took my methyl supplements as I was doing on a daily basis, no changes. I don't know where, but I read about other people on this forum doing the same thing. The thoughts was that supporting the methylation cycle would be beneficial to aide any natural detox efforts by the body. But that is just conjecture really, I don't have any studies to support.
Hope that helps, & best of luck to you. My theory out is better that in when it comes to fillings. Do your best to reduce the harm, and rest, rest, rest leading up to and afterward. And let us know how it goes! xoxo
