Wayne: Thanks. Your detox drink sounds good. I have tried / occasionally do try bentonite and some other things you list in that drink. I of course have to feel somewhat worse for it though! Even a small amount bentonite in the water. I have no idea, it seems even the mildest things give me reactions. Cant tolerate yeast or AC vinegar though, never could. When people tell me they take these things, I then know they are much stronger than me in certain ways, and lucky for it!
Im like a marker for things that hurt the super sensitive.
Coffee enemas definitely raise glutathione s transferase. Not sure how much they raise gluta itself, but def do the enzyme. As the Gerson institute claims up to 700%. I think its right. Coffee enemas have a solid track record for detoxing. Ive done them lately just a small amount though. I still feel shaky and weak off one, for most of the night. Ugh!
Hi Mimi, thanks. I think at this point things like FODMAP are not going to matter a great deal. I eat alot of blended stuff and not much food in general. I dont even get bloating and so on any more. But thats not good IMO, bloating is a sign things are moving and working. Its like my guts are at a stand still down there, really just not doing much at all. The only difference I can tell between any foods, are drinking elemental only, or drinking water only, as opposed to ANY food at all. Both the former are the only things that dont cause serious immune and inflammation flares. Only problem is elemental flares infections, so hard. Ive had a few days off them now and my skin on my back is really coming down. however im once again getting no where near enough calories or protein. *sigh*. You're sure right on the rice & chicken thing. That would really settle the immune system. Im just so damaged with my gut that I cant tolerate any meat or protein foods any more without massive muscle pain and brain problems. Its not an immune thing either, I think its gotten to be a severe liver detox impairment thing, not being able to break down meat/proteins, therefore they become toxic instead. Its the same with end stage liver failure patients. I'd not be suprised if that's where my liver is heading (if my heart holds out that long :/ )
Gestalt: Thanks. I'm impressed with how much i've tried too, but extremely unimpressed with the level to which I cannot tolerate it all! I think the reason the large doses glutamine and so many other supps don't help much is because the gut lining isn't the number 1 issue (though very significant).. but the very stuck liver is. Stuck with little to possibly no bile coming through. Extremely low detox. Flares up with so much pain. If the liver is really struggling, especially if no bile flow is happening & its jammed up with sludge, then no amount of nutrients for other issues are going to do a great deal. Digestion is almost non existent. I know because i've been taking all sorts of 'the best stuff' over the years and none of it has really done a great deal, or I just don't agree/process it well. See some people are similar in the aspect that they dont tolerate so many things, but when they add GLUTATHIONE, all of a sudden all those good supplements work, and help! And they can even tolerate some helpful drugs if need be too. What a miracle that would be to feel.
Haven't done yasko tests, but have considered. Problem is I feel im running out of time and resources, as Im going down pretty fast. Its so so very hard for me to focus on what im meant to be doing, I dont even know any more, as my mind is very scattered and severely fogged most of the time. Only thing I do really is email people/drs and on forums here when i get the small chances. I fear if my brain goes down too much thats it, wont be able to keep researching etc. I feel like my blood brain barrier is BROKEN, and toxins just flood through my brain daily. Apart from when Ive water faster long enough then things slowly start to feel semi ok for a short time.
I've actually considered water fasting but im likely to weak for it, and dont have much weight to lose thats for sure. But some have said to me it could cure/repair alot of things. I have no doubt it could if I COULD hold out to do it for long enough, seeing as how good i feel after one day of it. My brain comes back, energy in my muscles, strength, vision improves, all of it. Then my blood sugar crashes or something, ugh. And I would be risking it greatly.. if I lost another good deal of muslce & weight which is so sparse now, and then started eating again and was the SAME as before, unable to eat much at all, I could never get that muscle back bceause im so weak and unable to eat. So its very very hard to know what to do.
Peptopro dissolves clear? Interesting. I guess its not much to lose by trying it. I just know im so very intolerant to all whey and caseins I ever try. Goatein was sposed to be great for dairy intolerant people, but it was horrid for me, huge muscle pain etc and that was years ago when i was heaps better than now. Weird about the collagen protein. its one of the only forms of protein that barely gives me any reaction, and actually sits nice on my stomach. All others are heavy and uncomfortable. I know its not a complete protein source though.
Charles, thanks for the detail. Yeap ALA I discovered later is not good until you've done alot of other groundwork detoxing. Didn't know that about it and methylation. Most people say that if ALA causes brain tingling its a sure fire sign than it's moving mercury around in the brain. Scary. Because its one of the only chelators that can actually move mercury FROM the brain. Hence they use it in the more final stages of mercury detox. I used big doses too earlier last year. Big brain tingling, didnt realise it was ALA till i stopped it. Tingling stopped couple days later.
1. Vit C: Yes indeed! I have been the biggest C fan and preacher since 2001 when I first got onto 6-8 grams a day, and it helped tremendous amounts of things. It's like it "took over" the job of glutathione for me, literally helping every aspect of function and detox. however, to my extreme dismay, in 2009 or early 2010 i think it was, I developed kidney stones after a good teaspoon of sodium Asc powder. Blood in urine, then later excrutiating pain took me to ER where they did a cat scan and found multiple small renal calcli stones. I didnt need anything except wait to pee them out (painfully), however I stopped C and waited for the symptoms to be gone. They were, then I tried another teaspoon. Sure enough, gravel and kidney pain back again
I was so so very upset.. vit C had been my literal lifesource for 9 years 'till that point. From then on I could only tolerate 2-3g a day, which has no where near the effect of 6, 8 or 12g I used to have. If you or anyone knows of a way around this it would be extremely helpful, though I dont know if there is one. All forms of C do it. I currently take about 4g a day and some random days start getting a slight stab. Wish I could have a permanent canula in my arm and do IV C 3x a week. I even have a script for IV C and can buy it but im not good at putting in canulas, and its very exhausting setting it all up.
2. Yeap I take Methyl folate, Methyl b 12, and Sam-e already. I can only tolerate about 12.5-25mg Sam-e about 2 out of 3 days. It helps many things, it always has. Another thing I cant take enough of though because of migraines and other problems at 'normal' doses. I used to always say sam-e 'saves my life' beacuse of the drastic difference it made when I took it. but as it has gone, have toelrated less with time, and now its effects are not as strong/good and it takes longer to work. Liver is just struggling more & more. Some reason b complex also causes liver pain. Takes a good 8hrs before i feel its benefit. It has given me headaches for many years now, but i still take it infrequently beacuse it helps my brain etc after a long processing time. Yeap, i basically cant tolearte the NAC etc at all. Though yes after 1-2 days i get the lift from it. Dont know if its worth 1-2x a week dosing, or if thats damaging.
3. Acetyl L carnitine unfortunately makes me feel irritable and not right. Probably liver cant process, like many things.
4. I didnt tolerate selenium recently, it was the life extension combo which had selenoglutathione in it too, which may have been a reason why. Melatonin has given me a 24hr hangover for years now, it used to work to put me to sleep but the intense brain flatness for 24+ hours was always horrid. I am so brain 'toxic' now that im in almost a permanent state of extreme fatigue and inability to think/focus barely ever, except my small moments, or with water fasting.
5. Have started fish oils again. Have never really agreed with me, but no fats do. I probably dont process them well at all and it could cause damaged fatty acid free radicals in the body, not sure.
6. I have Iodoral Iodine tabs, and occasionally take 1/4-1/2 a tab. it does help quite a few things including brain, body heat, energy etc. But its very limited and again, if i take it days in a row it starts causing problems including body and brain tingling, headaches etc.
7. The collagen protein I take contains large amounts of lysine, proline etc for (trying to) build tissue. I should add some lysine again yes.
8. Vitamin A? Mm, I recently had carotenosis earlier this year from drinking too much carrot juice (very yellow hands & feet) which only diminished when i stopped all that and went on the very low allergy diet. Not sure im too deficient or whether extra woudl help. I take green juices daily of cos lettuce, celery and parsley, these should have BC in them.
9. That's interesting re; DMSA. I was planning to start it after (if i can) getting amalgams removed via the Andy Cutler protocol. Not sure if i can get my fillings done being so weak. Barely being able to walk to the kitchen, im not sure how i'll get to the dentists, wait, sit in chair to get work done with all the prep and stress etc. Seems impossible, despite the fact that I know how badly I need it done. Do you know if you can take DMSA with amalgams in? Everyone says not to including AC. A friend is actually sending my some edta suppositories. Just hoping I dont get a seriously bad reaction, as ive heard much less sick people than me can do so.
As you can see my predicament is insane! And i've tried soo many of these things already to no avail. I just wish to God above, that I could find the missing link in my particular case as to why all this is so very difficult, with seeming road blocks to every path of healing i persue.
Thanks again for all the support, hugs all. ~Chris.