Posted by holymama on June 19, 2006, at 12:19:10
Hi folks,
I've been pursuing a more natural route to health, after going off my bipolar meds in February.
Along with seeing a homeopathic doctor, I am trying to eat well, get sleep, exercise, etc...
I've also started seeing a nutritionist who seems pretty thorough. He has me taking fish oils, 5-HTP, and is starting me on plant sources of Omega 3s, l-tyrosine, evening primrose oil, folic acid, b-complex vitamins...
What is truly unexpected is that he asked me to have a hair analysis done and the results were surprising. The test cost $30, and tests for lots of things, so I did it. My nutritionist gave me my test results today, which show quite a few things, including low calcium levels, low magnesium, low selenium, low zinc. The most concerning were HIGH blood levels of mercury and aluminum, suggesting toxicity.
All of this is a bit overwhelming, but the toxic level of mercury (he doesn't normally do anything about high aluminum levels. !) is something I can do something about, including trying to take selenium (which can help get rid of mercury in the body), and if that doesn't help, do chelation-therapy (sp??).
I realize this last procedure is controversial, but I'm not sure why (I'm also not sure how to spell it!), but I am a tad bit excited to see if lowering my mercury levels could help with my mood instability.
Does anyone have any experience with this stuff??
~Autumn~
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