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Lead -->hypoglycemia --> chronic fatigue--> depression

So my mercury levels are down (yay!) BUT my lead levels are staying persistently hig (boo!). 

This article explains how a toxicity of lead causes hypoglycemia which leads to chronic fatigue and also depression.
 

CHRONIC FATIGUE  - by the Hypoglycemic Health Association

It explains how the stress is caused by physical means. Basically, the only way for my body to access stored glucose is to release adrenaline (a stress hormone). After a while of chronic adrenaline release, I'm feeling super stressed AND super tired because my adrenal glands are burned out from over use. Hence, stress and exhaustion that is physically induced from the heavy lead levels.

Just trying to understand why my body is doing what it's doing and why I'm feeling and acting like I am (have been, was, etc). Luckily, my Naturopath has me on all the supplements listed so as the lead heavy metal level (finally) goes down, this will be resolved.

Please read the article. Thank you

Mercury Girl

I read about mercury toxcitiy. A lot.

A lot is written by doctor's with great statistics and anecdotes.

But this is the first time that I've found another female, roughly my same age blogging about her experience discovering she has REALLY high levels of mercury (her test showed 30, mine showed 33) and her subsequent process of detoxing.

Its fantastic. Like looking in a mirror.

A really really articulate, well researched mirror.

Its a really long post but about half way through she starts describing the symptoms she had prior to discovery that she now realized were caused by the metals. More than half I would read and say, "Wow! That's EXACTLY what I experienced!" (like weird things like facial recognition problems, numbness and pins and needles, indecisiveness, joint pain, blurred vision, and insomnia which SUCKS).

Actually, I can only think of two of her symptoms, sclerosis and moles, that I do not recognize in myself although my bones HAVE been affected as my teeth disintegrated and I had 12 cavities filled.

Seriously, this is a great read chocked full of all the research and things I wish I had put on my blog:

Mercury, Candida, and Me, Oh my! Part 1

Like she included this gem:

"...it is not widely known that the presence of lead (which is everywhere) makes mercury 100 times more toxic". 

Remember how I had REALLY high lead levels too? 

She also does a GREAT job of researching why candida is super high in people with high mercury levels and why is so gosh darn hard to get rid of the candida if you still have the mercury.

Dr. J. Trowbridge has written in his book “The Yeast Syndrome,” that some doctors specializing in candida treatment have reported to him that they have discovered clinically that 98% of their patients with chronic candida also had mercury toxicity.

Here is how it works: The majority of people who have mercury/silver amalgams (fillings) don’t succumb to chronic mercury poisoning (although they may have symptoms and dismiss them) if their immune systems are strong. When a person’s immune system has been weakened they cannot eliminate mercury from the body and so develop severely mercury poisoning. Candida is present in everyone’s bodies and it’s necessary to maintain balance in the digestive system but one of its functions is to fight mercury so when too mercury is present Candida grows out of control.” 

I found here by reading this review she wrote about a product I am using to detox the metal:

First of all, in the 5 months I have used this product, the toxic levels of lead, mercury, and barium I had in my body have been significantly reduced and I'm feeling healthier than I have in years. The results were confirmed with a pre and post urine test done using DMSA and DMPS. Secondly, I would never use this product without the supervision/ care of a qualified medical professional. I personally worked with a naturopath. She monitored my kidneys to make sure they were not over taxed since toxic metals are eliminated through the kidneys. She also had me taking the Captomer/DMSA for 2 days on and then 5 days off. I was also taking many other support nutrients and I was doing colonics or coffee enemas as well. I just don't think it is wise to try a metal detox program on your own. That being said, I'm very grateful to be able to purchase this product at iherb. My Naturopath is having me stay on the program for another 3 months and then we will test again. For years I've had issues with chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, multiple chemical sensitivities, and candida. All of those issues are greatly improved and I feel like I have a whole new lease on life.

Ahh, the sweet taste of validation. 

DANCE