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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Some Minor Difficulties

Having some computer problems this morning. My main trading laptop has frozen and is giving me the infamous "blue screen of death." So I've got to deal with it today.

I've had a few issues, too. The groggy feeling I woke up with yesterday persisted throughout the day. I felt pain in my legs and feet, brain fog, and was very fatigued.

It was a little depressing after such a great day before, but there was a silver lining to it. Now I definitively know that my health problems have been related to mercury. I had little doubt, but several times over the last few months when I'd discuss my plans with well-meaning people in the health field, they hear what I was going through and feel strongly that it was something completely different. It left me with just a small amount of doubt.

Not anymore.

To feel what I was feeling yesterday on the heels of having just two mercury fillings removed was all the confirmation I needed. Unfortunately more confirmation came later in the evening. I started having heart palpitations.

One of the most terrifying things that ever happened to me occurred when last year when I was living in Arizona. I was experimenting with using clay on my scalp while trying to get to the bottom of my thinning hair. Heavy metal toxicity is thought to be a factor.

The first time I tried the clay on my scalp, I felt amazing the next day. Then the next time I added some essential rosemary oil to the clay mixture (rosemary is known as the herb of remembrance and is good for your memory . . . mercury is bad for your memory) -- but I used too much.

The next day I felt terrible, like I was coming down with the flu. It then got progressively worse. I had a high fever for four days. I had no idea what was going on. Then I started having heart palpitations. I've had them occasionally over the years and they usually come and go quietly. These lasted for 5 hours and were unlike anything I've ever had. One side of my heart felt like it was thumping strongly but at a normal beat, while the left side was going 120 beats per minute and fluttering.

It was 1:30 am and I was terrified. I thought "This is it. Here I go." I checked the wait time at the emergency room and it was 1 1/2 hours. If I was going to die, I preferred to do it in the comfort of my own bed.

I was out of ideas. I curled up and prayed, something I rarely do. Soon after to my surprise, the thought entered my mind to go into the kitchen and put some cayenne pepper under my tongue. The palpitations stopped immediately, and I soon drifted off to sleep.

(Cayenne pepper is a strong vasodilator. I now keep a tincture of it in my "medical kit" along with tea tree oil, oregano oil, colloidal silver, and Bach Rescue Remedy.)

I later realized that when I used the clay on my scalp (along with too much essential oil) I probably kicked up a lot of mercury which has settled in my head. Mercury being a heavy metal interfered with my heart's electrical impulses which caused the palpitations. I later had an enormous rash on the inner sides of my arms and legs as well as my chest. Our skin is our largest organ of elimination. There is a good chance that my kidneys were overwhelmed and told my body to get rid of the mercury any way it could. It was not fun.

The best thing I did yesterday in addition to taking it easy and getting a lot of rest was to postpone my next appointment. I need all the time I can get to help my body detoxify without rashes or palpitations or fevers.

One other thing I noticed yesterday was some slight edema (fluid retention) in my ankles and feet. I first noticed it when I got home on Monday but didn't think much of it because I'd been in the car so much and it was a very hot day too.

Seeing it yesterday was unusual, so I've been drinking a lot of kidney tea which has helped a lot. Feeling better so far today, but still a little tired. Like I said in an earlier post: mercury is no joke. If you want to get rid of it, take it slowly.

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