Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment Paperback – January 1, 1999

I purchased this book almost a year ago. I wanted to wait before writing a review, and put the book through a thorough test.Because of the price, I hesitated for a couple of weeks before buying the book. I now consider it the best investment I have made in my health short of amalgam replacement. In fact, many of the ideas in the book are likely to make you feel better more quickly than will amalgam replacement.Andy is a chemist who treated his own amalgam illness by doing extensive research and considering the biochemical effects mercury has on the body. Many of the supplements and other things he recommends can make a tremendous positive impact on your health. Because of differences in biochemistry, mercury can affect different people in somewhat different ways. Having the book really helps you develop an understanding of what mercury is doing to your body and to sort out what to avoid and what is likely to help you feel better.The book discusses diagnosis -a difficult subject. He includes the realities of mercury challenge tests, hair tests and other methods of diagnosis. He includes a self-diagnosis that involves studying a combination of symptoms and lab tests. A certain number of positive results are used to determine a probability of chronic mercury illness. I was able to use my symptoms and basic medical lab test (that I had all ready done and had on file) to determine that I had amalgam illness (with over 99% probability). I tested several friends and family members; most came out negative for amalgam illness and one result indicated more tests were needed. I did no further testing on myself and decided to pursue amalgam replacement and treatment.I finished with the dental work in July 2002, and began chelation therapy in October, treating myself with alpha-lipoic acid as described in the book. After a few months of chelation, almost half of my symptoms were gone and most of the others were greatly diminished. I no longer suffer from seasonal allergies, sciatica, angina, or depression. I plan on continuing treatment until my health stops improving. This might seem slow, but I have been dealing with these symptoms for years. One of the lessons I learned from Andy's book is, when it comes to chelation therapy, faster is not always better.You can read about my health on the yahoo "dental-testimonials" group....

I had amalgams in me for 15 years and those years were hell. I was extremely ill as I had bought this new high speed electric toothbrush . Incidentally it caused a lot of mercury to come out of my fillings as I believe the fillings got polished and the layer of tarnish that built over the years got removed. For a 30 year old I had tingling in my hands and feet ,numbness in my limbs and total loss of memory. Fortunately my sister had read some place about the amalgam contorversey and when she mentioned it I quickly knew what was wrong. The claims of the dentist and authorities about their safety didnt help. I am an engineer and I know how wrong mercury can be for you, unfortunately I didnt know this when they put it inside me. I ordered the book by Hal Huggins ' Its all in your head' (You need this to know how they should remove the mercury safely), searched a dentist who could remove the mercury safely for me. I could already feel better after my amalgam removal. Unfortunately I had metal screws in me from a previous fracture in the leg, so I did not start chelation rightaway. No doctor will ever tell u that no matter what, do not ever get a metal inside you, they always leach. My screws were stainless steel, my hair test results showed high nickel which I know is a component of steel. 3 months after amalam removal I scheduled a surgery for screw removal. 2 months of juicing and supplementation to get healthy before starting chelation. This month I started the AC chelation protocol, have completed 2 rounds with DMSA, and already feel so fabulous. It took me 8 months after amalgam removel to get to this stage. I had blood work done at the peak of my toxicity last year, so this year I am again waiting for my annual check up to see figures change. I feel the brain fog is reducing, I have so much energy. My healing would have been slow without this book. I dont know if I would ever lose my brain fog without chelation. I was getting better slowly but chelation with AC protocol is giving fast results. This has showed at work too, my boss feels I have been really performing well lately . I seem to have the brightest ideas and fixes for any problem. Little does he or anyone know about my heros - Dr Andy Cutler, Dr Hal Huggins. Defnitely recommend this book!

Currently found out about this book after having a myriad of health problems for years, Nothing was helping me. Mainstream medicine wasn’t cutting it, a few providers actually got me sick. So I traced back the root cause. I read through my medical history, had two silver fillings placed that year, plus travels shots, + misuse of ala/Dmsa, lead me to hell + Andrew’s book. After reading, asking many questions researching for myself, I had a Aha moment!Dr. Cutler has done his research, and his background being a Chemist studying half lives and collecting data for years. assures me that I’m on a path to recovery. Keep in mind the doses have changed for the Chelators (Supps to remove heavy metals) than what’s in the book. There’s a informative FB group that has the proper dose usage and so much beneficial information regarding This protocol! This isn’t a cult, at first It can be intimidating, as the protocol is fairly strict. This is based on research on some are more sensitive than others to foods, and it supplements. Don’t let that discourage you! You will get betterMight I suggest/recommend a Hal Huggins trained Doctor as you have negative, and positive charged fillings and need to remove certain fillings first so you don’t get sick, Confirmed this with two hollistic dentist. Amalgams have a galvanic affect, First: find a iamot dentist, Second: order this book. Third: join AC FB group Fourth: safely Chelate 5) Live your life healthy + Happy! Your welcome :)