Posted by Larry Hoover on October 30, 2004, at 11:37:59
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » karaS, posted by raybakes on October 24, 2004, at 14:49:45
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> > So what's the point of taking captomer to prevent neurotoxicity if it can't get past the BBB?
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> The autism people believe that it's important to remove mercury from the body before the brain, as they are concerned about transporting mercury into the brain, rather than out....not sure if any research is available though?
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> RaySounds like captomer is a made up term. Mercaptans are sulphydryl groups (S-H analog to the alcohol O-H). -mer suggests polymer. There are a number of sulphydryl compounds used to chelate mercury for excretion. The problem is that there is blessed little mercury floating free in the blood at any one time, and these chelators are far more efficient at removing other cations than they are at removing mercury.
The best treatment for mercury exposure, chronic mercury exposure, is selenium. Selenium binds mercury irreversibly, totally and permanently inactivating it. In fact, a good part of mercury's toxic effects are due to disturbances in selenium chemistry. So, you need to replace the lost/damaged selenium, and provide a little extra to sacrifice to mercury. 200 mcg/day selenium, at least.
Lar
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