On Mar 7, 1:56 am, "Dave Moore" wrote:
Damn, for almost a week I have been forgetting to
post about my recent experience. So, since
I finally remembered;

Not long ago I started noticing that when I would
play the guitar I was missing a lot of the strings.
Also I was doing weird stuff like bumping into
the edges of doorways on occasion,
instead of gracefully passing through them.
Sometimes when standing still, it would feel like
my feet were sliding apart in this kinda weird
almost spinning sensation. Sometimes numbness
in the hands.

Anyway, finally, it dawned on me that perhaps
30 years involved in electronics with a good
20 of them heavily involved in prototyping guitar
amp designs, might have taken it's toll. So I did some
research online and discovered that indeed my symptoms
just might well be those of lead poisoning.

To make a long story short, for the last couple
of months I've been munching mass quantities
of Cilantro, about 1 bunch/day.
Also I've been supplementing with selenium.

Both supposedly have chelating agents in them that
can help rid the body of metals.
Anyway, after about 2 month's of this, I am noticing
my coordination has improved immensely
when playing the guitar, and no more
weird numbness or spinning sensations as of late.

I suppose this is all a bit anecdotal, but thought I'd relay
my experience anyway FWIW.

I also read about how lead poisoning was what
made the Hat makers go mad and is where the
expression "Mad Hatter" came from.

This struck me a bit funny since my wife
and I have an animal shelter for cats. I'm
thinking about changing my screen name to
"The Mad Catter" :-)

BTW, also I have a lot of dental fillings
starting to break lose, so I have to wonder
if some of the metal toxicity might also be
a result of mercury from crumbling amalgum.

At any rate, whatever the cause, heaping servings
of Cilantro and a supplement of selenium seem
to be keeping it in check.
I plan to look into Chlorella which also is
purported to have chelating properties.

I've done some research on this as well. Any heavy metal poisoning
will eventually find its way to the nervous system. Once there it
will stay and not be detectable in a blood test. So you have to go
with other diagnostic methods. The chelating materials will help over
a long time but metals are like sand in your shoes. You will never
get rid of it completely.

When I was about 10 my dad brought home a bottle of pure Mercury. He
showed us how cool it was on a steel plate and warned us not to touch
it. Nice of him huh?

Later when he was not home we broke into the cabinet where it was and
proceeded to play with it. "Oh cool how it beads up in your hands,
see how it pours from one hand to the other!"

We did that for several hours until all of it had dissipated or fell
on the floor etc. Vapors are supposed to worse since it gets directly
into the blood stream via your lung. Never said anything to my dad
and he was never curious about the empty bottle. Nothing ever came of
it. 30 Years later I was researching my newly diagnosed ADHD and
found that mercury poisoning is suspected as a cause. And a little
memory suddenly snapped up from my past. I made a Doc appointment and
had several viles of blood taken for a wide variety of tests but
nothing was abnormal. I took a bunch of chelating minerals and
vitamins for several months but never noticed a difference.

I may have had an acute mercury poisoning when I was 10 but over time
one incident may not be as significant. Breathing lead on a regular
basis may have more of an impact. I would think that if it were that
damaging that all kinds of safe handling practices would be
implemented even controlled. But, it would not be the first time a
known toxic substance was sold to the public without any warnings.

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