Is DMSA a must have for a successful chelation protocol?

[Bojan]

In the book, dr. Cutler wrote that if you cannot afford DMSA, you can do chelation using only ALA. But you have to do 10 day rounds instead of 3.

I need some more comfirmation. I need DMSA for removing lead and arsen. But can ALA, by itself, protect me from at least mercury poisoning? Can it remove the mercury? 

Edited November 27, 2021 by Bojan

[Leo Gura]

ALA will pull out mercury but not lead.

[Bojan]

Namaste

[artcastle]

@Bojan FYI this person who says he's a chemist says to get an HTMA test before chelation. And to watch your copper-to-zinc ratio. He says zinc and DMSA deplete copper and therefore iron and that can be harmful or even dangerous. I personally don't know anything but came across this yesterday and wondered whether it might be worth looking into.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/pw9h1e/andy_cutler_chelation_group_on_fb_is_crashing/ 

[Leo Gura]

You can easily get blood tests for copper and iron. And you can easily supplement them.