Expert: Tonja Wells - 1/29/2011

Question
Hello,

My dad (72 yrs old) has rectal cancer. He's on an
alternative medicine treatment (Cellect-Budwig protocol) for the past few months as he had a lot of side effects due to chemotherapy and radiation that we tried earlier.

His haemoglobin was very low (7.3) as per his previous testing so he was on various foods to improve his iron and haemoglobin level in his body. One of these was green juices (spinach,mint and cilantro).

After a few days (his haemoglobin level went upto 8.3) he started having symptoms

like shivering of hands, muscle pain (unable to stand or walk on his own without support) and some memory loss.

We had his vit B12 levels tested and they came out higher than the acceptable limit.

Could the above symptoms be due to the cilantro pulling out heavy metals and redistributing them in the body?

If so, what can he do to reduce the above symptoms? IS there something that can help safely excrete the redistributed metals? He's on Beta glucan for immune support.

Thank you very much for your advice.

Answer
Hello Swati,

First he need to go to a holistic dentist to get any silver fillings removed. It does not do any good to pull out heavy metals if they are still in his teeth.

I would check with the doctor to see why he was having symptoms. B12 is a water soluable vitamin so you urinate out what you don't need.  I am not a doctor I am an herbalist.  So you will want to check with the doctor on the medications he is taking.

Cilantro is a metal chelator but I have never heard of anyone having any symptoms like this but I don't know how much he was doing. I would find a good herbalist in your area to help you. Ion foot spas are a good way to pull out heavy metals.  Perhaps he was detoxing to fast and needs to build first or go at a slower pace. This is not a question easily answered on the interent as chemotheraphy has been involved. You must make certain the bowels are moving and adequate water is drunk as well any time you are detoxing.

I would first suggest colonics to make sure toxins are moving out of the body. He may have been having a healing crises as well.

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