This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If you’ve spent any real time in mercury detox circles, you’ve heard about OSR  — sometimes called NBMI  or emeramide . It’s one of those compounds that refuses to stay obscure, not because it’s trendy, but because people keep talking about their experiences with it. OSR is a fat-soluble metal-binding compound  orig

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If you’ve made it to Part 9, you already understand something most practitioners never do: Chelation is a science, not a vibe. It is precise, repetitive, slow, regulated, and absolutely unforgiving when done incorrectly. This post is your roadmap — the rules, the timing, the cofactors, the pacing — but before we go

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation When nerves start sending strange signals — buzzing, tingling, zaps, patches of numbness, or that creepy “cell phone vibrating in my foot” feeling — most people get bounced between neurologists, podiatrists, and anxiety screenings. Nobody ever asks the real question: “What’s interfering with this nerve’s ability to

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation Here’s the truth nobody explains cleanly: Selenium and ALA are not doing the same job — they’re running two different departments of the same detox operation. Once you understand who  does what, chelation becomes dramatically safer, smoother, and more predictable. Let’s break down the roles. Selenium Is the Shield S

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If you’ve ever googled chelators and felt like you landed in a biochemical food fight, relax — it’s not you. Detox advice online is a mess because everyone argues doses before they even understand which chelator does what. So let’s fix that in one clean, no-drama breakdown. ALA — The Only Chelator That Reaches the B

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If there’s one mineral the internet consistently misunderstands, it’s selenium. Half the wellness world is terrified they'll get selenium toxicity from a normal supplement dose, and the other half thinks selenium “detoxes mercury.” Both ideas miss the actual issue. Selenosis almost never comes from selenium itself —

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is the detox world’s double-edged sword.Used correctly? It’s the key that unlocks brain recovery.Used incorrectly? It’s the fastest way to make mercury symptoms explode. Let’s get clear on what makes ALA uniquely powerful — and uniquely dangerous — especially for anyone who takes it casually

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If you’ve ever felt like detox advice sounds more like Pinterest inspiration than biochemistry… you’re not wrong. Most practitioners talk about “cleansing” the way influencers talk about manifestation — vague, confident, and disconnected from how the body actually works. So let's fix that.Here’s what chelation reall

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation Let’s cut straight to the problem almost nobody  talks about: Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is hiding in half the supplement aisle — and it can pull mercury out of your fillings. So it can then move into your brain and other organs. Yep.That “antioxidant blend” you grabbed at Costco?Your “liver support” formula? That mult

This article is part of the Chelation Education Series. For an overview and full list of articles, visit the Chelation page. https://www.vigeohealth.net/chelation If you’ve ever been told “your labs look normal”  while your body is clearly staging a revolt, congratulations — you’ve experienced the magic trick known as mercury toxicity . Mercury hides.Mercury masks.Mercury impersonates half a dozen other conditions while your doctor assures you it's all in your head. Let’s bre