Signs of Detox? Good or bad...

Lately I've really been hitting my liver hard with various bitter teas (dandelion) and milk thistle, using high dose iodine w/ cofactors and humifulvate, and trying to boost my methylation with donors like TMG. I've experienced some different symptoms during this time. I wanted to see if anyone could confirm if these were normal signs of detox, or if they were a sign of something else. Thanks.

- severely dry cracked lips...cracks at the corners that are slow to heal
- no increase in facial acne, but increase in body acne, localized to chest primarily
- sore muscles that come and go
- brain fog and a feeling of dizziness that passes
- periods of strange vision, almost like a difficulty refocusing when I shift between things
- periodic stomach upset
- mucous in stools, dark stools
- hair looks like absolute shit, for lack of a better term

If I look some of this up on Google, I find I have three different kinds of cancer. Would just like to know if I should be worried about these things or keep pushing through.

I should be noted that in between these periods of brain fog and stomach upset, I feel wonderful: extremely calm, at ease, and free of the anxiety that used to be perpetual for me.

Symptoms sound like bromine/bromide detox. Make sure you're drinking plenty of water and salt loading, both helped me.

My experience is turbojets. FWIW, I had no big detox symptoms when I chelated except fatigue and a little brain fog. IMO my good experience is largely because of the salt loading, which I had started long before I chelated, to help with adrenal fatigue.

Also you may want to generally increase your mineral intake...magnesium, zinc, etc. CS and rdkml also recommend increased l-selenomethionine when chelating with high-dose iodine. I do about 400 mcg of selenium a day, cuz I take high-dose iodine. It works for me.

Thanks guys. I researched some of the bromide detox symptoms and they all seem to match up. And because they are coincide with the high dose iodine, it only makes sense. Without knowing specifically why I've been taking a lot more minerals and about 200 mcg of selenium daily, however, the selenium is Swanson brand and all it says is its an amino acid chelate. Can I assume this is selenomethionine, or no?

Also, definitely need to do the salt loading.

anthonyspencer54 said:

Can I assume this is selenomethionine, or no?

Probably not. To cover my bases I take this 1x/day, which specifically says l-selenomethionine

http://www.vitacost.com/solaray-selenium-200-mcg-90-capsules?csrc=GPF-076280046786&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=076280046786

and also CS's rec for selenium, which is methylselenocysteine

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Selenium-Synergy-200-mcg-60-Capsules/169?at=HIL335

Also, probably you know this, but use a good sea salt, not table salt.

Thanks for the recommendation sir. I'll definitely be switching.