foods for her. She began a 3-month elimi- nation of these foods from her diet. The test also revealed that she had yeast overgrowth. She did have a history of toenail fungus, which did not respond to oral therapy and sinus trouble, which can often be attributed to yeast overgrowth. The sinuses have poor blood supply and are dark, damp places, perfect for growing yeast. The positive Can- dida prompted an evaluation of her heavy metal status because as mentioned above yeast can absorb four times its weight in tox- ins.
Her heavy metal challenge did reveal
elevations in both lead and mercury. As mentioned above, heavy metals can accu- mulate in the body over many years so the source is not always obvious. She did have 2 amalgam (silver) fillings remaining so that was the likely explanation for her high mer- cury level. The lead was less clear. We dis- cussed the need to replace these fillings so she made arrangements to see her dentist in NYC to have them removed. We began oral chelation with DMSA simultaneously to address any increase in mercury levels that can occur when these fillings are removed. It took us six months of oral chelation to get her mercury levels down to normal. Over these six months she only lost about 5 pounds but in the next six months when we began treating her yeast overgrowth she lost an additional 20 pounds. During that time we continued to taper her biest (estrogen) down. She is now on a very minimal dose and will likely be able to come off of the estrogen completely. This is testimony to the fact that her menopausal symptoms were more likely due to progesterone deficiency and not estrogen decline. Also, the effect of toxins on her hormone imbalance is also something to consider. After her metal levels returned to nor-
mal it was time to address her Candida over- growth. She began a Candida diet continu- ing to eliminate brewer’s and baker’s yeast from her diet as well as mushrooms, cheese, sugar and whole grains except for amaranth, millet, quinoa and buckwheat. She also eliminated all fruits except for black cur- rants, lemon, lime and green apples. She was treated with two different herbal prepa- rations over the course of three plus months. This is when her weight loss seemed to re- ally accelerate as noted above. Her symptoms continued to improve.
Her headaches were gone and she was not using the Imitrex or Maxalt. She was moving her bowels daily. She was off of caffeine and drinking mostly herbal teas and lots of water. Her allergies and asthma improved to the
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