It took a Holistic MD, a Naturopath, & an Environmental Allergist to figure it out.

What, no shaman? No drum circle?

Then at age 14, I was (blood test) diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis & other structural problems. My decision was that of every red blooded human being…fight, eat well, push your body & make yourself strong no matter how terrible you feel.

This worked only so well & there are different solutions & limits to different problems BUT at age 24 I started having very strange symptoms such as stomach tingling & burning, numbness & tingling in my hands & feet, strange headaches, visual disturbances, intolerance to medications, & household cleaning products, feeling exhausted & “off” all the time, & having a difficult time remembering simple things even short term, as well as having very difficult time emotionally & mentally coping with stress & mutli-tasking which was my profession (Executive Assistant). There were other symptoms but I am trying to make this as short as I can.

Every doctor I saw would write my symptoms off to different problems, which were NOT solving my problem. Long story short, I found out through hair, urine & blood tests that I DID HAVE MERCURY POISONING!…As well as Lead. I must have seen 15 different doctors ranging from The University of Chicago to Northwestern & none of them could figure it out…none of them even considered Mercury Poisoning & YES YOU CAN GET MERCURY POISONING FROM EATING SUSHI. The Lead came from working with paint as a production artist for many years…Although you can get mercury poisoning from many other sources, Fish was my only protein for 5 years straight & most of it was in fact Sushi.

It took a Holistic MD, a Naturopath, & an Environmental Allergist to figure it out.

It was the most horrible thing I ever could imaging going through in my life & I thank my lucky stars I am still alive because it disabled my immune system & my liver & caused my lower digestive system to “shut down” completely…I don’t think you want details on this but if you do, you will probably take a harder look at the common ways you & those you love are may easily be exposed to heavy metals.

Serious business everybody…I didn’t want to believe it myself actually but most doctors try to treat symptoms & not find the root of a problem…The only way to protect yourself & your loved ones is to become an educated consumer! Information is only as good as the source you hear or read it from & even reputable sources you think you should trust are not always the ones who know enough…research research research! Our world will not progress until we figure out a way to combine both the scientific & natural medical worlds…It is an economic/political battle between the two…like Isreal & Palestine & the worst thing that can happen is if you get really sick & no one can find the answer when you need help & because we humans like to play god, you may end up getting caught in the crossfire.

Many of the symptoms of Mercury Poisoning mimic symptoms of many other diseases & that is why I am posting this comment for those of you with a variety of health problems to educate yourself & DIG!!! Do the research yourself…look it up & you will find that MANY symptoms which can be attributed to Mercury or other Heavy Metal exposure may mimic symptoms of other illnesses.

Good luck to those of you who seek truth! The REAL truth WILL set you free…& one last point…Did you know that the human body has the potential to live 120 years??? The saying, “you are what you eat,” is the key to your survival & the quality of it beyond the disabilities nature deals to some of us unfortunate.

Ciao

I wonder if that’s what actually happened to Piven and either his McDoctor hasn’t really figured out the true cause, or, JP’s just too embarassed to tell it. ???

I can have the attention span of an infant and my skin is so sensitive I can’t wear glasses inside my ears.

Well, there’s your problem. You’re supposed to put them over your eyes, silly!

Seriously, though, that stinks. If it’s been going on for that long, though, I’d say see a doctor. Might be something else.

Queen Bee, you’re right, if it was Tom Hanks, people would believe it without question. He’s highly respected and is known for being very dilligent and hard-working. Piven just comes across as lazy and thinking he’s so much better than everyone else. For example, his mother’s usually his “date” for red carpet events. On one hand it seems sweet, until he opens his yap and says no girlfriend/date is worth taking (one may wonder if a girl thinks having Piven as a date is too high of a price to pay to go to Golden Globes, Oscars, whatever). I don’t even know what this jerk is in, what his “relevance” is…. I only know of him because of all his negative press and I don’t think I want to see anything he’s in because of it.

Jannah… by chance have you tried massage therapy for the aches? It works wonders when my body’s sore!