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Thanks for the information regarding cilantro - I don't use it as a supplement, but it is a regular part of my diet, which is rich in fresh vegetables and herbs, and leans heavily to Northern Mexican foods using it. I will look into the concept of using as a supplement. I'll also take a look at the GD discussion you recommended.
As for the heavy metals, the culprits are no longer evident in my blood, having been eliminated using other supplement and medications within one year of my surgeries 10 years ago.
I know keeping histamines well under control by avoiding allergens (pretty hard for me) and using antihistamines is important in controlling the inflammation in my body - both arthritis and an overactive inflammatory response.
I do hope you eventually find a way to deal with your knee pain beyond steroids, are any of the other injection therapies a possibility for you?
Sue
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@sueinmn @gardeningjunkie I haven't had a great relationship with metals in my body either. I had some very old dental work with root canals, crowns and bridges that had been affecting my health. A root canal failed, and then another, and I made the decision to extract the teeth and get zirconium dental implants with a zirconium bridge to replace that. As soon as the 4 teeth involved were extracted, my asthma improved dramatically and I realized how much inflammation that was producing in my body. For the first time, I had no metals and my silver dental fillings had been replaced with safer resin composites by a biological dentist several years earlier, (but they had also cause autoimmune thyroid issues according to my doctor).
My metal free existence lasted for a few moths until I broke my ankle and received titanium plates and screws, and my asthma got worse again. 6 months after my ankle surgery, I developed chronic hives and I have to keep taking antihistamines or it comes back with large patches of welts on my arms, thighs or belly, or anywhere there is contact pressure like a crease in clothing. I have had pain and itching on my ankle, and I want to have the hardware removed. My surgeon said I had to wait a year for that, and the time is up, but I'm enjoying the summer and don't want to miss out during good weather. Taking antihistamines all the time dries out my mouth and lead to some dental cavities.
I have been a patient of an environmental allergy doctor and learned a lot about my health from him. He told me about the practice of Dr. Rea that pioneered the field which is the Environmental Health Center in Dallas. They do have some protocols for treating immune responses to implants, but I don't have experience with that. They are a resource for physicians and sell medical research volumes. Their website is https://www.ehcd.com/
There is also a provider search at https://www.aaemonline.org/. The blue button is in the top right corner.
The main difference in envirnomental medicine is to try to prevent a problem and they look for all sources of inflammation in the body rather than treat symptoms. For me that also means treating my allergies to inhaled pollen, dust, mold spores, etc. Does this approach sound like something you may want to try?
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So glad you've eliminated your heavy metals, I have read that oregano is also helpful in doing that. Would you share what other supplements you used? Also tell us which antihistamines benefited you the most.
The future for my knees is not bright, but I feel good today and am grateful. I am blessed that my knee pain is only evident when I do certain activates like stairs or getting off the ground, deep bends, yet otherwise I have always felt good. I can walk on level ground all day, even even on grades, it's the bending. If I got knee replacements and I rejected then I would be dealing with 24/7 pain. So at this point I consider myself lucky.