Restore normal metabolism . Depletion of intracellular glutathione stores are a common result of extended immune activation and from extended mercury exposure. In a healthy state the body's stores of glutathione come to the defense by binding circulating mercury as it oxidizes, and carrying the metal in the waste flow via the liver and kidneys. A slow down in this natural process may be the first step in immune sensitization, allowing mercury levels to build to a level that enrages the immune system. An activated immune system further consumes body stores of glutathione, possibly leaving the body even more sensitive and with less defense against the continuous exposure of toxic dental mercury.
Metabolic restoration can begin even when the suspect metals are still in the teeth.
For some people, IV preparations of nutrients will be required at first to by-pass disrupted digestion and absorption. Reduce the body burden of mercury. There are several drugs and at least one nutrient that seem quite effective in enhancing the body's detoxification rate of extracellular mercury. DMPS is an experimental drug, legally available in the USA only from medical researchers under special FDA license. DMSA is available for prescription under a general FDA approval, though its primary approval is for eliminating a body burden of lead, not mercury.