Andrew Berry Diagnosed With Mercury Poisoning

[danieltx]

@berryswole discussed this on Blood, Sweat, & Gear two days ago and since a few guys here have dealt with it I thought the board would like to hear about it from him. He believes it was due to eating sushi-grade ahi tuna twice a day almost every day for the last year. He talks his symptoms and what he's doing or treatment.

 

[slesh]

@berryswole discussed this on Blood, Sweat, & Gear two days ago and since a few guys here have dealt with it I thought the board would like to hear about it from him. He believes it was due to eating sushi-grade ahi tuna twice a day every day.

Same thing happened to our boy @IFBBProDomCardone - I’ll let him chime in

 

[qbkilla]

Hope he recovers. Back in college I had a cabinet of tuna cans stacked to the ceiling. Basically oatmeal and tuna every meal. Looks back lucky I didn't have any issues it was 5 cans a day at least

 

[Love_to_Bodybuild]

Jason huh and wife , same thing happened, not sure if it was worst than this but it was super bad. They were eating all fish meals. 2018 podcast.

Anti social is a symptom of mercury poisoning, a long with many more symptoms.

 

[Fleezy]

Anti social is a symptom of mercury poisoning

maybe i should get checked

 

[IFBBProDomCardone]

Jason huh and wife , same thing happened, not sure if it was worst than this but it was super bad. They were eating all fish meals. 2018 podcast.

Anti social is a symptom of mercury poisoning, a long with many more symptoms.

Jason was the reason I was able to seek out the proper treatment... he led me through the whole process. The man probably saved my life...

I had tons of symptoms
-Depression/Sucidal Idealogies (horrific thoughts)
-Very anti social
-Weight loss
-Sex drive issues
-Severe breakouts on my back
-Mood swings
-Joint issues
-Stomach distension and constipation
-Sleep issues
-Weirdly during that period I wasnt aromatizing at all which is completely abnormal for me

 

[Fleezy]

Jason was the reason I was able to seek out the proper treatment... he led me through the whole process. The man probably saved my life...

I had tons of symptoms
-Depression/Sucidal Idealogies (horrific thoughts)
-Very anti social
-Weight loss
-Sex drive issues
-Severe breakouts on my back
-Mood swings
-Joint issues
-Stomach distension and constipation
-Sleep issues
-Weirdly during that period I wasnt aromatizing at all which is completely abnormal for me

wow..


do physicians have any idea why mercury causes these cognitive disturbances?


wondering how the mercury brought about all your physical issues as well... like what organs were being affected and how

 

[danieltx]

Andrew Berry believes his case came from ahi tuna.

Jason Huh believes his case from Chilean sea bass - him and his wife (who also got mercury poisoning) were both eating a lot of it.

If you're going to make fish a regular part of your diet you really have to be careful outside of the bodybuilding staples like salmon, cod, tilapia, etc. Do the research on mercury content in any fish you're considering.

A great seafood that's not fish and low in mercury is shrimp. For about half the year I eat 3lbs. of it a week.

 

[plane]

I’ve had mercury poisoning for 7+ years, obviously it hinders your bodybuilding and life. It’s probably very common, people just don’t usually check for heavy metal toxicity. I’d say most people are toxic in multiple metals today. My issues from it all are hindered detox pathways; horrible digestion (bathroom 20 times a day burning bile mucus stool that is never formed) unless my diet is absolutely emaculate, (I’ve figured out how to manage) you have to avoid most compounds in foods which chelate/detoxify even good foods, things like sulfur in food will stir the issue up, while at the same time you need them to be “healthy”. No NAC, I can’t drink “super foods” like raw milk because of the high ALA content. I can’t handle sulfites, preservatives, anything processed. Physically you feel like an old man, I’ve felt that way sometimes crippled since 20 years old. I won’t go into how it makes you feel mentally, it’s whatever there is nothing to gain from sharing your feelings LOL

Organ wise: kidneys mostly, but it affects everything dependent on how toxic you are, gave me asthma that reacts to anything that hinders my detox pathways, I can be wheezy from a bite of takeaway food.

Anyways, it’s not stopped me from living life - I can imagine how it might feel to go from normal to sick, that must really suck, I’ve always been sick so the attitude it to get on with it.

 

[plane]

wow..


do physicians have any idea why mercury causes these cognitive disturbances?


wondering how the mercury brought about all your physical issues as well... like what organs were being affected and how

Neurotransmitters, affects dopamine and serotonin signalling, I have great energy and mood for very short bursts of time followed by a big crash. Very cringe to say but you “fake smile” to interact with society and family even your lover, there is little joy in your emotions. It’s easy to fall into substance abuse. I think The CNS just doesn’t function/fire correctly with metals doing the job of minerals, the body stores them away and uses them to do a job their inefficient at.

 

[hevi-head]

I’ll do a little research but how is it diagnosed? Is it something you can add on to a privatemdlabs test?

 

[plane]

I’ll do a little research but how is it diagnosed? Is it something you can add on to a privatemdlabs test?

They inject you with a chelator and then test the urine, I don't remember what its called. Blood levels can be misleading because the body will store these things away to prevent further damage. Hair samples are okay I believe but the main one is with a chelator, the test itself is not good for you - I stay away from chelators they cause me horrible symptoms

 

[Eguz22]

For some time I ate 2 cans of even for convenience, but I focus on anchovies and sardines, sometimes I eat salmon, cod, mackerel or tuna.

 

[pickapeck]

Sadly, this is a testament on the toxicity of our food supply. A protein source traditionally healthy is now a poison.

 

[pickapeck]

If anyone is interested about how mercury gets into the environment and ultimately the food supply here is a good article.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es305071v

 

[Cv215]

Link for mercury test kit

Guys i found this. Do you think this is worth a shot or is it garbage?

 

[danieltx]

If anyone here knows @berryswole personally and can get him to come comment that'd be an excellent addition to the thread. I know @IFBBProDomCardone shared his story here and it'd be great to have another so guys have resources in the future.

 

[nothuman]

I eat a can of fatty fish every day but make sure I choose the lowest mercury types with the highest omega 3's. So a rotation of sardines, herring, and mackerel is what I have been doing for a number of years now.

Problem with tuna is although it's a good protein source, it is high in mercury and lacks omega 3's due to its low fat content.

 

[Chipper Jones78]

Food for thought....just a few months ago (for whatever reason) I was eating about 2 cans of tuna a day for about 2 weeks.

It just so happened that I was up for my quarterly blood test a few days later, blood work came back with A, however, my uric acid shot up 2.5 times higher then normal levels.

Doc told me to cut back on the wine and tomatoes, told him it was the tuna.

 

[Eguz22]

Link for mercury test kit

Guys i found this. Do you think this is worth a shot or is it garbage?

Looks like a scam man