Re: Willis S. Langford-Autism Report

[Guest guest]

> Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the

author of

> the autism report? Does he have a website? He really seems to talk

a lot

> about the mannatech products which got me wondering right away about

him?

> Anyone know if he can be trusted and if he really knows what he's

talking

> about? He also talks a lot about Kirkman Lab supplements.....are

these good

> products?

,

This is the first time I've heard of Mr. Langford, so I don't know

anything about him. I will say, though, that he seems to be well

connected with the autism people, such as Bernie Rimland and Woody

McGinnis, both of whom I've met. Although he doesn't give references

for a lot of what he says, for those parts of the biochemistry that

I'm familiar with, he does generally seem to know what he's talking

about, and he does seem to show concern for the kids with autism. I

intend to check on some of the things he says that I haven't heard

before, but I must say I hope he's right about them, because they

would help to make some important connections for me.

Rich Van K.

[Guest guest]

Hey,

The idea of vitamin A for kids with autism originated by Dr.

Megson- a child neurologist with the U. of VA in Richmond. She

herself has an autistic son and has been treating autistic kids for

many years.

However, she found that the regular cod liver oil (CLO) that is sold

by most manufacturers is spiked with a certain form of vitamin A that

is called Palmitate and which has not from cod liver at all. In order

to get unspiked CLO for her research, she asked Kirkmanlabs for help.

Mr. Humphrey the head of Kirkmanlabs cooperated and produces it

for her. Since she is well known/respected in the autism circles, the

word got out and many parents buy this CLO (Kirkmanlabs sells many

other products for autistic kids which is probably why Dr. Megson

asked for its help).

Generally speaking, impurities are a big known problem with fish oil

products and most people are not aware of it. When I decided to try

CLO I was looking for a good product and that how I came across the

article of Dr. Megson and from there to Kirkman's Lab.

Kirkmanlabs submitted their CLO to 2 independent labs for testing and

you can see the results on their website (www.kirmanlabs.com). If you

are not sure whether CLO is for you, then it sells a sample for $3. I

wish more manufacturers gave us such an opportunity to buy a sample to

see if a supplement even helps- I have thrown so many almost full

bottles of various supplements as I am sure many others on this list

have done.

Recently, I purchased Kirkman's vitamin E as well just because I trust

them. I hope that www.consumerlab.com will have vitamin E test

results in the future..

Sincerely,

Gail

> Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the

author of

> the autism report? Does he have a website? He really seems to talk

a lot

> about the mannatech products which got me wondering right away about

him?

> Anyone know if he can be trusted and if he really knows what he's

talking

> about? He also talks a lot about Kirkman Lab supplements.....are

these good

> products?