Guest guest Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Hi I'll start with a question and then ask for general advice. Can someone have mercury toxicity and then get a lab result for normal glutathione? I am really having a hard time understanding the concept of autoimmunity dysfunction other than as it relates to metals, pesticides and viruses. Two years ago my husband started suffering form eczema -- and it progressively worsened. One year ago he started getting psoriasis Several months ago, his hands started to swell. As of last week, they looked like they would explode. He then developed open sores that did not heal. He is in agony. He works out of the house, so he is sort of getting by but it is worsening. The obvious answer is it sounds like Pink's disease (aka mercury poisoning). However his glutathione levels came back normal. Even the alternative medicine doctor said that it is time for chemo therapy. His UPP French test only indicated a very slight toxicity for mercury but his creatinine was through the roof so the results may not be reliable. He is starting to do HBOT with so we are hooking up an extra mask so he will start too. We talked the doctor into MB12 nasal (she said that HBOT are band-aides that will not get to the heart of the problem). He started DAN like supplementation (minerals, anti-oxidants, CLO, probiotics, B complex multi vitamin). We started the MB12 yesterday and he is on his third dive. The swelling in his hands looks like it it might be finally coming down, but there is a serious obvious auto-immune condition. The doctor said that all tests (kidney and liver function, etc) came back normal except that he has systemic inflamation. He does have very high pesticides and worked as a fumigator during college. Any advice would be appreciated. We do not want to do the chemo thing. There is a word for the procedure. I do not want to just see a homeopath because my gut tells me that HBOT and MB12 will help, and I would think we need an Rx for that. ThanksVera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Hi Vera from Sue, I know someone who's Mom's psoriasis is 90 % better after using MonaVie for 4 weeks. ( The Brazilians tout the Acai berry for all kinds of skin conditions.. as it is an Anti- inflammatory. It Has 1 and 2 inhibitors naturally in the fruit.) The process MonaVie uses to treat the Acai berry within 24 hours of harvesting is superior to what other companies use and even Dr. Perricone ( The famous dermatologist ) displays it in his Manhattan office so it's a pretty good bet that he uses it... (I have an email showing all the many displays of MonaVie in his office if you want me to send it to you...) Any way.. Since I'll be getting ready to go on vacation ... and won't be available for any replies after the 20th of June..through July 7th..... I'll give you a summary I just whipped up... for ordering it IF you want to try it. How to Order MonaVie from the NON - profit website: ( Proceeds go to the Autism Research Institute) ... First put.. www.mymonavie.com Then--- when they ask for a distributor ID... put 411159. OR you can call the toll free number = Cost Options = 1.One bottle of ACTIVE retail is 45.00 plus shipping... 2. Preferred customer pricing is 15% off. 3. Membership is 39.00 4. One case-- member price= (4 bottles) is 130.00 (32.50 per bottle)+ s & h. 5. 2 cases---- member price= (8 bottles) is 230.00 (28.75 per bottle) + s & h. Note: ( When buying one or two cases at membership pricing..it almost pays for the membership in savings compared to retail.) That's why we get 2 cases each time. --Also Can cancel anytime... I'm amazed at how many friends of mine are trying it.. therefore the bottles are flying out of my house.! (Doctors in this group are also using/buying it!-- will not disclose names for confidentiality.) Dosage recommended = 1-2oz. 2x per day = ( 1/4-1/2 cup TOTAL per day. --so one bottle will last 1- 2 weeks for one person depending on the dosage. I - 1oz.Gel pack is one dosage...It's thicker and stronger so less per oz. is needed. The GEL has more Acai berry...in it it.. and NO Glucosamine and extra EFA's..compared to the ACTIVE. Hope that helps! Sue Let me know if you have other questions...and let me know how your family reacts..ok? P.S. If your child or you gets a stomach ache... use less. My husband tried taking 3 doses 2 days in a row... per day to speed things along... and the second day.. the last dose gave him a stomach ache.... so now he just does 2 0z. -2x per day like recommended ---and is FINE. A child might do better on less? Re: OT Need advice for husband Posted by: "Vera " sircarlito@... katieryan48 Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:01 pm (PST) HiI'll start with a question and then ask for general advice.Can someone have mercury toxicity and then get a lab result for normal glutathione?I am really having a hard time understanding the concept of autoimmunity dysfunction other than as it relates to metals, pesticides and viruses.Two years ago my husband started suffering form eczema -- and it progressively worsened.One year ago he started getting psoriasisSeveral months ago, his hands started to swell. As of last week, they looked like they would explode. He then developed open sores that did not heal. He is in agony. He works out of the house, so he is sort of getting by but it is worsening.The obvious answer is it sounds like Pink's disease (aka mercury poisoning). However his glutathione levels came back normal. Even the alternative medicine doctor said that it is time for chemo therapy. His UPP French test only indicated a very slight toxicity for mercury but his creatinine was through the roof so the results may not be reliable.He is starting to do HBOT with so we are hooking up an extra mask so he will start too. We talked the doctor into MB12 nasal (she said that HBOT are band-aides that will not get to the heart of the problem).He started DAN like supplementation (minerals, anti-oxidants, CLO, probiotics, B complex multi vitamin). We started the MB12 yesterday and he is on his third dive.The swelling in his hands looks like it it might be finally coming down, but there is a serious obvious auto-immune condition.The doctor said that all tests (kidney and liver function, etc) came back normal except that he has systemic inflamation. He does have very high pesticides and worked as a fumigator during college.Any advice would be appreciated. We do not want to do the chemo thing. There is a word for the procedure. I do not want to just see a homeopath because my gut tells me that HBOT and MB12 will help, and I would think we need an Rx for that.ThanksVera Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 > > Hi > I'll start with a question and then ask for general advice. > > Can someone have mercury toxicity and then get a lab result for normal glutathione? > > I am really having a hard time understanding the concept of autoimmunity dysfunction other than as it relates to metals, pesticides and viruses. > > Two years ago my husband started suffering form eczema -- and it progressively worsened. > One year ago he started getting psoriasis > Several months ago, his hands started to swell. As of last week, they looked like they would explode. He then developed open sores that did not heal. He is in agony. He works out of the house, so he is sort of getting by but it is worsening. > > The obvious answer is it sounds like Pink's disease (aka mercury poisoning). However his glutathione levels came back normal. Even the alternative medicine doctor said that it is time for chemo therapy. His UPP French test only indicated a very slight toxicity for mercury but his creatinine was through the roof so the results may not be reliable. > > He is starting to do HBOT with so we are hooking up an extra mask so he will start too. We talked the doctor into MB12 nasal (she said that HBOT are band-aides that will not get to the heart of the problem). > > He started DAN like supplementation (minerals, anti-oxidants, CLO, probiotics, B complex multi vitamin). We started the MB12 yesterday and he is on his third dive. > > The swelling in his hands looks like it it might be finally coming down, but there is a serious obvious auto-immune condition. > > The doctor said that all tests (kidney and liver function, etc) came back normal except that he has systemic inflamation. He does have very high pesticides and worked as a fumigator during college. > > Any advice would be appreciated. We do not want to do the chemo thing. There is a word for the procedure. I do not want to just see a homeopath because my gut tells me that HBOT and MB12 will help, and I would think we need an Rx for that. > > ThanksVera >hi Vera i cut and paste from Yasko site, i hope it helps, i also had a question about HBOT, do you know any hard chamber place, with a larger space. thanks Dr. Amy's Forum Parent Discussion Group FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Profile You have no new messages Log out [ arvins ] Scientists Spot Key Autoimmune Disease Genes Dr. Amy's Forum Forum Index -> Miscellaneous View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message misrakleta Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 197 Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: Scientists Spot Key Autoimmune Disease Genes --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Discovery could unlock secrets to lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, even cancer, experts say By Perkel, HealthDay Reporter Find More Active Minds May Keep Alzheimer's at Bay Skin Patch May Boost Alzheimer Vaccine Safety Antidepressants Linked to Fracture Risk Today's Health News MONDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The identification by U.S. scientists of genes thought to be key to autoimmune disorders could be a big step toward new treatments for these illnesses, which include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. Cells called regulatory T-cells are supposed to help keep the immune system in check, but in autoimmune disease, these mechanisms can fail. Now, researchers reporting this week in the journal Nature have identified a set of genes closely linked to regulatory T-cell function. The finding could have important implications for research into autoimmune disease and even cancer, experts say. " This is certainly important in trying to understand how these regulatory T-cells work, " said Dr. Noel Rose, director of the s Hopkins Center for Autoimmune Disease Research in Baltimore. " Whether this will have important functional implications, only time will tell, " said Rose, who was not involved in the study. Though it is meant to shield our bodies from all pathogens foreign and domestic, the immune system can be frustratingly temperamental. For example, when presented with cancer, the system basically shrugs. In other cases, the cell's defense department can sometimes go into overdrive, leading to autoimmune disorders like systemic lupus erythematosus and Graves' disease, where the body attacks its own cells. Both of these situations are linked to the immune system's fundamental purpose: to distinguish the body's own cells (and related entities) from foreign invaders. So, cancer cells are ignored by the immune system because they are determined to be the body's own cells. Autoimmune disorders arise when the immune system gets confused and attacks healthy tissues. In this study, researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research focused on genes that help direct these processes via regulatory T-cells. They focused on a protein that is found only in regulatory T-cells, called Foxp3. Foxp3 is a transcription factor -- that is, it dials up or down the production of other genes. Its significance in controlling the immune system is underscored by the fact that people with mutant Foxp3 genes develop IPEX, a syndrome marked by massive autoimmune disorders and early mortality. Using sophisticated gene microarray technology, the team scanned the entire T-cell genome. " We identified a set of roughly 30 genes that are clearly regulated by Foxp3 and, surprisingly, a lot of them are suppressed by Foxp3, " said study lead author Marson, a graduate student at Harvard Medical School and MIT. These targets, " are probably essential to give regulatory T-cells their unique function, " and include genes that have previously been implicated in immune regulation, Marson said. Mutation in one of these down-regulated genes, Ptpn22, is associated with a number of autoimmune disorders. Marson said the work has at least two significant implications for research. " One is that we've identified this core set of genes that are probably likely to play key roles in preventing autoimmune disease, " he said. " The second implication, which is maybe more long- term, is that we hope that identifying these targets will allow us to screen for drugs to mimic the function of Foxp3 and thus treat autoimmune disease. " According to Rose, treating autoimmune disorders will require enhancing either the number or effectiveness of regulatory T-cells. " There are some tricks we might be able to use for both of those, " he said. Rose also sees applications in transplant medicine and in the fight against cancer. " Interestingly, people interested in tumor immunology are also interested in regulatory T-cells, because if you can get them out of the way, you can get rid of the tumor, " he said. Rose stressed that it remains to be seen which, if any, of these genes would make good drug targets. But he expressed confidence in the clinical potential of regulatory T-cells. " They have enormous implications, if we can figure out how to make them do what we want them to do. " More information For more on how the immune system works, head to the American College of Rheumatology. http://health.msn.com/centers/cancer/articlepage.aspx?cp- documentid=100153655 & GT1=8971 _________________ COMT--, CBS+-, A1298C+-, ACHY++, MAO A ++, SUOX +- Back to top Bo Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 1797 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:23 am Post subject: --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Thank you for posting! Regulatory T-cells and FoxP2 (as well as Beuren) are areas that Dr Amy has worked for a while. http://www.autismanswer.com/forum/viewtopic.php? t=3925 & highlight=foxp2 In addition: http://www.autismanswer.com/forum/viewtopic.php? t=3992 & highlight=apraxia+love+hope Quote: As I alluded to at the February conference I suspect that one key to language may be in looking at the difference between the genes that are deleted in the children with Beuren (who have advanced language) and the child with apraxia who had a duplication in that region. There are several potential pathways that may be out of balance as indicated by the research in this area. These pathways are a general area that I am focusing on to look at getting back into better balance. Another area is the FoxP2 pathway. This is the gene that was found to be affected in a family with an inherited pattern of apraxia. Again, the goal is to restore balance to the pathway. As usual, Dr. Amy is ahead of the game! Thank you, Dr. Amy! Bo _________________ Bo, mom to , CBS +- (C699T and A360A), COMT --, MTHFR C677T +-, MTRR A66G ++, MAO A +-, VDR Bsm/Taq ++, VDR Fok +-, VDR Taq ++, SUOX ++, NOS --. Steady gains since April 2005, supporting long-way methylation Back to top griffkoom Joined: 25 Oct 2004 Posts: 9167 Location: Colorado Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- This article about the relationship between specific T cell subclasses and disease conditions is not surprising. As we have talked about before on this site, in the Genetic Bypass book as well as discussed in PPTs, the T cells help to control and regulate the activity of the immune system, keeping it in check. I have felt for some time that the autoantibody response, and some of the high antibody titers that we see for the autistic individuals as well as in MS and other conditions, come from a situation where the B cells can respond without the proper T cell regulation. In order to make new DNA, including DNA to expand the T cells, it requires methylation cycle function. If the methylation cycle is impaired then it is more difficult to make new cells, including new T cells. This article helps to reiterate the importance of the methylation cycle and looking to bypass weaknesses in the cycle for proper function of a number of systems in the body. 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