Re: where did all these metals come from??

[Guest guest]

dear a1mommyca,

>Anyway, both my boys have arsenic, cadmium, lead and antimony in

>their hair. Where the heck did all this stuff come from??? Do all

>these other metals mean mercury could be hiding in there too?

MAYBE. If your hair test is from DDI, see this file to decide:

/files/Counting%2BRules

>What good will it do to chelate them if I don't remove the sources?

Good point. For mercury: I will take it on faith that if you read

this list for a while you will NEVER let your kids or yourself

get an amalgam dental filling or a vaccine that contains thimerosal.

These are the " biggies " in my book for mercury.

But there are other, sublter, places that mercury exposure occurs.

There are also a lot of ways to " pick up " the other metals.

Someone will post a list here for you I hope. Antimony is in

most " flame retardant " things, as one example. Lead is in some

old housepaints. These are just 2 examples that come to mind.

>Do I need to test my water and my house, and how do I do that?

I don't know if you need to. Not a bad idea. You can get

a water test through DDI. I think some have reported on getting

tests done by local health agencies (I don't know about how to

do that or if it is practical).

You might find this of some use regarding the " other " metals:

/files/ANDY_INDEX

See sections on " determining toxicity " and on " other metals " .

Oh-- your use of the word " hiding " for mercury is correct:

low/normal level of mercury on hair test proves nothing.

Keep reading.

>Awhile back my older boy had a blood test for lead, which was

>supposedly normal. Should I have a blood test done again? If I go

>back to my regular pediatrician, will he help me or will he give me a

>hard time if I try to use a DAN doc to take care of this? I thought I

>heard once that if a child had lead poisoning the doctor had to

>report it to the health dept. Will the DAN protocol for mercury help

>with lead, or should I see a doc who will use the mainstream lead

>removal protocols?

DMSA removes lead. DMSA is part of the DAN protocol.

I don't know what your regular ped. will do or if he'll give you

a hard time. Good luck with that issue-- I expect other similar

questions will follow-- and you will figure out how you want to

respond to such questions. It seems to me to be a very personal

choice.

Moria

[chelating mySELF; not chelating a child]

[Guest guest]

> Hi all, I'm new here and still trying to wade through info, so

> someone please give me a pointer if these questions are in the files

> or archives somewhere.

>

> Anyway, both my boys have arsenic,

Included in outdoor wooden playground equipment, among other places.

> cadmium, lead

Lead is in dirt, paint, air, lots of places. The chelation

testimonial on my site is by a father whose child tested high for

lead, you might find some information here for your own situation.

http://home.pacbell.net/cscomp/cheltest.htm

> and antimony

This is the chemical used to treat mattresses, mattress pads, and

children's bedding and sleepwear, to make them flame resistent. You

will want to consider using non-flame-resistent items for this now.

in

> their hair. Where the heck did all this stuff come from??? Do all

> these other metals mean mercury could be hiding in there too?

Probably, because your child's body apparently has difficulty removing

metals naturally.

>

> What good will it do to chelate them if I don't remove the sources?

This is arguable, some people say that once the metal overload is

gone, the body has an easier time removing metals as they are

naturally encountered. Other people say you need to remove all the

sources, or at least as many as you can.

> Do I need to test my water and my house, and how do I do that?

You can contact your local county dept of environmental health for

this information. There are several commercial labs that will do it

also.

>

> Awhile back my older boy had a blood test for lead, which was

> supposedly normal. Should I have a blood test done again? If I go

> back to my regular pediatrician, will he help me or will he give me

a

> hard time if I try to use a DAN doc to take care of this? I thought

I

> heard once that if a child had lead poisoning the doctor had to

> report it to the health dept.

This is true according to my understanding.

> Will the DAN protocol for mercury help

> with lead, or should I see a doc who will use the mainstream lead

> removal protocols?

So far as I know, lead is removed with DMSA and ALA, same as mercury.

Dana