Re: SCD - chelation/ketosis questions

[Guest guest]

" We have been trying to identify the source of copper and nickel

and figure it must be in the cashew nut and almond nut butters

in his muffins. "

When we chelated, copper was not one of the items that was

tested in the urine output, but nickel was. On their blood

elements test drawn before we started, both had very elevated

copper. Both of my boys had quite a bit of nickel on the tests we

did.

At that point in time neither of them was on SCD and nuts were

not a part of our typical diet. (They were much younger and I

didn't feed them whole nuts then.) was allergic to

peanuts for a long time and to be honest, the other nut butters

were very expensive and rarely purchased.

So, if I had to guess, I would guess that the source of nickel and

copper are coming from the environment in general.

I would ask this same question (without the SCD part) on

Autism-Mercury to see if all of the parents are seeing fairly high

levels of nickel coming out. High copper is a big issue in autism

and is one of the main focuses of the Pfeiffer clinic.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 15 months

[Guest guest]

And the matter of ketones...

When were these urine samples collected?

Was it first morning urine? (That's what we had to collect for

chelation testing.)

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 15 months

[Guest guest]

We collected the urine around 1 in the afternoon in the Dr.'s office for the

ketones. The chelation urine is usually collected in the afternoon/evening.

Does that make a difference? I will check with the other group about the

nickel ...

Thanks so much!

Debbie

Mom to Tim, 5-ASD & Dylan, 2

SCD 7 months

And the matter of ketones...

When were these urine samples collected?

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_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

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