Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 > Dear Andy, > I am trying to get organised to commence chelation for my 10yo child. > From your files and previous posts you recommend magnesium and Vit B > supplementation x4/day (as well as milk thistle and Vit C) > Recent blood testing showed my child to have upper normal magnesium > levels (red blood cell), Then you can skip the magnesium. >and high B6 and RBC folate levels More is unlikely to hurt and he may need higher than normal amounts. >all > without supplementation (supplementation in the past with these > produce hyperactivity and increased autistic behaviours for my child) That is a reason to skip them. > Vit B12 was lower normal range and I am supplementing > with sublingual methylcobalamin. > This is my question - is the aim of the game to keep blood levels of > magnesium and Vit Bs within normal reference range with or without > supplementation and if these levels remain within normal testing > range is supplementation of magnesium and Vit B complex necessary? magneisum, yes. B's are often pushed way way high because some people can't use them very well. It sounds like B's are not a problem for your son so you can skip them - and always skip things that make him worse - and use the C and milk thistle alone. > Many thanks You're welcome.. Andy . . . .. . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 Hi...I have been lurking on this board on and off for maybe two yrs and it seems quite ridiculous to me that I haven't actually started to chelate my 5 yrs old autistic son. I guess I am a true procrastinater! I have decided to try to get started here and would like to know how to prepare his little body for chelation and how to if/how to begin. He was on gf/cf diet for two years with excellant results and now attends an inclusion kindergarten where he is has friends, reads, adds etc. Slowly but surely over the last year, we slacked on the diet and now is completely off the diet. He takes no vitamins/supplements because I just can't get them into him. He is slightly anemic and we're trying to get iron in him now and it is hell! Lately he seems way more autistic...again off the diet so we are trying enzymes....but I have to admit that I am not good with being consistant. Sorry this is getting long-winded. Anyway, my questions are; 1. Should I chelate before going back to gf/cf diet, or is it better for them to be already gfcf? 2. Being anemic, is he ready to try chelation? 3. Can I jump right in or should he have all the metal tests done? With all the reading I've done I should know the answers to these questions but I am very overwhelmed! Thanks for any help.....rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 > are; 1. Should I chelate before going back to gf/cf diet, or is it > better for them to be already gfcf? GFCF or enzymes are good to keep yeast and other problems down, altho they are not absolutely necessary for all kids. >> 2. Being anemic, is he ready to > try chelation? He might be anemic BECAUSE of high metals in other areas, so you might never get over the anemia until you remove the other metals. But you will need to supplement with minerals he is lacking. > 3. Can I jump right in or should he have all the > metal tests done? I have never done any testing, but you can if you want or you believe it is necessary. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 > Hello. I have been reading with great interest the messages on this > site. Previously, I had only read the DAN! approach but boy, am I > glad to read Dr. Cutler's approach and of the experiences of so many > parents and people dealing with mercury toxicity. My son is 3.5 > years old, diagnosed autistic a month ago (previous diagnosis PDD- > Nos.) I have him on a GFCF, soy and egg free diet. He takes > SuperNuThera and DMG daily prior to noon. I have seen some nice > improvement - for instance, he has a bm just about every day. > However, his bm's are very soft and usually colorless. I know this > means something.... I (think) I need to add the probiotics and > digestive enzymes at this point. Obviously, I will not chelate until > his gut is healthy enough to handle the treatments. I am going to do > the hair elements test as well. Blood work did show his mercury > level just over the normal limit. should I bother doing hair > elements or just get on with getting the gut healthy and start > chelation? Thanks all! Evan Hello Evan, Well, it is your call, you could do it either way. My personal opinion is that the hair test is a really good idea, unless there is a real financial consideration. (it costs $40 to $80 depending how you have it done.) In many cases the hair test will not tell you anything particularly critical. BUT in some cases it is VERY VERY important information. For example, if your child happens to be copper toxic and NOT mercury toxic. Well, the symptoms look a lot alike, the sort of chelation one would do for mercury (if you were guessing that that is the problem!) will NOT help reduce copper (and may make it worse!) best, Moria p.s. how long to work on the gut is also an open issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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