Guest guest Posted February 12, 2004 Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Is there any fish or seafood at all that is safe to give our ASD kids? Salmon? Trout? Halibut? Sardines? Does anyone know of a reliable(!) list of mercury and PCB levels in fish and seafood? I don't know anymore whether I am giving my daughter nutrition or posion! -------------------------------------------- Don't know the answer to this, but the following article was in the Schafer report Mercury Affects Brains Of Adolescents Study of high-seafood diet points to poison's long-lasting impact. [by Helen Pearson.] http://www.nature.com/nsu/040202/040202-16.html Eating seafood that contains mercury can affect the brain development of children in their adolescence, according to a study of people in the Faroe Islands. The study fuels an ongoing debate about the health effects of a form of mercury called methylmercury, which accumulates in large marine animals such as swordfish and whales. Researcher know that these compounds are toxic to babies as they grow in the womb, but there has been little evidence that older children also suffer developmental problems after exposure to the poison. This could change after a study of the health of children on the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, where inhabitants eat lots of seafood and whale meat and so are exposed to relatively high levels of mercury. The group previously found that the children, when 7 years of age, had a slower transmission of electrical signals along a particular circuit in their brain than normal. Now that the children are 14 years old, after a continued diet of fish and whale meat, the researchers find that this disruption is even worse1. They also found evidence that mercury exposure is linked to subtle difficulties in controlling blood pressure2. The findings suggest that any harm done by mercury before birth or in early childhood was not repaired as the children grew up. And continued mercury exposure may continue to affect the brains of teenagers, says team leader Philippe Grandjean of Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. At the moment, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children to avoid eating shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish, in order to keep mercury intakes low. But Grandjean suggests that safety messages about mercury should highlight the toxin's potential impact on older children as well. Others are not convinced that a wider warning is needed. The Faroe Islanders are virtually unique in their whale-rich diet, says Myers, who studies mercury exposure at the University of Rochester in New York. So it doesn't make sense to extend the study's results to other populations, he says. In addition, Myers says, there may be other toxins in whale meat such as PCBs and dioxins that might explain some of the detrimental effects. " Some people are convinced that mercury causes these effects and others are not so confident, " he says. Low levels Mercury leaches into water from natural sources, such as eroding rocks, and from industrial pollution such as coal-fired power stations and incinerators. The chemical's toxicity was tragically illustrated in the 1950s and 60s, when residents of Minamata Bay in Japan suffered chronic mercury poisoning from water pollution. The high doses of mercury interfered with fetus development, causing many children to be born with malformations. Scientists are still debating whether low levels of mercury in seafood are also harmful. The Faroes study, which involves more than 1,000 participants, is one of two large investigations into the long-term health effects of mercury exposure from eating fish. The second, being carried out in the Seychelles by Myers and his colleagues, has found little evidence that it causes harm. Regulatory agencies have to balance concerns about exposure to mercury with arguments for encouraging the consumption of seafood, based on its healthy nutrients, says ph Hibbeln of the US National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, land, who studies the effects of fish on health. References Murata, K. et al. Delayed brainstem audietory evoked potential latencies in 14 year old children exposed to methylmercury. Journal of Pediatrics, doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.10.059 (2004). Grandjean, P., Murata, K., Budtz-nsen, E. & Weihe, P. Cardia autonomic activity in methylmercury neurotoxicity: 14 year follow-up of Faroese birth cohort. Journal of Pediatrics, doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.10.058 (2004). © Nature News Service / Macmillan Magazines Ltd 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hi Could you tell me when you give the chromium, and how much. My daughter takes chromium - but in the morning - haven't heard that it helps with sleep patterns before.ThanksFionaOn 24 Aug 2009, at 10:45, Autism Treatment wrote:Autism Biomedical EuropeMessages In This Digest (5 Messages)1a.Re: Help! Need Sleep! From: JULIE GRIFFITHS2a.Re: Sorry, Tom again From: JULIE GRIFFITHS3a.Re: Drooping Eyelid From: toruvero4a.Re: - The Grass Juice Factor From: Sara Moroza-5a.Re: Help! Need Sleep! From: Sara Moroza-View All Topics | Create New TopicMessages1a.Re: Help! Need Sleep!Posted by: "JULIE GRIFFITHS" moppett1@... bty54062844Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:11 am (PDT)That's a great piece of info!!!JuieSara Moroza- schrieb:> >> Have you tried chromium, Steph?> It really does it for us. We took him off it recently (as per Dr Culp)> and the disturbed sleep returned. He's back to beautiful all-night> sleeping now since he's been back on the chromium.> Sara x>> stephaniesirr wrote:> >> >> > No help here but sympathy. Melatonin stopped working here too. So we> > added in WellDorm (big mistake, exacerbates gastritis) and 5HTP. The> > combination of melatonin, 5HTP and WellDorm worked ok. But then> > recently we've stopped the WellDorm and just giving 7mg of melatonin> > and 1 5HTP tab and he's sleepy again. We had perhaps 3 weeks of total> > wakefulness. Now he's back into usual sleep pattern for falling asleep> > but is being awoken by pain or something at 4am and not going back to> > sleep. But that's not his sleep cycle, that's something else. I think> > perhaps they go in cycles - who knows why. If it's awake and giggly it> > might be yeast.> >> > HTH Steph x> > > > >> > > Hi everyone,> > >> > > Our little (6 y.o.) boy is starting not to sleep again - up every> > > hour. It's killing us and more importantly detracting from the> energy> > > we need to organise his therapies, biomeds etc.> > >> > > We think he has yeast, he is SCD, GFCF and yeast free but has> a huge> > > yeast rash on his arms and it's not shifting.> > >> > > Biomed has him on probiotic, charcoal, transfer factor,> biotin, DMG,> > > Biocidin, milk thistle, riboflavin, Vitamin E and fish oil as> well as> > > Diflucan for the yeast> > >> > > Melatonin was working a treat but not any more.> > >> > > Any ideas? 5 HTP?> > >> > > Thanks> > >> > > Kate and Rob> > >> >> >>>> Back to topReply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (18)RECENT ACTIVITY4New Members2New FilesVisit Your GroupDrive TrafficSponsored Searchcan help increaseyour site traffic.Ads on Learn more now.Reach customerssearching for you.Cat ZoneConnect w/ otherswho love cats.Need to Reply?Click one of the "Reply" links to respond to a specific message in the Daily Digest.Create New Topic | Visit Your Group on the WebMessages | Files | Photos | Links | Polls | Members | CalendarDISCLAIMERNo information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified practitioner.MARKETPLACEMom Power: Discover the community of moms doing more for their families, for the world and for each other Change settings via the Web ( ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Individual | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hi, I give him 2 capsules, one in the morning and one in the evening. He also gets PICMINS which contains chromium and I give that at midday. (he's a big 6 year old). I think I got the doseage from but have quickly searched for the relevant consult notes and can't find them. Sara > > > Hi > > Could you tell me when you give the chromium, and how much. My > daughter takes chromium - but in the morning - haven't heard that it > helps with sleep patterns before. > Thanks > Fiona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.