New to group, question about ALA Sup.

[Guest guest]

My son is 5, diagnosed under a year (Dec of last year -struggled

with my wife to get him tested). I've got him in speach therapy,

and a class that's geared toward autistic children. This is rather

new (only three weeks of research to the chemical exposure aspect,

but it makes sense, so I'm curious about a suppelement that looks

promising with it's vitamin mix.

http://www.gnc.com/productDetails.aspx?

& MSHiC=65001 & L=10 & W=AlphaLipoic+LIQUIDBASED+ACIDBASED+acid+ACIDIC+ACI

DO+ACIDS+liquid+LIQUIDITY+LIQUIDS+ACIDA+ACIDITY+ & Pre=%3CFONT+STYLE%

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Please let me know if the mix of ALA, B vitamins, etc. looks as

promising as I think.

Also, if I'm understanding correctly the ALA can be used alone (I'm

looking at DMPS in the next few weeks). If so is it also

recommended to be 2.6 days or a more consistant usage item when used

alone.

[Guest guest]

Anything containing ALA has to be given as a chelator, every 3-4 hours

or not at all.

If you want to use a combo supplement containing it as a chelator, and

switch to another combo with no ALA when off cycle, that is fine, but

the ALA containing stuff can only be given during chelation on a proper

chelation schedule - no excpetions.

Also if it has NAC, MSM, etc. it is only good if he has low plasma

cysteine.

Andy . . . . . . .

> Please let me know if the mix of ALA, B vitamins, etc. looks as

> promising as I think.

>

> Also, if I'm understanding correctly the ALA can be used alone (I'm

> looking at DMPS in the next few weeks). If so is it also

> recommended to be 2.6 days or a more consistant usage item when used

> alone.

[Guest guest]

Andy

I have read a lot from you over the last 18 months, and understand your

position that ALA needs to be used correctly as a chelator or not at all.

From a lot of other research I have reached the conclusion that mercury

toxicity is a much larger problem in the general community than is

realised. The autism community in this list has become super-aware of the

problem; but many other conditions have also been linked with mercury. Even

so, most people, and most medical folk, just do not think in terms of

mercury toxicity when attempting to explain symptoms. The result is there

are probably an awful lot of people out there carrying more or less toxic

loads of mercury and being diagnosed as " stressed " or " genetically disposed

to (whatever) " .

And at the same time ALA seems to be appearing in more and more supplement

combos. And this is promoted as a good thing. A few months ago my

optometrist recommended a supplement for my vision, and it was only when I

got it home that I read the label and found that it contained ALA. I have

not taken it.

Do you think there is a serious hidden problem with many people taking ALA

laden supplements (for all sorts of minor and major conditions - or just

for general health maintenance) that in fact are potentially or actually

causing the sort of redistribution effects that you document?

Jack

At 09:29 AM 16/11/2004, andrewhallcutler wrote:

>Anything containing ALA has to be given as a chelator, every 3-4 hours

>or not at all.

>

>If you want to use a combo supplement containing it as a chelator, and

>switch to another combo with no ALA when off cycle, that is fine, but

>the ALA containing stuff can only be given during chelation on a proper

>chelation schedule - no excpetions.

>

>Also if it has NAC, MSM, etc. it is only good if he has low plasma

>cysteine.

>

>Andy . . . . . . .

>

> > Please let me know if the mix of ALA, B vitamins, etc. looks as

> > promising as I think.

> >

> > Also, if I'm understanding correctly the ALA can be used alone (I'm

> > looking at DMPS in the next few weeks). If so is it also

> > recommended to be 2.6 days or a more consistant usage item when used

> > alone.