RE: OT: Has anyone used Metal Free?

January 7, 2005

> I know this is off topic, but I can't seem to find much information

anywhere else. Does anyone have any experience giving their child

metal free for mercury chelation?

I have read both positive and negative stories about Metal-Free.

It is ALA-based, so you can just purchase ALA from a local health food

store, if you want. It is also much less expensive that way. I

chelated my kids with ALA.

If you want to use one of this type of commercial products, I have

read more positive stories, and fewer negative stories, with use of

PCA-RX.

Dana

January 7, 2005

Thank you Dana. What kind of positive/negative stories have you heard? I just

can't seem to find much information on it at all. We were advised to try this

by Dorfman, a nutritionist. She seems to have a lot of confidence in it,

but yes, it is very expensive. I will ask about PCA-RX at our next visit.

I have read both positive and negative stories about Metal-Free.

It is ALA-based, so you can just purchase ALA from a local health food

store, if you want. It is also much less expensive that way. I

chelated my kids with ALA.

If you want to use one of this type of commercial products, I have

read more positive stories, and fewer negative stories, with use of

PCA-RX.

Dana

January 7, 2005

Do you know the cost of Metal Free? I couldn't find it anywhere on

the website. Unfortunately I don't have much information on this

either and I've been looking too. It was recommended for my son by

his doctor.

Marissa

> Thank you Dana. What kind of positive/negative stories have you

heard? I just can't seem to find much information on it at all. We

were advised to try this by Dorfman, a nutritionist. She

seems to have a lot of confidence in it, but yes, it is very

expensive. I will ask about PCA-RX at our next visit.

>

> I have read both positive and negative stories about Metal-Free.

>

> It is ALA-based, so you can just purchase ALA from a local

health food

> store, if you want. It is also much less expensive that way. I

> chelated my kids with ALA.

>

> If you want to use one of this type of commercial products, I

have

> read more positive stories, and fewer negative stories, with use

of

> PCA-RX.

>

> Dana

>

January 7, 2005

We have been using this woth Dr. Hicks for about 8 months or so and

we are having (to me) ok results (you know everyone wants to see the

numbers off the charts) but Dr. Hicks feels that our sons numbers

are good. We have also had some detox issues as well so he added iv

glut to the mix. The are several other families in my area that are

going very well on it. I have to get it from Hicks and it is $140 a

bottle. It is safe.

Marla

Do you know the cost of Metal Free?

January 7, 2005

I understand that PCA-Rx is much stronger than metal free, so I'd be cautious.

I know a

mom who completely healed her son with metal-free, but his metal problem was

antimony, and he had been unvacccinated. I'm on another list, and there's a

woman who

RAVES about NDF plus (there is also NDF, which is much stronger, so you'd start

with the

plus. I have no experience with these, but am interested).

Metal-free costs about $150.00... a lot!!! It does last a long time. I've been

using it

cautiously with my 2 1/2 year old. I am concerned about the ALA because of

redistribution possibilities. I do think it is a much different product than

straight ALA; and

it probably isn't as strong. My son is high functioning. His stims seemed to

immediately

slow down when we started this product...but we were also increasing his

magnesium and

zinc. His language and eye contact have also improved, but again, I'm not sure

what to

attribute it to.

Good luck,

Jill

-- In , " jarvimom " <jarvimom@y...> wrote:

>

> Do you know the cost of Metal Free? I couldn't find it anywhere on

> the website. Unfortunately I don't have much information on this

> either and I've been looking too. It was recommended for my son by

> his doctor.

>

> Marissa

>

> > Thank you Dana. What kind of positive/negative stories have you

> heard? I just can't seem to find much information on it at all. We

> were advised to try this by Dorfman, a nutritionist. She

> seems to have a lot of confidence in it, but yes, it is very

> expensive. I will ask about PCA-RX at our next visit.

> >

> > I have read both positive and negative stories about Metal-Free.

> >

> > It is ALA-based, so you can just purchase ALA from a local

> health food

> > store, if you want. It is also much less expensive that way. I

> > chelated my kids with ALA.

> >

> > If you want to use one of this type of commercial products, I

> have

> > read more positive stories, and fewer negative stories, with use

> of

> > PCA-RX.

> >

> > Dana

> >

January 8, 2005

> Thank you Dana. What kind of positive/negative stories have you heard?

Positive: child improves overall, increased language, more related to

others, fewer stims, that sort of thing.

Negative: major regression, loss of any skills previously acquired,

parent can't seem to figure out how to reverse the regression.

Dana

January 9, 2005

Boy, wholesale must be nice!!

How is she dosing it? Jr. is 50 lbs and he gets three sprays in his

mouth a night before bed, every night.

Marla

> Wow, that's a lot! let us buy it wholesale and it

was " only " $100 with shipping. We have been on it a week now. My

son used to do a TON of verbal stimming which seems to have gone

away. He has started squeaking a bit when he throws things, or as a