Re: OT: Where is his lead coming from?

[Guest guest]

Hope,

Could it be that he is actually excreted some lead stored up in his

body and it is just coming out more now? Sometimes high excretion

means the body is getting rid of it and sometimes it means the body

is 'wasting' something and not absorbing it well. Haven't ever gotten

a good explanation of when it is which one. If you have been doing

much detox measures and other items have been coming out, it might

just be lead's turn.

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[Guest guest]

If he was excreting would his behavior improve? It hasn't.

Hope

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> Hope,

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> Could it be that he is actually excreted some lead stored up in his

> body and it is just coming out more now? Sometimes high excretion

> means the body is getting rid of it and sometimes it means the body

> is 'wasting' something and not absorbing it well. Haven't ever gotten

> a good explanation of when it is which one. If you have been doing

> much detox measures and other items have been coming out, it might

> just be lead's turn.

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[Guest guest]

He could be excreting lead, and his behavior wouldn't necessarily improve,

especially not right away. The actual process of excreting toxins is hard

on the body -- think dumping poison through a garden -- and often it's a

three steps forward/two steps back kind of thing. It kind of depends on

where it's being excreted. If it's through the intestines (in poop), it

tends to be harder on the intestinal flora, often causing some gut bugs and

dysbiosis to flare up. If it's through the kidneys (urine), or skin or

hair, there don't tend to be as many behavioral issues, unless those

channels are blocked, i.e. kidneys not functioning well, which would cause

a buildup of toxins there. Chelators strip minerals along with metals, and

mineral depletion can also cause behavior issues. If behavior isn't good,

try adding more minerals, and make sure he drinks lots of fluids and has

daily bowel movements. You don't want those toxins having any trouble

getting out!

Terri

At 11:24 AM 11/20/2004, you wrote:

>If he was excreting would his behavior improve? It hasn't.

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> > Could it be that he is actually excreted some lead stored up in his

> > body and it is just coming out more now? Sometimes high excretion

> > means the body is getting rid of it and sometimes it means the body

> > is 'wasting' something and not absorbing it well. Haven't ever gotten

> > a good explanation of when it is which one. If you have been doing

> > much detox measures and other items have been coming out, it might

> > just be lead's turn.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Terri. That makes so much sense!

Hope

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> > > Hope,

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> > > Could it be that he is actually excreted some lead stored up in his

> > > body and it is just coming out more now? Sometimes high excretion

> > > means the body is getting rid of it and sometimes it means the body

> > > is 'wasting' something and not absorbing it well. Haven't ever

gotten

> > > a good explanation of when it is which one. If you have been doing

> > > much detox measures and other items have been coming out, it might

> > > just be lead's turn.

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[Guest guest]

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> Hi! My name is Hope and I have a 3.5 year son with ASD. He developed

> ASD at 23 months after his last DPT. We started biomedical

> interventions such as diet, supplements at 25 months. He has had

> no improvements and has continued to regress.

My son needed an entirely different diet than most autistic kids, and

did not tolerate most supplements until about round 50 of ALA chelation.

Have you considered anti-viral for your child?

When we first started we

> did a hair test and an RBC. The hair test showed lead in the yellow

> and the RBC showed lead in the normal range. We just did another RBC

> (a year later) and lead is even higher. It is in the yellow range.

> Does this mean he has lead poisoning?

Lead " leaches " , so it might mean that he has current exposures, or it

might mean that his body is clearing the lead so it is showing more in

the blood.

>>Calcium is also low even though

> he gets supplements and tons of calcium in his food.

Calcium is low in hair, blood, or where?

Do you give the calcium with magnesium? It is not well absorbed

unless taken with magnesium.

> Why is his lead going up? We have no lead paint, pipes, pottery. He

> drinks only bottled water and I cook with distilled water. I have

> looked at lists of possible lead contamination sources and there are

> none that he is exposed to.

You can check for sources of current exposures here

http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm

Two ideas that just popped into my mind are bathtub glazes and

mini-blinds. You can go to Home Depot or other similar store and

purchase a home lead test kit.

Dana