Re: questions on chelation/Dana

[Guest guest]

> If there are no metals, the only real drawbacks would be if there

was

> an intolerance to the chelator.

How would one make this determination? The muscle pull test?

Wondering how often you see this to be a problem? >

>

> >>Isn't it hard on the liver?

Only if metals are moving thru.

So really this is a " good " thing if you have metals? I guess I had

thought of chelation/DMSA use primarily for mercury, but am now

grasping it could be used for some of the other problems such as

antinomy, aluminum, bismuth. Is this true, do these often come out?

I do recall seeing mercury is usually the hardest to get out. When

you did chelation, did you test your child's urine frequently to see

what was coming out?

>

> >>Is it recommended to do some sort of liver stress test first?

> Yes, especially with DMSA. With ALA there is less need.

I understand ALA crosses the blood/brain barrier, but wondering why

it would be less possible stress on the liver. Does it not pull the

metals out through the kidneys/liver like DMSA?

[Guest guest]

> > an intolerance to the chelator.

> How would one make this determination? The muscle pull test?

> Wondering how often you see this to be a problem? >

I don't know about the muscle test, but you can ask someone about that

if you want.

The only real way I know about it is to try the chelator at low dose

and see what might happen. There are " a few " kids who don't seem to

tolerate the chelator, based on my reading of email and message

boards, but not many.

> > >>Isn't it hard on the liver?

> Only if metals are moving thru.

> So really this is a " good " thing if you have metals? I guess I had

> thought of chelation/DMSA use primarily for mercury, but am now

> grasping it could be used for some of the other problems such as

> antinomy, aluminum, bismuth. Is this true, do these often come out?

So far as I know, DMSA is good for lead and many other metals, altho

it only pulls from the body organs [except lead, which leaches from

the brain]. Most people recommend ALA for antimony and aluminum.

> I do recall seeing mercury is usually the hardest to get out. When

> you did chelation, did you test your child's urine frequently to see

> what was coming out?

No, I don't have access to testing.

> I understand ALA crosses the blood/brain barrier, but wondering why

> it would be less possible stress on the liver. Does it not pull the

> metals out through the kidneys/liver like DMSA?

ALA pulls out thru the bm. DMSA pulls out thru the urine, so the

kidneys are involved. So far as I remember the research I did, ALA is

beneficial for the liver, plus pulling thru the bm does not involve

the liver quite so much as pulling thru the urine, so it does not

stress the liver nearly so much.

Dana