Guest guest Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hello All, We just received our son's urine challenge results following his first three rounds of chelation. He is high in lead and mercury, but his tin level was off the charts. His DAN physician told me to eliminate fluoride toothpaste because fluoride can cause high tin levels, but she asked whether I could think of another source of tin since his levels were so high. I did a little Internet research and the only thing I can come up with is canned pineapple and tomatoes. Cans are coated to prevent tin from leaching into food, but according to what I read there still is a problem with pineapple, peaches, and tomatoes. Apparently the acids in these foods can deteriorate the protective coating and allow tin to get into the food. Our son eats more pineapple that any child on the planet - on average one can/day - and we eat a fair amount of pasta with tomato sauce. I am switching to fresh pineapples and tomatoes, but I was wondering whether anyone has run into excessive tin or has any other ideas about where it may be coming from. Thanks. Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Hi, We've had TONS of tin too on urine testing! I hadn't heard about the pineapples & tomatoes thought which really helps us! I knew it was in toothpaste (and of course in tin cans), but I never realized the acidity had anything to do with the extra tin. It does help explain why my sons tin is so high, and hopefully it's just past exposure & no other current exposure sources. Because tin is so light, it comes out first, but it's helpful to know the sources for us all to avoid. Thanks! > > Hello All, > > We just received our son's urine challenge results following his first > three rounds of chelation. He is high in lead and mercury, but his tin > level was off the charts. His DAN physician told me to eliminate > fluoride toothpaste because fluoride can cause high tin levels, but she > asked whether I could think of another source of tin since his levels > were so high. I did a little Internet research and the only thing I > can come up with is canned pineapple and tomatoes. Cans are coated to > prevent tin from leaching into food, but according to what I read there > still is a problem with pineapple, peaches, and tomatoes. Apparently > the acids in these foods can deteriorate the protective coating and > allow tin to get into the food. Our son eats more pineapple that any > child on the planet - on average one can/day - and we eat a fair amount > of pasta with tomato sauce. I am switching to fresh pineapples and > tomatoes, but I was wondering whether anyone has run into excessive tin > or has any other ideas about where it may be coming from. Thanks. > > Maureen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I didn't know that tin came out first, so that is helpful to know. I switched to a non-fluoride toothpaste and am buying fresh pineapple (which tastes SO much better). We just started the first of four rounds of chelation today, so I will be interested to see what our son's tin levels look like in his next urine sample. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 >>but I was wondering whether anyone has run into excessive tin > or has any other ideas about where it may be coming from. Thanks. Try ideas here http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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