Re:How long should you continue w/ chelation? - cassandra

[Guest guest]

Hi - I'm also wondering why chelation would take this long. My

understanding was that it would take upto probably 3 years. If Lead

is involved, it may take longer, as I read lead takes a long time to

come out.

Everytime I get the hair tests for my kids, I often wondered from

where they are getting all these toxins. In retrospect, if I look

back, I myself had mercury and probably passed it onto them. That

perhaps caused the predispostion to accumulate heavy metals and the

inability to excrete them. And the alumimum pans,Corelle dishes that

I used which might have contributed too!

Madhuri

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> HI,

> I was just wondering why chelation would take so long? I guess I

am wondering if we are somehow putting in heavy metals from our water

or from our metal cooking pans? I've been researching water systems

for the last 6 months and only a few remove all contaminants

(chemicals and heavy metals). Yet I haven't really seen this issue

discussed much. I know we are exposed like everyone else from our

environment, but I hear or read that while chelating the tests show

that tons and tons of this metal or that is being pulled out. How can

we have tons and tons in us. Are we resupplying our load somehow? I

mean more than just what's in the air (and I know that can be

substantial). I'm sure, like me, everyone is doing all they can to

avoid this. I guess my research on water has got me thinking.

> Just curious if anyone has ever wondered about this.

> Cassandra

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[Guest guest]

Where do you live? (don't tell me on the board) but some areas are

heavily contaminated with metals and this could be constant daily

source of it. Also, tap water, metal cookware, most foods these days

unless organic contain aluminum, the list of sources goes on.

You also have to take into consideration how many years of exposure

before you began chelation. For example I have had 35 years of

exposure, and it will probably take my over 5 years to chelate it all

out, if I ever get it all out. Versus my son who I began treating at 3

years of age, so he may only take 4 years.

But if after 5 years of chelation your still seeing high levels of

things other than Lead..it pays to look at environment and possible

daily sources.

A simple PuR filter will take out heavy metals from tap water. It will

not remove fluoride though. If you live in an unfluoridated area this

is not an issue for you.

I would suggest looking up your area on Scorecard to see what toxins

are around, what pollutors etc.

> >

> > HI,

> > I was just wondering why chelation would take so long? I guess I

> am wondering if we are somehow putting in heavy metals from our water

> or from our metal cooking pans? I've been researching water systems

> for the last 6 months and only a few remove all contaminants

> (chemicals and heavy metals). Yet I haven't really seen this issue

> discussed much. I know we are exposed like everyone else from our

> environment, but I hear or read that while chelating the tests show

> that tons and tons of this metal or that is being pulled out. How can

> we have tons and tons in us. Are we resupplying our load somehow? I

> mean more than just what's in the air (and I know that can be

> substantial). I'm sure, like me, everyone is doing all they can to

> avoid this. I guess my research on water has got me thinking.

> > Just curious if anyone has ever wondered about this.

> > Cassandra

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Kris,

I'm afraid we're just getting started with chelation so I can't offer

any suggestions. But I do have a question for you about the dosage

that you are using for your child, which I don't think you mentioned.

Have you been chelating using the upper limit of DMSA/ALA? And if not,

wouldn't it make sense to increase the amount to that upper limit?

Also, I take it that you have increased the dosage over the years in

step with his weight gain?

I didn't see any mention of dosage used & no one has asked about it to

see if it's appropriate. Have you tried increasing over the years &

seen improvements with increases? Just wondering if in the past,

increases in dosage brought about any positives.

I'm wondering why there are no responses questioning the dosage.

Sorry I can't help more.