Dr. Klinghardt

April 21, 2008

Hello, I'm new to this group, I have twin boys, 7 both recently

diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. We are working with Dr. Klinghardt

and was wondering if anyone has worked with him and or has feedback on

his protocol for heavy metals, lyme, yeast etc.? This is all new to us

and I want to make sure we're doing it safely. He's recommended DMSA

as soon as possible. One of our children has silver fillings and I

thought I had to remove them first, but he's recommending we get

started with the DMSA immediately. Can anyone provide me with some

thoughts on this and their experience with Dr. Klinghardt?

Many thanks, Darci

April 22, 2008

Darci,

I have no experience with Dr. Klinghardt, but please do NOT give your

children DMSA or any chelator if they have amalgam fillings. Doing so

will only poison your child more.

I had three amalgam fillings when I started chelating my son. Just

breathing in the chelator while I was preparing doses for my son would

give me a huge headache because of the mercury being pulled from my

amalgams. Chelators will pull the mercury from the amalgams into the

body, increasing enormously the rate at which those amalgams are

poisoning your child.

I have just read on another autism list three incidents of children

doing badly on chelation: two children after a challenge test/IV

chelation and one because of once a day ALA. I just had a terrible

weekend because I upped my own dose of DMSA/ALA to 25 mgs each and

wasn't careful enough getting in my antioxidants. I could,

unfortunately, give you dozens of examples like this. Chelation can

harm people if not done properly. You are right to question this

advice from the doctor. It is NOT safe advice.

Anita

>

> Hello, I'm new to this group, I have twin boys, 7 both recently

> diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. We are working with Dr.

Klinghardt

> and was wondering if anyone has worked with him and or has feedback

on

> his protocol for heavy metals, lyme, yeast etc.? This is all new to

us

> and I want to make sure we're doing it safely. He's recommended DMSA

> as soon as possible. One of our children has silver fillings and I

> thought I had to remove them first, but he's recommending we get

> started with the DMSA immediately. Can anyone provide me with some

> thoughts on this and their experience with Dr. Klinghardt?

>

> Many thanks, Darci

>

April 22, 2008

I have little confidence in Klinghardt because he changes his protocol

constantly. That to me is a sign of somebody who hasn't really thought

things through thoroughly but rather is trying this and trying that until he

gets it right. Apparently he hasn't gotten it right yet because he's still

changing. I saw him a few years ago and he said then that it is strictly

forbidden to use any chelator except chlorella if you have fillings in. He

repeated this like a mantra, as if to say " get it through your heads

that... " Now you tell me he says DMSA is okay with fillings still in?

That's a 180 degree turnaround.

I've educated myself about Andy's protocol - quite different from

Klinghardt's and even opposed in many ways - and am convinced that's the way

to go. I've had great results with it. Unlike Klinghardt, Andy gathered

all the available info (including some virtually unavailable info in foreign

languages that he paid to have translated), thought things through

thoroughly and came up with a protocol that has stood the test of time.

Some things have changed - people find they often need to use doses far less

than Andy originally recommended, but the principles have proven sound.

Dean

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