Mercury Free Vaccines

Finally, most vaccines given to infants are now mercury or thimerosal free* with the exception of flu shots or the tetanus-diphtheria shots given to children 7 years or older. The CDC estimates that most vaccines given out since 2003 had been thimerosal free.
Unfortunately, the FDA now admits that infants prior to 2003, who were following [...]

Why dietary changes help Autism

Many parents report that their children’s symptoms of Autism improve when they avoid certain foods–chocolate, dairy, wheat, corn, bananas, apples. What’s the biochemistry behind this observation?
A pilot study done in Italy has shown that children with Autism have a harder time metabolizing certain chemicals that are found in food. One particular group, phenolic amines, are [...]

76% of Parents Think Mercury Detox Helps Autism

23,700 parents of children with autism have spoken: a survey conducted by the Autism Research Institute shows that among parents who pursued heavy metal chelation as a treatment, 76% reported improvements.
The second most effective therapy cited by parents was dietary changes (gluten and casein elimination)–65% said it helped.

Autism and Inflammation

Several studies now show that children with Autism have lower markers for anti-oxidant molecules such as glutathione and super-oxide dismutase. We still don’t know if it’s because they tend to produce fewer enzymes that make the anti-oxidants, or if they just use more anti-oxidants because of greater oxidative stress. Or both.
Many patients have reported [...]

Heavy Metal Chelation

Heavy metal chelation is done to pull out heavy metals from body tissues. Before chelation, a provocation test is usually done to measure the baseline heavy metal load of a patient.
Chelation can be done orally with agents like DMSA which binds to heavy metals in the body so that it can be excreted in [...]