Archive for the 'Heavy Metals' Category

Mercury Free Vaccines

January 27, 2007

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 [...]

Mercury Causes Immune System Dysfunction

January 15, 2007

While mercury has long been proven to be neurotoxic, new evidence shows that mercury is toxic to the immune system as well. Several animal model studies have shown that mercury can increase production of antibodies, or anti-nuclear antibodies, or produce lupus-like symptoms–the same manifestations we see in many auto-immune conditions.
Researchers at the John Hopkins University, [...]

76% of Parents Think Mercury Detox Helps Autism

January 15, 2007

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.

Heavy Metal Removal Improves Kidney Function

January 14, 2007

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that non-diabetic patients who received heavy metal chelation for lead were able to improve their kidney function or at least limit disease progression compared to controls.
Because almost everyone is exposed to lead these days, it is reasonable to investigate if a person with deteriorating [...]

Mercury May Play Big Role in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

January 10, 2007

A study done by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden links mercury and heavy metals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. They found:

That 83% reported long term health benefits following dental amalgam removal; 22% no change, and 2% worsening.
These findings were not only subjective. They found that among persons with CFS, their lymphocytes (or immune cells) were more [...]

Heavy Metal Chelation

January 3, 2007

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 [...]