More Questions & Introduction

April 15, 2002

I should apologize for posting so many questions without first

introducing myself. My name is and my husband and I have 2

children. My son will be 3 in June and my daughter will be 2 three

days later. My son has been diagnosed with developmental delays, SID

and possible PDD-NOS. I've been desperately trying to find help for

him for months and was recently directed here by someone I met who

has an older son in a similar situation. I've contacted Dr.

Goldberg's office and hope to get in to see him within the next few

months. In the meantime, I continue to have the occasional test run,

research, read, read, read and talk to anyone who will listen about

my heartbreak over what is going on with my precious child.

I read recently that " Candida overgrowth can happen when

bacterial/fungal balance in the intestines is affected adversely by

drugs such as antibiotics, vaccinations, steroids, birth control

pills; chemicals such as amalgam, mercury, other toxic metals,

pesticides, aspartame, MSG, perfumes, industrial; diet including

sugars, consistent alcohol consumption, nutritional deficiencies,

overeating, and refined, canned, smoked, preserved and fried foods;

diseases such as diabetes mellitus, chronic constipation or diarrhea,

genital candida; and mental/emotional/spiritual imbalances. " The

portion about " other toxic metals " is of particular interest to me.

I had a hair element profile done on Chase (my son) recently and it

showed very high levels of 7 or 8 " potentially toxic metals " like

aluminum, arsenic, antimony, bismuth and uranium.

Might these somehow be tied into a yeast problem? I've read for

months about the connection between yeast overgrowth and Autistic

symptoms. I've had it on my list of (many!) things to look further

into but, frankly, it hasn't been a priority because my son has never

taken an anti-biotic in his life so I figured his " risk " for having

excess yeast was a small one. If someone knows about and can further

explain the connection between yeast overgrowth and toxic metals in

the system, I'd appreciate it.

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