Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 > I'm confused about being able to chelate with only ALA. I thought > together they helped each other out in the chelating process. If ALA > is used alone does it slow the process down? or how does that work? > Thanks for educating me. ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least 70% that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect profile a lot. It is not essential. Andy . . . . . . .. . . > > K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 >>>>>ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least 70% >>>>>that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect profile a lot. It is not essential.<<<<<< Forgive me if this posts twice, but apparently my mail has been bouncing. Anyway, Andy would you say that a nervous parent could use ALA alone, if they are worried about the effects of the DMSA? I know there are a few parents here who use it this way and are satisfied with the results. Is there any problem with starting with just ALA and than adding DMSA later? a - Peoria IL _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 I am using ALA alone, we just finished round 30. My children are losing their food intolerances, my autistic son no longer qualifies as autistic. Dana --- In @y..., " andrewhallcutler " <AndyCutler@a...> wrote: > --- In @y..., " kowskadiddles " <robcorcis.ca@n...> wrote: > > I'm confused about being able to chelate with only ALA. I thought > > together they helped each other out in the chelating process. If > ALA > > is used alone does it slow the process down? or how does that work? > > Thanks for educating me. > > ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least > 70% that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. > > The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect profile > a lot. It is not essential. > > Andy . . . . . . .. . . > > > > K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 I plan to begin chelation with just ALA on my 6.5 year old, 50 pound son on July 5th. I will begin with approximately 6.25 mg of ALA every 3 hours for 3 days. If you see a problem with my plan, let me know. Also, Dana, what would be the difference in giving ALA every 3 hours be as opposed to the every 8 hours you do? > > > I'm confused about being able to chelate with only ALA. I thought > > > together they helped each other out in the chelating process. If > > ALA > > > is used alone does it slow the process down? or how does that > work? > > > Thanks for educating me. > > > > ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least > > 70% that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. > > > > The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect > profile > > a lot. It is not essential. > > > > Andy . . . . . . .. . . > > > > > > K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 > >>>>>ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least 70% > >>>>>that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. > > The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect profile > a lot. It is not essential.<<<<<< > > Forgive me if this posts twice, but apparently my mail has been bouncing. > Anyway, Andy would you say that a nervous parent could use ALA alone, if > they are worried about the effects of the DMSA? Yes. This is fine. ALA alone will do the job and avoid any real or perceived risks with DMSA. .. . ... . . . > I know there are a few > parents here who use it this way and are satisfied with the results. Is > there any problem with starting with just ALA and than adding DMSA later? No. This is also fine... .. . . . . . . > > a - Peoria IL > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 > Also, Dana, what would be the difference in giving ALA every 3 hours > be as opposed to the every 8 hours you do? The amount of sleep you get. I think you use less if you are doing every 3 or 4, and a larger dose for doing every 8. Some kids do okay on 8. Apparently most kids do okay or " better " on 3 or 4, which is why it is recommended. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 Dana, I think I remember you posting about fewer gut bug problems using ALA alone? This seems like it would be so much easier on the body. We have stopped chelation to treat gut bugs because my son was acting so " drunk " and his gastro system was a mess. We are almost done and I am worried about more gut bugs once we start chelating again with DMSA/ALA. I am going to start no-phenol and GSE first. Dr. Holmes has recommended MT Promoter for my son but I am so on the fence. is almost five and I don't want to waste any more time. I respect Dr. Holmes judgment, she has not steered us wrong so far but I just don't understand how the Promoter could work. I definitely DO NOT have a science based brain! How long before we would see more results just from ALA? Suzanne > > > I'm confused about being able to chelate with only ALA. I thought > > > together they helped each other out in the chelating process. If > > ALA > > > is used alone does it slow the process down? or how does that > work? > > > Thanks for educating me. > > > > ALA alone removes mercury from the brain at a rate that is at least > > 70% that of ALA + DMSA and probably faster. > > > > The DMSA speeds things up modestly and changes the side effect > profile > > a lot. It is not essential. > > > > Andy . . . . . . .. . . > > > > > > K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2002 Report Share Posted June 22, 2002 > Dana, > I think I remember you posting about fewer gut bug problems using > ALA alone? My son develops yeast on day 3 using ALA. I have no idea what he would develop or not develop if I used DMSA also. At first, I needed to use quite a bit of GSE to keep the yeast under control, but now it appears I only need to use a few drops, along with No-Fenol, and that works well for us. > Dr. Holmes has recommended MT Promoter for my son but I am so on > the fence. is almost five and I don't want to waste any more > time. I respect Dr. Holmes judgment, she has not steered us wrong so > far but I just don't understand how the Promoter could work. In my own personal non-medical opinion, if you don't understand how something works, then don't consider it, at least until you DO understand how it works. And if you want to continue chelating, then I would say continue chelating. I > definitely DO NOT have a science based brain! How long before we > would see more results just from ALA? I see measurable results at the end of every round. I just finished round 30 for my kids, and I will be uploading my round 26-30 update in about 2 weeks, because I am in the middle of a few things and want the results before uploading the update. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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