Re: heavy metals? detox for mom and 5 yo

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I had a heavy metals analysis done recently and came up very high in

arsenic (I think it was a liver supplement I had been taking which I

have since discontinued) as well as a few other heavy metals.

It was recommended that I take 50 mg of Iodoral (iodine -- which I was

also deficient in) for one year. The doctor (Dr. Flechas) said that

iodine is a powerful chelator of heavy metals. He said I should be

cleared of the metals within a years time.

For a child, I would do a much smaller dose. You can use Lugol's

drops. That is what I give my daughter who is 16 months old. I give

her about 6 mg of Lugol's per day.

The other big thing I would recommend is the GAPS diet. The fact that

the child is only 5 and is not chelating heavy metals makes me think

there is most likely inadequate gut flora. I would get the book by Dr.

-McBride and try the GAPS diet and Biokult (a probioitic).

http://gapsdiet.com/

Part of the GAPS diet is juicing. Juicing fresh vegetables and fruits

seems to be extremely effective in helping the body to chelate toxins.

Beet kvass is also a wonderful aid to help the body detox.

I'm also taking chlorella which is a detoxifier -- but I don't know if

that is appropriate for children.

Ann Marie

On Aug 18, 2008, at 7:48 PM, malennon781 wrote:

> any advice out there for detoxing a 5 yo? it looks like she has heavy

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On 8/18/08, malennon781 <lennonnewell@...> wrote:

> any advice out there for detoxing a 5 yo? it looks like she has heavy

> metals--how much and which ones are the question...I dont want to do a

> dsma; I had a hair analysis that showed TIN??? so if I have this, she

> does but have heard hair analysis is questionable; so how about just do

> a basic detox? the bentonite clay sounds like a good idea...internally

> and baths; we do lots of detox foods--kefir, creme fraiche, raw goat

> milk, broths, clo, Xbutter etc minimal gluten and sugar.

Mercury is, I believe, detoxified with glutathione, and also by

selenium, though I think it is transferred from the selenium to

glutathione before excretion. So selenium (ideally as

selenocysteine), vitamin B6 (ideally as pyridoxal), a bioavailable

source of cyteine (either undenatured whey protein, n-acetyl-cysteine,

or a lot of raw protein foods), and milk thistle. Probably magnesium.

Possibly infrared sauna and sunlight.

Chris

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> any advice out there for detoxing a 5 yo? it looks like she has heavy

> metals--how much and which ones are the question...I dont want to do a

Check out the group 'Autism Mercury' for a lot of good detox info for

children. Andy Cutler's protocol is particularly effective, and what I

recommend.

And check all possible sources of heavy metals, including your drinking

water, toys, and other things your child comes into contact with. We

recently discovered my copper and arsenic is off the charts, and found out

it's in our drinking water here.

KerryAnn

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[Guest guest]

Excellent recommendations, the only things I'd add are B2 (Riboflavin) and

B3 (Niacinamide) as cofactors for glutathione recycling.

-Lana

> Mercury is, I believe, detoxified with glutathione, and also by

> selenium, though I think it is transferred from the selenium to

> glutathione before excretion. So selenium (ideally as

> selenocysteine), vitamin B6 (ideally as pyridoxal), a bioavailable

> source of cyteine (either undenatured whey protein, n-acetyl-cysteine,

> or a lot of raw protein foods), and milk thistle. Probably magnesium.

> Possibly infrared sauna and sunlight.

>

> Chris