Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Lea, I'm curious as to what they gave you in the hospital. Can you find out what kind of potassium it was? I would like to direct you to a website on the Gerson therapy, and this will give you more in-depth information that you can take to your doctor, or have look over with you. It's called, " How the Gerson Therapy heals " . This will give you an overview of how Dr. Gerson was able to cure many people of cancer...and you know that cancer is an immune system issue. If you have a strong immune system, your body will fight off mutant cells and cancer will not take hold. The Gerson therapy can build a strong immune system Lea. It's not an easy protocol to follow, but you must detox your body, feed it all the right foods, including enzymes and minerals and nutrients. One of the most important detoxifiers is glutathione, and you can help your body have enough of it by taking N-acetyl-cysteine, and eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. NO processed foods. http://gerson-research.org/docs/HildenbrandGLG-1990-5/index.html Let me know if you and find the article helpful. I wish you both healing! Patty > > > > > > > > > > > > Darling Patty; > > > > > > > > > > > > My Potassium levels are low, and this is frightening me. > What > > > > >should I do to repair this? They told me to eat oranges and > > >bananas, > > > > >but that is not helping. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you...love you so....Lea > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`` > > > > > > Gut health VERY IMPORTANT TO IMMUNE > > > > >SYSTEM! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In Gut and Psychology Syndrome, British neurologist and > > > > >nutritionist Natasha -McBride, MD reveals the > connection > > > > >between the gut flora - the microorganisms in the digestive > tract - > > > > >and the brain. > > > > > > -McBride illuminates the gut's vital role in > > > > >supporting the full range of our mental and physical health. > Her > > > > >findings relate to both children and adults. > > > > > > Medinform Publishing, 2004 > > > > > > ISBN 978-0954852009 > > > > > > 266 pages > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We live in a world of epidemics > > > > > > 85% of the body's immune system can be found in the gut > > > > > > The vital functions of gut flora > > > > > > Gut flora protect and nourish the digestive tract > > > > > > Symptoms of gut dysbiosis > > > > > > What kind of toxins are we talking about? > > > > > > The importance of re-establishing gut flora > > > > > > > > > > > > We live in a world of epidemics > > > > > > > > > > > > Fifteen years ago, autistic spectrum disorders affected one > in > > > > >10,000 children. Today in the West, on average one in 200 > children > > > > >are diagnosed on the autistic spectrum. > > > > > > > > > > > > Millions of children are taking brain altering medications > such > > > > >as Ritalin to combat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder > > > > >(ADHD/ADD) and depression while many millions more are being > > > > >diagnosed with other learning problems with labels like > dyslexia > > >and > > > > >dyspraxia. > > > > > > > > > > > > How many families do you know personally who complain of > being > > > > >plagued by allergies, eczema, and asthma? > > > > > > > > > > > > Other epidemics include schizophrenia and obsessive > compulsive > > > > >disorder (OCD), which was unheard of only a few decades ago > and now > > > > >affects 2 million people in the United Kingdom alone. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many other neuropsychological and psychiatric problems in > > > > >children and young adults are becoming more and more common. > > > > > > > > > > > > Chronic degenerative diseases afflict over 120 million > > > > >Americans with 50 million more suffering from one or more auto- > > >immune > > > > >diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypothyroidism, adrenal > fatigue, > > > > >MS, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and a host of > other > > > > >syndromes. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cancer is now close to being expected to develop in 1 out of > > > > >every 2 people in their lifetime. > > > > > > > > > > > > Antibiotic resistant infections are increasing at an > alarming > > > > >rate. > > > > > > > > > > > > Approximately 90% of medication can only suppress symptoms > of > > > > >disease with no ability to fix or cure the diseases. > > > > > > > > > > > > Possibly most worrying is that the Centers for Disease > Control > > > > >in Atlanta has stated that for the first time in history those > born > > > > >after the year 2000 are expected to die before their parents - > a > > > > >truly frightening prospect. > > > > > > > > > > > > We have created different diagnostic boxes in which to fit > > > > >these " diseases. " But often we do not fit into any one of them > > > > >neatly. The modern westerner in most cases fits into a rather > lumpy > > > > >picture of overlapping neurological and psychiatric conditions. > > >This > > > > >picture leads us to the fact that these conditions are related > to > > > > >each other by similar underlying causes. > > > > > > > > > > > > 85% of the body's immune system can be found in the gut > > > > > > > > > > > > Not many people know that an adult on average carries 2 kg > of > > > > >bacteria in the gut. There are more cells in that microbial > mass > > >than > > > > >there are cells in an entire human body. It is a highly > organised > > > > >micro-world, where certain species of bacteria have to > predominate > > >to > > > > >keep us healthy physically and mentally. Their role in our > health > > >is > > > > >so monumental that we simply cannot afford to ignore them. > > > > > > > > > > > > A typical modern mother was probably not breast-fed when she > > > > >was a baby, because she was born in the 60s or 70s when breast- > > > > >feeding went out of fashion. Why is it important? > > > > > > > > > > > > Because it is well known now that bottle-fed babies develop > > > > >completely different gut flora compared to breast-fed babies. > This > > > > >compromised gut flora in a bottle-fed baby later on > predisposes her > > > > >to many health problems. Having acquired compromised gut flora > from > > > > >the start, a typical modern mum had quite a few courses of > > > > >antibiotics in her childhood and youth for various infections. > It > > >is > > > > >a well known fact that antibiotics have a serious damaging > effect > > >on > > > > >gut flora, because they wipe out the beneficial strains of > bacteria > > > > >in the gut. At the age of 16, and sometimes even earlier, the > > >modern > > > > >mum was put on a contraceptive pill, which she took for quite > a few > > > > >years before starting a family. > > > > > > > > > > > > Contraceptive pills have a devastating effect on the > beneficial > > > > >(good) bacteria in the gut. > > > > > > > > > > > > One of the major functions of the good bacteria in the gut > > > > >flora is controlling about 500 different species of pathogenic > > >(bad) > > > > >and opportunistic microbes known to science. When the > beneficial > > > > >bacteria get destroyed the opportunists get a special > opportunity > > >to > > > > >grow into large colonies and occupy large areas of the > digestive > > > > >tract. A modern diet of processed and fast foods provide > perfect > > > > >nourishment for these pathogens and that is a typical diet a > modern > > > > >mum had as a child and a young adult. > > > > > > > > > > > > As a result of all these factors a modern mum has seriously > > > > >compromised gut flora by the time she is ready to have > children. > > >The > > > > >most common health problems in mothers are digestive > abnormalities, > > > > >allergies, autoimmunity, PMS, chronic fatigue, headaches and > skin > > > > >problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > Whatever microbial flora the mother has she passes to her > new- > > > > >born child. And indeed clinical signs of gut dysbiosis > (abnormal > > >gut > > > > >flora) are present in almost 100% of mothers of children with > > > > >neurological and psychiatric conditions. > > > > > > > > > > > > The vital functions of gut flora > > > > > > > > > > > > Gut flora is something we do not think much about. And yet > the > > > > >number of functions the gut flora fulfills is so vital for us > that > > >if > > > > >some day our digestive tract got sterilised we probably would > not > > > > >survive. > > > > > > > > > > > > The first and very important function is appropriate > digestion > > > > >and absorption of food. If a child does not acquire normal > balanced > > > > >gut flora, then the child will not digest and absorb foods > > >properly, > > > > >developing multiple nutritional deficiencies. And that is what > we > > > > >commonly see in children with learning disabilities, > psychiatric > > > > >problems, and allergies. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of these children are malnourished. Even in the cases > > > > >where the child may grow well, testing reveals some typical > > > > >nutritional deficiencies in many important minerals, vitamins, > > > > >essential fats, many amino-acids and other nutrients. The most > > >common > > > > >deficiencies, recorded in these children, are in magnesium, > zinc, > > > > >selenium, copper, calcium, manganese, sulphur, phosphorus, > iron, > > > > >potassium, vanadium, boron, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, > A, D, > > > > >folic acid, pantothenic acid, omega-3, 6, 9 fatty acids, > taurine, > > > > >alpha-ketoglutaric acid, glutathione and many other amino- > acids. > > > > > > > > > > > > This usual list of nutritional deficiencies, commonly seen > in > > > > >these children, includes some of the most important nutrients > for > > > > >normal development of the child's brain, immune system, and the > > >body > > > > >as a whole. > > > > > > > > > > > > In addition to promoting normal digestion and absorption of > > > > >food, healthy gut flora actively synthesise various nutrients: > > > > >vitamin K, pantothenic acid, folic acid, thiamine (vitamin B1), > > > > >riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3), pyridoxine > (vitamin > > > > >B6), ciancobalamine (vitamin B12), various amino-acids, and > > >proteins. > > > > >When tested, people with gut dysbiosis always present with > > > > >deficiencies of these nutrients. Clinical experience shows that > > > > >restoring the beneficial bacteria in their gut is the best way > to > > > > >deal with these deficiencies. > > > > > > > > > > > > The majority of children with neurological and psychiatric > > > > >conditions look pale and pasty. When tested, they show various > > >stages > > > > >of anaemia, which is not surprising. To have healthy blood we > > >require > > > > >many different nutrients: vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, K, A, > D, > > > > >etc), minerals (iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, cobalt, > selenium, > > > > >boron, etc.), essential amino-acids, and fats. These children > are > > >not > > > > >only unable to absorb these nutrients from food - their > ability to > > > > >produce many of them in the body is also damaged. > > > > > > > > > > > > What's more, people with damaged gut flora often have > > > > >particular groups of pathogenic bacteria growing in their gut, > > > > >including iron-loving bacteria (Actinomyces spp., Mycobacterium > > >spp., > > > > >pathogenic strains of E.Coli, Corynebacterium spp. and many > > >others). > > > > >These bacteria consume whatever iron the the diet provides, > leaving > > > > >that person deficient in iron. Unfortunately, supplementing > iron > > >only > > > > >makes these bacteria grow stronger and does not remedy > anaemia. To > > > > >treat anaemia, the person requires all the nutrients we have > > > > >mentioned, many of which healthy gut flora supply. > > > > > > > > > > > > Gut flora protect and nourish the digestive tract > > > > > > > > > > > > In addition to taking a direct part in nourishing the body, > > > > >beneficial bacteria in the gut act as the housekeepers for the > > > > >digestive tract. They coat the entire surface of the gut, > > >protecting > > > > >it from invaders and toxins by providing a natural barrier and > > > > >producing a lot of antibacterial, anti-viral and anti- fungal > > > > >substances. > > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time, they provide the gut lining with > nourishment. > > > > >It is estimated that 60-70% of the energy that the gut lining > > >derives > > > > >is from the activity of bacteria which live on its surface. > > > > > > > > > > > > It is no surprise, then, that when the gut flora is abnormal > > > > >the digestive tract itself cannot be healthy. Indeed, most > children > > > > >with learning disabilities, psychiatric disorders and allergies > > > > >present with digestive problems. In many cases these problems > are > > > > >severe enough for the parents to talk about them first. > > > > > > > > > > > > In some cases they may not be very severe, but when asked > > > > >direct questions the parents describe that their child never > had > > > > >normal stool, that their child suffered from colic as a baby, > and > > > > >that tummy pains and flatulence are a common part of the > picture. > > >In > > > > >those cases where these children have been examined by gastro- > > > > >enterologists, inflammatory process in the gut was found along > with > > > > >faecal compaction and an over-spill syndrome. > > > > > > > > > > > > The most recent research was performed at the Royal Free > > > > >Hospital in London by Dr. Wakefield and his team. They > found > > > > >an inflammatory condition in the bowel of autistic children, > which > > > > >they have named Autistic Enterocolitis. > > > > > > > > > > > > Schizophrenic patients were always known to have serious > > > > >digestive problems. Dr. Curtis Dohan, MD has devoted many > years to > > > > >researching digestive abnormalities in schizophrenia. He found > a > > >lot > > > > >of similarities between coeliac disease and the state of the > > > > >digestive tract in schizophrenics. > > > > > > > > > > > > In my clinical practice, I see that long before these > patients > > > > >develop psychotic symptoms they suffer from digestive problems > and > > > > >all other typical symptoms of gut dysbiosis and have done so > pretty > > > > >much from the start of their lives. Children and young adults > with > > > > >ADHD/ADD, OCD, depression and other neuropsychological > problems are > > > > >very often reported to suffer from digestive abnormalities > though > > > > >there have not been formal studies published yet. > > > > > > > > > > > > Symptoms of gut dysbiosis > > > > > > > > > > > > What other symptoms of gut dysbiosis do we know? Well- > > > > >functioning gut flora is the right hand of our immune system. > The > > > > >beneficial bacteria in the gut ensure appropriate production of > > > > >different immune cells, immunoglobulins, and other parts of the > > > > >immune system. But most importantly, they keep the immune > system in > > > > >the right balance. What typically happens in a person with gut > > > > >dysbiosis is that two major arms of their immune system, Th1 > and > > >Th2, > > > > >get out of balance with underactive Th1 and overactive Th2. As > a > > > > >result, the immune system starts reacting to most environmental > > > > >stimuli in an allergic or atopic kind of way. > > > > > > > > > > > > A baby is born with an immature immune system. > Establishment of > > > > >a healthy balance of gut flora in the first few days of life > plays > > >a > > > > >crucial role in the appropriate maturation of the immune > system. If > > > > >the baby does not acquire appropriate gut flora then the baby > is > > >left > > > > >immune compromised. The result is lots of infections followed > by > > >lots > > > > >of courses of antibiotics, which damage the child's gut flora > and > > > > >immune system even further. > > > > > > > > > > > > The most common infections in the first two years of life in > > > > >the children with neurological, psychological, and atopic > disorders > > > > >are ear infections, chest infections, sore throats, and > impetigo. > > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time, in the first two years of life the child > > > > >receives a lot of vaccinations. A child with compromised immune > > > > >system does not react to vaccinations in a predicted way. In > most > > > > >cases, vaccines deepen the damage to the immune system and > provide > > >a > > > > >source of chronic persistent viral infections and autoimmune > > >problems > > > > >in these children. > > > > > > > > > > > > A considerable amount of research has been published > regarding > > > > >the state of the immune system in children with learning > > >disabilities > > > > >and psychiatric problems. The research shows deep > abnormalities in > > > > >all major cell groups and immunoglobulins in these children. > The > > >most > > > > >common autoantibodies found are to myelin basic protein (MBP) > and > > > > >neuron-axon filament protein (NSFP). These antibodies attack > the > > > > >child's brain and the rest of the nervous system. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, the modern child did not get normal gut flora from the > > > > >start and then got it damaged even further by repeated courses > of > > > > >antibiotics and vaccinations. As a result, these children > commonly > > > > >suffer from digestive problems, allergies, asthma, and eczema. > > > > > > > > > > > > For children who then go on to develop neurological and > > > > >psychiatric problems, something even more terrible happens. > Without > > > > >control of the beneficial bacteria, different opportunistic and > > > > >pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi have a good chance to > > >occupy > > > > >large territories in the digestive tract of the child and grow > > >large > > > > >colonies. > > > > > > > > > > > > Two particular groups which are most commonly found on > testing > > > > >are yeasts (including Candida species) and Clostridia family. > These > > > > >pathogenic microbes start digesting food in their own way, > > >producing > > > > >large amounts of various toxic substances which get absorbed > into > > >the > > > > >blood stream and are carried to the brain, where they cross the > > >blood- > > > > >brain barrier. > > > > > > > > > > > > The number and mixture of toxins can be very individual, > > > > >causing a variety of neurological and psychological symptoms. > Due > > >to > > > > >the absence or greatly reduced numbers of beneficial bacteria > in > > >the > > > > >gut flora, instead of being a source of nourishment the child's > > > > >digestive system becomes a major source of toxicity in the > body. > > > > > > > > > > > > What kind of toxins are we talking about? > > > > > > > > > > > > There are many toxins which have not been studied very well > > > > >yet. But some toxins have received a considerable amount of > > >research. > > > > >Let us have a look at them. > > > > > > > > > > > > Acetaldehyde and alcohol - what have these substances got > to do > > > > >with children? The most common pathogenic microbes shown to > > >overgrow > > > > >in the digestive systems of children with neuropsychological > > > > >conditions and allergies are yeasts, particularly Candida > species. > > > > >Yeasts ferment dietary carbohydrates, producing alcohol and > its by- > > > > >product, acetaldehyde. > > > > > > Let us see what a constant exposure to alcohol and > acetaldehyde > > > > >does to the body. The effects include: > > > > > > a.. Liver damage with reduced ability to detoxify drugs, > > > > >pollutants, and other toxins. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > b.. Inability of the liver to dispose of old > > > > >neurotransmitters, hormones, and other byproducts of normal > > > > >metabolism. As a result, these substances accumulate in the > body, > > > > >causing behavioural abnormalities and many other problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > c.. Degeneration of the pancreas with reduced ability to > > > > >produce pancreatic enzymes, which impairs digestion. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > d.. Reduced ability of the stomach wall to produce stomach > > > > >acid. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > e.. Damage to immune system. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > f.. Brain damage with lack of self-control, impaired co- > > > > >ordination, impaired speech, development, aggression, mental > > > > >retardation, loss of memory and stupor. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > g.. Peripheral nerve damage with altered senses and muscle > > > > >weakness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > h.. Direct muscle tissue damage with altered ability to > > > > >contract and relax plus muscle weakness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i.. Nutritional deficiencies from damaging effect on > > > > >digestion and absorption of most vitamins, minerals and amino > > >acids. > > > > >Deficiencies in vitamins B and A are particularly common. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > j.. Alteration of metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and > > > > >lipids in the body. > > > > > > > > > > > > Alcohol has an ability to enhance the toxicity of most > common > > > > >drugs, pollutants, and other toxins. Acetaldehyde is > considered to > > >be > > > > >the most toxic of alcohol by-products. It is the chemical which > > >gives > > > > >us the feeling of having a hangover. Anybody who has > experienced a > > > > >hangover can tell you how dreadful he or she felt. > > > > > > > > > > > > Children who acquire abnormal gut flora with a lot of yeast > > > > >from the start may never know any other feeling. Acetaldehyde > has a > > > > >large variety of toxic influences on the body. One of the most > > > > >devastating influences of this chemical is its ability to > alter the > > > > >structure of proteins. Acetaldehyde-altered proteins are > thought to > > > > >be responsible for many autoimmune reactions. Children with > > > > >neuropsychological problems are commonly found to have > antibodies > > > > >against their own tissues. > > > > > > Other toxins include: > > > > > > > > > > > > Clostridia neurotoxins. There are about 100 different > > > > >Clostridia species known so far. They are present in the > stools of > > > > >people with autism, schizophrenia, psychosis, severe > depression, > > > > >muscle paralysis, muscle tonus abnormalities, and some other > > > > >neurological and psychiatric conditions. Many Clostridia > species > > >are > > > > >normal inhabitants of a human gut. For example, Clostridium > tetani > > >is > > > > >routinely found in the gut of healthy humans and animals. > > > > > > > > > > > > Everybody knows that tetanus is a deadly disease, due to an > > > > >extremely powerful neurotoxin Clostridium tetani produces. > > > > >Clostridium tetani, which lives in the gut, is normally > controlled > > >by > > > > >the beneficial bacteria and does us no harm, because its toxin > can > > > > >not get through the healthy gut wall. Unfortunately, the > children > > >we > > > > >are discussing do not have a healthy gut wall. In gut dysbiosis > > >this > > > > >powerful neurotoxin may well get absorbed through the damaged > gut > > > > >lining and then cross the blood-brain barrier affecting the > child's > > > > >mental development. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many other species of Clostridia (perfringens, novyi, > septicum, > > > > >histolyticum, sordelli, aerofoetidum, tertium, sporogenes, etc) > > > > >produce toxins similar to tetanus toxin as well as many other > > >toxins. > > > > >Dr. Shaw at Great Plains Laboratories describes in > detail > > >the > > > > >number of autistic children who showed significant improvement > in > > > > >their development and biochemical tests while on anti- > Clostridia > > > > >medication. Unfortunately, as soon as the medication was > stopped > > >the > > > > >children slipped back into autism, because these children do > not > > >have > > > > >the healthy gut flora to control Clostridia and prevent their > > >toxins > > > > >from traveling through the gut lining into the bloodstream. > > > > > > > > > > > > In many cases, Clostridia were not identified in the stools > of > > > > >these children because Clostridia are strict anaerobes and are > very > > > > >difficult to study. We need to come up with some better ways of > > > > >testing for these potent pathogens. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeasts and Clostridia have been given a special opportunity > in > > > > >the era of antibiotics. Broad-spectrum antibiotics do not touch > > >them > > > > >while they do kill the beneficial bacteria in the gut, which > are > > > > >capable of controlling the yeasts and Clostridia. So, after > every > > > > >course of antibiotics, these two pathogenic groups get out of > > >control > > > > >and overgrow. The children that we are talking about usually > are > > > > >exposed to numerous courses of antibiotics pretty much from the > > > > >beginning of their lives. > > > > > > > > > > > > Gluteomorphins and casomorphins or opiates from gluten and > > > > >casein. Opiates are drugs - such as opium, morphine and > heroin - > > > > >which are commonly used by drug addicts. What have they got to > do > > > > >with children? > > > > > > > > > > > > Gluten is a protein present in grains - mainly wheat, rye, > > > > >oats, and barley. Casein is a milk protein, present in cow, > goat, > > > > >sheep, human, and all other milk and milk products. In the > bodies > > >of > > > > >children and adults with autism and schizophrenia, these > proteins > > >do > > > > >not get digested properly because their digestive systems are > full > > >of > > > > >abnormal microbial flora. As a result of misdigestion, gluten > and > > > > >casein turn into substances with chemical structure similar to > > > > >opiates such as morphine and heroin. > > > > > > > > > > > > There has been quite a substantial amount of research > conducted > > > > >in this area by Dohan, Reichelt, Shattock, Cade and others, in > > >which > > > > >gluten and casein peptides, called gluteomorphin and > casomorphin, > > > > >were detected in the urine of schizophrenic patients and > autistic > > > > >children. Incidentally, these substances were also found in > > >patients > > > > >with depression and rheumatoid arthritis. These opiates from > wheat > > > > >and milk get through the blood-brain barrier and block certain > > >areas > > > > >of the brain, just like morphine or heroin would do, causing > > >various > > > > >neurological and psychological symptoms. Based on this > research, > > >the > > > > >gluten- and casein-free diet (GFCF diet) has been developed, > which > > > > >helps a lot of children and adults with autism and > schizophrenia. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dermorphin and deltorphin. These are two frightening toxic > > > > >substances with opiate structure that have been found in > autistic > > > > >children by biochemist Alan Friedman, PhD. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dermorphin and deltorphin were first identified on the skin > of > > > > >a poison dart frog in South America. Native people used to dip > > >their > > > > >darts into the mucous on these frogs in order to paralyse their > > > > >enemy, because deltorphin and dermorphin are extremely potent > > > > >neurotoxins. Dr. Friedman believes that it is not the frog that > > > > >produces these neurotoxins, but rather a fungus which grows on > the > > > > >skin of this frog. It is possible that this fungus grows in > the gut > > > > >of autistic children, supplying their bodies with dermorphin > and > > > > >deltorphin. > > > > > > > > > > > > Organic acid testing now available in many laboratories > around > > > > >the world can identify various metabolites of microbial > activity > > > > >taking place in the gut which are absorbed and then excreted > in the > > > > >child's urine. Many of these metabolites are highly poisonous > > > > >substances. > > > > > > > > > > > > Low Serum Sulphate is a common finding in these children. > It is > > > > >an indirect indication of toxicity in the body because > sulphates > > >are > > > > >essential for many detoxification processes and the normal > > >metabolism > > > > >of brain neurotransmitters. In many cases the child may be > getting > > > > >plenty of sulphates through the diet, but they all get > consumed by > > > > >the detox pathways struggling with the river of toxicity which > is > > > > >constantly coming from the child's gut. > > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time, another large group of bacteria which > > > > >commonly overgrow in the gut dysbiosis situation are sulphate- > > > > >reducing bacteria, which make sulphur unavailable for the body > to > > > > >use. These bacteria metabolise sulphate coming from food into > > > > >sulphites, many of which are toxic. Hydrogen sulphide, for > example, > > > > >is the gas with the rotten egg smell. Some parents of autistic, > > > > >hyperactive, and other children tell me that their child's > stool > > >has > > > > >this characteristic smell. > > > > > > > > > > > > The importance of re-establishing gut flora > > > > > > > > > > > > The mixture of toxicity in each child can be quite > individual > > > > >and different. But what they all have in common is gut > dysbiosis. > > >The > > > > >toxicity, which is produced by the abnormal microbial mass in > these > > > > >children, establishes a link between the gut and the brain. > These > > > > >children can present with symptoms of autism, ADHD, ADD, OCD, > > > > >dyslexia, dyspraxia, schizophrenia, depression, sleep > disorders, > > > > >allergies, asthma and eczema in any possible combination. > > > > > > These are the children who fall in the gap in our medical > > > > >knowledge. Any child with a learning disability, neurological > or > > > > >psychological problems, or allergies should be thoroughly > examined > > > > >for gut dysbiosis. Re-establishing normal gut flora and > treating > > >the > > > > >digestive system of the child has to be the number one > treatment > > >for > > > > >these disorders, before considering any other treatments with > drugs > > > > >or otherwise. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ ---- > > > > >-------- > > > > > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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