Re: DDI hair analysis - comment please - Nicola, your son's hair test

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Your son's test doesn't meet the counting rules. The test looks

fairly normal, but supplementation can make a hair test appear more

normal.

Since the test looks fairly normal, I would believe the lowish

levels of molybdenum and iodine. Dark circles under the eyes

often go with phenol intolerance. Giving some molybdenum could

help. And epsom salt baths could be great for him. Iodine is

needed to make thyroid hormone. I would try giving him an iodine

supplement, such as kelp. Selenium is not as low, but is

recommended for mercury toxic people, can help to suppress thyroid

antibodies, and helps with T4 to T3 conversion.

He would not do well with tyrosine or phenylalanine (which is in

aspartame). Those should be avoided.

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> My son was born just under 3 years before I became sick - he is

> nearly six now. Hormone tests have confirmed he is hypothyroid, and

It is worth noting that serum thyroid tests reflect a recent time

frame while hair tests show what is happening on average over the

past 3 months. His K/Ca is at the top of its range. Na/K is

not bad, but toward the hyperthyroid end. Sounds like his dose is

okay, or perhaps on the high side.

> his adrenals are very weak. His main problem is slurry speech (due

> to the high aluminium?), for which he is having speech therapy. I

> have Andy's hair analysis book, and according to that he doesn't meet

> any counting rules, but I think he MUST be affected by the mercury.

A trial of chelation should answer the question. I would use DMSA

because of the lead fairly high in green, and add ALA after he is

on a comfortable DMSA dose.

> He gets more tired than I think is normal for a five year old, is

> very skinny, has poor immunity - always coming down with chest

> infections - poor digestion, and has dark rings under his eyes. Why

> else would he have thyroid and adrenal problems?

Mercury does seem a likely cause.

> The big question is whether to chelate him - I am nervous of this. I

> look at him and see a mercury toxic child - everyone else looks at

> him and sees a 'normal' little boy. How many mercury toxic children

> are there out there?!

I don't know how many, but you'll find lots of parents to compare

notes with here:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism-Mercury/

> He currently takes

> 3/4 grain Armour

> 1 multivit / mineral

> cod liver oil

> probiotics

For immune function issues, I would make sure he is getting plenty

of zinc and vitamin C. The autism-mercury list has a supplement

file with children's dosing recommendations. I believe zinc should

be weight + 20 mg for kids, in divided doses.

Make sure he is getting enough vitamin A - very important for

immunity. CLO will not give enough and the multivit is probably

not enough for his needs either.

Also consider natural antivirals like elderberry extract, echinacea,

lysine, olive leaf extract, astragalus, etc.

> I want to keep him off HC, but may have to consider other forms of

> adrenal support.

Have you tried adrenal cortex extract?

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> We live in Belgium. Your thoughts on all this are welcome.

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> Nicola

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