Re: Peptide test before Dr. Holmes protocol?

March 5, 2001

I'm sorry, but I'm confused. What do peptide levels have to do with

Chelation? My understanding is that peptide levels will increase if

there is an intolerance to gluten and casein and that once on the

diet, the peptides will fall within an acceptable range. The diet

then needs to be maintained until the intolerance, which can be cause

by mercury poisoning, is eradicated. Chelation is used to rid the

body of heavy metals. Therefore, you wouldn't want to go off the

diet until the chelation therapy no longer showed metals being dumped

in the urine. At which point the intolerance to gluten and casein

would go away. (Assuming all steps to heal the gut were taken (i.e.

antifungals). I'm not trying to be smart, I just want to make sure my

understanding is accurate. I've been so overwhelmed by all this

information and I finally thought I had it figured out.

Michele in land

> Back on Feb. 21st I flew my son out to see Dr. Holmes. We are still

waiting a few more weeks to get all of the tests back before she

sends us her protocol for him. I asked her about her son and him

being off of the GFCF Diet since Oct. She said they do periodic

testing on him and no peptides show up in the results. This really

intrigued my husband and he thought that maybe before we start Dr.

Holmes's protocol that we should get a peptide test to see where my

son's levels are before and after her chelation. When we origonally

started the diet we did not think of getting a peptide test done on

him and after he was on it we brought the idea up to his DAN doctor

and he said it wouldn't do much good at this point because he is

already on the diet (I could go on about his DAN Dr. and his

chelation of my son with minimal effect but I won't. I'll be good).

Anyone out there that has been to see her already, what are your

thoughts on this? Is it a good idea? I would hate to tramatize my son

and spend all this money to do the test if it wasn't nessecary. I

guess what we are trying to figure out is where is his gut at now and

where will it be after he has been on Dr. Holmes's chelation for a

while. I told her we are using her son as a guinea pig to see what

happens with him before we ever consider taking him off of the diet.

Sorry this is so longgggggg!

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