Re: Chemical Smell/now: SCD alone can chelate

[Guest guest]

Dear this is something that was given to me and I wanted to share it with

the serve. It is written by Elaine, talking about how SCD chelates.

We personally refuse to chelate with chemicals, until we realize one year from

now that SCD is not enough. So far it is working a miracle in our autistic

daughter, her liver and kidneys are now healing and are able to detox with out

intervention or DAN! protocol. Unless something drastic was to happen, we have

no intentions from straying from 100% adherence to SCDiet, we are truly

impressed so far.

Antoinette (celiac) mom to Kiki (celiac/autistic/signs of heavy metals) SCD 2/06

[sCDlistmoderators] Dr. Merigian and SCD

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From Elaine:

Today I heard that Dr. Merigian, a toxicologist practicing out of

Cordova, TN and who has been called in as a consultant by the Government

in cases of suspected metal toxicity, is recommending SCD for patients.

The patient (who originally contacted Lucy Rosset) and I have just

gotten off the phone. Her husband was stricken with what appeared to be

a fatal case of heavy metal toxicity while on the job. They travelled

from California to Tennessee to see Dr. Merigian. He told the patient

that the only thing that could save his life was to go on The Specific

Carbohydrate Diet. I spoke to the wife and she says they are enjoying

the diet and it appears that her husband is finally coming around. Dr.

Merigian said it would be slow but sure. This is very exciting

especially for those children who show high mercury and/or lead levels.

I have always felt that SCD would detoxify the liver given time and it

has proven to avoid a liver transplant in one child with Crohn's disease

(there may be others about which I have no knowledge). Needless to say,

I am ecstatic.

[Guest guest]

Elaine:

" I have said again and again on this list, that levels of things like

mercury, etc. will go out of whack if a person or child is not absorbing

nutrients because of bowel problems. "

Summer's Family, SCD 08/04 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/openblooms/

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[Guest guest]

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Elaine Gottschall Discusses Detoxification

Elaine:

" I have said again and again on this list, that levels of things like

mercury, etc. will go out of whack if a person or child is not absorbing

nutrients because of bowel problems. "

:

Let's say a person does not have excessive metals...they are fine...then

they incur poor gut health, colon problems, malabsorbtion. How do the

metals accummulate then? Are you saying that the bowel problems lead to

malnutrition so the body cannot detox properly and THAT creates the

metals build-up??? This is very interesting for sure.

I take you feel that fixing the bowel problem and dysbiosis first will

restore proper nutrition and then the body would return to natural

functional detox and that will reduce the excessive metals in the body?

Sounds reasonable. Is this correct? Some people would certainly like an

alternative to straight chelation... believe, the entire issues of

'chelation' if swimming in controversy, disagreement, hard feelings,

anxiety, and a bunch of unhappy campers.

Elaine:

Thanks so much for pursuing this. This explanation is not way out; it

is basic biochemistry and physiology. It is accepted by many clinicans

who understand the detoxification systems of the body, but as I have

said, they are not trained sufficiently in biochemistry to apply these

sytems to diet.

A simple example of what I am talking about has to do with detoxification

by the P-450 system of the liver. Many fat soluble compounds which are

injurious to the body (fats/lipids in drugs, pesticides and herbicides

which are fat soluble compounds, and heavy metals among which are mercury

and lead, etc. etc. etc.) enter the body and were it not for the P-450

detox system, they would remain and accumulate. The P-450 system is

equipped to make them WATER SOLUBLE through the action of glutathione

(and I have not studied the biochemistry of this compound for a long

time) and when they are water-soluble, they enter the bloodstream and are

eliminated via the urine.

The action of enzymes which require the transfer of electrons is

facilitated by Vitamin C. In fact, these enzymes of the P450 system

cannot work without sufficient Vitamin C in the diet. Therefore, when we

have overgrowth of microbes (bacteria and yeast) in the gut, when we have

increased permeability because of them, when we do not absorb even the

tiny amounts of nutrients in the high SAD (typical No. American diet and

also the GF/CF diet with rice, corn, gluten free wheat, etc.)) we do not

detoxify properly.

Because SCD aids in returning the gut to health, we slowly should

correct all this.

Elaine

Summer's Family, SCD 08/04 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/openblooms/

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[Guest guest]

This is an old string of conversation starting with Elaine's comments at the

bottom, whoever is interested (a few people asked). I have worked out a bit more

of my own observations since then, had to notice how much more I know now then

when I made this post.....

S

So, I had said this before.

>>> You can't supplement glutamate and expect it to be used by the brain, for

instance. It cannot cross the blood brain barrier, and the brain itself has

to manufacture glutamate with amino acids and glucose.<<<

Summer

Jim & Jennie wrote:

Summer,

Thank you. You are very informative. I love to learn. I try to soak it

all up like a sponge. Keep it coming everyone. Jenn & Kali 95% SCD 4 months

Re: Elaine Gottschall Discusses Detoxification

> > >

> > >

> > > > This is very interesting to me - I have been so confused by the

> > > > abundance of ways to detoxify.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > mom to Jack, SCD 1 week

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ********************************************

> > > > Elaine Gottschall Discusses Detoxification

> > > >

> > > > Elaine:

> > > >

> > > > " I have said again and again on this list, that levels of things

like

> > > > mercury, etc. will go out of whack if a person or child is not

> absorbing

> > > > nutrients because of bowel problems. "

> > > >

> > > > :

> > > >

> > > > Let's say a person does not have excessive metals...they are

> fine...then

> > > > they incur poor gut health, colon problems, malabsorbtion. How do

the

> > > > metals accummulate then? Are you saying that the bowel problems lead

> to

> > > > malnutrition so the body cannot detox properly and THAT creates the

> > > > metals build-up??? This is very interesting for sure.

> > > >

> > > > I take you feel that fixing the bowel problem and dysbiosis first

will

> > > > restore proper nutrition and then the body would return to natural

> > > > functional detox and that will reduce the excessive metals in the

> body?

> > > > Sounds reasonable. Is this correct? Some people would certainly like

> an

> > > > alternative to straight chelation... believe, the entire issues of

> > > > 'chelation' if swimming in controversy, disagreement, hard feelings,

> > > > anxiety, and a bunch of unhappy campers.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Elaine:

> > > >

> > > > Thanks so much for pursuing this. This explanation is not way out;

it

> > > > is basic biochemistry and physiology. It is accepted by many

clinicans

> > > > who understand the detoxification systems of the body, but as I have

> > > > said, they are not trained sufficiently in biochemistry to apply

these

> > > > sytems to diet.

> > > >

> > > > A simple example of what I am talking about has to do with

> > detoxification

> > > > by the P-450 system of the liver. Many fat soluble compounds which

are

> > > > injurious to the body (fats/lipids in drugs, pesticides and

herbicides

> > > > which are fat soluble compounds, and heavy metals among which are

> > mercury

> > > > and lead, etc. etc. etc.) enter the body and were it not for the

P-450

> > > > detox system, they would remain and accumulate. The P-450 system is

> > > > equipped to make them WATER SOLUBLE through the action of

glutathione

> > > > (and I have not studied the biochemistry of this compound for a long

> > > > time) and when they are water-soluble, they enter the bloodstream

and

> > are

> > > > eliminated via the urine.

> > > >

> > > > The action of enzymes which require the transfer of electrons is

> > > > facilitated by Vitamin C. In fact, these enzymes of the P450 system

> > > > cannot work without sufficient Vitamin C in the diet. Therefore,

when

> we

> > > > have overgrowth of microbes (bacteria and yeast) in the gut, when we

> > have

> > > > increased permeability because of them, when we do not absorb even

the

> > > > tiny amounts of nutrients in the high SAD (typical No. American diet

> and

> > > > also the GF/CF diet with rice, corn, gluten free wheat, etc.)) we do

> not

> > > > detoxify properly.

> > > >

> > > > Because SCD aids in returning the gut to health, we slowly should

> > > > correct all this.

> > > >

> > > > Elaine

Summer's Family, SCD 08/04 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/openblooms/

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