Re: How to give cal/mag/zinc while on a 4-hour schedule

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>I've been giving them an hour before giving the DMSA. Is that OK? Is

> there a better way of doing this?

Rima,

The way that you are giving minerals is fine. It is good to give them

frequently to maximize absorption. Really important because

absorption is not working well with most people who need chelation.

The superstition about giving minerals away from chelators comes from

the medical use of EDTA. EDTA does interfere with minerals. Doctors

have mistakenly assumed that what is true for EDTA is true for other

chelators. That assumption is false.

J

>

> Hi,

>

> I could use some help understanding the various views on giving minerals

> while chelating.

>

> I just spoke to a new DAN doc that I may well be using from now on

and the

> subject of minerals came up. They advocate giving minerals every

12-hours

> while chelating. They also recommend chelating on an 8-hour

schedule. If I

> switch to them, they will likely want us to switch to one of the

transdermal

> chelators. I am now using oral DMSA.

>

> My problem, for now, is the logistics of how to give 2000/1000/130 mg of

> Cal/Mag/Zinc while on the four-hour schedule. The problem is that the

> supplement is dosed so that you have to give 8 capsules in order to

get to

> our dosage. I give two capsules at a time so as not to go over 500mg of

> calcium at a time, since the body doesn't absorb more than that at

any one

> time. I've been giving them an hour before giving the DMSA. Is that

OK? Is

> there a better way of doing this?

>

> One last detail, I am down to this particular brand, due to my

daughter's

> intolerance to so many things.

>

> Thanks for any guidance you guys can give.

>

> --

> Rima Regas

> Mom to Leah, age 8 (AS, DSI and APD)

> http://www.sensoryintegrationhelp.com

>