Re: Re: My story as an Adult with Autism and a question

October 25, 2010

Blood tests for mercury are very inaccurate and have no diagnostic

purpose. If you do have mercury the parts that would be causing the real

problems are inside your organs and brain. Mercury never leaves the

brain, once it is in it doesn't come out.

*** Actually, it does come out. Just very very slowly. According to one

study I read, It takes more than 20 years to come out of brain tissues,

if I recall correctly. The reason it takes so long seems to have to do with the

fact that once it is in the cell has to die or be replaced. Then a portion can

be reabsorbed so it is probably true that at least to some degree it never fully

comes out... anyway, I am more inclined to believe that it can be removed

because if it didn't then I wouldn't see such improvements. ***

The most accurate test is a

hair test through DDI(Doctor Data Inc.). You can obtain the Hair

Elements test through Directlabs without a doctors order. Using Andy

Cutler's counting rules you can then determine whether or not you have

mercury with good accuracy.

*** Is the hair test accurate at reading deposits? I asked my Doctor about it,

but the labs around here don't do it. Do they accept Medicare, or else what

costs are associated with the tests? ***

In Andy's book he suggests taurine, b-6, niacinamide, kava kava, gotu

kola, GABA, and addressing hypoglycemia for anxiety. Chromium for

hypoglycemics. The other suggestions are Rx drugs.

*** I have tried GABA. But it appears to have no impact, for me personally.

Instead it somehow caused an increase in muscle tone and size. After some

reading I found out that GABA causes an increase in Human Growth Hormone, so I

take it more to help me heal from muscular degeneration. I take 750 mg a day

with meals.***

October 25, 2010

Thanks for the Compliments. Actually, yes, that is what I suspect. I think it

has something to do with the fact that I had Scarlet Fever with multiple forms

of Strep all at once that nearly killed me. It's a miracle I am even alive, but

I can say with absolute certainty that I am sick with Strep without symptoms

more often than I am not sick and this in turn affects my mental health. It's

really weird, actually. It's like I fight it off without even being aware of it

at times and it's only when I over exert myself that symptoms even surface. Even

then, it almost always shows up negative on even a blood culture. May 6 of this

year is a good example. I went to the ER feeling very VERY sick. But I didn't

have a temperature and all tests showed as negative. The Doctor gave me an

antihistamine and that's it. A few weeks later during a normal scheduled

Doctor's appointment I lucked out. The symptoms were visible so I was given

antibiotics. Then just last month

I was in the ER again. That time I had a Fever but they could not find a cause.

They can see the Strep but they can't otherwise detect it. After 50 CCs of Blood

being drawn they just sent me home with a 5 day antibiotic. The most that really

did was put it back into remission. I am still to some degree sick but allot

less than I was a few months ago.

Really, I have no idea what to do about it. Colloidal Silver as a Nasal Spray to

inhale and a Throat Spray combined with 1 ounce 10 ppm silver with trace

minerals daily really helps to delay it but that doesn't stop it either and I

can't always afford it. (Silver was the antibiotic of choice before chemical

drugs were in use. Any Microbes that comes into contact with a Silver Ion dies

instantly and it persists in the body for 3 weeks normally, but since direct

contact is required it's not as effective. Higher doses might be, but an over

dose of silver turns people blue) If I just got sick normally I could get

treatment but my body fights it in a weird way.

I recently started a barrage of medical test but they still can't find anything.

It's safe to assume that at least some degree of my current symptoms are related

to being sick all the time, but I know that since I had even more symptoms

before my first experience with strep at 11-12 it can't be the cause of all the

symptoms.

I would of course like to know if there is any way to completely get rid of it.

From: healme42 <4usyoungs@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: My story as an Adult with Autism and a question

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 1:02 AM

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Well, I am no help at all. However, I wanted to comment that after the

hell that you have experienced in life, you have become an extremely intelligent

person as an adult. Great job on researching so much and working so hard to

turn so many negative situations around to your benefit!

I noticed you mentioned something about Strep and wondered if you have looked

into any underlying Bacterial infection that just won't die all the way. Like I

said, I don't know very much (probably the least on this site), however, that

just jumped out at me. I am guessing getting rid of any excess metals might

help with the Bacterial thing too.

Great luck to you!

>

> Blood tests for mercury are very inaccurate and have no diagnostic

> purpose. If you do have mercury the parts that would be causing the real

> problems are inside your organs and brain. Mercury never leaves the

> brain, once it is in it doesn't come out.

>

> *** Actually, it does come out. Just very very slowly. According to one

> study I read, It takes more than 20 years to come out of brain tissues,

> if I recall correctly. The reason it takes so long seems to have to do with

the fact that once it is in the cell has to die or be replaced. Then a portion

can be reabsorbed so it is probably true that at least to some degree it never

fully comes out... anyway, I am more inclined to believe that it can be removed

because if it didn't then I wouldn't see such improvements. ***

>

> The most accurate test is a

> hair test through DDI(Doctor Data Inc.). You can obtain the Hair

> Elements test through Directlabs without a doctors order. Using Andy

> Cutler's counting rules you can then determine whether or not you have

> mercury with good accuracy.

>

> *** Is the hair test accurate at reading deposits? I asked my Doctor about it,

but the labs around here don't do it. Do they accept Medicare, or else what

costs are associated with the tests? ***

>

> In Andy's book he suggests taurine, b-6, niacinamide, kava kava, gotu

> kola, GABA, and addressing hypoglycemia for anxiety. Chromium for

> hypoglycemics. The other suggestions are Rx drugs.

>

> *** I have tried GABA. But it appears to have no impact, for me personally.

Instead it somehow caused an increase in muscle tone and size. After some

reading I found out that GABA causes an increase in Human Growth Hormone, so I

take it more to help me heal from muscular degeneration. I take 750 mg a day

with meals.***

>

October 26, 2010

lipid panel run? Not sure about that one. I'll have to ask about it. But I know

my Cholesterol levels are very good and my body fat index is good. I have a

muscular build and an hourglass figure. My hip to waist ratio is 8/10. Unusual

for a guy, I know. But that's the figure I have. Personally I have never really

be concerned with Fats. Fats are just complex calories like any other source of

energy, right? And high amounts of the Omega 3, 6, and 9 Fatty Acids are

important for a healthy heart.

hmm. I haven't read that study. But there was an interesting study that spanned

the past 40 years on both humans in the UK and troops of Baboons that linked

anxiety and aggression to status in society. People and Baboons who were higher

on the social ladder were typically free of stress hormones and stress fat and

rarely got sick. Dopamine levels were also higher showing those higher on the

social ladder typically valued their life more. Whereas those lower on the

social ladder were sick very often, full of stress fat and stress hormones, and

otherwise miserable in comparison.

This was very consistent in scale in both Humans and Baboons. However, something

interesting happened about 2 decades ago. One of the observed troops of baboons

took to eating out of human trash and picked up a human disease that killed half

the adult males. It was a tragedy. But then it was noticed that only those on

the top of the ladder died. The males who were typically aggressive were the

ones on top, but they also lacked deep social connections. Somehow, despite the

supposedly stronger immune system, only those ones died. After, there were twice

as many males as females and these males were all " nice guys " so the social

dynamics of the troop was completely transformed. Ever since then, and even

today, they are the only group of primates on Earth who are completely free of

stress and anxiety and aggression. What's more, when a Male from another troop

tries to join it typically acts aggressive at first but typically learns within

6 months that such

behavior won't secure a mate so typically changes to become a docile male

showing that the Utopian life style can be learned.

From that observation it was revealed that while Chronic Stress damages the

immune system and even unravels telemeres such that one year of chronic stress

is equivalent to 6 years of aging... there are also chemicals which reverse the

damage completely. It was found that the reason why the supposedly weaker males

survives was because the close social bonds carried with it feelings of Love and

Compassion. It was found that those feelings cause regenerative chemicals to

form in the body which reverses damage. Just feeling Loved and giving

compassion, in and of itself, was more potent than the Dominant Male's

supposedly stress free life style. So it was shown that a little stress and

allot of compassion is better than no stress at all.

This goes way off topic on what you were saying about the Soy, but as evident in

this study Anxiety and Aggression are totally different things. Aggressive Males

typically do not Feel Anxiety.

I will have to look up that study, but I would think a study on Dolphins would

be more accurate. Humans have many traits in common with Dolphins that Humans do

not have in common with any other Primate.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Was-Man-the-Aquatic-Ape Not to mention many identical

chromosomes. http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_texas.htmlÂ and

considering that most of the cosmetic differences between humans, apes are

purely in the Switches and not in the Genes

http://video.pbs.org/video/1372073556/Â and considering that the traits Humans

do not have in common with Apes, Humans tend to have in common with Dolphins it

would suggest that matters of brain chemistry at least would be more accurate in

the study of Dolphins than other primates... not that you'll get a Dolphin to

eat soy.

From: Pamela H <phaselow@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: My story as an Adult with Autism and a question

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:47 AM

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I am impressed with you. I wish you well!

Research soy protein studies done at Wake Forest university back maybe a decade

ago. They showed that male monkeys fed a diet predominately of soy protein were

more aggresssive and less social than their non-soy eating peers (the amount of

soy protein was actually what a human would eat if they used non-fermented soy

as their main protein). I would not use those shakes anymore. I've tried Jay

Robb whey protein shakes before with success.

You didn't say if you've ever had a lipid panel run. That would end all debate

over what seems to be a well thought out diet.

Recurrent strep is concerning. Ever think about using an anti-viral like Olive

Leaf Extract to combat it?

I am quite sure your book would be both depressing and inspiring. Life has been

pretty tough at times is my guess. Have you ever read, " Look me in the Eye-My

Life with Aspergers " (Robison)? I loved it.

Pam

>

> Normally, yes, that would be a bad diet. However, there is a difference

between Good Cholesterol and Bad Cholesterol. Grape Seed Oil is high in Good

Cholesterol which off-sets the High amounts of Bad Cholesterol in the Eggs.

Also, the Omega-3 Eggs (which are from Hens fed flax seed and kept open range)

is lower in Cholesterol than most Eggs.

>

> For the Fat Content, that is why I eat half a grapefruit before each meal. It

was shown in studies that eating half a grapefruit before a meal raises insulin

levels in such a way as to cause the energy of the meal to be used more

effectively. The end result is that less calories are stored as fat in the body.

In addition to this Grapefruit is known to help beak down fat. Not that I really

need that. I'm 6 foot 3 and have such a high metabolism that I can run 15 miles

an hour on a treadmill for 2 minutes without stopping. Which is as fast as it

can go. But I am health conscious. That's also why I drain the fat from Beef.

And, just like Cholesterol, there are good and bad sources of Fat. The right

kind of fats are very good to get in high amounts.

>

> I also occasionally take L-Carnosine when I can afford it and that helps to

convert bad cholesterol into bile to be removed from the body.

>

> hmm. I haven't specifically made any effort to avoid gluten, casein, or soy.

Actually, I really like some Soy based protein shakes. But I have started to

avoid Soy for other reasons. Mostly because most Soy grown in the US is now

Genetically Modified and there is no way to know to avoid it.

>

> When I make egg salad though I always go with Grapeseed Oil Vegenaise which

avoids all of those things you mentioned and actually tastes better than

Mayonnaise.

>

> Enzymes? hmm. I don't think so. I do however take Acidophilus capsules at

times when I have to take an anti-biotic for Strep, which happens multiple times

a year ever since my year long bout with Scarlet Fever when I was 12. Colloidal

Silver with Trace Minerals has helped to reduce the amount of blood toxicity it

gives me though.

>

> Oh, I see... Well, I'll have to look it up. Generally most food taboos from

any culture or religion has some Merit. For example, I avoid Pork Products. Pigs

don't sweat and therefore don't shed the toxins they absorb. When you eat pork

you are eating all the toxins in the pig slop all concentrated. So there are

good reasons to avoid certain foods.

>

> One of my recent blood tests that I am waiting results on was testing my

Thyroid and Testosterone. I'll have to ask them about the seratonin, epinephrin,

and norepinephrin levels when I see the Doctor next about results.

>

> oh, I hear you on that one. Sometimes one really needs to cry. To just let it

all out. I never understood why in this Society Crying is looked down on,

especially in Men. When I feel out of sorts sometimes I will rent out a sad

movie, give myself a good cry, and be done with it. If you don't get it out of

your system the emotions are still there, just inhibited. The worse side effect

when I was on mood stabilizers was that I couldn't cry. Not at all. I felt so

numb.

>

> oh! I should have mentioned that! Yes, I took Yoga too and it made a HUGE

difference. It's allot harder than it looks, but it was more fun for me because

I am Triple Jointed. (yes, triple). Martial Arts also was helpful. One year when

I was living in PA, I took Haganah. Which is Israel Hand to Hand combat.

Effectively street fighting. But here's the thing that made it so helpful:

Unlike other Martial Arts, you are not given time to learn the move. You do it

in a semi-rushed way then move on to the next move in a 6 month rotation. The

idea is to get the body to remember. What made it so good for me was that I was

forced into a situation where I had to learn to deal with processing allot at

once, in a situation where the stress of that experience was immediately

expressed as physical aggression. It was amazing. I got to beat a guy in a

higher weight group in hand to hand combat, but the instructor had to caution me

after. He explained that since I am so

> elastic I had to learn what my physical limits were or else my limb would

snap before I felt anything. All in all, Martial Arts of any sort is very good

for developing. Not silly at all.

>

> lol... if I wrote a book half of it would be depressing. I mean, I was even in

Hospitals where children died from Restraint. There is ALLOT that goes on that

even parents just don't know about. And allot more than are so horrible I have

had people accuse me of lying.

>

October 26, 2010

Olive Leaf Extract? I'll give it a try. I'm always looking for some antibiotic

alternative. I have also tried cod liver oil with some success, as well

Colloidal Silver. I know 10 days is not enough, but antibiotics are not

completely effective anyway. After that time I was given antibiotics for 6

months to save my life I couldn't take any antibiotics for 10 years and I'd

rather not go through that again.

ya, it surprises me how many people think they actually need drugs. It's like

they are being brainwashed into believing something is wrong with them. Often

Doctors will use the glasses analogy, for example. Only problem is that,

scientifically, no one can prove the existence of a chemical imbalance in the

brain. But people believe it anyway. The most heart wrenching thing about it is

that people are expected to take these drugs and live with the side effects for

their entire lives. I just couldn't see myself living with that. It's no wonder

people in that position try and kill themselves, though I do wish more people

would wake up and realize that the brain is a mutable organ perfectly capable of

adapting to new situations and changing to meet the challenges.

Well, I have been looking for Therapy more than anything else. I was recently

able to get a November 8th appointment for one after a friend of mine who is a

Nurse went over their heads and talked to a regional manager, but it still

concerns me.

Yes, Meditation. It's one of the keys to getting out of the symptoms of Autism.

Something about learning stillness and mindfulness. I think it's because, in

Autism, many of the neurons are firing too fast and it helps slow them down to a

more functional level. But yes, I do practice meditation. Probably not as much

as I should, but my favorite practice is something I call " Vibrating " --

Basically, you lay perfectly flat. You hold the sensation of your feet. Feel

them without touching them. You should feel a tingle. Move that sensation up the

leg and keep doing that and by the time you have gone through the whole body

everything is physically vibrating. It's an amazing sensation. Sometimes when I

do that, I'll feel this electrical pulse run through my body and even hear this

buzzing sound. Like I am getting in tune with my own neurons firing. Since doing

that I am so in tune with my body that when I go to the chiropractor I can

usually tell him exactly

what is out in what way... and if it wasn't for that I wouldn't have any time

without worrying.

From: mosaictm <lisa369@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: My story as an Adult with Autism and a question

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9:16 AM

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I suggest you start reading up about OLE (Olive Leaf Extract). It's

medicinal use is ancient, and we have used it here for my son with residual

strep issues (PANDAS, which leads to OCD) and my husband who had rheumatic fever

as a child, with residual Strep issues. The OLE changed a lot for my guys. No

more Rx antibiotics here. I've used it myself for years in place of antibiotics

because I was allergic to every Rx antibiotic I was ever given. Just make sure

to give probiotics to restore the " good " flora in the system, and to give them

more than 2 hours away from the OLE.

Congrats on all you've achieved. Overcoming the pharma and psych system is to be

commended, as many do not.

For anxiety therapy, why not find a psychologist, rather than a psychiatrist?

Psychologists do not Rx meds. I'm fortunate that in my area I have a wonderful

psychologist who embraces a holistic approach to emotional wellness.

As well, perhaps you would find it helpful to explore meditation or Tai Chi?

Those have been very helpful here for anxiety. We also like 5HTP as a supplement

for anxiety. The book " Hope and Help for Your Nerves " was especially beneficial

for anxiety here.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > Blood tests for mercury are very inaccurate and have no diagnostic

>

> > purpose. If you do have mercury the parts that would be causing the real

>

> > problems are inside your organs and brain. Mercury never leaves the

>

> > brain, once it is in it doesn't come out.

>

> >

>

> > *** Actually, it does come out. Just very very slowly. According to one

>

> > study I read, It takes more than 20 years to come out of brain tissues,

>

> > if I recall correctly. The reason it takes so long seems to have to do with

the fact that once it is in the cell has to die or be replaced. Then a portion

can be reabsorbed so it is probably true that at least to some degree it never

fully comes out... anyway, I am more inclined to believe that it can be removed

because if it didn't then I wouldn't see such improvements. ***

>

> >

>

> > The most accurate test is a

>

> > hair test through DDI(Doctor Data Inc.). You can obtain the Hair

>

> > Elements test through Directlabs without a doctors order. Using Andy

>

> > Cutler's counting rules you can then determine whether or not you have

>

> > mercury with good accuracy.

>

> >

>

> > *** Is the hair test accurate at reading deposits? I asked my Doctor about

it, but the labs around here don't do it. Do they accept Medicare, or else what

costs are associated with the tests? ***

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > In Andy's book he suggests taurine, b-6, niacinamide, kava kava, gotu

>

> > kola, GABA, and addressing hypoglycemia for anxiety. Chromium for

>

> > hypoglycemics. The other suggestions are Rx drugs.

>

> >

>

> > *** I have tried GABA. But it appears to have no impact, for me personally.

Instead it somehow caused an increase in muscle tone and size. After some

reading I found out that GABA causes an increase in Human Growth Hormone, so I

take it more to help me heal from muscular degeneration. I take 750 mg a day

with meals.***

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

>

> >

October 26, 2010

exactly. LDL/HDL. Since I consume more sources of good cholesterol than bad

cholesterol, and all my sources of Fat are taken with food sources of Omega 3

Fats, and also consume fruits that are known to break down fats and prevent

absorption that in and of itself should be an indication. I was just pointing

out that despite the high amounts of fat and cholesterol, most of those fats and

cholesterol are the beneficial variety and of the negative I eat foods that

assist.

From: Pamela H <phaselow@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: My story as an Adult with Autism and a question

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 5:04 PM

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Total cholesterol does not give you a great picture of your health.

LDL/HDL, triglycerides, etc are much more indicative of underlying problems and

need for dietary changes. I'm not saying you have any problems at all, but you

were challenged here about your diet so I thought I'd point that out. I'm a

firm believer in healthy fats, for sure. I do not shy away from them. Coconut

fat is my friend!

But, I can tell you, my husband is also extremely athletic, thin, active and a

healthy eater. His triglycerides are elevated, slightly. With a family history

of heart disease, he has chosen to be quite aggressive with Omega 3s, fiber and

limiting certain fats. His father had a heart attack at age 50; total

cholesterol has always been within normal range (with little other risk factors

aside from being, literally, 5lbs over his recommended weight).

That's all.

Great study you describe about Baboons. I'll definitely look that up.

Pam

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > Normally, yes, that would be a bad diet. However, there is a difference

between Good Cholesterol and Bad Cholesterol. Grape Seed Oil is high in Good

Cholesterol which off-sets the High amounts of Bad Cholesterol in the Eggs.

Also, the Omega-3 Eggs (which are from Hens fed flax seed and kept open range)

is lower in Cholesterol than most Eggs.

>

> >

>

> > For the Fat Content, that is why I eat half a grapefruit before each meal.

It was shown in studies that eating half a grapefruit before a meal raises

insulin levels in such a way as to cause the energy of the meal to be used more

effectively. The end result is that less calories are stored as fat in the body.

In addition to this Grapefruit is known to help beak down fat. Not that I really

need that. I'm 6 foot 3 and have such a high metabolism that I can run 15 miles

an hour on a treadmill for 2 minutes without stopping. Which is as fast as it

can go. But I am health conscious. That's also why I drain the fat from Beef.

And, just like Cholesterol, there are good and bad sources of Fat. The right

kind of fats are very good to get in high amounts.

>

> >

>

> > I also occasionally take L-Carnosine when I can afford it and that helps to

convert bad cholesterol into bile to be removed from the body.

>

> >

>

> > hmm. I haven't specifically made any effort to avoid gluten, casein, or soy.

Actually, I really like some Soy based protein shakes. But I have started to

avoid Soy for other reasons. Mostly because most Soy grown in the US is now

Genetically Modified and there is no way to know to avoid it.

>

> >

>

> > When I make egg salad though I always go with Grapeseed Oil Vegenaise which

avoids all of those things you mentioned and actually tastes better than

Mayonnaise.

>

> >

>

> > Enzymes? hmm. I don't think so. I do however take Acidophilus capsules at

times when I have to take an anti-biotic for Strep, which happens multiple times

a year ever since my year long bout with Scarlet Fever when I was 12. Colloidal

Silver with Trace Minerals has helped to reduce the amount of blood toxicity it

gives me though.

>

> >

>

> > Oh, I see... Well, I'll have to look it up. Generally most food taboos from

any culture or religion has some Merit. For example, I avoid Pork Products. Pigs

don't sweat and therefore don't shed the toxins they absorb. When you eat pork

you are eating all the toxins in the pig slop all concentrated. So there are

good reasons to avoid certain foods.

>

> >

>

> > One of my recent blood tests that I am waiting results on was testing my

Thyroid and Testosterone. I'll have to ask them about the seratonin, epinephrin,

and norepinephrin levels when I see the Doctor next about results.

>

> >

>

> > oh, I hear you on that one. Sometimes one really needs to cry. To just let

it all out. I never understood why in this Society Crying is looked down on,

especially in Men. When I feel out of sorts sometimes I will rent out a sad

movie, give myself a good cry, and be done with it. If you don't get it out of

your system the emotions are still there, just inhibited. The worse side effect

when I was on mood stabilizers was that I couldn't cry. Not at all. I felt so

numb.

>

> >

>

> > oh! I should have mentioned that! Yes, I took Yoga too and it made a HUGE