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THE USE OF MERCURY IN THIMEROSAL CONTAINING VACCINES IS INEXCUSABLE – (08-25-08)

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Mercury Levels in Newborns and Infants after Receipt of Thimerosal Containing Vaccines

The topic of vaccination is always a hotly contested one. Many pediatricians will not keep a patient in the practice if they are not fully vaccinated. As with any other topic, the answer usually lies somewhere in between. Links between autism, allergies, autoimmune conditions and asthma are of concern for patients.

Doctors say the studies do not support the links. But, studies are always done in a vacuum; real life physiology, however, is not. The development of autism and immune system dysfunctions are not caused by single agents, but rather by the entire breadth of compounds a developing infant is and is NOT exposed to.

That being said, the use of mercury in Thimerosal is inexcusable. Period. Whomever thought that there would be any safe level of a potent neurotoxin like mercury injected into a newborn should be shot. Point blank. Then throw in other physiological problems common in infants today like constipation (which allows more time for mercury that the body is trying to eliminate to be re-absorbed), low phytonutrient intake, near universal use of antibiotics with no concern for normal flora, in-utero exposures to toxic chemicals and you’ve got a physiological time bomb waiting to explode.

Add in heavy vaccination (for many self-limiting diseases like chicken pox) which is WELL documented to skew the cytokine balance to a Th2 profile (run THAT one by your local pediatrician) and it’s no wonder autism is on the rise.

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AUTISM AND VITAMIN D – (11-17-08)

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Autism and vitamin D

We are no longer able to dispute the increase in autism in our kids today and explain it away by better diagnosis. We are unequivocally doing something to our children to damage their brains. ADD/ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety–we are seeing more DSM-IV classifications in our kids and more medication use than ever before. And it just seems to be getting worse.

This author suggests that Vit D deficiency in the womb may be a contributing factor and lists some compelling arguments. Given that Vit D is a player in so many other conditions, this sounds reasonable but is likely not the only player in the game. What may be the most disturbing is that there is increasing evidence that environmental exposures in the womb permanently change the way a newborn’s genes are expressed, a process called epigenetic modification. Some of these changes may not be reversible.

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ARE EVERYDAY SUBSTANCES HARMING OUR CHILDRENS’ BRAINS?

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ARE EVERYDAY SUBSTANCES HARMING OUR CHILDRENS’ BRAINS?  By now, this article is probably not new.  It hit the popular press almost 2 wks before it was released online.  This is good, but highly unusual.  Basically, our children are being diagnosed with disorders at unprecedented rates.  Autism, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety.  These are all scary diagnoses for an adult.  For a child they should be unheard of.

We really need to look at what we are doing to our children that is DAMAGING their brain.  And what are we NOT doing to protect their brain??  This is not a game.  As a parent, are you giving your 2, 3 or 7 year old soda?  Artificial sweeteners?  Artificial colors?  This is about stepping outside of the box that everyone has been put into with processed foods, fast food meals and constant bombardment of electronic input.

This particular study found almost DOUBLE the risk of an ADHD diagnosis for those kids with the highest levels of organophosphates (pesticide) in their blood.  I know that here in AZ there was much discourse over the potential loss of KidsCare insurance for children due to budget cuts.  There was outrage.

But seriously—just how much care should children need!!???  My little 4 1/2 yr old has been to the doctor’s twice since birth.  He needs NO “medical” intervention.  This is how it should be.  Parents–what are YOU exposing your children to??

PREVALENCE OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

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Autism rates going up at alarming rate. Make no mistake–our kids are being exposed to more chemicals and poorer nutrition than ever before and we’re seeing the price in their brains. The problem likely begins in the wombs, were the unborn child is exposed to literally hundreds of toxic compounds, from BPA in plastics …to flame retrardants to DDT. It is literally damaging their DNA even before birth.

The only way to turn this tide is to understand that during pregnancy we are making choices that may not show up for the next 50 yrs! Only the highest quality food, minimize chemical exposure, high quality pre-natal (NO prescriptions prenatals!), stress free and exercise.

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SIMPLE VITAMIN MAY HELP WITH AUTISM?

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There is no longer any doubt that the rates of autism has increased.  It’s not merely “better diagnosis.”  There is clearly something we are doing to our children that is affecting the way their brains function and relate to the world around them.

Years ago, I used to think it was merely something that the child was getting or not getting.  Give them the right foods or supplements, or take away the wrong chemicals or foods or vaccinations, and everything would be great.  And certainly we hear miraculous stories of kids who were taken off of dairy or given Secretin and became normal again.  But, unfortunately, these are anecdotal stories and don’t seem to apply to the general population.

The more I have learned about epigenetic modification by chemical exposure in the womb, the more I have been convinced that, in the vast majority of cases, the way the child’s genes are being expressed is not reversible.  The combination of poor nutritional status and / or exposure to some or one of the tens of thousands of FDA approved chemicals alters the DNA of our children in the womb.  This forever changes the actions of that gene, much in the same way that a liver cell, while containing ALL of the DNA to be a brain cell, is permanently modified so it is only a liver cell.

This epigenetic modification is likely brought on by a trigger in the early years.  This trigger could very well be exposure to mercury containing vaccinations, or even the immune burden from the vaccinations themselves.  We just don’t know yet, but it does make sense.

So what happens after the fact?  I’ve seen and heard some sad stories of parents who feed their children nutritionally poor and processed foods, soda and candy.  The excuse is usually that their child is a picky eater (this is actually a common excuse–parents of autistic children or not).  Given what’s at stake, this is an unacceptable excuse.

Why would we NOT give any child’s brain the best nutrients at the optimals levels to function at it’s highest?  The brain of a child has a massive level of metabolic activity, and the growth of neurons and the development of learning and language is beyond comprehension.

If the above is not reason enough, this particular article finds that the addition of B vitamins and magnesium lowered the urine levels of dicarboxylic acids in autistic children.  Dicarboxylic acids can be used as a marker of oxidative stress and damage to certain fatty acids in the body. 

Kryptopyrrole (known as the mauve factor because of the color change that occurs on urine testing) has been long known to be a marker for improvement in both autism and schizophrenia.  Niacin, B6 and zinc have been shown to lower levels of this compound, so this study is in line with what has already been studied.

Certainly supplementation with these nutrients will not miraculously turn around the child, but it again supports the use of the highest quality diets as well as targeted supplementation.

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