Get the book Getting Well (AuthorHouse, 2004) by Wayne Cox and Dale Guyer, M.D., which I edited.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The following is a comment from a friend of mine whose grandson is autistic. > She suspects it was caused by the mercury in childhood inoculations. Does > anyone know anything about getting mercury out of the system? I know we > discussed mercury a lot here recently, but I don't remember a reference to > treatments for those already contaminated. My friend said: > > NAC was one of the things mentioned. Amino Acid. > I started searching for some info on reducing the mercury. > They did a hair analysis once (years ago) and said high levels of mercury, > lead, I can't remember all of it. She has the report. > Whatever you find out I would appreciate the information. > I research all the information I can find on herbs, supplements etc, > especially for Chad. > Friends call me for suggestions of food or herbs when their doctors have > prescribed "poisons." > Several years ago, one of my little Yorkies had cancer, tumors. vet said she > had about a month to live. I changed her diet, put her on Cell forte IP-6, & > Amla (powered) She lived out her full 15 years. Vet was amazed. > I think I'll start him on NAC, not sure of the dosage though. > I feel that there is an answer out there, problem is the Doctors, they only > turn to drugs, instead of other avenues. These doctors scare the hell out of > people and use them as guinea pigs as far as I'm concerned. > Whatever you come up with, let me know. > Thanks, > love, > Betty > > -------------- > > This is a relevant article that came out recently: > > Playing politics at kids' expense > > Bill would insulate pharmaceutical firms from liability > > By ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. > Knight Ridder Newspapers > 06:42 PM PDT on Sunday, April 10, 2005 > http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/syndicated/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_D_op_ > 11_autism.f42d.html > <http://www.pe.com/localnews/opinion/syndicated/stories/PE_OpEd_Opinion_D_op > _11_autism.f42d.html> > > Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has buried a provision in the "Protecting > America in the War on Terror Act" to insulate the pharmaceutical industry > from liability for venal actions that may have poisoned an entire generation > of Americans. > > Mounting evidence suggests that Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in > children's vaccines, may be responsible for the exponential growth of > autism, attention deficit disorder, speech delays and other childhood > neurological disorders now epidemic in the United States. > > Prior to 1989, American infants generally received three vaccinations. In > the early 1990s, public-health officials dramatically increased the number > of Thimerosal-containing vaccinations without considering the cumulative > impact of the mercury load on developing brains. > > > AP photo > Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in children's vaccines, may be > responsible for the exponential growth of autism. > > > > Warning Issued > > In a 1991 memo, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, one of the fathers of Merck's > vaccination programs, warned the president of the company's vaccination > division that 6-month-old children administered the shots on schedule would > suffer mercury exposures 87 times the government safety standard (400 times > the current U.S. government's safe level). He recommended that Thimerosal be > discontinued, "especially when used on infants and children." > > Merck ignored Hilleman's warning and, for eight years, government officials > added seven additional shots for children containing Thimerosal. > > Mercury is a known brain poison, and autism rates began rising dramatically > in children who were administered the new vaccine regimens. A decade ago the > American Academy of Pediatrics estimated the autism rate among American > children to be 1 in 2,500. Today, the CDC places the autism rate at 1 in > 166, or one in 80 boys. Additionally, one in every six children is now > diagnosed with a related neurological disorder. > > In 1998 the CDC's lead Thimerosal researcher, Dr. Thomas Verstraeten, > complained to his colleagues in a secret memo that, despite rerunning and > rethinking the research, the links between Thimerosal and autism "just won't > go away." > > Secret Meeting > > In 2000, CDC, FDA and pharmaceutical companies called a secret meeting to > review Verstraeten's findings. According to transcripts, participants were > alarmed about the undeniable link between the mercury preservative and > autism. Dr. Bill Weil told the group, "You can play with (the results) all > you want. They are statistically significant." > > Dr. Richard Johnston acknowledged he feared his grandchild getting > vaccinated. But the group was most concerned with keeping the findings > secret. > > Numerous animal, DNA, epidemiological and other studies point to Thimerosal > as the culprit in America's epidemic of neurological disorders. > > Autistic children have been shown to have higher mercury loads than > nonautistics, and there have been reports of significant improvements in > some brain-injured children by removing mercury from their bodies. > > Most of the symptoms of autism are similar to the symptoms of mercury > poisoning. Recently, scientists have been able to induce autism in certain > mice by exposing them to Thimerosal. > > In a recent study, former FDA scientist Dr. Jill James uncovered a > scientific link that helps explain why Thimerosal injures some children and > not others. That study found that many autistic children are genetically > deficient in their capacity to produce glutathione, an antioxidant generated > in the brain that helps remove mercury from the body, a harmless difference > until the child is exposed to large quantities of mercury. > > Porter Bridges' experience is typical. In 1993, this healthy 4-month-old > slipped into a coma hours after receiving his vaccines. > > Today, 11-year-old Porter is autistic, hyperactive and severely brain > damaged. He requires minute-to-minute supervision, is frequently afflicted > with violent seizures and is not yet toilet-trained. > > After a seven-year legal fight, the U.S. government acknowledged that Porter > was damaged by his vaccines. There are now 520,000 autistics in the United > States with 40,000 new cases each year. > > High Cost of Care > > The cost of caring for autistic children is conservatively $40,000 annually. > Families with children with autism and other neurological diseases have > filed more than 4,200 claims in the special federal "Vaccine Court." Some > plaintiffs have also filed in trial courts. > > Some Drug Makers Act > > Thimerosal defendants include Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Aventis, Weyeth and > Eli Lilly. Frist's newly proposed "anti-terror" legislation would create > insurmountable burdens of proof for plaintiffs in these cases and forbid > states from banning Thimerosal. > > Drug makers wary of liability have reduced Thimerosal in children's vaccines > in recent years, with the exception of Chiron and Aventis' pediatric flu > vaccine. Mercury-laced vaccine stocks were given to children until the end > of 2003. > > Thimerosal's inventor, Eli Lilly, donated $226,000 to Frist's national > Republican Senate Campaign Committee in 2002 and bought 5,000 copies of > Frist's book on bioterrorism. Congress will vote on Frist's bill in the near > future. > > Instead of demanding the immediate removal of Thimerosal from all vaccines, > and making the drug industry help defray the public and private costs of > caring for injured children, Frist's bill would give the industry a free > ride at public expense. > > ### > > Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper and > a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council. > > ------ End of Forwarded Message To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! 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