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Absolute MUST READ if you have any interest in the thimerosal issues. http://www.putchildrenfirst.org/quicksummary.html

Gudmundur, So glad that you felt comfortable enough to ask that question. I don't believe there too many here, who aren't used to dealing with uncomfortable realities. Like Chemar, this isn't something I have dealt with or read about relating to TS either, but if I come across anything, I sure will let you know. It was interesting that your son was willing to cooperate with no sugar. There are some really good articles explaining the bodies inability to deal with the gluten, caisen protiens, and the kidney/ pancrease function relating to insulan resistance. I read a good on last night, if I can find it again, I'll post it. A lot of these articles are theories, but when you live them, it's pretty easy to buy. What a great suggestion Chemar gave about emailing Dr. Duncan. If you get any answers, it would be great if you shared it. Might help someone else too. Kim

Maybe Help will be Coming! **************************** Eventually, she says, pediatricians might be able to refer patients to a pediatric integrative medicine specialist. Until then, she says, a rudimentary knowledge of herb and supplement use should be part of every pediatrician's medical training. On the alternative shelf* As more parents treat childhood ills with supplements and herbs, physicians are trying to set guidelines and clarify the products' risks and benefits. By Hilary E. MacGregor <Hilary.MacGregor@latimes.com> LATimes Staff Writer April 3, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-...1,5914615.story GUMMY VITES. Strawberry Flavored Fish Oil. Super Kids Salve. Gum-omile Oil. Children's Echinacea. Herbs for Kids. Squeezed onto the shelves of your local drugstore, near the baby aspirin and children's Robitussin, is a steadily growing crowd of colorful supplements and herbs specifically for children. To many parents, these products are a safe first-defense against the aches and pains of childhood, ones that can be tried before drugs with their sometimes risky side effects. "I trust Western medicine," said Westside resident Lauren Sands, while shopping at the Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy recently for her 5-month-old son. "I just want to know if there is something gentler for a little boy." Other parents use the products as a tried-and-true, less-expensive alternative to medication. Many of these parents are uninsured, but not all. "When I ask them about herbs and supplements, more and more of my patients are saying, 'Yes, I am using these products with my kids," said Dr. Paula Gardiner, a clinical research fellow at Harvard Medical School. "And looking at the data about pediatricians and kids, more and more doctors are getting asked questions about herbs and supplements." But doctors and health experts are only just now beginning to fully understand how many parents are turning to such products. As they do so, they're scrambling to quantify the products' use, their risks and their benefits. Gardiner, for example, who has done extensive research on alternative therapies, is doing her best to mine existing data. She is crunching numbers from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey -- which interviewed 11,000 people, including 5,000 kids -- and trying to figure out which supplements kids are using. Other doctors are trying to come up with guidelines to help pediatricians talk to parents about herb use. "What we are saying is, 'Ask the question,' " said Dr. Sunita Vohra, who sits on a committee of the Provisional Section on Complementary, Holistic and Integrative Pediatrics for the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is developing a set of guidelines for herb use in children. "Talk openly. Be nonjudgmental and supportive [of parents]. Then, as the evidence accumulates, providers will be more comfortable making actual recommendations." A few researchers, such as naturopathic doctor Wendy Weber of Bastyr University in Seattle, are conducting desperately needed clinical trials on kids and herbs. Weber has been studying the effectiveness of echinacea in treating colds in children, the possibility of using a certain herb to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and examining the potential of St. John's wort to treat depression in children. So far, she says, the results have been mixed. The need for more information is crucial. Most doctors are not trained in herb use, researchers are still uncertain of how herbs interact with conventional drugs, and studies on herbal use in children are scant. "All their organs are still developing," said Dr. Kathi Kemper, head of holistic and integrative medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "Their brains are still developing. They have higher metabolisms. Their hearts beat faster. The effect in the growing developing system of a child may be different than in a grown person." Children are also more susceptible to toxic substances, such as lead, that can affect their nervous systems, said Kemper, author of "The Holistic Pediatrician." And there is a fair risk of contamination in herbal products, she said, because herbs, unlike conventional drugs, are not tested before they reach the market. Despite the risks, she and a growing number of physicians say, parents who want to use a more natural remedy can safely do so -- for some conditions. The key is to know the risks and the limitations of herbs, be on the alert for side effects, and let the child's doctor know of any supplements, because they might interact with medications. * Use may be widespread Neither product manufacturers nor medical researchers have established the precise extent of complementary and alternative medicine use in children. But companies such as Herb Pharm, which sells several herbal children's products, and Botanical Labs, which sells a line of 25 products for children, say they have seen steady growth over the past decade. And several recent studies suggest supplement use by children is indeed widespread -- and underreported. A survey of 2,600 low-income parents and caregivers published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Assn. found that nearly half of Latino children and nearly one-third of non-Latino children had been given medicinal herbs. The botanical treatments were most often used for common ailments such as diaper rash, colic, teething symptoms, stomachaches, coughs and colds. The majority of the children were younger than 5. Dr. Barbara Lohse, associate professor of nutritional sciences at Penn State, said she and her colleagues were "surprised" at the number of parents using herbs for their children. "We worried that if we talked about herbs parents will go out and start using herbs like crazy," she said. "What this shows is that people are already using them. They are going to use herbs -- at the same time they are coming to receive standard care." Most caregivers were using herbs widely regarded as safe -- ginger, garlic, peppermint, lavender, chamomile and cranberry. But, she said, some used the herbs incorrectly -- administering them in the wrong doses or for the wrong ailment -- or gave their children herbs widely viewed as dangerous, such as dong quai, which can increase sensitivity to sunlight and cause rashes. A 2002 survey found that of 828 calls to the California Poison Control System, 134 were about adverse events involving children who had taken dietary supplements. The symptoms included agitation, vomiting, nausea and increased heart rate. Because not all products create such symptoms, use of them can escape the notice of physicians and health-care workers -- unless they ask. A 1998 survey -- of 348 patients in four Washington, D.C., pediatric clinics -- found that 20% of children had been treated with complementary or alternative therapies. Of those, 50% had been given vitamins, 25% had been given other nutritional supplements, and more than 40% had been treated with herbal products. Only one-third had told their child's pediatrician about the products. The risks of unsupervised supplement use increases when a child has a chronic illness or is about to undergo surgery. Because those children are most likely to be taking medication, the potential for a dangerous drug-herb interaction is great. A University of Washington study published last year in the journal Paediatric Anaesthesia found that 3.5% of pediatric surgical patients were given herbs or homeopathic remedies during the two weeks before their operations. A similar 2004 study, which appeared in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, found that 13% of children had used herbal remedies in the year before their operations. Another study of more than 500 children with serious chronic conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, cancer, diabetes and neurobehavioral disorders, found that 62% of them used dietary supplements, and only one-third of those had talked to their doctor about it. "Communication should be as complete as possible," Kemper said. "If the child's tummy ache improved with peppermint, it's better for the peppermint to get the credit than an unused prescription, and it helps the pediatrician know what's working and what's not. Also, it's important to know in case the child has an allergic reaction, and to check for potential interactions." If, for example, a child with asthma is taking both the prescription drug prednisone and licorice recommended by a Chinese herbalist, the child's immune system can become dangerously suppressed, Gardiner said. "Remember, an herb is a drug," she said. "Just because it is natural doesn't mean it is safe." But Millicent Frost, mother of a 17-month-old, said she would talk to her homeopathic doctor, not her pediatrician, about specific botanical remedies. She has food allergies and frequently uses supplements and other herbs to treat her symptoms. She often does her own research about which herbs and medicines to use for her son, but sometimes turns to someone she considers an expert. "I have a girlfriend with nine kids," she said. "I ask her." Traditionally, that is how mothers treated sick children. They relied on parents and relatives with more experience to share their community's folk remedies. * Old remedies passed down Indeed, many of the popular plant remedies people used on children two centuries ago were passed down from generation to generation until the advent of penicillin, says Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Assn., an industry trade group. With the development of the antibiotic, parents began to turn to outside experts to treat even mild childhood diseases. By 1980, when the herbal product market began to take off, most of that traditional knowledge had been lost. Today's commercially prepared potions, pills and salves, however, don't come with the collective folk wisdom garnered from years of use. These days, parents -- or their kids -- are largely on their own with the products. The dangers are often unexpected. Ma huang, for example, was used to treat asthma and allergies in China for 5,000 years, but didn't become popular in the United States until the 1970s. Because it is a stimulant that can produce euphoria and increase sexual sensation, teens began using it in the 1980s as "herbal ecstasy." More than 30 died. Further, because herbal remedies are not regulated like drugs, there's little guarantee that the product is accurately labeled and free of contamination. Parents should especially avoid Chinese patent medicines (ready-made preparations from traditional Chinese herbalists) and Ayurvedic medicines made outside the United States, physicians and herb experts say. A small study last year found that 20% of 70 Ayurvedic herbal products sold in ethnic groceries in the greater Boston area contained enough lead, mercury and arsenic to be toxic if used as directed. Half of those dangerous products were specifically recommended for pediatric use. Gardiner, the alternative medicine researcher, said she often encourages patients to use the herbs that are already in their kitchens. Ingredients such as oatmeal and chamomile are calming, and garlic and oregano can ease cold and flu symptoms, she said. In the absence of clinical trials, parents should consider how herbs are used traditionally, she said. "It's sort of back to the future," Kemper said. "Two hundred years ago we only used herbs and supplements, then along came prescription medications and we stopped using as many home remedies. And now that we are more aware that not all drugs are miracle drugs, and many drugs have side effects, we're back to using more home remedies. But doctors are slower to start using them again than parents are." Vohra, director of the complementary and alternative research program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Canada, sees herbs and supplements as pediatrics' newest sub-specialty. "It is one thing to say please ask the question," she said. "But pediatricians don't necessarily have the expertise to know what to do with the answer." Eventually, she says, pediatricians might be able to refer patients to a pediatric integrative medicine specialist. Until then, she says, a rudimentary knowledge of herb and supplement use should be part of every pediatrician's medical training. "If you have an area that affects approximately one-half of patients," she said, "you would think that all pediatricians should know a little about it." * (INFOBOX BELOW) Some that show promise Although parents looking for solid research on pediatric supplements can come up empty-handed, doctors and alternative experts say some products have been found to be slightly to significantly effective in children in double-blind, randomized clinical trials. Among them: . Peppermint oil, for irritable bowel syndrome: After two weeks of capsules, 75% of 42 children ages 8-17 taking peppermint had reduced severity of pain. (Journal of Pediatrics, 2001) . Fennel seed oil, for colic: In a group of 125 infants age 2 weeks to 12 weeks, those who took fennel seed oil showed a significant improvement in symptoms over those who took a placebo. (Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 2003) . Chamomile, for colic: Prepared as an herbal tea, it eliminated colic in 57% of 33 infants, whereas a placebo helped only 26% of 35 infants. (Journal of Pediatrics, 1993) . Otikon Otic solution (a naturopathic extract containing Allium sativum, Verbascum thapsus, Calendula flores), for pain from an ear infection: Researchers found some lessening of ear pain in a group of 103 healthy children ages 6 to18 who took an herbal extract, with no side effects. (Archives of Pediatrics, 2001). -- Hilary E. MacGregor * The material in this post is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/documents.htm If you wish to use copyrighted material from this email for purposes that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Sorry Giselle, I guess with reading about all of the tests and vast improvements you have seen, the chelating part went right past me. Sounds like you've got quite a little ball player! THANKS for the info. on the Zyrtec. Kim

Summary of Results for the Various Compounds Tested [HMD Research] Three-year heavy metal detoxification study was concluded in a Russian metal foundry. More than 20 natural compounds were used in the various protocols, including various combinations of these, over three separate trials. Over 350 people participating A brief summary of the results follows: 1. Chlorella Growth Factor22 by itself was only effective at eliminating cadmium in faeces at a dosage of 40 drops x 3 daily. The post-faeces sample had 150% more cadmium than the baseline sample. 2. The PleoChelate, a homeopathic mineral compound produced by Sanum-Kehlbeck in Germany that is used by many Biological Medicine specialists was effective at chelating arsenic in urine only. The dosage was 60 drops x 3 daily and there was an average of about 500% increase of arsenic in the post-urine test, compared to baseline. 3. The homeopathic DMSA, used at 50 drops x 3 daily, showed elimination of cadmium in faeces (400% increase) and arsenic in urine (1,200% increase). 4. Perhaps a word of caution about the Cilantro testing is in order. Apart from one trial using 30 drops x 3 daily of Cilantro where there was a 20% increase in the post-provocation urine compared to the baseline, and one at 50 drops x 3 daily where there was a 10% increase in the faeces of the postsample, all other trials showed a strong percentage decrease of metals in the post-urine and faeces. The levels were consistently around 90 - 100% decrease in metals for all the metals tested. This consistency and repetitiveness in results is indicative that when Cilantro is used alone it is probably removing metals intracellularly into the mesenchyme, but as there are no other chelators to attach to the metals in the mesenchyme, through the laws of osmosis (higher concentration to lower concentration) the metals are going back into the cell in force. The body is therefore withholding more metals than the baseline or pre-provocation sample. This "osmotic backlash" could prove detrimental for a severely toxic person with chronic disease. 5. Homeopathic Chlorella did not eliminate any of the metals in the post-provocation test. 6. The Homeopathic Chlorella, CGF and Cilantro compound that is now known as HMD showed the most promise as it eliminated ALL the metals tested, both through the urinary as well as the biliary route. The elimination of the four metals is compared to the placebo trials. Once it was established that the homeopathic Chlorella + Cilantro + CGF was the most promising compound, this was further tested amongst 84 foundry workers to determine the exact percentage of each substance in the compound, as well as the dose that was most effective for each of the metals tested. Eventually, after conducting pre-post urine and faeces provocation testing on these 84 workers the most effective mixture was found that eliminated all metals from the body as measured by ICP-MS and X-ray fluorescence in the post-urine and post-faeces samples. 7. When PleoChelate was added to the HMD compound, there was only elimination of cadmium and arsenic in faeces. The dosage that was most effective for the arsenic in faeces was 50 drops x 3 daily (100% elimination) and 40 and 50 drops for the cadmium in faeces (200% elimination). Additional Mercury Research To date, a clinical sample of 24 patients with amalgam fillings have taken the HMD in pre-post provocation tests using a 2-hour protocol. Urine was taken from the patient immediately after obtaining permission, the HMD was given in a single dose of 60 drops and a second urine sample was taken approximately 2 hours later. This was arranged like this for patients visiting the Integrated Medicine Centre in Cyprus for convenience. Samples were analysed using a dedicated PSA Atomic Fluorescence Mercury Analyser capable of detection limits up to parts per trillion. The results are shown in Table 4. Provocation with HMD (60 drops) MERCURY Pre-test +12.62% Post-test + 126.40% The results from this pilot study for mercury show that the HMD is eliminating just over 100% mercury in the posturine sample compared to the pre-test urine. This study with mercury is still on-going with complete pre-post provocation trials using HMD over 24 hour collection for the pre-test urine and 12 hours for the post. This is also being correlated to the amount of amalgam fillings in the mouth.

Giselle, So sorry to hear that! I think Andy said that it didn't matter what foods they removed, his son would develope sensitivities to new ones, prior to all of his treatments. You also made me think of something. For years, we always laughed at my father-in-law, because any time he eats tomatoes of any kind, he starts to sweat. It can be ketchup, or any dish with tomatoe in it. I don't remember if your using anything to remove metals with Hoyt. I'm posting something under articles that you might want to look at.

This is kind of funny. Is running into doors/lamposts, a boy thing, or a TS/tic thing? I agree Nessie, my son seemed to be in control of this too. I was raised with one sister, no brothers, so there have been many surprises about boy behaviors. I think it's important not to associate everything with tics too. Giselle,the yeast and mold allergie's are a battle aren't they. Do you feel the natural allergy treatments you have been using are helping at all? My oldest son, is having more allergy symptoms too. He forgot his zyrtec one day last week. When he got home he headed right for the zyrtec, then the shower. He said he had been itching all day. You could see little bumps and welts on his neck. I'm wondering if I can give him extra grapeseed extract, he gets 70 mgs. in Bonnie's vits. and still use the zyrtec too? Did using the nystatin calm things down again for Hoyt? No sugar, limited carbs, and a son who won't sit in the same room where there's meat. I sure can relate to how frustrated you must feel to realize the rice might be contributing to the problem. I keep reading where vaccine damage and soy can destroy the enzymes that breakdown protein. BUMMER. I'm just about ready to get a little more aggressive with the use of Peptizyde, and Zymeprime. We have been going soooo slow. kim

Irena, I did get both PM's. As far as what to watch for regarding Stas getting to much of something in the vitamins, these are a few things that I could think of and I hope anyone else with thoughts will comment too. There are many here who have a lot more experience and really good Dr.s, I don't. Too much vit C or magnesium can cause diarrhea. I have read where too much of the B vitamins can make a child hyper, and an adult sleepy. These are things I have read from other posters/parents, not been told by a DR., although posters that I feel have a lot of knowledge about supplements. I have also read where B vitamins can increase yeast if there is a problem there, especially oral mb12. Again, others who are working with good Dr.s may have other ideas on this, I'm just trying to come up with anything that I can think of, that you may want to watch out for. Bonnie's vitamins contain 50 mgs. of vitamin B per 10 capsules, so at 20 capsules 100mgs. This is what I believe may have caused my son to feel hyper. Some people find that they need P5P which vitamin B needs to be converted into, and some may not be able to make that conversion. In this case, you may not get a good effect from the Bontech vitamins. With long term use, I have added extra calcium, as Bonnie's vits. have a 1:1 ratio of magnesium and calcium, and for a growing child, I think a 2:1 ration is probably better. I don't believe any of the levels of the things contained in the Bontech vitamins will be harmful in a generally healthy person with no other medical problems, although medical guidance is always recommended. I did have a physical for the boys to check kidney and liver function prior to starting the vitamins for my youngest, and shortly after my oldest had started using them. This is a site that I found to be very useful when trying to get an understanding of vitamins and minerals http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/index.html. If you see something that makes you think he's not doing well, you can always email Bonnie, or post your concerns so other's here can share their ideas. Hope something here helps. Kim

Karynn, Please carefully check his medications with Dr., Pharmacist and your own reasearh to make sure that there are no interactions btwn the supplements and the medications. I ran into a situation where I had told the Dermatologist that my son was on a "pretty heavy duty" vit. program for tics. He told us to keep using if working, and proceeded to prescribe an antibiotic, which could have reduced effectiveness with his vitamins (staph infection). I discovered this myself, by reading about the antibiotic that was prescribed. A friend of mine just told me a couple of days ago, that a medication that was prescribed for acne, has a warning about not taking calcium within so many hours of using the drug. She found that, by reading the lengthly info. provided by the pharmacy, that most of us throw away. She does take a magnesium/ calcium combo on the recommendation of her dr. for bone health, because she drinks a lot of carbonated soda. When reading about different forms of calcium, I read that it may interfer with seizure medicaions. Are your son's meds ever used for seizures? My biggest concern would be that a supplement could increase or decrease the activity of the medication. How then, are things affected if you abruptly remove the supplement? The medications I have looked at (very few and not TS drugs) mostly say not to take certain supplements within so many hours before or after. I have no medical knowledge and really no experience with TS meds, so these are just uneducated thoughts, but something I thought I would share anyway.

Scottish Nessie & Matt, When my 13 yr. old son was probably about age 6 thru maybe 9 or 10, he used to get the red hot ears frequently, usually right around bed time. It may have happened at other times, but that's when it bothered him the most. Phenol/salicylate intolerence seems to be what I read assoc. with this the most often on the ASD bds, but I tend to think for my son (and lately, myself) it was possibly dust mites or other allergy triggers. I have noticed when I get in musty or dusty places, my ears will feel hot. His ears used to get really itchy too. These problems have been gone for quite a few yrs. now. We hadn't done any interventions, except various things the Pediatrician gave us to use in his ears for the itching. I guess he outgrew it. I don't think he was having that problem when we started using the Bontech vitamins. I do think sleep has improved with the addition of vitamins though. If you suspect it was something that you had for dinner that evening, maybe you could try giving a small amt. and see what happens. Maybe a good way of identifing something irritating for him? I have also read about innappropriate/ excessive laughter related to yeast and phenol intolerence. Has anyone experienced that? I think Allison or Marie, mentioned her son acting like he was walking into a closed door? My gosh, that was a behavior that we saw for probably 3 yrs. Sometimes he would fall right on the floor. Yes, boys do silly things, but this was different. It was the closest thing I ever saw, to what some call drunken behavior with yeast overgrowth. Don't know how I got off on that, but if anyone thinks that sound fimiliar, would like to hear about it. Not sure any of this helps, but I sure read about these hot ears a lot, and feel it's connected to something some of our kids have in common. My 9 yr. old has never had this problem, and has always slept like A ROCK, doesn't have the severe environmental allergies like oldest son, but went from a great eater, to eating almost nothing around 15 mos. old. Go figure. Kim

Finally Infant Soy Formula Under Investigation The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has convened a scientific panel to review the safety of soy baby formula and genistein, a plant estrogen found in soy. Genistein can mimic the effects of estrogen in humans, which has raised concerns about effects on human development and reproduction. The panel intends to look into these possible effects, such as the research that suggests soy consumption could affect the menstrual cycle. The panel will create a report on the matter in six to eight weeks. Any possible government action would then be up to agencies such as the FDA. USA Today March 15, 2006 --------------------------------- Dr. Mercola's Comment: I've been posting warnings about the dangers of soy for more than six years. I am grateful that the government took a serious look at the serious safety issues of using soy in infant formula. Of course, the soy industry is up in arms about this new probe, arguing soy consumption affects animals differently than humans. I suspect the industry is getting worried consumers are finally catching on to soy's inherent problems, as evidenced by its slowing sales. The fact is, soy -- at least unfermented soy -- is hazardous to your health, and soy formula is one of the worst foods that you could feed your child. Not only does soy infant formula have profoundly adverse hormonal effects, but it also has over 1,000 percent more aluminum than conventional milk-based formulas. Many soy foods also have toxic levels of manganese. Soy formula has up to 80 times higher manganese than is found in human breast milk. In terms of the hormonal dangers, a 1997 Lancet study showed that the daily exposure to estrogen-imitating chemicals for infants who consume soy formulas was 6-11 times higher than adults consuming soy foods. And the blood concentration of these hormones was 13,000 to 22,000 times higher than estrogen in the blood. An infant exclusively fed soy formula receives the estrogenic equivalent (based on body weight) of at least five birth control pills per day. And there's more: Soybeans are high in natural toxins, also known as antinutrients. This includes a large quantity of inhibitors that deter the enzymes needed for protein digestion. Further, these enzyme inhibitors are not entirely disabled during ordinary cooking. The result is extensive gastric distress and chronic deficiencies in amino acid uptake, which can result in dangerous pancreatic impairments and cancer. Soybeans contain hemaglutinins, which cause red blood cells to clump together. Soybeans also have growth-depressant substances, and while these substances are reduced in processing, they are not completely eliminated. Soy contains goitrogens, which can frequently lead to depressed thyroid function. Most soybeans (over 70%) are genetically modified, and they contain one of the highest levels of pesticide contamination of all foods. Soybeans are very high in phytates, which prevent the absorption of minerals including calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc, all of which are co-factors for optimal biochemistry in the body. Although the final report from the NIH should be posted online sometime in the next two months, you don't have to wait that long to make an informed choice about soy. The choice is yours, but when I am offered soy, unless it is fermented I routinely politely refuse and seek to enlighten the person about the above issues if they are open to learning more. There are just far healthier protein options available for you. So avoid getting caught in the soy deception trap, especially for your child. You just simply cannot take the chance. If you can't breast feed and your infant is not tolerating conventional formulas then please review a far safer and healthier option. 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Adriana, Thanks so much for sharing your son's experience. How wonderful that just extra activities helped. I do think there are many kids that have transient tics, seems like I have read up to 20% of elementary age kids? Just a reminder in case this resurfaces, with food allergies/sensitivities, it can take in excess of a month for the offending food to sort of clear the system, I doubt that you would see a lot improvement within a few days. If your instinct is that these foods might be a problem, be sure to give it time if you try an elimination diet. With my youngest son when ticcy, being involved in activities usually helped too. He seemed to tic more during quiet times like you described (watching tv, being read to). Will still notice it occasionally, but I'm pretty sure we have a ways to go with gut healing with him. It might not be a bad idea to keep an eye out for artificial colors and preservatives in his diet, and give him a good childrens multi vit. if he's not taking one, just for good measure. Hope you keep us posted Kim

Irena, I wanted to post this from the PM I sent you so maybe someone can help............... It seems someone here or maybe at Braintalk had experience with giardiasis. I hope someone with knowledge of it pops in! http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap22.html Giardia lamblia (intestinalis) is a single celled animal, i.e., a protozoa, that moves with the aid of five flagella. In Europe, it is sometimes referred to as Lamblia intestinalis. 2. Nature of Acute Disease: Giardiasis is the most frequent cause of non-bacterial diarrhea in North America. Also, maybe these links would help in regards to testing. These are sites that some here have had testing done through. http://www.gsdl.com/home/assessments/# http://www.metametrix.com/TestServ/default...ID=40&TabID=117 http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/russian/test1.html *Great Plains Oat test is one of the favorites for testing candida http://www.spectracell.com/lab/FIA_testing.html Giselle had a neurotransmitter test done for her son that she found to be very helpful, and Matt recently posted the results of an ION test that looked like it provided a lot of really useful results. If you search the threads, I'm sure you will get a good overview of what test others have found to be good. You might want to look for an IgG food sensitivity, and a test that will give you zinc/copper info. Kim

A lot of this is covered in Evidence of Harm Chemar posted this back in Sept. 04 http://www.mercola.com/2004/sep/22/blayloc...ine_coverup.htm ***************************************************************** BY BOB EVANS DAILY PRESS (NEWPORT NEWS, VA.) http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?...0/NEWS/51210003 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Pentagon never told Congress about more than 20,000 hospitalizations involving troops who'd taken the anthrax vaccine, despite repeated promises that such cases would be publicly disclosed.

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtVirusStudyReport.htm Effect of Enzymes on Viruses: Results of Two Informal Study Trials Copyright 2006. by Kd. last updated 3.27.06 Thought others might be interested in this too.

efgh, I would think it could have been either one, the vax or the mild injury, however my 9 yr. old was grabbed by the back of his pants and jacket, and bounced off some ice on his head (big goose egg, and knocked silly...didn't know which way home was, didn't know who had thrown him, etc.) and we didn't have any tic increase. I can't say that I have noticed tic increases with injuries. Trauma certainly seems like it could be a trigger, I guess I just haven't made that connection. Is your son taking any antioxidants now? I'm curious about the reason for the mild tic increase now too! Hope the little ticcies disappear quickly. Kim Does anyone have any clue how one would go about tracking the number of diagnosed cases of TS/tics in a given time frame?

Giselle, That's primarily what I'm using Houston's No Fenol for. My understanding is that it will weaken the outer shell of the yeast, making your "killer's" more effective, but some people report die off with no fenol alone. I didn't see any signs of it with youngest son tho. I think some use no fenol and probiotics as maintenance therapies. My impression is, that in a lot of cases, these two things probably would not be enough to take care of the problem by themselves, an antifungal would be needed as well. I use such conservative amounts of everything, it's really hard to tell what's helping. I can say that my youngest son's sugar cravings did appear reduced with the use of no fenol and culturelle. We ran out of culturelle and within a weeks time, it was crazy again with the Frantic sugar searches. Kim

Giselle, Try the Primary Immunodeficiency Foundation's website. The little I have read about IgA is technical and confusing. Since I'm still trying to get a handle on calcium (been giving calcium carbonate...and reading this one may be high in lead) I kind of skimmed the IgA issues. If you find something interesting, be sure to let us know! Kim

Carolina, Not Chemar, but I wanted to say welcome and ask if it is you or your child, dealing with tics or TS? I didn't want you to get lost in the shuffle here, and I'm sure Chermar will respond soon. I will never forget how grateful I was to her, with my first post and her response Please feel free to share what your comfortable with! Kim

Carolyn, http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/selenium.asp Plant foods are the major dietary sources of selenium in most countries throughout the world. The content of selenium in food depends on the selenium content of the soil where plants are grown or animals are raised. For example, researchers know that soils in the high plains of northern Nebraska and the Dakotas have very high levels of selenium. People living in those regions generally have the highest selenium intakes in the United States (U.S.) ****************** The Alt. Dr. I took the boys to said people in our area were usually high in aresnic. I have read where some people will give their child 1 or 2 brazil nuts as a source of selenium. Kim

If this is a legitimate study, the peer review will be interesting. This is the site that this was supposed to have come from http://home.sprynet.com/%7Eschafer/ It's a no cost subscription site. Vaccines show sinister side By pieta woolley Publish Date: 23-Mar-2006 If two dozen once-jittery mice at UBC are telling the truth postmortem, the world’s governments may soon be facing one ###### of a lawsuit. New, so-far-unpublished research led by Vancouver neuroscientist Chris Shaw shows a link between the aluminum hydroxide used in vaccines, and symptoms associated with Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and Alzheimer’s. Shaw is most surprised that the research for his paper hadn’t been done before. For 80 years, doctors have injected patients with aluminum hydroxide, he said, an adjuvant that stimulates immune response. “This is suspicious,” he told the Georgia Straight in a phone interview from his lab near Heather Street and West 12th Avenue. “Either this [link] is known by industry and it was never made public, or industry was never made to do these studies by Health Canada. I’m not sure which is scarier.” Similar adjuvants are used in the following vaccines, according to Shaw’s paper: hepatitis A and B, and the Pentacel cocktail, which vaccinates against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and a type of meningitis. ******************* For full article see above

Lisa, Look at this chart. Under tetanus toxoid, with appears to be the only singular tetanus shot, all 3 still contain 25 mcgs. of thermerosal. The DT multi dose also still contains it. http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm The new recommendations look to be for the Tdap (this one is thermerosal free) That's one of my questions, why are they recommending Tdap as of this year instead of a TD or DT, or the tetanus toxoid. For any vax. I will ask for the insert from the box and bring it home and look everything up before I decide. Even with the 2006 schedule, you can't be sure that all of the vaccines from previous years have expired, and that your child won't get one with mercury, if you don't check carefully. This is my impression anyway. They should have recorded the vax. and manufacturer somewhere for you. I'm wondering how many Dr.s are aware that the tetanus toxid shots and booster still have the mercury, or if they care. The Meningococcal-Menamune multi dose vial has 25 mcgs too, so this is one I think we would want to avoid too. Lisa, I sure don't want to upset you, chances are that Sydnie got one of the shots without mercury, but it may be be helpful to someone else here (including me) if we knew if some of the Dr.s are still giving these mercury containing tetanus shots, or using the multi dose vials for the menningitis vaccine. Kim edited to correct Tdap instead of DTaP

Lisa, What was the Dr. explanation for needing another Hep B? Did she feel that your record was wrong, and that your daughter had only had 2 hep B's previously? Also, when you say a tetnus shot, was it the DTap or TD or DT? I'm still trying to sort this out too. These details would be helpful. TIA Kim

Thanks Giselle, A few people on another bd. were talking about getting exemptions and saying it was really easy to just go to the health dept. and get a religious exemption. Apparently, they really can't question you about it too much. Medical can be trickier, and philosophical wasn't discussed. Do you mind telling me which exemption you did? I would like to have the option of getting vax's but not having to either. Kim