Dear elizabeth

I read all articles like this with interest.

I will tell you where I am in terms Of treating my son who has only
had a hair test to confirm he has very high lead levels.

We are currently treating this naturaopathically using foot patches
with coriander drops most nights. I have chosen to try dietary
approaches because he is just a bit over 3 he doesnt take capsules
or such orally. I also feel the body recognises food for what
nutrition it is and trying to concoct a combination of vitamins
minerals etc that will suit him might suit him one day but not the
next.

WE also have green vegetable juices with spirulina each day and am
including fermented foods like kefir, saurkreut and other good
nutrition like meat stock and the like to bring his intestinal walls
back into shape. My son shows the signs of having leaky gut and
candida overgrowth as part of his story his well.

PAtrick holford a british nutritionist has written many books on
nutrition and in his excellent book optimum nitrtion for the mind
talks highly of vitamin c being effective for reducing lead levels
in the blood brian barrier.

Around the time of my sons hair test I also invesitgated getting
biomedical support to address his behavioutr issues. Ablood test
confirmed he had a condtion called pyroluria? which means zinc and
b6 leave his boody throuhg the urine at a rpid rate. A compbination
supplement one am one pm was recomended which included high doses of
zinc, b6 biotin ,magnesium, and host of others. I didnt go donw this
paht because it would mean trying to diguise a supplemnt in food and
it was basically a chemical concoction that his body still would
have trouble recognising.


Using the foot patches and the natural supplementation I belivie we
are addressing what his body needs as natrual as possible and as
gentle as possible. I blieve If we can menid his intestinal system
his ability to rid his body of the lead will be much enhanced and
his concept of eating well enhanced.

there are a ups and donws of all this and despite lots of ups and
downs remain confident we will get there one day.

just contributing to the discussion


regards

MAry

mother to ds 3 high lead levels and lots of behaviour issues

and dear d 5 also heavy metals including lead but furhter ahed on
road to recovery

--- In LeadedKids@yahoogroups.com, <egroup@...> wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> A caller advised me this morning about this excellent chapter on
lead and nutrition from the website of the Wisconsin Department of
Health and Family Services at
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/lead/doc/Chap11Nutrition.pdf
Interestingly, I do not recall ever reading before that "Foods Rich
In Zinc, Vitamin E, Thiamin . . .Reduce the Toxic Effects of Lead".
I mean, I've read separately about both zinc and Vitamin E being
recommended for lead poisoned people but have not read about thiamin
or the three nutrients together being recommended. Have other people
read this before? Does anyone specifically follow this dietary
advice and if so, have you found it helps? Here's an extract from
the chapter:
>
> Figure 11.1
>
> Foods that Reduce Lead Absorption are those rich in . . .
>
> Calcium: milk, cheese, yogurt, kale, collards, turnip greens,
canned salmon. sardines with
>
> bones
>
> Iron: lean meats and poultry, seafood, cereals and breads
fortified with iron, peanut butter,
>
> nuts, dried beans & peas, raisins, prunes, prune juice, greens
such as broccoli and spinach
>
> Vitamin C: tomatoes, oranges and grapefruits and juices, juices
fortified with vitamin C,
>
> strawberries, kiwi, green peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, potatoes
>
> Offer more of these!
>
> Other nutrients can help the body to reduce the toxic effects of
lead that is absorbed.
>
> Zinc, thiamin, and vitamin E all play this role. Families may be
unfamiliar with foods
>
> that contain these nutrients.
>
> Figure 11.2
>
> Foods Rich In Zinc, Vitamin E, Thiamin . . .Reduce the Toxic
Effects of Lead
>
> Zinc Vitamin E Thiamin
>
> Lean red meats Vegetable oils Whole grain foods
>
> Eggs Wheat germ Organ meats
>
> Fish & seafood Nuts Lean pork
>
> Milk & cheese Legumes
>
> Offer more of these!
>
> [END OF EXTRACT]
>
> Yours Sincerely
> Elizabeth O'Brien,
> Manager, Global Lead Advice & Support Service (GLASS) run by The
LEAD Group Inc.
> PO Box 161 Summer Hill NSW 2130 Australia
> Ph +61 2 9716 0132 Freecall 1800 626086
> www.lead.org.au
>