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    Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD: Booklet 2
    Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD: Booklet 2
    Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD: Booklet 2
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    Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD: Booklet 2

    By Dr. Eleonore Blaurock-Busch PhD

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    To confirm a suspected metal intoxication and the degree of exposition, we need laboratory diagnostics. By comparing patient history information with laboratory test results, we are in a good position to select the most meaningful treatment. By carefully evaluating all information, we save money. This booklet tells parents and doctors which tests are most useful in diagnosing metal intoxication, and from that information the treatment approach which the best success rate can be selected.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Eleonore Blaurock-Busch PhD
    Release dateAug 20, 2012
    ISBN9781476464992
    Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD: Booklet 2
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    Dr. Eleonore Blaurock-Busch PhD

    E.Blaurock-Busch PhD is research director of Micro Trace Minerals Analytical Laboratory Germany and Trace Mineral International Laboratory of Boulder, Colorado and was Assistant Laboratory Director at King James Medical Laboratory, Cleveland, OH. Her specialty is metal toxicology and human nutrition.She is a founding member and co-chairman of the International Association of Trace Element Research and Cancer, and organizer of the first East-West World Congress on Trace Element and Cancer, held in Beijing, China in 1996. As scientific advisor to the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology (IBCMT) she lectured worldwide at medical meetings and universities. As scientific advisor to the German Medical Association for Clinical Metal Toxicology (Deutsche Ärztegesellschaft für Klinische Metalltoxilogie – KMT), she continues to be involved in teaching toxicology to German physicians.She is instrumental in environmental and laboratory research projects in metal toxicology, including epidemiological studies that evaluated the toxic burden of people of various countries, including India and Saudi Arabia. In 2005, she received the IBCMT (International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology) Award for Outstanding Service.She was a guest speaker at radio and TV shows in the US, Germany and elsewhere.She published several books in German and English at reputable publishers including Prentice Hall (later Simon and Schuster) and Hugendubel. Her many articles were published in various languages in medical and lay journals around the world.She is a member of the European Academy for Environmental Medicine and the British Society for Ecological Medicine. She continues independent studies at Exeter College, Oxford University, UK.

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      Neurotoxic Metals affecting Autism / Aspergers Syndrome / ADHD - Dr. Eleonore Blaurock-Busch PhD

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      General Information about toxic metals

      Aluminum (Al) - Toxic or Harmless?

      Arsenic (As)

      Lead (Pb)

      Manganese (Mn) - essential and potentially neurotoxic

      The Mercury Connection (Hg)

      Minerals and Trace Elements affecting neurofunction

      Copper (Cu)

      Iron (Fe)

      Magnesium (Mg)

      Selenium (Se)

      Zinc (Zn)

      What you need to know about metal testing

      Blood metal testing

      Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA)

      Saliva and Amalgam Metals

      Fecal Metals

      Urine Metals

      Water Metal Analysis

      Safe ways to detoxify children

      Disclaimer

      Literature

      Introduction

      To confirm a suspected metal intoxication and the degree of exposition, we need laboratory diagnostics. By comparing patient history information with laboratory test results, we are in a good position to select the most meaningful treatment. By carefully evaluating all information, we save money. Since insurances don’t consider chronic intoxication as a problem (yet), we have to be concerned about people’s budgets. Good doctors do that.

      Some laboratories give kick-backs to referring doctors i.e. the more tests a doctor ‘prescribes’, the more income he/she acquires. We are against this. No doctor should be ‘bought’ to order laboratory tests, or have financial gain from ordering specific tests. A good doctors request tests only to confirm (or rule out) a diagnostic suspicion.

      Good analytical work is rewarding. Questionable marketing strategies are not needed to survive in a highly competitive market. Micro Trace Minerals GmbH of Germany and Trace Minerals International of Boulder, Colorado provide one set of prices to doctors and patients alike. These prices are kept at a minimum, because we believe that patients should be able to afford necessary diagnostics. Good doctors get sufficient income from providing patient treatment and care.

      Smart parents can do a lot for their children. A good mother or grandmother generally has an innate knowledge about a child’s physical and emotional need, and many parents have learned natural health care methods from their parents to treat common health problems such as cuts, colds, coughs and more. It is not unusual that a caretaker knows more about the curative powers of herbal medicines and nutritional foods than his physician. If therapists and parents are able to communicate knowledge, children will benefit.

      The internet is a great source of knowledge, but it also is a great collector of garbage information. People unfamiliar with a given subject will find it difficult to select good from bad. Clever advertisements can attract well-meaning and anxious parents to questionable remedies, which maybe useless or even counter productive for treatment. A seemingly cheap remedy turns out expensive when taken for a long time, without gain.

      All sorts of pharmaceuticals can be bought via the internet. Be careful when wild promises are made, they are usually unfounded. Furthermore, pharmaceuticals or nutritional supplements sold on the internet may not be subjected to the same quality control as demanded by governing agencies.

      Synthetic chelating agents, also called antidotes, are metal-binding chemicals, which have been used for the treatment of acute poisonings for decades. These antidotes are prescription items. Internet offers may be more inexpensive, but the chelating agents may be of inferior quality.

      Chelation is not for self-medication. While a variety of ailments are linked to chronic metal overexposure, chelation therapy has achieved remarkable results in the treatment of neurological and other disorders. But chelation treatments must be carefully scheduled and need to be medically supervised.

      If your child’s problem is linked to a toxic metal exposure, read on and consult your paediatrician or a physician knowledgeable in clinical metal toxicology about patient care. If you don’t find one in your area, contact us. We will find you a good doctor.

      General Information about toxic metals

      All metals are toxic if present in excess, but certain metals are strongly linked to the development of neurological disorders. Metals such as lead or mercury are known to cross the placental barrier. Research has documented that a fetus can get significant exposure to toxic substances through maternal blood and across the placenta, with fetal levels of toxic metals often being higher than that of maternal blood.¹ ²

      Exposure to neurotoxins can occur prenatally, and depending on the time and amount of exposure, results can be severe and in some cases devastating. The human brain forms and develops over a long period of time compared to other organs, with neuron proliferation and migration continuing in the postnatal period. The blood-brain barrier is not fully developed until the middle of the first year of life and thus, the internal protection from environmental toxins is inadequate.³

      While breast-feeding is considered superior to bottle feeding of cow’s milk and other substitute foods, breast-fed infants have been found to get significant exposure to toxics, such as mercury and organochlorine compounds through exposed mothers.⁴

      Food is a potential source of toxins. In China, feeding of mashed fish to infants is customary among well-to-do families. Unfortunately, this highly nutritious food is nowadays often loaded with toxic metals. Acute symptoms of mercury or arsenic exposure caused by contaminated fish are no longer unusual in Asian pediatric clinics. In addition, unsafe drinking water can be a source of exposure for the nursing mother and the nursed infant.⁵

      Considering all this, it is unlikely that an infant reaches 2 years of age -the time when the blood brain barrier is fully developed- without accumulating some toxins in his/her body and brain.

      While booklet Nr. 1 concerned itself with the genetic pathway relating to the body’s ability to naturally detoxify, this booklet Nr. 2 covers the health effects of the neurotoxic elements, which are known to influence brain health. Also listed are those elements known to act as a defense against metal intoxication.

      It is important to realize that the human body needs to be in balance. Through homeostasis, our system is able to maintain a relatively stable internal condition that is necessary for health.

      All metals need to in balance. If one metal is deficient, another potentially toxic one is able to upset the tilted balance even more by finding its way into cells. For instance, too much iron imbalances zinc, copper or manganese and vice versa. Too much lead disturbs the iron metabolism, resulting in anemia. When an iron-anemia is present, lead and other toxins can take over more easily. This vicious cycle must be interrupted, and the sooner we act, the quicker healing can take place.

      Much research has concerned itself with mercury and selenium. These metals are interactively linked, and an insufficient supply of selenium can increase the mercury uptake. Once again, this indicates how important it is to keep a healthy balance.

      Human biochemistry is complicated and simple at the same time. If we supply missing nutrients, toxins can be replaced. This takes knowledge and patience. Most importantly, it does not have to be expensive.

      Human beings have slightly individual biochemistries, and while we all need essential minerals and trace elements for good health, no one has a need for neurotoxins. Furthermore, people have different tolerance levels and a nutritionally deprived body is more sensitive and reactive towards environmental toxins. Unfortunately, industrial and environmental changes have dramatically increased human exposure to toxins while nutritional inadequacies affect an increasing population.

      Dr. Paul Lam of Hong Kong reports a tremendous increase in heavy metal intoxication among infants and sees ‘astronomical toxic levels in the urine of children and adults.’ According to the Chinese government, Autism has doubled in a span of 7 years as can be seen from this chart, submitted by Dr. Lam.

      Starting in 2007, a sharp increase was noted until 2010. The trend did not continue in 2011.

      Toxins affect children the most, simply because their metabolism is much more active greater than that of adults. As a result, metal uptake is greater in children than adults, which also means that we need to support the young body’s biochemistry with important vital nutrients. If we are be able to provide nutritional balance, we support the child physically and mentally. As the renowned biochemist and psychiatrist Dr. Carl C Pfeiffer stated, elemental balance creates mental balance.⁶

      Research correlating metals and ASD:

      Hair Analysis, toxic metals and severity of ASD symptoms

      In cooperation with researchers of Cairo University, Egypt, Beni-Suef University, Egypt and the National Research Center of Egypt, Associate Professor Dr. Omnia Raffat and E.Blaurock-Busch compared the toxic metal content of hair of autistic vs. nonautistic children. The autistic group showed elevated hair levels for aluminum, antimony, arsenic, cadmium, nickel and lead. Psychiatric evaluation showed a significant positive correlation between lead and verbal communication and general impression. In addition, there was a significant negative correlation between zinc and fear and nervousness.

      The researchers concluded that heavy metals play a role in the development of ASD. In combination with an inadequate nutritional status, the toxic metal effects increase along with the severity of symptoms. ⁷

      Hair and urine Analysis, past and immediate toxic metal exposure and severity of ASD symptoms

      Through laboratory diagnostics, the same group of researchers examined past and present environmental exposures. By assessing a spectrum of trace elements and heavy metals in

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