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heavy metal chelation

Wed, 08/31/2016 - 10:20
Hello First time posting,I have a 4 year old boy that started having SZ. 3 years ago. He has been drug resistance ,so far we have tried over 10 meds. he is on lamictal 100mg morning 125mg night , Tileptal 3mL. morning and evening We have just added Trileptal ,he has been on Trileptal for 2 weeks today and has been SZ. free 10 out of 14 nights ,wich for us is the most control we have ever had with any med. His Neuro. is recommending the New VNS . He has a normal MRI ,he is not a candidate for surgery at the moment. Genentic Testing is normal . His SZ. are during sleep ,nap, or on awaking . We have tried Keto diet ,gluten free ect. We recently started seeing a holistic doctor ,he had a sample of his hair sent too a lab for heavy metal testing ,and my sons test came back with really high levels of ,Mercury ,Arsenic,Cadmium,Aluminum,and a few others . I did not trust the results so I had testing done ,from another Lab and same results came back high metals again so I believe the results. I have shared the results with his Neuro. at Childrens Hospital ,and she has been very dismissive saying she doesn't know much about heavy metal toxicity. The holistic Dr. is recommending ,a natural slow chelating agent, Modified Citrus Pectin, and few minerals ,he says this is the safest way for a young boy with refractory epilepsy to chelate . Does anyone have any thoughts on this ? It seems mainstream medicine does not pay much attention too Heavy Metals causing SZ. ,are we too ignore the results . Any thoughts ? Warm Regards Sandy

Comments

Sorry for some autocorrected

Submitted by Jadeite on Tue, 2018-04-17 - 21:19
Sorry for some autocorrected words out of place. I trust your all intelligent to see past small obstacles like that. Bless all...

Absolutely! Our bodies are

Submitted by RichardGreens on Fri, 2018-11-02 - 00:14
Absolutely! Our bodies are basically batteries! Any imbalance causes multiple health problems. A majority of what we consume is alkaline, acidic, or is a metal. All life requires it! Alot is also ph neutral. Find your ph in morning with spit or first pee on a ph strip to know what you need to do

Hi Nikki, how is your son

Submitted by gracebays on Thu, 2019-09-12 - 02:55
Hi Nikki, how is your son doing now? I feel exactly the same way with my son. He’s much younger, but in similar situation. Docs haven’t been able to find a cause and now think it’s due to a single letter gene mutation, though they can’t be sure because they say they’ve never seen it before. Research shows genes can play a role, as every individual has a different threshold to tolerating toxins such as heavy metals, but does not directly cause epilepsy. DNA is stronger than that. Heavy metals absolutely can cause epilepsy, as they confuse the immune system, even having been known to have degenerative properties on neurons, compete for receptors and block them, and many, many more troubling issues. for example,https://youtu.be/vrtbjCxHST0

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