Developmental, Cognitive, & Behavioral
Effects of Toxic Metals- Bernie
Windham- Ed.
1. According to a report published by the
National Academy of Sciences, 50% of births in the U.S.
in the 1990s resulted in birth defects, significant developmental or neurological
conditions, or other significant chronic conditions. The majority of
these appear to be related to prenatal and postnatal toxic exposures. Toxic metals are
documented by EPA and the U.S. Dept of Health to be the most
significant and common of these exposures and to
affect millions of children.
2. Mercury and toxic
metals cause spontaneous abortions, birth
defects, chronic developmental neurological and immune condition
to millions of children. Most children get significant exposure to
mercury and toxic metals, that can be verified by simple, relatively inexpensive tests. The
majority of the thousands of children with chronic neurological conditions that
have been tested by clinics which use such tests were found to have toxic levels
of mercury or other toxic metals, including lead, arsenic, antimony, tin,
nickel, and aluminum.
3. There has been a huge increase in children’s neurological
developmental conditions such as autism,
schizophrenia, ADD, learning disabilities, etc. and in immune conditions
such as asthma, eczema, diabetes,
and allergies. Inflammatory effects on the brain and immune
system due to toxic metal exposures (mercury, aluminum, etc.) and excitotoxins like
vaccines, aspartame, MSG, and high fructose corn syrup are major factors in
such inflammatory conditions. Mercury and toxic metals have been
found to inhibit enzymatic processes required to
digest milk casein and wheat gluten, resulting in dumping neurotoxic substances
like Beta Morphine-7 and gliadin in the blood, which are the main
cause of the schizophrenic symptoms in children with schizophrenia, autism, and
ADHD. This is why the commonly prescribed casein-free, gluten-free (CFGF) diet
is effective at reducing such effects.
4. Mercury is extremely neurotoxic and immunotoxic. Mercury
and toxic metals also form strong bonds with
the hydroxyl radical(SH) in the body’s basic building blocks and cellular
fuel, amino acids, and blocks cellular level enzymatic
processes such as those that convert cysteine to
sulfates, taurine, glutathione, etc. This results in an
inability to properly digest amino acids such as
milk casein, wheat gluten, and sulfur foods; and results in neurotoxic metabolites
such as beta-casamorphine, hydrogen sulfide, and
sulfites in the blood and system. The majority of children with
these conditions show significant improvements when
avoiding these foods, and after proper tests and treatment for metals toxicity.
5. Infants commonly have gotten significant exposures to mercury
from thimerosal in
vaccines and from transfer
across the placenta of mother’s from amalgam dental
fillings and from breast milk of
mother’s with amalgam fillings or who eat a lot of fish. Mother’s
dental amalgam is the largest source of mercury to the fetus of
mothers who have amalgam fillings. High exposures to lead from house paint,
soil, lead solder in water fixtures, etc. is also common, along with
exposures to arsenic from pressure treated
wood and food, antimony from fire protective materials like Scotch guard, aluminum
from cookware and processed food, nickel from dental materials such as crowns
and braces, and cadmium from shellfish, fish, and other sources.
6. Mercury and toxic metals also accumulate in the hormonal glands and
adversely affect hormone system function and regulation of the pituitary gland,
thyroid, hypothalamus, andadrenal glands as well as the pancreas. These
affects along with neurological effects result in
widespread cases of ADD, depression, anxiety, hypothyroid conditions, and other neurological
and hormonal effects.
7. Toxic metal exposures and the resulting metabolic imbalances
and disorders have been found to be a major factor in violent
prone behavior, sociopathic behavior, juvenile deliquency, criminality, and mass murderers/serial killers.
8. There is a growing crisis of neurological and immune
developmental problems affecting U.S. infants and children related to toxic
exposures and inflammatory excitotoxins from
the environment, the food chain, and exposure though doctor or dental
practices.
9. For some other websites of clinics and
medical labs with good information on testing and treatment of these conditions
see:
Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab, (www.gdx.net ) click
on (by condition) and search News (for autism,
ADHD, depression, etc.)
Pfeiffer Center/Health Research Institute (http://library.pfeiffer.edu/elecres.html)
Vitamin Research News (www.vrp.com )
Kirkman Lab- Scientific Nutrition for Autism and PDD (Pervasive
Developmental Disorders) (www.kirkmanlabs.com/index.htm )
10. Based on experience of many treating these conditions, toxic
metals and essential mineral imbalances are almost always present in PDD
conditions such as autism, ADD, schizophrenia, learning disabilities,
etc. And chelation/detoxification have been found to be by far
the most successful treatment method for children’s neurological conditions
like autism and Asperger’sDisease , according to a
survey of many thousands of parents by the Autism Association, and also the
treatment with by far the least significant adverse effects.
For a good screening test for toxic metal exposures and essential
mineral imbalances a hair elements test which is inexpensive and easy can be
made through
your doctor by ordering the kit from: Doctors Data Toxic
Elements: https://www.doctorsdata.com/toxic-essential-elements/
or www.gdx.net
Without a doctor, a kit can be ordered
from www.bodybalance.com or www.vrp.com
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