The following comments are my interpretation. I am no expert, but this is the gist as I understood it:
The symposium speaker, Ken Andes, was fascinating. He has had phenomenal success with autistic kids in his practice. Out of the hundreds of cases he has treated, according to Ken, none have failed to show progress. I would suspect the progress is directly related to patient and parent compliance, however.
http://naturalchinesemedicine.com/
So in a nutshell, our treatment philosophy is to restore homeostasis and the capacity for self-healing to the body. We do this through three approaches:
- Detoxify the body of harmful substances (chemicals, metals, cellular waste, etc.)
- Support the body with the nutrients that it needs to repair itself but are lacking
- Correct the communication grids within the body so that proper physiological function can take place. The body is naturally programmed to heal itself. If this communication grid is corrected, disease will not occur and only health will remain.
Theoretically, and most likely, Ken says, these kids (1 in 86 in his area of NY!) are suffering from heavy metal mercury poisoning. Vaccines aren’t the cause, just the straw that broke the camel’s back. Unfortunately, often the mothers are toxic before birth (fillings, injections, etc.) and the baby gets the mercury through the placenta. And no, this mercury isn’t from eating fish.
So why doesn’t mercury show up in their systems? Most likely it is at a cellular level, not in the connective tissue. Also, we don’t have any good tests for heavy metals. Hair analysis doesn’t show positive unless the body is actually actively excreting the mercury. In the absence of good minerals, the body hangs on to anything it might need.
Ken Andes has had good luck giving them organically bound minerals (Standard Process).
Introduced in 1935
Organically Bound Minerals contains a natural blend and proportion of minerals from alfalfa and kelp.
- Encourages healthy enzyme functioning
- Promotes healthy connective tissue
- Helps maintain proper cellular energy production
- Provides antioxidants
- Contains trace amounts of naturally occurring potassium, from kelp and alfalfa
- Provides naturally occurring minerals that help maintain a healthy water balance
- Supports nervous system health Iodine assists with proper thyroid function†
Gluten Free
Vegetarian
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| Iodine |
225 mcg |
150% |
| Dried Alfalfa (whole plant) Juice |
275 mg |
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| Kelp |
85 mg |
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combined with heart support. Usually the kids muscle test for heart first and for Cyruta Plus (Standard Process).
http://www.standardprocess.com/display/StandardProcessCatalog.spi?ID=57
These are all whole food supplements. Some of the products have wheat, and those obviously aren’t suitable for gluten sensitive people. Standard Process products have been around since 1928.
Sometimes it’s the gut that needs support first – he always muscle tests. But Ken says the heart eats first, and that it is much more than just a pump (1983 research – the heart is an endocrine organ). The heart gets stronger and then, in a cascade effect, the gut is next. Since the gut is responsible for making 90% of the neurotransmitters, as it heals, so does the blood/brain barrier. The blood/brain barrier is very selective and does not let much pass through it without the correct pathways being open – allowing the transfer of mercury across the barrier. The toxins go into the liver (but only when the liver is ready to handle them) which empties into the gut. Cholacol II is a bentonite clay product:
Cholacol II Promotes Natural Intestinal Cleansing
The entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a muscular tube lined with mucous membranes and is approximately nine meters (29.5 feet) in length. All of the nutrients we ingest are digested and absorbed in this canal. Solids and liquids are taken in through the mouth, and travel down the esophagus and into the stomach where the first stage of digestion takes place. The contents of the stomach are then emptied into the small intestine, the longest portion of the GI tract. The small intestine accounts for nearly seven meters
(23 feet) of the entire nine-meter digestive tract. It is here that further digestion occurs and the majority of food absorption takes place. Material that passes through the small intestine and into the large intestine is then passed out of the body as waste. Bentonite, also known as montmorillonite, is a colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate with highly adsorptive properties. The bentonite in Cholacol II works like a magnet to help carry waste materials through the intestines for proper elimination. Bile salts contribute further to intestinal cleansing by helping break down fats. Collinsonia root has been used for centuries by the Chinese as a “bowel tonic” to help keep the intestines clean and functioning properly.†
How Cholacol II Keeps You Healthy
Promotes intestinal health
The ingredients found in Cholacol II work together to help cleanse the intestines. Collinsonia root helps keep mucous membranes that line the GI tract in good working order. Bile salts contribute to the breakdown of fats in the intestines. Bentonite attracts and helps carry waste materials through the intestines for appropriate elimination.†
Encourages regularity
The combined cleansing and emulsifying properties of the ingredients in Cholacol II help keep the intestines free of the debris that can cause some types of irregularity.†
The body knows it needs minerals, so it hangs on to even the bad ones (mercury) until it gets good quality replacements. Then, and only then, does it let it go. None of this is treating a disease – it is just encouraging the body to heal itself with proper nutrition.
Ken says you really have to separate the kids from their cell phones, computers and video games. These EMF components act like magnets for metals and the body won’t let go unless you get rid of them, at least temporarily. And often the kids are addicted to them, so it isn’t easy.
What a mess. But the kids Ken has worked with have had amazing success. He doesn’t mention mercury, usually, because the parents are already beating themselves up enough. And he doesn’t set a time frame, but often twelve weeks is a minimum for progress.
This isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon that can take years. And of course, diet is important. But autistic kids will only eat certain things. And even getting them to take supplements is tricky. I learned a lot more than this, of course. The room full – hundreds of chiriopractors/massage therapists/medical practitioners was mesmerized for more than an hour while Ken spoke. He is an incredible speaker, and very believable.
Ken is pretty disgusted with the powers that be. When they say there are no published studies, it only means not in their approved medical publications.
Vaccines are now being made without mercury, “just in case” but there are years of vaccines out there in storage that still have it. So, when your doctor says they are no longer putting mercury in vaccines, it’s true. But it’s also lawyerese: The vaccine could still have mercury in it. And many do: too many have been made and sold already. Why was mercury ever in vaccines to begin with? Google it, but as I understand it, thimersol/mercury was used as a stabilizer in such small amounts…they never dreamed it could have the effect it has. This wasn’t a malicious act, but the ongoing denial is sad.
Ken isn’t a big conspiracy theory guy, but what he does believe that what is going on is wrong. We (nutritional testers) are actually making sick people well, and that’s a good thing. We aren’t treating the symptoms like modern medicines do. The big pharmaceuticals are getting sued left and right…it is starting to fall apart. Because right is right, but too many people believe in the system. Doctors went into their fields to help people. They aren’t the bad guys – they just don’t know.
Bryzinki’scancer treatment was fought for 14 years…big drug companies have all the clout. Cancer is big money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislaw_Burzynski#2010_film.2C_Burzynski_-_Cancer_is_Serious_Business
Do your own research, and let me know what you think.
Road closed due to four more broken poles. So much for Wasco Electric and Sherman County maintenance...where does all that wind tower money go?
