RE: MMR vaccine and Mercury - roles in autism

[Guest guest]

Hi All, & Mike,

 

Re my comments on Hg absorption, and the likely role of Hg in autism, Mike

Bowser wrote:

> Autism does have a large connection to thimerosol according to

> geneticist and pediatric researcher Dr. Geier (formerly of CDC).

> He found that mercury from the vaccines (which has been increasing)

> is the leading cause and also that testosterone is involved (which

> is why most autistic children are boys). Later Mike W. Bowser, L

> Ac

 

IMO, the two largest factors in Autism (apart from genetic and gender factors)

are

(a) an autoimmune adverse reaction to the MMR vaccine, and

(b) exposure to elevated Hg levels (thiomersal in vaccines and Hg in utero from

dental amalgams in the pregnant mother - Holmes et al, 2003).

 

The 3-year-old son od a friend of mine was diagnosed with autism. His mother

had dental fillings while pregnant, and the boy had received MMR as a baby.

 

A qigong colleague started treatment in July, with definite clinical improvement

in the boy's behavior. (The boy enjoys Qigong therapy very much).

 

In addition to the Qigong, it was decided to try homeopatic Thuja to antidote a

suspected vaccinosis due to the MMR. In early November, the boy received a

SINGLE DROP of Thuja C30.

 

This caused an acute exaggeration; his vocalisation decreased; his general

demeanour wasn't as good as it had been for previous 2 weeks; his eye contact

started to drift again; he devolopedt a temperature and his mouth broke out in

sores. The boy was in a lot of discomfort.

 

I interpreted this as a strong " healing crisis " - recurrence of the symptoms

that

often follow MMR vaccination. Such outcomes to homeopathic detox were

postulated by Hering long ago. After that, the boy improved greatly. He speaks

more and is more interactive than before the Thuja.

 

Qigong therapy continues. The next phase of Tx is to use a single homeopathic

C30 dose of mercury to try to antidote the Hg in his system. Hg has massive

effects on KI.

 

KI is central to autism in many ways, for example the gender difference

(testosterone & sex chromosomes - a KI function?); KI controls the CNS

(marrow, cord, brain), and the bones. Recent research suggests a connection

between decreased bone density (like osteoporosis) and autistic-spectrum

disorders (Lohiya et al, 2004).

 

I am also suggesting that the boy's father and mother use routine daily

massage with Tiger Balm or MOOV (Ayurvedic deep-heat-type rub) on the boy's

KI Shu and Mother Points (BL23 + KI07):

http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupoints/ki_meridian.html

http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupoints/ki7.html

http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupoints/ub_meridian.html

http://www.yinyanghouse.com/acupoints/ub23.html

 

We will wait until after Christmas before the mercury C30 is given because we

can expect another exaggeration of S & Ss after that - the healing crisis as

postulated by Hering.

 

I'll keep you posted on the outcome. Meanwhile, keep a single dose of Thuja

C30 and Mercury C30 in mind if you know of autistic children in your family

circles.

 

Holmes AS, Blaxill MF, Haley BE. Int J Toxicol. 2003 Jul-Aug;22(4):277-85.

Reduced levels of mercury in first baby haircuts of autistic children.

SafeMinds,

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Reported rates of autism have increased

sharply in the USA and the UK. One possible factor underlying these increases

is increased exposure to mercury through thimerosal-containing vaccines, but

vaccine exposures need to be evaluated in the context of cumulative exposures

during gestation and early infancy. Differential rates of postnatal mercury

elimination may explain why similar gestational and infant exposures produce

variable neurological effects. First baby haircut samples were obtained from 94

children diagnosed with autism using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM IV) criteria and 45 age- and gender-

matched controls. Information on diet, dental amalgam fillings, vaccine history,

Rho D immunoglobulin administration, and autism symptom severity was

collected through a maternal survey questionnaire and clinical observation. Hair

mercury levels in the autistic group were 0.47 ppm versus 3.63 ppm in controls,

a significant difference. The mothers in the autistic group had significantly

higher levels of mercury exposure through Rho D immunoglobulin injections and

amalgam fillings than control mothers. Within the autistic group, hair mercury

levels varied significantly across mildly, moderately, and severely autistic

children, with mean group levels of 0.79, 0.46, and 0.21 ppm, respectively. Hair

mercury levels among controls were significantly correlated with the number of

the mothers' amalgam fillings and their fish consumption as well as exposure to

mercury through childhood vaccines, correlations that were absent in the

autistic group. Hair excretion patterns among autistic infants were

significantly

reduced relative to control. These data cast doubt on the efficacy of

traditional

hair analysis as a measure of total mercury exposure in a subset of the

population. In light of the biological plausibility of mercury's role in

neurodevelopmental disorders, the present study provides further insight into

one possible mechanism by which early mercury exposures could increase the

risk of autism. PMID: 12933322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

Lohiya GS, Tan-Figueroa L, Iannucci A. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2004 Nov-

Dec;5(6):371-6. Identification of low bone mass in a developmental center:

finger bone mineral density measurement in 562 residents. Fairview

Developmental Center, Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA.

glohiya OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to

measure finger bone mineral density (BMD) in residents of a developmental

center. DESIGN: A cross-sectional descriptive study performed during the

residents' annual physical examination. SETTING: This study was conducted at

a long-term care facility for people with severe developmental disabilities

(mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism). PARTICIPANTS:

Study participants included 562 (67%) of the 833 residents aged 30 years or

more on whom we could measure BMD. MEASUREMENTS: We measured

BMD by peripheral dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) on the residents'

middle fingers by Accudexa. The instrument converted the BMD values into T-

scores relative to the manufacturer's reference young healthy population. We

retrieved the residents' clinical variables from a centralized database.

RESULTS: T-scores for the 562 residents were: <-2.5 standard deviation (SD)

(osteoporotic): 98 (17%), -2.5 SD>t <-1 SD (osteopenic): 156 (28%), and >-1

SD (normal): 308 (55%). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that BMD

was significantly lower in residents (compared with their counterparts) with

inability to ambulate, male gender, white race, quadriplegia, profound mental

retardation, and older age. CONCLUSION: There is a need for heightened

osteoporosis surveillance and preventive effort in this population in which

almost

half of the residents had previously undiagnosed subnormal BMD, including one

sixth who had osteoporosis. PMID: 15530174 [PubMed - in process]

 

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