What you will learn in this section 

• Toxic Heavy Metals, Autism, ADD and ADHD 
• Where to Start
• Preparing the Body Properly
• ADD/ADHD and the Connection with Lead Exposure - The #1 Environmental Hazard to many children
• Symptoms of ADD/ADHD could be caused by exposure to Lead and other toxic metals?
• How can I verify lead toxicity for a child or adult? 
• Is there a natural formula for removing lead?
• How has Extreme Health's natural Oral Chelation /Age-Less Formula helped others?
• Autism/Digestive
• Understanding Digestion, Assimilation And Enzyme Nutrition
  

Extreme Health has tested twenty-one children with various levels of autism confirmed by parents. Each child had a variety of toxic levels verified by the testing, shown in the chart.

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• ADD/ADHD and the Connection with Lead Exposure - The #1 EnvironmentalHazard to many Children

At high doses, lead has long been known to cause severe health problems -- muscle and abdominal pain, brain disease, paralysis and even death. In recent years, however, we have grown to appreciate the devastating effects of even low-level lead exposures early in life.

Although leaded paint and leaded gasoline have been phased out, lead remains in old paint, household dust, soil, pipe solder (from which it leaches into water) and some ceramics. Basic research financed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has shown the adverse effects on children's IQ and physical development of lead levels previously considered safe. Based on these and other findings, public health officials declared lead the #1 environmental hazard to American children and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered what is considered to be "acceptable" blood lead levels.

Research by NIEHS grantees has helped to show the sources of lead in the environment and to design public health prevention efforts, as well as treatments to remove lead from affected children, a process called chelation.

To help improve this treatment, NIEHS supported the study of dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Known generically as Succimer and trade-named Chemet, it has the advantage over previously used intravenous therapies that it can be given by mouth, without hospitalization.

Succimer is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use at lead levels above 45 micrograms per deciliter of blood. However, a treatment may be needed for children with blood lead levels of 10-25 micrograms because there are effects possible at even these low levels.

To meet this need, NIEHS is conducting a clinical trial to test Succimer in children whose blood lead concentrations are within this lower range. Inner-city hospitals are participating in this trial in Cincinnati, Ohio; Newark, N.J., Philadelphia, Pa., and Baltimore, Md. The National Institutes of Health's Office of Research on Minority Health also is helping to support this trial. The aim is to see if oral chelation reduces or prevents lead induced developmental problems. Eight hundred youngsters are now being followed.

Additionally:

• Recent studies supported by NIEHS suggest that a young person's lead burden is not only linked to lower IQ and lower high school graduation rates but to increased delinquency.

• Preliminary data from two other NIEHS studies indicate that lead stored in young women's bones during childhood can be returned to the blood during times of calcium need, such as pregnancy, and expose their fetuses.

NIEHS continues to perform and support research on lead's effects. The research is important because of the prevalence of lead in the environment and because lead may represent a model of how other environmental hazards can hurt the fetus or developing child and adolescent, even at relatively low levels of exposure.

NIEHS Fact Sheet #8 -- LEAD 3/97

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• Symptoms of ADD/ADHD could be caused by exposure to Lead and other toxic metals?
  

Lead is a potent toxin very commonly associated with a host of neurobehavioral problems in children, including hyperactivity, attention deficit, and other learning disorders. A leading expert on the effects of lead toxicity in children, Dr. H.L. Needlemen of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, has conducted scores of studies over the last 20 years clearly establishing the link between lead levels in children and specific hyperactive and attention deficit behavior traits.

Follow-up studies indicate that these effects often persist into adulthood.

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, an estimated one out of every six children in the United States has blood lead levels in the toxic range. What's more, researchers have discovered that the amount of lead necessary to produce central nervous system effects is far lower than previously realized.

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• How can I verify lead toxicity for a child or adult?

A simple hair test will reflect levels of toxic metals in the body (lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum, plus 11 others) which can be done in your own home for only $58.95. You can begin by taking the FREE TEST symptom checker.

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• Is there a natural formula for removing lead?

Even if you or your child are currently on medications you may begin taking our Extreme Health's natural formula called Oral Chelation/Age-Less Formula. It has been proven to reduce levels of toxic heavy metals (including lead plus 19 others). Review our clinical studies or read success stories.

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• How has Extreme Health's natural Oral Chelation / Age-Less Formula helped others?

"My 13-year-old male patient was diagnosed with ADD. He has had excellent results reducing arsenic, lead and cadmium in a two-month period using Extreme Health's Oral Chelation/Age-Less Formula. (A before and after hair test was provided by the doctor to verify these results)."

Dr. John Brighton

6-year-old female has been on Extreme Health's Oral Chelation/Age-Less Formula for 5 months. Mom reports her daughter is less hyperactive, sleeping better and has more word usage in appropriate situations. Mom provided a hair test to verify daughter had high lead levels plus other toxic heavy metals before she began using the formula.

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• Autism/Digestion

Digestive problems and stool abnormalities may be present in a large portion of children with autism. Many autistic children display chronic indigestion and gas. One study that examined a small group of randomly selected autistic children found that 40% (6 1/5) had bulky, odorous or loose stools or diarrhea. Interestingly, many parents of autistic children report a worsening in behavioral symptoms occurring in conjunction with a flare-up of gastrointestinal problems.

"Although gastrointestinal symptoms frequently accompany the manifestations of autism" points out pediatrician Karoly Horvath, M.D., and his colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, "little attention has been paid to this aspect…"

Dr. Horvath’s team performed gastrointestinal evaluation on 36 children with severe autism and found several striking abnormalities. The children often showed signs of chronic inflammation in the gut, including the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Because of the enzyme deficiencies, many of the children had trouble digesting and absorbing carbohydrates a possible cause for their chronic loose stools and gas. These abnormalities may be closely linked with sudden behavior changes in the children such as irritability, aggression, and nighttime awakenings.

References:
Goodwin MS, Cowen MA, Goodwin TC. Malabsorption and celebral dysfunction: a multivariate and comparative study of autistic children. J Autism Child Schizophr 1971; 1:48-62.
Horvath K, Papadimitriou JC, Rabsztyn A, Drachenberg C, Tildon JT. Gastrointestinal abnormalities in children with autistic disorder. J Pediatr 1999; 135:559-63.
D’Eufemia P, Celli M, Finocchiaro R, Pacifico L, Viozzi L, Zaccagnini M, Cardi E, Giardini O. Abnormal intestinal permeability in children with autism. Acta Paediatr 1996:85(9):1076-9.

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• Understanding Digestion, Assimilation And Enzyme Nutrition

What Causes Most Nutritional Disorders?
In my opinion, many health care practitioners, traditional and non-traditional, have overlooked the main underlying cause of many or most nutritional disorders- faulty digestion. Rather than continuously treating the symptoms of poor digestion (gas, heartburn, nausea, burping, bloating, upset stomach, acid indigestion, diarrhea), the logical remedy for actually correcting this problem is to improve the person’s ability to digest and assimilate the nutrients from their food.

What Is Digestion And Assimilation?
The digestion and assimilation of food is accomplished by taking large pieces of foods and breaking them down into very small molecules. These food molecules can then be absorbed into the blood and used by the body as nutrients. Many people could benefit greatly by simply chewing their food more thoroughly. This is the most energy-efficient mechanical action the body can take to break down food. After chewing, the body must expend a lot of energy producing acid and alkaline digestive juices, digestive enzymes, and muscle contractions to break down the food. 50% of digestion should take place in the mouth- by chewing food thoroughly. How many times have you seen people “inhale” their food almost before the plate hits the table?

What Are Key Points To Good Digestion, Assimilation And Elimination?
There are four main criteria for optimum digestion and elimination:

1. The correct type and amount of digestive enzymes.
2. Adequate acidophilus and other ‘friendly’ intestinal bacteria.
3. The correct pH (acid/base balance) in each area of the digestive tract (acidic in the stomach, alkaline in the small intestine, neutral in the large intestine).
4. Having an adequate amount of fiber in the diet.

How Does Poor Digestion Cause Disease In The Body?

1. Nutritional Deficiencies: Most significantly, a person who is not digesting their food well cannot obtain the optimum amount of nutrients from their food that help rebuild, repair, and regenerate the body.
2. Fermentation/Decomposition: Poor digestion also causes slower transit time of the food through the digestive tract. This prolonged transit time often causes the food to ferment causing gas formation. After this, the fermenting foods begin to decompose or rot (causing toxic chemical formation)
3. Self-Toxification/Colon Problems: Another factor is a deficiency of fiber in the diet. A lack of fiber in the stools causes the feces to become sticky. This combination of sticky, fermenting, and putrefied food produces toxins and ‘free-radicals’, which are absorbed into the bloodstream and can create a lining of toxic residues and mucus which coats the lower intestinal tract. This toxic, mucus plaque can contribute to numerous health conditions, such as diverticulitis, colitis, and other colon problems. The symptoms associated with this ‘self-toxification’ can include allergies, body aches, confusion, forgetfulness, headaches, and decreased energy.
4. Leaky-Gut Syndrome/Food Allergies: A serious condition associated with poor digestion is “leaky-gut” syndrome. Leaky Gut Syndrome occurs when foods are not digested completely. Large, poorly digested protein molecules force their way through the gut wall into the bloodstream. In the blood, instead of being delivered where needed as nutrients, these large proteins are recognized incorrectly by the immune system as an invader from outside the body. The immune system then mounts an antigen-antibody reaction, creating immune cells to attack the antigen. This is also known as having a food allergy attack. I believe that a large majority of ‘food allergies’ are simply due to poor digestion and this antigen-antibody reaction to proteins in the bloodstream.
5. Liver/Kidney Stress & Skin Conditions: By constantly allowing these toxins to enter the bloodstream, it also places stress on the liver(major organ of detoxification) and kidneys (cleaners of the blood). If these organs become overworked, the skin will become an organ of elimination and you will begin to see skin conditions appearing. Many skin conditions are caused or contributed to by poor digestion and the resulting toxic environment of the intestinal tract.
6. Parasites/Yeast Infections: Other conditions related to poor digestion and leaky-gut syndrome are parasite infections, which are more common that one would expect, and Candida albicans (yeast) infection of the intestinal tract.

All of these conditions increase the toxic load on the body and have a negative effect on the immune system. Patients are usually amazed by how many problems can be traced back to the underlying problems of poor digestion and a toxic colon. It is even more amazing to see what happens when a person who was once toxic from the previously described conditions chooses to use natural methods to detoxify, rebuild, and regenerate their body. Many have described the process as getting “a second chance” or “having a new lease on life”.

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What Are Biochemical Enzymes And Digestive Enzymes?
Enzymes are present in all living plant and animal cells. There are hundreds of kinds of biochemical enzymes in the body, constantly keeping our body functioning properly. Enzymes are like the battery in a car. Without the spark from the battery, even a brand new car won’t work. All life would cease to exist without enzymes, for they a vital source of life energy. Enzymes are the primary motivators (catalyst) for all natural biochemical (life) processes. Even though proteins, carbohydrates, fat and fiber are the building blocks of our bodies, they do not possess the energy (capacity to do work) that enzymes possess, necessary for digesting foods, liberating nutrients and assisting biochemical reactions.

Digestive enzymes, made by the pancreas, assist in digesting food we eat, making it small enough to pass through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. Despite obvious evidence of their importance, little thought is given (in modern medicine) to the role digestive enzymes play in completing the digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Plant-based enzymes (like those found in Extreme Health's Digestive Formula) work in the entire digestive tract, in a wide range of acid and alkaline environments. They allow your body to replenish and rebuild the pancreatic enzyme reserve, which takes a tremendous stress load off of the body. Taken with food they greatly assist the body in the digestion and assimilation of food nutrients. Taken away from food, digestive enzymes enter the bloodstream and act almost like a ‘second immune system’, digesting excess proteins in the blood, scavenging debris, decreasing inflammation, removing mucous, and cellular waste.

How Do Digestive Enzymes Work?
When a person eats proteins, carbohydrates, and fat, the pancreas responds by secreting the proper amounts and concentrations of protease, amylase, and lipase enzymes to digest the foods and transport their nutrients into the bloodstream. Organic raw foods contain the proper types and concentrations of enzymes in their cells to digest themselves (enzymes are responsible for aged fruit to rot or self-digest. Cooking or heating food kills the enzymes found in live foods. Nature intended for the enzymes within rot foods to assist the body in digestion). Eating organic produce adds little or no stress to the pancreas. Our bodies do not make the enzyme cellulose, which breaks down plant fiber, however, a plant-source cellulose enzyme supplement is appropriate therapy for certain conditions, such as green leafy vegetables intact in stools.

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Do Organic Foods Contain More Enzymes?
Unfortunately, many commercially grown ‘live’ foods have been genetically altered to make them contain fewer enzymes. This allows these fruits and vegetables a longer shelf life. Haven’t you wondered how fruit and vegetables at commercial grocery stores stay on the shelves so long without spoiling? This is the reason health food stores usually have smaller produce stocks- they must sell and replace existing stock before the inherent enzymes begin the self-digestive process.

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How Does The Body Become Depleted Of Enzymes?
The body’s ability to make pancreatic enzymes can be exhausted by eating a diet devoid of naturally occurring enzymes. This includes eating all types of cooked foods (enzymes are killed at 118 degrees), highly processed foods, and commercially grown produce. Each of us is born with a pancreatic enzyme “reserve”, a reserve that may be built up or depleted, but should not become depleted or overdrawn. Every time a person consumes cooked or processed food (devoid of enzymes) and the pancreas can not keep up with the enzyme demand placed on it, the digestive system recruits the enzyme supply from white blood cells (immune cells) to assist in completing digestion. These are the same enzymes the white blood cells used to ‘kill’ invading viruses and bacteria. Mobilizing the body’s immune system every time enzyme deficient food s eaten is known as “digestive leukocytosis”. This constant abuse can fatigue immune defense capabilities and lay the groundwork for degenerative conditions in the body.

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How Do I Know If I Am Enzyme Deficient?
General fatigue and chronic, degenerative conditions (every day aches and pains) are the only outward evidence of enzyme deficiencies. Because the body donates enzymes from other areas of the body to meet existing needs (such as the immune system), deficiencies do not become apparent until these reserves can no longer meet the demand. It is extremely important then, to ensure that the body receives an dequate supply of enzymes, either through the consumption of raw food or concentrated plant enzyme supplementation.

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What Is Acidophilus, Why Is It Important?
Lactobacillus acidophilus, and other ‘friendly’ intestinal bacteria, are called ‘probiotics’, which literally means “in support of life”. Lactobacillus acidophilus is very important for improving digestion and for the forming of certain vitamins, including vitamin B3, B6, biotin, and folic acid. Probiotics also produce natural antibiotic (antibacterial) substances which can kill or deactivate disease-causing bacteria and will ‘defend their territory’ against other microorganisms such as yeast or fungus. When the ‘good’ intestinal bacteria are depleted there are multiple negative effects in the body.

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Does Antibiotic Drug Therapy Kill Acidophilus?
Antibiotic drug therapy is one of the main causes of the depletion of acidophilus in the body. Antibiotic drugs do not discriminate between the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria when they are consumed. Prolonged antibiotic drug use can kill all of the ‘friendly’ probiotics, leaving the body defenseless. It is very important, if you choose to undergo antibiotic therapy, to re-introduce acidophilus and other probiotic bacteria while you are taking the antibiotics and especially after you finish the course of treatment. The antibiotics will kill most of the acidophilus you take while you are still taking the antibiotics. The goal is to not completely wipe out the colonies of ‘good’ bacteria while on the antibiotics, and to fully re-colonize the acidophilus after the completion of the therapy.

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What Causes Gastritis And Ulcers?
In dealing with gastritis (stomach inflammation) and ulcerative conditions in the gastrointestinal tract, I have found that poor digestion and mental/emotional stress factors are often contributing factors. When food is not broken down (digested) well it ferments, putrefies (becomes rotten) and creates an acidic environment. This acidity irritates the lining of the digestive tract. Many over-the-counter and pharmaceutical drugs irritate the lining of the digestive tract and can contribute to ulcers forming. In dealing with ulcerative conditions you must rule out a Helicobacter bacterial infection, an abnormal microorganism or parasitic infection.

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Why Can’t Antacids Prevent Or Cure Acid Indigestion?
I have seen many patients with conditions of excessive acid stomach or acid indigestion, and often the person is taking large amounts of antacids. A basic review of how the stomach works and an understanding how antacids help create the problem are all most people need, along with some digestive enzymes, to stop the problem. The problem is the body producing too much acid in the stomach. The stomach makes acid to break down proteins. If there is poor digestion, or if a person eats large meals or excessive proteins, the body can often make too much acid. To counteract the acid, people take antacids. This makes the stomach very alkaline. In order to create an acid environment again in the stomach the body has to make more- you guessed it- acid, which was the problem in the first place. This cycle of poor chewing (50% of digestion should take place in the mouth), poor digestion, and the acid/alkaline roller coaster can be reduced or avoided by chewing food well, and taking digestive enzymes with your meal. Many people think antacids are a good source of calcium. Unfortunately, this is not true. In order for calcium to be fully absorbed into the body, it must be assimilated in an acidic environment. Antacids, like their name says, provide a very alkaline environment, which would prevent the proper uptake of calcium.

When a state of balance is maintained by optimum digestion, the body is better able to prevent chronic health problems such as hypo or hyperglycemia; fatigue; headaches; candida; constipation; diarrhea; arthritis; allergies; infections or other conditions caused by a compromised immune system.

Remember: You are not what you eat. You are what you eat, digest and assimilate.

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The formula is safe enough that parents can order this directly without a doctor, but doctors have been offering this formula to their patients for seven years.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) can severely disrupt a child's education and socialization process, incurring life-long effects if not properly diagnosed and treated. Increasingly, there is a tendency to prescribe stimulant medications, such as Ritalin (methylphenidate), to treat these types of disorders. While prescription drugs may sometimes be necessary for treatment, recently there have been reports of an epidemic of hasty misdiagnoses and over prescription. In fact, the rate of methylphenidate prescriptions for children in the U.S. has jumped three to six times in the last decade alone. In some locales, as many as 8-10% of elementary public school children take prescription drugs for ADHD symptoms.

Oral Chelation/Age-Less Formula is safe to take if a child is on medication. Our instructions read to wait an hour before and after taking the medications.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In 8 years, we have not had a negative interaction with our formula and children taking medications. It is important to never mix our Formulas at the same hour as you would consume any medications.

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