Oct 28, 2000
For Immediate Release
Tallahassee, Fl 32312
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY FINDS ALMOST HALF OF U.S. INFANTS HAVE
BIRTH DEFECTS, NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS ADD OR PDD, OR OTHER
DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, WITH MOST DUE TO INCREASED LEVELS OF TOXIC
EXPOSURES By Bernie Windham
Toxic Exposures: the Main Cause of Childhood Neurological Conditions
Virtually 100% of children in the U.S. are known to have received levels of
exposure to neurotoxic substances that exceed U.S. Government health
guidelines. A study by the National Academy of Sciences has found
approximately 50% of U.S. infants to have significant birth defects,
neurological conditions such as ADD or other pervasive developmental disorders
(PDD), or chronic health problems related to neurological or immune
dysfunction (6,7,1). The main
causes of ADD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, and depression are hormone
and/or neurotransmitter imbalances, which commonly result from past toxic
exposures (1,2,3,4,5). Toxic metals and organochlorine or
organophosphate pesticides/solvents, specifically, are all common causes of
the hormonal and neurotransmitter imbalances(1,2,3,4,5).
Such imbalances have been found to be major factors in teenage
depression, suicidal thoughts, delinquency, aggression and violence. As
in other states, the Florida school system has seen sharp increases in the
number of children with neurological developmental disabilities and other
toxic-related conditions, such as childhood diabetes, systemic eczema, and
asthma, to name a few.(1,2,7) In
the last decade, cases of autism alone have increased by 700 %. All of
these findings are well documented through medical studies and clinical cases
(1,2).
In addition to direct neurological effects, toxic exposures
are also documented to result in metabolic imbalances of essential minerals.
Deficiencies of essential minerals and essential fatty acids, along with
cellular level inhibition of enzymes that are needed to digest or convert
certain proteins that are essential to the metabolic process, are also
documented to be factors in these disorders(1,2,4,5).
Another major factor in conditions like ADD, autism, schizophrenia,
depression, etc. is the blockage or inhibition by toxics, such as toxic
metals, of the enzymes needed to properly metabolize amino acids, such as milk
casein and wheat gluten, and sulfur compounds in amino acids such as
cysteine(1,2). Toxic metals form strong bonds with the hydroxyl radical
in amino acids, blocking these enzymatic processes that are necessary to
proper utilization of these amino acids as the basic factor in the ATP energy
and metabolic processes. This causes incomplete metabolization of such
amino acids, resulting in high levels of neurotoxic metabolites such as
beta-casamorphine in the blood, which has effects similar to morphine,
resulting in distraction, mania, etc., depending on levels. Clinical
trials measuring these neurotoxic metabolites in the blood, and trials on
avoidance of these amino acids with blocked enzymatic processes, have
confirmed these findings(1). Thus patients with such conditions are
commonly advised by their doctors to avoid milk products, foods with gluten,
and certain sulfur foods; this has been found to bring major
improvements in these conditions.
Autopsy studies have documented the accumulation of toxic metals in the brain
and hormonal glands, causing hormonal deficiencies and imbalances, as well as
neurotransmitter imbalances(1,2). Common hormone deficiencies related to these
conditions include pituitary, adrenal, hypothalamus, and thyroid. These
conditions are generally testable and treatable with supplements or nasal
sprays of hormone extracts. Toxic exposures
cause neurotransmitter imbalances partially by causing deficiencies of
the brain neurotransmitter precursor amino acids (GABA, Lysine, L-Glutamine,
Tyrosine). Tests are readily available and commonly prescribed by
doctors who know how to test and treat these conditions, and supplementation
of these has been found to be effective in such circumstances(5,1,etc.)
Supplementation of the commonly deficient essential minerals and essential
fatty acids necessary for proper brain function have also been found to offer
significant improvements(1,5).
Treatment of such conditions through elimination of exposure source and
detoxification where necessary have been found to alleviate these imbalances
and conditions(1,2,4,5).
(1) B.Windham, Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Toxic Metals, 2000 (over
100 medical study references) (berniew1@earthlink.net)
(2) B.Windham, Health Effects of Mercury/Amalgam Fillings and Results of
Replacement of Amalgam Fillings, 2000; (over 600 medical study
references and over 60,000 clinical cases of replacement followed by doctors
of
chronic health conditions) (berniew1@earthlink.net)
(3) Guillette E et al, "An anthropological approach to the evaluation of
preschool children exposed to pesticides in Mexico", Environmental
Health perspectives, 106(6): 347-353.
(4) Huggins HA, Levy, TE, Uniformed Consent: the hidden dangers in dental
care, 1999, Hampton Roads Publishing Company Inc;
(5) Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab (medical lab), research pages on ADD and
Depression (click on "by condition"), http://www.gsdl.com
(6) National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Committee on
Developmental Toxicology, Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and
Risk Assessment, June 1, 2000, 313 pages.
(7) ATSDR/EPA Priority List for 1999: Top 20 Hazardous Substances,
Agency for ____Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/99list.html;
& Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Screening Young
Children for Lead Poisoning, Atlanta ,Ga. Papers (1) and (2) are available by
email by request from
berniew1@earthlink.net
