Thanks Barb, My father's hair analysis showed extreme highs in Lead and
Cadmium, plus iron, but when I gave him N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ... the
side effects were bad. He does not have diabeties and I added the correct
amount of Vitamin C.
This is the only treatment that I know about that will detox lead from
the tissues, and I cannot convince the doctor to give him Dithiothreitol
for the iron.
Perhaps this report will help, he has been a Mechanical Contractor for
forty five years and it was not until the grief of losing his father did
the Parkinsons surface. I truely believe this was the trigger.
Best Wishes Linda Forrest's Mom
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>From: [log in to unmask] (Noel A. Taylor)
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>Subject: Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's
>Date: Tue, 01 Apr 97 11:36:55 GMT
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>Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's
>NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Job-related exposures to metals such as
>copper and manganese over a period of years may increase a person's
>risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to Michigan
>researchers.
>"This is the first study to link work-related exposure of 20 years or
>more to specific metals with any chronic neurodegenerative
>disorder," said Dr. Jay M. Gorell, the lead author of the study. "Our
>findings suggest that chronic occupational exposure to these metals
>is associated with Parkinson's disease, and that the metals may act
>alone or together over time in some patients to help produce the
>disease." Gorell heads the division of movement disorders in the
>department of neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
>Previous research has shown that chronic exposure to metals may be
>involved in the neurological disorder, but the new study is the largest
>of its kind to show that certain metals may act alone or in
>combination to trigger the disease. The study appears in this month's
>issue of Neurology.
>Although the precise mechanism by which these metals may affect
>the brain over time is unknown, they may promote several destructive
>processes in certain areas of the brain.
>The study involved Parkinson's patients and healthy controls who
>were compared based on their reported occupational exposures to
>iron, copper, manganese, mercury, zinc, and lead. Those with more
>than 20 years of work-related exposure to copper or manganese had a
>significantly higher risk of Parkinson's than those with lesser or
>different exposures. Those with combinations of exposures
>including lead, copper, and iron were also significantly more at risk
>of developing Parkinson's, report the researchers.
>Workers in the chemical, iron, copper, paper, and pulp industries can
>be exposed to metals such as copper, zinc, iron, and magnesium.
>Parkinson's is a common degenerative brain disorder. Patients
>experience rigid muscles, frequent tremors of their arms and legs,
>and equilibrium disturbances. They typically develop a slow,
>shuffling way of walking, and facial expressions are greatly
>diminished.
>The study participants worked in a variety of jobs in which they had
>either direct or indirect occupational exposures to metals over many
>years.
>The researchers conclude that "these findings emphasize the
>potential importance of the chronic neurotoxicology of metals.
>Moreover, they raise the issue of vigilance needed in monitoring
>chronic metal exposure in the workplace." SOURCE: Neurology
>(1997;48:650-658)
