Forrests mom What changes can you notice after detoxification of the lead? All chiropractor's probably emphasize the need for this test. Are there others who have benefited from this test. I am still holding a "test" envelope for the collection of the hair.l ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Forrests Mom Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 1997 6:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's (fwd) 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 In-reply-to: Your message dated "Tue, 01 Apr 1997 17:00:27 -0500" <[log in to unmask]> > Forwarded Message: >From: [log in to unmask] (Noel A. Taylor) >Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative >Subject: Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 97 11:36:55 GMT >Organization: Hoosier Online Services >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)