How autism is connected to mercury toxicity - and what to do about it

[donnay]

How autism is connected to mercury toxicity - and what to do about it

Sunday, March 03, 2013 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer



A recent study published in the Polish journal Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis raises new and pertinent questions about the intensifying link between mercury toxicity and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Far from being the definitively debunked hoax that the mainstream media and so-called "skeptics" have arrogantly declared it to be, the purported connection between mercury exposure, particularly in vaccines, and autism is becoming nearly undeniable, as evidence continues to emerge showing that the official story on the matter is complete bunk.

Entitled Evidence of parallels between mercury intoxication and the brain pathology in autism, the 41-page paper identifies a shocking 20 parallels between mercury poisoning and autism. Among these are intracellular degeneration, neuroinflammation, brain immune response activation, oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione levels, mitochondrial dysfunction, pathological changes of blood vessels, decreased cerebral and cerebellar blood flow, and increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the brain, as well as many others.

Put more simply, the research team, headed by Janet K. Kern from the Institute of Chronic Illnesses in Maryland, identified nearly two-dozen metabolic and systemic changes that occur inside the body as a result of mercury intoxication. And it just so happens that these same changes also commonly occur in children with ASD, many of whom were injected with mercury in the form of Thimerosal as a result of childhood vaccinations.

"Although there may be genetic or developmental components to autism, the evidence in this current review of the brain findings in autism clearly indicates the reality of brain injury in ASD ... (and) the brain injury symptoms which characterize autism closely correspond to those seen in sub-acute Hg (mercury) intoxication," wrote the authors in their conclusion.

"The evidence suggests that mercury may be either causal or contributory in the brain pathology in ASD, and possibly working synergistically with other toxic compounds or pathogens to produce the brain pathology observed in those diagnosed with an ASD," they added.

You can read the team's full review for more details about how they came to these shockingly inconvenient (at least for the vaccine industry) conclusions here:
http://www.ane.pl/linkout.php?pii=7212

Stop injecting your children with mercury-laden vaccines, and tell all your friends and family to do the same

Interestingly, J.K. Kern et al. cite earlier work on the subject from 2000 that found a whopping 79 similarities between mercury intoxication and autism, which is outlined on page 139 of the journal (page 27 of the PDF file of the study). From this diagram, you can see for yourself how mercury intoxication exhibits virtually the exact same symptoms as ASD, a fact that even the most dedicated and outspoken skeptic cannot deny.

Similar research published in the Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology back in June found that perinatal exposure to Thimerosal, or exposure to mercury in vaccines shortly after birth, is directly responsible for inducing neurotoxic effects on the developing brain. Particularly in the cerebellum, mercury was found to stunt gene expression as it pertains to hormone regulation, particularly from the thyroid gland, which is responsible for brain development in humans (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22791642)

With all this in mind, it is clearly not worth the risk to inject your little ones with this toxic poison just because the establishment insists, without any sort of proof, that mercury is safe. The group Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs, also known as CoMeD, has been working for years to get mercury banned from all vaccines and medicines, as it is clearly an unsafe neurotoxin with life-altering affects -- but until that time, be sure to avoid all mercury-containing vaccines, and tell your friends and family to do the same.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22810216

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/039328_au...#ixzz2MXAGk2yn

[DGambler]

Thanks Donnay as always. I'm sure the regular crew will be along shortly to rake you over the coals.

[Zippyjuan]

Mercury in the form of Thimerisol was removed from vaccines intended for kids years ago so it is quite easy to avoid vaccines which contain it for your kids.

[donnay]

Mercury in the form of Thimerisol was removed from vaccines intended for kids years ago so it is quite easy to avoid vaccines which contain it for your kids.

Zippy you keep on saying that do you REALLY have proof of this? Government lies to us on a daily basis, they kill and maim people daily--so are we suppose to trust what they say, especially when we know they are in bed with Big pHARMa? Big pHARMa has been caught many times over deceiving the people...I do not blindly trust them, like so many of you do.


FDA admits on its website that thimerosal is still in vaccines

The fact that Judge Kavanaugh refused to hear the case is tragic in and of itself, as thimerosal, which is composed of 50 percent mercury, has been proven to cause serious health damage. But what may be even worse is the fact that many people falsely believe that thimerosal is not even included in vaccines anymore, which is leading them to blindly allow them to be administered to their children. And the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA have continued to provide dubious and misleading information on the subject, which the mainstream media has been complicit in spreading over the years.

But the FDA explains, in no uncertain terms, directly on its website that thimerosal is still added to certain vaccines. For this reason alone, it is crucial that parents who choose to vaccinate their children ask for an ingredients list for each and every vaccine before allowing them to be administered to their children.

"While the use of mercury-containing preservatives has declined in recent years with the development of new products formulated with alternative or no preservatives, thimerosal has been used in some immune globulin preparations, anti-venins, skin test antigens, and ophthalmic and nasal products, in addition to certain vaccines," writes the FDA on its Thimerosal in Vaccines page (http://www.fda.gov).

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035432_va...#ixzz2MXIVEqvN

[Zippyjuan]

Your article responce is misleading. It is true that the FDA does say that there is thimerisol in some vaccines (multi use vaccines like the flu vaccine which is also available in thimerisol free versions if you want) but yes, it has been removed from vaccines intended for children. (note that Natural News is not trying to dispute that point if you read the piece carefully- it does NOT say kids vaccines have mercury in them).

From your article:

thimerosal is still added to certain vaccines.

When the mercury was removed from the vaccines for children (not just in the US but European countries as well who did it before we did) did the autism rate go down as one would expect if it was a cause of autism spectrum disorder (a wide range of conditions)? Unfortunately it did not. It continued to rise. That makes it pretty certain that mercury in vaccines was not causing autism. If A is suspected of causing B and you remove A and B still happens, A was not causing B but something else was.

Check out this list of thimerisol in numerous vaccines (note all of the zeroes):
http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

Only ones not zero are multi use flu vaccines (some are zero in the flu category) and a tetanus toxoid shot (kids get the DTAP- not this one) and one multi-dose menegitis vaccine (single dose has zero).

[The Northbreather]

I got a mega dose of mercury preservative in the sum of 4 anti-venom shots for a rattle snake bite. I would have refused the shots if I would have known.

I've heard that cilantro can help remove heavy metals from my body.

Anybody hear anything else helpful for removing mercury thats already made it in?

[tfurrh]

I got a mega dose of mercury preservative in the sum of 4 anti-venom shots for a rattle snake bite. I would have refused the shots if I would have known.

I've heard that cilantro can help remove heavy metals from my body.

Anybody hear anything else helpful for removing mercury thats already made it in?

vitamin c

[donnay]

I got a mega dose of mercury preservative in the sum of 4 anti-venom shots for a rattle snake bite. I would have refused the shots if I would have known.

I've heard that cilantro can help remove heavy metals from my body.

Anybody hear anything else helpful for removing mercury thats already made it in?

Spirulina and chlorella

Sources:
http://www.naturalnews.com/027740_sp...chlorella.html
http://www.isnare.com/?aid=905042&ca...tness+and+Diet
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...-heard-of.aspx
http://www.renaissancemama.com/bye-b...-way-to-detox/
http://www.heavymetaldetox.net/
http://customers.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm

[Tinnuhana]

So what are other sources of mercury in our food supply? Or skin contact? Maybe the search has to be broadened if indeed mercury is the culprit. Are there other things in the environment that sensitize the body more to mercury or whatever?

[fisharmor]

The problem with autism related studies is that autism isn't even a real thing. There's a reason they call it a "spectrum disorder", because whatever abnormalities they can't explain get lumped in with autism.

So given that autism isn't even well defined, and that the symptoms for autism are all over the map, I'm not sure how it can be parallel with anything. It isn't even parallel with itself.

[ClydeCoulter]

google mercury lightbulbs (CFL's, look up ^)

[donnay]

Your article responce is misleading. It is true that the FDA does say that there is thimerisol in some vaccines (multi use vaccines like the flu vaccine which is also available in thimerisol free versions if you want) but yes, it has been removed from vaccines intended for children. (note that Natural News is not trying to dispute that point if you read the piece carefully- it does NOT say kids vaccines have mercury in them).

From your article:


When the mercury was removed from the vaccines for children (not just in the US but European countries as well who did it before we did) did the autism rate go down as one would expect if it was a cause of autism spectrum disorder (a wide range of conditions)? Unfortunately it did not. It continued to rise. That makes it pretty certain that mercury in vaccines was not causing autism. If A is suspected of causing B and you remove A and B still happens, A was not causing B but something else was.

Check out this list of thimerisol in numerous vaccines (note all of the zeroes):
http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

Only ones not zero are multi use flu vaccines (some are zero in the flu category) and a tetanus toxoid shot (kids get the DTAP- not this one) and one multi-dose menegitis vaccine (single dose has zero).

Thimerosal

Thimerosal is the preservative of choice for vaccine manufacturers. First introduced by Eli Lilly and Company in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the company began selling it as a preservative in vaccines in the 1940s. Thimerosal contains 49.6 percent mercury by weight and is metabolized or degraded into ethylmercury and thiosalicylate. Mercury, or more precisely, ethylmercury, is the principle agent that kills contaminants. Unfortunately, mercury also kills much more than that.

The Department of Defense classifies mercury as a hazardous material that could cause death if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Studies indicate that mercury tends to accumulate in the brains of primates and other animals after they are injected with vaccines. Mercury poisoning has been linked to cardiovascular disease, autism, seizures, mental retardation, hyperactivity, dyslexia and many other nervous system conditions. That's why the FDA rigorously limits exposure to mercury in foods and drugs. Some common sources of mercury include dental amalgam fillings, various vaccines and certain fish contaminated by polluted ocean waters.

The toxicity of mercury has never been in question. The real question is precisely how much mercury-laced thimerosal is toxic, and what are the possible consequences for our children at low doses?

Eli Lilly and Co. supposedly answered this question for us back in 1930. Concluding thimerosal to be of "a very low order of toxicity . . . for man," the company hired its own doctors to perform thimerosal experiments in Indianapolis City Hospital on meningitis patients during a severe outbreak in 1929. This 60-year-old evidence was still quoted on the company's brochures as recently as 1990. Andrew Waters, who is involved in a lawsuit against Eli Lilly, claims that most critical studies on the toxicity of thimerosal were suppressed by the company until now.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/011764_th...#ixzz2MaNTPEdT

[Zippyjuan]

Sorry- double post.

[Zippyjuan]

I got a mega dose of mercury preservative in the sum of 4 anti-venom shots for a rattle snake bite. I would have refused the shots if I would have known.

I've heard that cilantro can help remove heavy metals from my body.

Anybody hear anything else helpful for removing mercury thats already made it in?

According to this source, http://www.whale.to/a/rh5.html an antivenom shot would have 10.5 micrograms of ethyl mercury in it. That would not be considered a "mega dose".

The
fill
volume for both the standard dose and micro-dose products is typically
between 0.6
and 0.8 mL. Preservative-containing RhoGAM contains thimerosal at 0.003%, or
30 micrograms per milliliter. Thimerosal is about 50% ethyl mercury by
weight.
Hence, a patient receiving a dose of RhoGAM (0.7 ml on average) will have
received 10.5 microgram of ethyl mercury.

One microgram is 10 to the minus six grams (which would be .00000105 grams of ethyl mercury). 28 grams would equal one ounce.

There are two types of mercury- ethyl and methyl mercury. Methyl is the one found say in some seafood and ethyl is the one found in some vaccines. Ethyl mercury has a half life of about seven days meaning after one week, half of it has left your body naturally.

This study looked at the two types of mercury and their lifes in the body:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1280369/

In the thimerosal group, the half-life of total mercury in blood was 6.9 days, compared to 19.1 days for the methylmercury group.

Brain concentrations of total mercury were approximately 3–4 times lower in the thimerosal group than in the methylmercury group, and total mercury cleared more rapidly in the thimerosal group (with a half-life of 24.2 days versus 59.5 days).

At this time, the mercury in your body from those injection would be nearly impossible to find in your system unless you got the injections in the last few days.

What would have been your health risk if you did refuse the anti-venom shots?

[ladyjade3]

Yeah but they replaced whatever mercury that was removed with aluminum, which is even worse...

[Zippyjuan]

Aluminum salts are used as adjuvants in some vaccines (not all) to help the body respond to the virus. Ethyl mercury was a preservative so no, mercury was not replaced with aluminum. They served different purposes. Both are in incredibly small amounts.

Aluminum is incorporated into some vaccines as an adjuvant. The purpose of formulating vaccines with adjuvants is to increase the immune response to the,
antigen (the component of the vaccine that stimulates the immune system to make antibodies). When FDA evaluates a vaccine for safety and effectiveness, an adjuvant such as aluminum, is considered to be a part of the vaccine, rather than a component that is licensed separately.

Vaccines containing an aluminum adjuvant have a demonstrated safety profile of over six decades of use and have only uncommonly been associated with severe local reactions. But because the public has expressed concerns that aluminum in vaccines might pose a risk to infants, FDA performed an updated analysis of the safety of aluminum adjuvants.

The authors of the paper based their calculations of infant exposure to aluminum on the following updated parameters:

an updated list of recommended vaccines for infants
baseline aluminum levels at birth
more recent information on how the body accumulates aluminum
new information on how the infant kidney filters out potentially toxic substances from the blood
more accurate information on how quickly aluminum spreads away from the site of vaccine injections and into the body
the latest information on safety levels for aluminum in the body
the most recent information on infant weights from age 0 to 60 months
The authors based their calculations on the series of vaccinations that deliver the maximal possible levels of aluminum during an infant’s first year of life and the assumption that infants would receive the entire recommended schedule of vaccines during this time. The recommendations for the schedule of vaccinations in the first year of life are those of the Advisory Committee on the Immunization Practices an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The FDA study found that the maximum amount of aluminum an infant could be exposed to over the first year of life would be 4.225 milligrams (mg), based on the recommended schedule of vaccines. Federal Regulations for biological products (including vaccines) limit the amount of aluminum in the recommended individual dose of biological products, including vaccines, to not more than 0.85-1.25 mg. For example, the amount of aluminum in the hepatitis B vaccine given at birth is 0.25 mg.

Aluminum is found naturally in large quantities in the environment, often consumed through drinking water or ingesting certain foods, such as infant formula. Using the updated parameters, the authors found that the body burden of aluminum from vaccines and diet throughout an infant’s first year of life is significantly less than the corresponding safe body burden of aluminum, based on the minimal risk levels established by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVac.../ucm284520.htm

[KingNothing]

The problem with autism related studies is that autism isn't even a real thing. There's a reason they call it a "spectrum disorder", because whatever abnormalities they can't explain get lumped in with autism.

So given that autism isn't even well defined, and that the symptoms for autism are all over the map, I'm not sure how it can be parallel with anything. It isn't even parallel with itself.

Perhaps the largest reason that autism cases have increased is that the number of things considered to be austism has increased.

[Zippyjuan]

Definately a factor. Article from March 2012:

http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/2...increase-real/

Autism rates continue to rise, according to a new government survey, but the skyrocketing figures don’t necessarily mean the disorder is increasing.

According to the latest estimate, released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — a nearly 25% increase from 2006, when the rate was 1 in 110, and a stunning 78% increase since 2000–02, when the CDC first began tracking the disorder and estimated the rate at 1 in 150 children.

Much of the surge, experts acknowledge, may be due to better diagnosis, wider awareness and broader definitions of autism. Autism used to be diagnosed only in children with severe language and social problems and repetitive behaviors, but several years ago, researchers expanded the criteria for diagnosis to also include autism spectrum disorders — a wider range of developmental conditions associated with autism. These conditions include Asperger’s syndrome, which describes children who are high functioning but exhibit milder symptoms of social impairment or learning problems, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), a diagnosis that is easier to get.

Greater awareness of autism by parents, doctors and school administrators, along with a growing push to help all affected children learn and socialize, may also be fueling the uptick. “Doctors have gotten better at diagnosing the condition, and communities have gotten better at providing services for those affected by autism,” Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, told reporters in a conference call. “At this point, I think it’s a possibility that the increase in identification of autism is entirely the result of better detection. We don’t know whether or not that is the case, but it is a possibility.”



Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/2...#ixzz2MbJG3vpo

Corelation is not causation but the age of the parent seems to also be a factor and people are having children in later years than they used to.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwa...-in-the-child/

8/24/2012 @ 12:22PM

Parental Age, Especially The Father's, Is Linked To Genetic Mutations In The Child

Supporting past evidence, a new study finds a strong link between the age of the parents (especially the father) and the number of genetic mutations in the child. Not all of these mutations will amount to anything, but some are associated with increased risk of conditions like autism and schizophrenia. And the older the parents, the greater the risk for the child.

Fathers passed on about four times the number of genetic mutations to their children than did mothers, which also agrees with earlier evidence. It’s believed that sperm cells are more likely to contain genetic errors because of the high rate at which they’re produced – hundreds of millions of cells per day – which increases the odds of a manufacturing error.

The team also found that the older the father, the more likely was the child to have genetic mutations. And the risk just keeps rising with the father’s age. For example, a 20-year-old father will contribute about half the number of mutations of a 36-year-old father. A 70-year-old father will pass on about eight times the number of mutations as the 20-year-old.

“The older we are as fathers, the more likely we will pass on our mutations,” lead author Kári Stefánsson told Nature, the journal that published the study earlier this week. “The more mutations we pass on, the more likely that one of them is going to be deleterious.”

In fact, some of the mutations were linked to autism and schizophrenia, as earlier papers have also found. As the age of first-time parents has risen in some countries, including the U.S., so has the rate of autism and other disorders. Though some of this trend can be attributed to better detection, not all of it can. Increasing evidence suggests that parental age is a contributing factor in a child’s risk for genetic mutation and brain disorders.

[ClydeCoulter]

Perhaps the largest reason that autism cases have increased is that the number of things considered to be austism has increased.

Yea, they put all kinds of kids on drugs in the schools around here, if'n their different socially, or pissed off kids whose parents don't give a $#@!. If the autism spectrum don't get you, gubmint might.

[The Northbreather]

According to this source, http://www.whale.to/a/rh5.html an antivenom shot would have 10.5 micrograms of ethyl mercury in it. That would not be considered a "mega dose".


One microgram is 10 to the minus six grams (which would be .00000105 grams of ethyl mercury). 28 grams would equal one ounce.

There are two types of mercury- ethyl and methyl mercury. Methyl is the one found say in some seafood and ethyl is the one found in some vaccines. Ethyl mercury has a half life of about seven days meaning after one week, half of it has left your body naturally.

This study looked at the two types of mercury and their lifes in the body:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1280369/



At this time, the mercury in your body from those injection would be nearly impossible to find in your system unless you got the injections in the last few days.

What would have been your health risk if you did refuse the anti-venom shots?

Thanks zip. When you say "impossible to fin in your system" do you mean the brain as well?

No my health woudl not have be at risk. maybe some temporary tissue damage in my hand, the snakes in my area rarely even kill small dogs and cats and are not considered to be as venomous as others.

If I would have known that one basically signs his right to make any kind of decision over to the doctor in an emergency room I would have gone to an urgent care facility and just weathered the night with some pain killers.

I was not in shock (until i got the bill) as I just drove my self two hours through the mountains to get treatment.

[The Northbreather]

Spirulina and chlorella

Sources:
http://www.naturalnews.com/027740_sp...chlorella.html
http://www.isnare.com/?aid=905042&ca...tness+and+Diet
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...-heard-of.aspx
http://www.renaissancemama.com/bye-b...-way-to-detox/
http://www.heavymetaldetox.net/
http://customers.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm

Thanks donnay and tfurrh I take all of these frequently

[Zippyjuan]

Thanks zip. When you say "impossible to fin in your system" do you mean the brain as well?

No my health woudl not have be at risk. maybe some temporary tissue damage in my hand, the snakes in my area rarely even kill small dogs and cats and are not considered to be as venomous as others.

If I would have known that one basically signs his right to make any kind of decision over to the doctor in an emergency room I would have gone to an urgent care facility and just weathered the night with some pain killers.

I was not in shock (until i got the bill) as I just drove my self two hours through the mountains to get treatment.

The link I provided says 24 days half life for brain concentrations (which it also says were 3- 4 times lower than levels found from identical methyl mercury exposure). Sounds like the snake bite was a scary experience. We get rattlesnakes coming out around here in ground cover areas in the spring. Haven't seen any personally.

[I<3Liberty]

I want to raise two points about this debate.

1. Over diagnosis of children. There's some kids out there being diagnosed when they are completely normal (mostly with Asperger's) -- their so called 'abnormalities" stem from lack of socialization or just lack of focus on social skills and manners, etc. just like struggling children in underprivledged areas aren't less intelligent. Rather, they lack the resources to learn effectively. Another great example is girls and Americans aren't less able to learn math than boys and Asians. Historically, these groups have been raised with emphasis on different values like Asians culture (generally speaking) put more emphasis on academics. Historically, girls were told that they "weren't meant to learn math" or "were unable", etc. Children are shaped based on their environment and the influences in their lives -- the same applied to any skill set (not just academics.)

2. The blood-brain barrier is open in the fetus and babies for an extended period of time. During this time, many things (heavy metals, viruses, bacteria, etc.) can cross that barrier. We can't just zero in one one heavy metal because there's been evidence for other harmful substances, as well. I've even seen studies that blamed lack of certain nutrients as a factor (namely, folic acid, as it is involved in early neural development.)

[Brian4Liberty]

The fact that Judge Kavanaugh refused to hear the case is tragic in and of itself, as thimerosal, which is composed of 50 percent mercury, has been proven to cause serious health damage.

Who pushed Kavanaugh?