Zeolite and Behavioural Disorders
Toxic metals such as lead and mercury, and high levels of aluminium have been associated with behavioural problems.
Two of the most common behavioural disorders seen in children include Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD, with or without hyperactivity) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Studies have been done indicating that most cases of ADD have significant heavy metal tissue burdens as a contributing factor to the condition. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention states that lead poisoning remains the most common environmental health problem affecting children in the United States. An estimated half a million American children have blood levels high enough to adversely affect their intelligence, behaviour, and development.
Most epidemiologic research on ADD and ADHD shows that maternal exposures to toxins during pregnancy, and the transmission of lead and volatile organic compounds across the placenta, are contributing factors in the development of these syndromes.
Like ADD, autism can also be the result of metal toxicity during pregnancy. Most research points to accumulation of mercury in pregnant women, combined with genetic predisposition, as a major factor increasing the likelihood of ASD in children.
Exposure to mercury in the womb can start the process of accumulation. Because the foetus has severely limited detoxification abilities, small amounts of mercury as well as volatile organic compounds remain in the foetus and deposit in the brain and nervous tissue. This accumulation can cause learning deficits after birth, delay the mental development of these children, and cause other neurological problems.
Just as we are all exposed to lead in our environment, we are also exposed to mercury. Mercury is mostly produced by industrial sources, like coal-burning power plants, which release mercury vapours and fine particles into the air. Other sources include vapour released from dental fillings when chewing, chlor-alkali plants, and an increasing number of fish contaminated with mercury.
Aluminium is another metal that is potentially toxic, both in children and in aging adults. Aluminium cookware, drinking cans, deodorants, and the water supply are sources of aluminium. When children are exposed to aluminium in food and water, an excess can accumulate in the brain, the main repository for this metal. Like mercury and lead, aluminium freely crosses the placenta during pregnancy and its accumulation can begin then. This may lead to aluminium toxicity, which is usually exhibited in the form of emotional and behavioural problems. In adults, aluminium accumulation has been linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Detoxification of Heavy Metals
Though toxic metals can contribute to the emergence of autistic condition and other behavioural problems, detoxification efforts and dietary changes may help considerably to improve behaviour and health. A detoxifying mineral called zeolite has been used for centuries as a supplement to promote human health.
What is Zeolite?
Zeolite is one of the safest and most effective naturally detoxifying minerals. It can target and safely remove toxic heavy metals, balance the body’s pH levels, bind viral sub-particles, and improve digestive function by allowing better absorption and assimilation of nutrients.
Due to its molecular structure, zeolite minerals are capable of selectively attracting and binding toxic particles, whether they are heavy metals, radioactive particles, viruses, or other dangerous substances; zeolite then safely removes them before they negatively affect overall health.
The negatively charged zeolite mineral cage binds positively charged toxic metals such as mercury tightly and almost irreversibly. This principle has been used in the removal of these metals from municipal water supplies and in air filters.
Zeolite: Safe and Effective for Behavioural Problems
There are many examples of improvement in the symptoms of ADD, ADHD, and autism in children who have been treated with chelation therapy (the removal of toxic metals from the blood and tissue). While many of these techniques are expensive and have serious side effects, the use of activated liquid zeolite is safe, easy, affordable and as effective as any chelation technique for the removal of metals such as mercury, lead, aluminium, and arsenic. Activated liquid zeolite also effectively removes excess aluminium.
Activated liquid zeolite can decrease the toxic burden in women in the childbearing age range, and thus has the most potential to decrease the risk to developing foetuses when used regularly. Because it is so safe, pregnant and nursing women are encouraged to use the liquid zeolite to help decrease toxins going through the placenta to the foetus and to detoxify the breast milk the infant requires. Zeolite products have been used in pregnant animals and in humans, with no known adverse effects. Strict dietary management to reduce toxin exposure is also recommended. If you have any questions, ask your healthcare professional.
Information obtained from Zeolite and Behavioral Disorders by Sound Concepts 2008.
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