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Another Piece To The Puzzle? There was a lot of information in this section, but, I urged you to take the time to read it... very eye opening indeed... make sure you also read the very last link in this section... another critical piece to the puzzle... the fact that it is the last section on this page certainly does not mean that it is of little importance... quite the opposite... this too, was another critical piece to the puzzle... "the aluminum connection" - see link at bottom of this page! As I read through the Simpsonwood Transcript that had resulted from the CDC convened meeting on mercury in June of 2000, there were bits and pieces to the puzzle that were finally falling into place for me. Many of these issues were discussed under my link entitled: "A Signal Where There Could Be A Tornado Warning: The Incredible White Washing Of The CDC Thimerosal Study Population Sample". Yet, there was another issue... another piece to the puzzle I also felt I needed to further discuss with parents... this "piece of the puzzle" had to do with a discussion provided in the Simpsonwood transcript as it related to how the body rids itself of ethylmercury. I quote: Dr. Clarkson, p. 124: "As you know, methylmercury and ethylmercury are slowly metabolized to inorganic mercury. The common mercury bond is broken. It's achieved in two ways. The microflora in the intestinal tract break down methyl to inorganic and that is how we get rid of it. Methylmercury goes through an entroypathic recirculation from liver to bile, to intestine and back reabsorbed again and but for these obliging micro organisms in the GI tract, we wouldn't really get rid of it. So does the microflora break it down to inorganic, which is not well absorbed and comes out in the feces. The other way it is metabolized is by phagocytic cells in almost every tissue in the body, probably including microglia in the brain. These phagocytic cells will also break down methylmercury. We don't know for ethyl, but,, it's probably the same mechanism." [end of quote, emphasis added] There were several key things to note here: 1) Note that Dr. Clarkson stated that the digestive system was
involved in riding the body of these toxins... and that part of that process
involved - bile! Well... given that an
infant did not produce significant amounts of bile until several months after
birth, obviously, there could be a problem there! Dr.
Boyd Haley had testified to this fact during vaccine hearings. Note also that according to the Kirkman Labs Guide To Intestinal Health in Autism Spectrum Disorder, p. 11, 70% of the immune system resides in the GI tract and digestive organs. 2) Note also that Dr. Clarkson mentions "microflora" in the intestinal tract... well... it is a well-known fact that the microflora in the intestinal tract of children with autism is "out of whack"! These gastrointtestinal abnormalities in autism spectrum disorders, again, according to the Kirkman Labs Guide To Intestinal Health In Autism Spectrum Disorders (p. 33) include - I quote from this resource: a. Intestinal dysbiosis ... imbalance in the microflora... bacteria, yeast, viruses, parasites and other organisms... dysbiosis occurs when there is an alteration in the normal balance of beneficial microflora and harmful organisms begin to overpopulate the digestive tract. b. Intestinal yeast/candida overgrowth c. Intestinal overgrowth with bacterial and other organisms... common to find pathogenic bacterial, viruses, and parasites in the intestinal tracts of individuals with autism d. Intestinal hyperpermeability/"leaky gut syndrome"... phenomenon where there is increased intestinal permeability resulting from chronic irritation to the gut wall... can lead to a variety of systemic problems, including gluten and casein sensitivity and food allergies. e. Gluten and casein sensitivity... resulting in morphine-like reactions due to abnormal stimulation of opiate receptors in the brain f. Food allergies and intolerances g. Maldigestion and malabsorption h. Constipation and Diarrhea i. Inflammatory Bowel Disease j. Sulfation Deficits k. Compromised Intestinal Immunity [end of information taken from Kirkman Labs Guide To Intestinal Health in ASD] Thus, again, there is a problem with "mechanisms" to rid the body of toxins such as ethylmercury given that the system is "out of whack" in these children. Note also that according to the Simpsonwood transcripts (p. 85), 38% of the time, serious and chronic otitis media (ear infections) were noted. This, in my opinion, also absolutely fits into the puzzle given antibiotics are very much known to destroy not only what caused the "earache" but to destroy the intestinal flora as well! Thus, in my opinion, there could be no denying that "chronic earaches" could certainly make one more susceptible to vaccine injury given the "upsetting" of the GI tract and the mechanisms for the body to rid itself of toxins such as ethylmercury! http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Bact303/Bact303normalflora But, there is an even bigger problem with vaccines - the fact that the way by which we give most vaccines - via "injections" bypasses the body's primary defense mechanisms - in the digestive tract - to start with. The following link explains this issue: http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/12/vaccine_procedure.htm Finally, there was one other comment from this transcript that also very much indicated a problem to me. This was the comment having to do with the fact that glial cells in the brain may be involved in riding the brain of this toxin. Glial cells in the brain performed "scaffolding functions" - allowing neurons to grow and connect to one another. Glial cells also provide "garbage removal functions". http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/glia.html Interestingly, research by Dr. Hans Moises indicated that glial cells appeared to be the very cells possibly weakened/influenced by viruses themselves. Dr. Moises looked at issues of schizophrenia and hypothesized that viruses themselves may be either lodging in the brain and weakening glial cells or that they may be affecting the dna responsible for the coding of glial cells. From the following: http://www.mediscover.net/related.cfm?Hnid=716 (see BMC Psychiatry, 2002, 2:8, (July 2002)), I quote: "The authors noted that many of the genes implicated in the development of schizophrenia coded for factors involved in glial cell development... Furthermore, Moises and colleagues indicate that some viruses... may weaken the glial cells, disrupting brain cell connections..." If this is indeed true, it appears to me that we have here - strike 3! In other words, those things mentioned in the Simpsonwood meeting as helping to rid the body of toxins such as methylmercury - bile, microflora and glial cells - may be of little use in performing these functions in susceptible children... and that, in my opinion, leaves these children more and more susceptible - with every earache, and with every vaccine! It certainly seemed to me that the medical establishment should know better than to give vaccines to children who suffered from chronic earaches. Doctors had to know that the Eustachian tube did not take on its "curvature" until approximately age 2 and as such, children under age two were much more susceptible to ear infections than children over age 2 given that "curvature" allowed for better drainage of the ear canals. Doctors also had to know that intestinal flora was very much upset by antibiotics... that had been one alarm bell that had been sounding for years now... although perhaps another alarm bell... like so many others... that seemed to go "unheard". Certainly pediatricians, the NIH and the CDC also had to know that the blood brain barrier was also not fully formed until approximately six months of age - and as such, children under six months were perhaps more susceptible to viruses entering the brain than older children. Likewise, would the CDC not also know that bile production was very limited in infants until several months after birth? And, does the CDC not realize that "injections" bypass the body's primary defense mechanisms? And, you would think the CDC had to have "some idea" as to how mercury was excreted from the body... via intestinal flora, and other gastrointestinal processes involving bile, and microglial cells. As such, it certainly appeared to me that either the CDC failed to take all these things into consideration as it continued to increase its ever compressed and aggressive vaccination schedule (so that by age 2, children now received 40 immunizations - again, according to Simpsonwood transcripts) or the CDC knew of the issues and simply chose to "ignore them". I find it very hard to believe that the CDC was not aware of even "the basics" when it came to all this! Also, another piece to the puzzle was that of "The Aluminum Connection"! I urged all families to read this information also as, in my opinion, it was just as critical to understand issues of aluminum as it was to understand issues of mercury - both toxins found in vaccines - and both known neurotoxins - that together - magnified toxicities! Please take the time to read this critical information also! |
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