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Summary: SURPRISINGLY THOROUGH
Review: This book will give you the ammunition you will need to successfully recover from amalgam illness. It will also help you avoid making bad decisions about treatment. Patient-friendly and detailed, it is a blueprint which points you in the right direction for each symptom and area of suffering. Do not proceed without it.
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Summary: Amalgam Illness, Diagnosis and Treatment : What You Can Do t
Review: Until I got a hold of Dr. Cutler's book, trying to help my son had been like working in the dark. I had long suspected heavy metal toxicity to be involved in my son's autism diagnosis, but my concerns had been quickly dismissed by well-meaning doctors who found no evidence of poisoning using what I later learned from Dr. Cutler were inaccurate diagnostic methods. Years of fruitless searching and thousands of dollars in medical bills, medications and travelling expenses had brought about disappointingly less progress than we had hoped for. I'd gotten to the point where I felt I was running out of time and options to help my vaccine-injured child. Lacking the background necessary to evaluate doctors' interpretations and recommendations and investing in the endless list of costly and what turned out to be mostly useless lab tests was becoming very frustrating. Dr. Cutler's book gave me the straightforward, scientifically-based, practical information I needed to properly diagnose my son's mercury poisoning and make educated decisions for his treatment. Learning to trust Andy implicity was inevitable when his insight proved to be right time and time again. His book not only helped me to determine the most accurate therapies for my son, but just as importantly, to avoid the potentially dangerous ones as well. The pieces of the puzzle had finally started to fit together. Dr. Cutler's book is empowering and inspiring. The amazing amount of formidaly comprehensive information, detailed protocols and painstakingly well organized cross referencing made it possible for me to confidently work alone or with minimal support from doctors in treating my child. We achieved more progress in my son in a few months than we had in all the previous years combined. I am forever indebted to Dr. Cutler. His gift has placed my son on the verge of recovery and I trust we will succeed in time.
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Summary: Amalgam Illness ..... to .... Autism
Review: What can I add to the reviews already posted here? ... I am a physician (MD) with an Autistic child. Searching the web for many years, seeing various doctors, finally lead me to Andy Cutler... Andy is a chemist PHD by training and himself afflicted with Amalgam Illness. From his training as a basic science researcher, he developed the keen eye to dissect and analyze scientific literature. This perspective has given Andy an "outsider" / fresh view to the problem of CHELATION and supplement. Having read his book thouroughly, I can honestly say this book reads more like a Medical Textbook. Yet, the language is free of Medical jargons (ie "not uncommonly common.."). The book is comprehensive, and includes standard Perscription and herbal supplement usage and precautions. Now, to those parents who have not heard of Andy ... Please by ALL means get to know who Andy is and the yahoo!group Autism-Mercury. I myself was concerned about the dangers of chelation, and its valdity. DAN! doctors (including MD's) can NOT NOT do justice in treating your child if he or she has not been acquainted with the contents of this book. In particular, Andy explains why to AVOID DMPS IV challenge, and, the need for FREQUENT ALA dosage. As far as I know, NOONE has disputed Andy's calculations of ALA pharmokinetics. Yet DAN! doctors don't follow the obvious conclusion - the need for frequent dosing. Sure, say 90% of the children will not be adversely affected, but do you want to take the 10% this risk with your child????? Anyway, there is a lot more you can get from the book -- get the book: a MUST for anyone considering chelation and to consider period if you have a autistic child.
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Summary: Amalgam Illness ..... to .... Autism
Review: What can I add to the reviews already posted here? ... I am a physician (MD) with an Autistic child. Searching the web for many years, seeing various doctors, finally lead me to Andy Cutler... Andy is a chemist PHD by training and himself afflicted with Amalgam Illness. From his training as a basic science researcher, he developed the keen eye to dissect and analyze scientific literature. This perspective has given Andy an "outsider" / fresh view to the problem of CHELATION and supplement. Having read his book thouroughly, I can honestly say this book reads more like a Medical Textbook. Yet, the language is free of Medical jargons (ie "not uncommonly common.."). The book is comprehensive, and includes standard Perscription and herbal supplement usage and precautions. Now, to those parents who have not heard of Andy ... Please by ALL means get to know who Andy is and the yahoo!group Autism-Mercury. I myself was concerned about the dangers of chelation, and its valdity. DAN! doctors (including MD's) can NOT NOT do justice in treating your child if he or she has not been acquainted with the contents of this book. In particular, Andy explains why to AVOID DMPS IV challenge, and, the need for FREQUENT ALA dosage. As far as I know, NOONE has disputed Andy's calculations of ALA pharmokinetics. Yet DAN! doctors don't follow the obvious conclusion - the need for frequent dosing. Sure, say 90% of the children will not be adversely affected, but do you want to take the 10% this risk with your child????? Anyway, there is a lot more you can get from the book -- get the book: a MUST for anyone considering chelation and to consider period if you have a autistic child.
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Summary: Not just a scary story!
Review: Dr. Cutler's book explains how mercury causes many serious health problems you may suffer from. But it doesn't stop after telling you how terribly poisoned you might be - it actually tells you how to get the mercury out of your brain and get well. Dr. Cutler not only studied American medical journals to formulate this protocol, but overseas medical journals as well. He shows you how to safely remove mercury from your body and brain using alpha lipoic acid, an over-the-counter antioxidant. The most important things to remember about chelating with lipoic acid are to (1) go slowly and (2) to take the doses (25 mg to 120 mg according to tolerance) every 3 to 4 hours around the clock. Dr. Cutler explains how this method keeps the blood levels of lipoic acid stable in order to move the Hg from the brain and eliminate it, not merely redistribute it to other places. Most of the neurological symptoms I've suffered from are gone now. They don't come and go; they are just gone. The rapid heart beat stopped, along with the numbness and tingling of the extremities, and the tremor and twitches in my head. My blood pressure has come up from 70/40 to 120/80 - perfectly normal. My cholesterol has dropped from 305 to 240. My facial color is no longer ghastly white, but rather a normal and natural color. H-Pylori titers (a bacteria associated with peptic ulcers and cancer) have gone from 6 plus to 1.37 without medication. I'm thrilled I found a way to improve these stubborn health problems that refused to budge with any other means. Believe me, I had tried everything. If you want to get well from CFIDS, candida, MS, and other neurological problems please don't overlook this book, Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis and Treatment. Then follow the directions for how to get well safely!
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