Friday, October 19, 2007
Much Encouraged
After my conversation with Dr. Nancy Mullan yesterday, I am much encouraged. Turns out that Mike's urine toxic elements test did show high levels of metal excretion, so he IS in detox. I was just fooled because the sample had been an early morning one, and that meant the creatinine levels were high, and that skews the graph. But if you are an MD you can figure these things out. Yay for Dr. Mullan!
She is prescribing a number of adjustments in his supplementation, and then after a couple of weeks on those, a round of major testing to see where we are.
Apparently I goofed in not getting a urine amino acids test right off the bat, to use as a benchmark. So we don't know that he actually has high ammonia. We only know that he has the gene for it. So I will back off a bit on the ammonia treatment before these tests.
I will post details on the supplements when I get it all figured out.
Meanwhile, Mike is getting from place to place at Webster Groves High School and understanding the material, but NOT doing the homework. So he is flunking. Yikes. Hopefully this will resolve soon.
She is prescribing a number of adjustments in his supplementation, and then after a couple of weeks on those, a round of major testing to see where we are.
Apparently I goofed in not getting a urine amino acids test right off the bat, to use as a benchmark. So we don't know that he actually has high ammonia. We only know that he has the gene for it. So I will back off a bit on the ammonia treatment before these tests.
I will post details on the supplements when I get it all figured out.
Meanwhile, Mike is getting from place to place at Webster Groves High School and understanding the material, but NOT doing the homework. So he is flunking. Yikes. Hopefully this will resolve soon.
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I saw a great episode of NOVA tonight that talked about the epigenome being the switching station of the genes and how the methylation cycle controls that switching.
There was also talk of how identical twins can have differences because of this. This might explain the differences in the identical boys from your triplet set. (They even had a pair of twins where one was autistic and one wasn't.)
It was called "Ghost in Your Genes". http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes
Be sure to check out the video about the mice at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes/mice.html
There was also talk of how identical twins can have differences because of this. This might explain the differences in the identical boys from your triplet set. (They even had a pair of twins where one was autistic and one wasn't.)
It was called "Ghost in Your Genes". http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes
Be sure to check out the video about the mice at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes/mice.html
Deborah, that mouse video really helps explain what is going on with the methylation cycle and why it is critical. Everyone, please take a look at it!!
Phyllis
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This blog describes how we started out on the protocol by Dr. Amy Yasko, who many say has cured or improved children with autism using a genetic-based nutrition therapy.