There is no doubt that the number of autism cases the world over have been increasing for the past two decades. There are many hypotheses as to the cause but one resounding claim that has been proven clinically many a time is that the heavy metals like Lead, Aluminium and Mercury find their way into the gut. They breach the same and reach the brain and the neurotoxicity is one of the reasons for autism they say. Now what is the source of these heavy metals that enter into the little baby’s nervous system?
Well a study by “Lead Safe Mama” a business focussed on lead-poisoning prevention in the USA sent 51 toothpaste products including those of Colgate, Sensodyne etc. to an independent lab for testing and found that a staggering 90% of them tested positive for lead, 65% contained arsenic, 47% had mercury and 35% were found to have Cadmium. We are well aware that all these are neurotoxins that can enter the brain damaging cells and affect the cognitive development. The following is only learning disabilities and also autism. Later in life these are also known to be associated with cancer, kidney disease, birth defects and cardiovascular dysfunction.
Now if we can chelate our system off these metals; especially before the age of five years; there is a chance that the child will have a better prognosis as regard cognitive development etc. Homeopathic medicine has good remedies to achieve this effect.
It is sad that our day to day things contain some harmful substances that can affect the young child’s nervous system health!
