Oh, GiGi, I did not know. My sincere sympathy to you and your husband for your loss. My daughter (now 28), when given her first DPT shot, had a bad reaction...fever, crying (pains), red inflammed area where injected (thigh).
As an infant, she had "perfect" skin...but a few months later, developed a brown spot exactly where the shot was given. It remains to this day. She developed asthma at age 2 (to molds).
She recently had a difficult pregnancy and her child had/has problems.
What in the world are we doing?! Mercury in vaccines, fluoride in our water, toxic chemicals in diet drinks? The list goes on. These are making us SICK!
The article above, which I read this morning, was also on Web MD...as was mention of using the ketogenic diet for seizures/epilepsy.
Curious (not) that this therapy is once again at the "forefront".
This is not the best/safest way to shut down the glycolysis pathway (and kill infections), but it is one way.
P.S. GABA works the same as Depakote (for migraines and seizures) and Xanax (for anxiety) ...the drug companies KNOW what they are doing..from the get-go.
Ritalin increases serum (plasma) Mg levels and changes the Mg-Ca ratio. Where is this extra Mg coming from? Is this setting up depression in later life (Mg storage levels lowered) as has been recently reported (Preteen use of Ritalin leads to depression in later life)? These kids are not Ritalin deficient. They likely are Mg-B6 deficient. B6 due to insufficient "friendly" bacteria.
Babies do not have enough "friendly bacteria" to make many vitamins, enzymes and even some antibodies for them. They are born with a "clean" bowel. This is why their immune systems are not fully developed. Calcium also plays an issue. Babies bones are soft (more Mg than Ca). Both of these minerals are needed to form healthy antibodies. Watch the news...the push is back on to promote breastfeeding. Curious that the ONLY formula available with probiotics added is in Europe. I tried to get it for my grandaughter.
Sorry for rambling. I, too, get really upset when it comes to what these drug companies have done to our children.
[This message has been edited by Marnie (edited 09 February 2005).]