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So today’s “The View” opened with mentioning Michael Savage’s comments about autistic children during the opening credits - and then it was never brought up during the show. Parts of the show seemed stretched and just slow moving, which isn’t usually the case for this show. So, was the kibosh put on discussing this Hot Topic by network executives afraid of losing their big advertising bucks from pharma? Yep, probably. Go ahead Barbara Walters, keep selling your soul for the almighty dollar. I thought you had it in you to ask the tough questions. I stand corrected.

Vitamins & Minerals

Spectrum Support Vitamins

Ingredients:

Mixed Cartenoids from Dunaliella Salina - 6000 IU

Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) - 150mg

Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) - 200 IU

Vitamin E (Natural d-Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate) - 125 IU

Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride) - 20mg

Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin-5-Phosphate) - 20mg

Vitamin B-3 (Niacinamide and Inositol Hexaniacinate) - 35mg

Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine Alpha-Ketoglutarate) 15mg

Folinic Acid (Calcium Folinate) - 500mcg

Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) - 600mcg

Biotin - 500mcg

Vitamin B-6 (Calcium Pantothenate) - 100mcg

Choline (citrate) - 60mg

Inositol - 80mg

L-Glycine - 300mg

Spectrum Support Minerals

Ingredients

Calcium D-Glucarate - 100mg

Magnesium (Krebs Chelates) - 60mg

Zinc (krebs Chelates) - 15mg

Selenium (Selenomethionine) 100mcg

Manganese (Succinate) - 2mg

Chromium - 25mcg

Molybendum (krebs chelates) - 200mcg

Potassium (Alpha-Ketoglutarate) - 25mg

Methylsulfononymethane (MSM) - 200mg

MB-12 Injections - Every morning - works so much better for Nicholas than at night. These are by prescription only, compounded by Hopewell Pharmacy

Kirkman Vitamin C – buffered, 1/4 teaspoon per day – 1100 mg
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Vitamin World d-Alpha Tocopheryl Vitamin E - 400 IU
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Kirkman Biomax Zinc - 20mg - 2 capsules/day
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Omega Fish Oil / Cod Liver Oil

Nordic Naturals Complete Omega 3-6-9 Liquid - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients:

EPA - 675mg

DHA - 450mg

GLA - 165mg

OA - 400mg

Other Omega 3’s - 287mg

Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) - 30IU

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Green Pastures Blue Ice High Vitamin CLO - 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients:

Vitamin A - 5750IU

Vitamin D - 575IU

EPA - 145-375mg

DHA - 150-360mg

Total Omega 3’s - 480-1800mg

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Probiotics

Klaire Labs TherBiotic Complete
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Klaire Labs Saccharomyces Boulardii
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Amino Acids

Glutathione Lotion - 2x/day; compounded by Hopewell Pharmacy

Kirkman DMG (125mg) with Folic Acid (400mcg) and B-12 (6 mcg) - 2 Capsules
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Kirkman GABA - 250mg - 2 capsules/day
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L-Theanine (Suntheanine) from Nutricology- 100mg capsules - 1 capsule 2x per day
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Anti-fungals & Anti-bacterials, yeast-fighting, etc.

Grapefruit Seed Extract - 5-6 drops - once in the morning, once at bedtime

Advanced Formula Biocidin - 5 drops per day
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Cellfood - 4 drops 3x/day
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Kyolic Garlic Liquid - working up to 10 drops in drink 3x per day
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Oregon Grape Extract - working up to 15 drops 3x per day
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Pau D’Arco Extract - working up to 15 drops 3x per day
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Enzymes

Kirkman Enzym-Complete/DPP-IVV - 1 capsule per meal
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Enzymedica Virastop – 3 capsules/day (Protease Enzyme Supplement)
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Enzymedica Mucostop - 2 capsules/day
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Candex Yeast Management System - 1 capsule per day
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Houston Nutraceuticals No Phenol - as needed for phenol effects
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Houston Nutraceuticals Peptizyde - (as needed)
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Houston Nutraceuticals Zyme Prime - (as needed)
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For the liver

Liver life (15 drops 2x/day)
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Milk Thistle Extract (5 drops/day)
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For constipation

Oxypowder(to keep his bowels moving) - only as needed (this stuff is fantastic!) - just a sprinkle here and there
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Other

Inositol Powder from Kirkman – 1 scoops/day = 1/2 gram
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Enzymatic Therapy Cell Forte IP-6 & Inositol Ultra Strength Powder - 1/4 teaspoon/day (given later in day)
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Well, it’s no easy task, but it’s gotten easier as time goes on. My biggest recommendation to anyone is to open the capsules and taste what’s inside if you’re mixing stuff with juice/liquids. Stuff that has no taste is a no brainer - mix it with anything. Stuff that tastes good isn’t too much of an issue. It’s the stuff that tastes bad…..

Once you have a juice/drink your child drinks supplements in, it’s NOT a good idea to let them taste that particular drink WITHOUT the supplements. In the natural juice section of your grocery store, there are fruit juice pulps in glass bottles, Looza is one brand. (Whole Foods and A&P have it) The bananna, pear and passion fruit do a fantastic job at hiding supplements. As time goes on, you can water the juices down once your little one gets used to the taste so you’re not giving so much juice. It’s trial and error really. We’ve tried sippy cups, juice boxes, you name it… you just gotta find what works for your kiddo.

On the stuff that tastes bad, start with a sprinkle. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Sprinkle a small amount in and see how that goes. If that works, add a little more tomorrow and the next day until you’re up at the desired amount. You’ll have much better luck overcoming the bad taste issue if their taste buds become accustomed to it.

Here’s my daily supplement recipe for the most part. Keep in mind, these things are ever-evolving as new supplements are added, old ones taken away, etc.

First thing in the morning, I mix up his daily “iced tea” – it is 8 ounces of Arizona iced tea (that I am weaning down to nothing!) and about 16-20 ounces of fresh brewed iced tea (unsweetened). I add his daily amount of spectrum vitamins and minerals. To this, I also add the dropper stuff (milk thistle extract, advanced biocidin) that only takes a few drops so it’s diluted across 24-28 ounces. Then, I add his Vitamin C (which has a sweet/tart taste to it), Inositol (no taste really), zinc, one capsule gaba, one capsule theanine and shake this all up.

The rest of his supplements get mixed into this mixture as needed, one at a time.

Morning #1 – 4 oz iced tea plus Nordic naturals complete omega 369 (1 teaspoon) and Green Pasture High Vitamin CLO (1/2 teaspoon), 7 drops liver life, 4 drops cellfood and also nizoral when he’s on it

Morning #2 – 4 oz iced tea plus Virastop, mucostop and Vitamin E and 8 drops liver life

Afternoon #1 – 4 oz iced tea plus candex, pro-biotics & 4 drops cell food

Afternoon #2 - 4 oz juice with IP-6 & Inositol (can’t give this with minerals)

After dinner #1 – 4 oz iced tea plus Claritin, mucostop (1 capsule), gaba (1 cap), 7 drops liver life & 4 drops cell food

After dinner #2 – 4 oz iced tea plus virastop (1 cap), theanine (1 cap) & 8 drops liver life

After dinner #3 (not always) 4 oz iced tea plus candex & probiotics

Enzymes are given at mealtimes and as needed. I am currently changing Nicholas’s pro-biotics, because I really don’t think the current ones are helping anymore. I am also implementing Brainchild’s Yeast protocol, so I’m adding the rest of those ingredients as well.

I’ll update this listing as I add those ingredients. Feel free to email/post any questions if you need help getting supplements into your child.

So, earlier Monday, Nicholas started grabbing the box of band-aids and saying boo-boo and pointing to his foot. At first we thought it was him kidding around, but it continued for quite some time. Then he started not putting his foot down and putting weight on it. We tried to keep ice on it, but of course that did not work. So after Nicholas got out of the chamber, we got him dressed and I took him to the Emergency Room - just to make sure his ankle wasn’t broken. He fell earlier Monday, but it was HOURS before he started the band-aids/boo-boo/limping, so I’m not entirely sure if that’s what happened or what.
So, we get to the emergency room - and got through triage with relatively no issues. There was a huge fish tank in the waiting room and nicholas was having the time of his life pointing at all of the fishies. He was counting them, giggling, poking at the glass, having a grand old time. He noticed there was a baseball game on the tv there and told me all about it. He walked over to the payphone and pretended to call Daddy and tell him that he was watching fishies swim and baseball on tv. Then he said bye daddy and hung up.
We got settled into a room and I put on Nicholas’s bear DVD. He was quite good and made himself comfortable on the chairs there. The nurse came in and Nicholas told him right away that he was watching bear. Then the dr came in and examined his feet/ankles. Nicholas did very well through it all. A little while later, two really nice technicians came to get us to take some x-rays. I couldn’t believe this, but Nicholas was such a trooper! He laid on the table, really still so they could take the x-rays. On our way back, I grabbed a blanket so Nicholas could settle into the bed, which he happily did with his juice, bear and blanket. The doctor came back in to let us know that everything looked fine and it was probably just bruised. So we were discharged and had to stop by and say goodbye to the fishies. While we were waiting intially, Nicholas was doing his fake sneeze, ha-choo thing. The security guard tried to get him to do it again because she had been watching him earlier. Ha=choo mommy… tissue please?? Nicholas was so alert tonight, so focused, so attentive and talkative - was just after him doing 1 1/2 hours hbot.
Two and a half hours later we’ve got one tired (and proud) mommy and one little trooper asleep on the couch!