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Awaken Nutrition has been “picked up” - endorsed, that is - by Jenny McCarthy’s company, Generation Rescue, which has been a giant in autism therapy and research and nutritional products. Generation Rescue and Awaken Nutrition alike are both working hard helping those with special nutritional needs in conjunction with neuro-behavioral disorders.

Awaken Nutrition’s specially-formulated line of nutritional supplements allow those with special neurological and nutritional needs to receive the proper dietary balance for optimum health. Pairing up with Generation Rescue means that Awaken Nutrition will, of course, be able to reach many more children and adults with its specifically formulated line of supplement products. Products such as the gluten and casein-free Liquid Calcium Formula, the Colon and Liver Detox duo, and the chelation therapy spray for eliminating heavy metal toxicity and mercury toxicity are forerunners in promising nutritional hope where gimmicky diets and fly-by-night “cures” have failed those in need of alternative therapy.

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Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that Tom Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), supports testing the effectiveness of chelation therapy on children to see if it can be proved safe and effective. The autism blogosphere lit up, and advocates of chelation therapy were elated. But as with all things concerning autism, alas, the story is far more complicated than it seems.

The chelation study was first approved by NIMH in 2006. In February 2007, a study showed that giving chelation to rats who weren’t suffering from heavy-metal poisoning caused permanent cognitive impairment. Whoa. That sent NIMH back to more risk-benefit analysis. It filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to study chelation as an investigational new drug (an IND, in FDA-speak). And keep in mind that the dynamic of testing chelation on rats involves differing variables than on human beings. The findings are not “definitive” at all.

The knowledge gleaned from the study will be limited, since only 120 children are to be enrolled.  Half will get a chelating agent for 12 weeks and the other half, a placebo. The children’s blood mercury levels and autism symptoms will be monitored along the way. That’s too few subjects to get a clear sense of whether or not chelation works, though it’s better than what we’ve got now.

Chelating agents were introduced into medicine as a result of the use of poison gas in World War I. The first widely used chelating agent, the organic dithiol compound dimercaprol (also named British Anti-Lewisite or BAL), was used as an antidote to the arsenic-based poison gas, Lewisite. The sulphur atoms in BAL’s mercaptan groups strongly bond to the arsenic in Lewisite, forming a water-soluble compound that entered the bloodstream, allowing it to be removed from the body by the kidneys and liver. BAL had severe side-effects, such as nephrotoxicity and hypertension.

Following World War II, a large number of Navy personnel suffered from lead poisoning as a result of their jobs repainting the hulls of ships. The medical use of EDTA as a lead chelating agent was introduced. Unlike BAL, it is a synthetic amino acid and contains no mercaptans. EDTA side effects were not considered as severe as BAL.

In the 1960s, BAL was modified into DMSA, a related dithiol with far fewer side effects. DMSA quickly replaced both BAL and EDTA, becoming the US standard of care for the treatment of lead, arsenic, and mercury poisoning, which it remains today.

Research in the former Soviet Union led to the introduction of DMPS, another dithiol, as a mercury-chelating agent. The Soviets also introduced ALA, which is transformed by the body into the dithiol dihydrolipoic acid, a mercury- and arsenic-chelating agent. DMPS has experimental status in the US FDA, while ALA is a common nutritional supplement.

Since the 1970s, iron chelation therapy has been used as an alternative to regular phlebotomy to treat excess iron stores in people with haemochromatosis. It is also at the forefront of clinical autism treatment.

Other chelating agents have been discovered. They all function by making several chemical bonds with metal ions, thus rendering them much less chemically reactive. The resulting complex is water-soluble, allowing it to enter the bloodstream and be excreted harmlessly.

Calcium-disodium EDTA chelation is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating lead poisoning and heavy metal toxicity.

In 1998, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pursued the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), an organization that promotes “complementary, alternative and integrative medicine” over their advertising of EDTA chelation therapy, with claims including “Chelation therapy is a safe, effective and relatively inexpensive treatment to restore blood flow in victims of atherosclerosis without surgery.” The FTC found that “scientific studies do not prove that EDTA chelation therapy is an effective treatment for atherosclerosis.”, and that the statements by the ACAM were false. In 1999, the ACAM agreed to stop misrepresenting chelation therapy as effective in treating heart disease, avoiding legal proceedings.

It seems there is some confusion these days as to who the true experts on treating autism are. With so many experimental new drugs, treatments and behavioral therapies, both seasoned doctors (who’ve found a new niche specializing in autism treatment) as well as coalitions of parents and naturopaths are vying for a place being recognized for making great leaps in treating autism.

The Chicago Tribune, for one, has been busy casting aspersions on the legitimacy of the “crusades” of apparent non-AMA doctors, experts, activists, etc.  Specfically, those led by Dr. Mayer Eisenstein and Dr. Mark Geier and his son David.

One of the issues in their recent stories is the use of Lupron to treat aggression in autistic children who have high levels of testosterone — a move which has been hugely controversial.  The treatment is slammed as “unproven and potentially damaging” in the Tribune. Another of their attacks goes: “In the absence of definitive answers, unproven treatments have proliferated, including diets that eliminate wheat and dairy, chelation drugs that leach metals out of the body, and treatment in hyperbaric oxygen chambers similar to those used to treat scuba divers with ‘the bends.’ ”

But what does the Chicago Tribune know, really? Do they have a team of staff doctors and scientists with real medical facts to trump these experimental new forays, or simply just…cynicism on their side? It seems the establishment has taken great pride in bashing anything that doesn’t bow to Big Pharma’s vaccination agenda.

Will there be a new “autism vaccine” coming out from our friends in the industry soon? I don’t think the parents, doctors and scientists who actually want to see true remedy from the dual spikes in vaccines and autism will really care. They’ll be too busy doing real scientific work aimed at getting these kids detoxed and free of epidemic neuropathies such as autism.

Chelation has shown positive results. See for yourself at www.AwakenNutrition.com

Chelation and clathration both facilitate the removal of heavy metal compounds from the body. But there are some distinct differences between the two. Although both techniques “neutralize” toxic heavy metals in the bloodstream, and orient them toward elimination from the body, the structure of the two differs to some extent.

If chelation (the term is from the Greek phrase for “claw like”) grabs onto the heavy metal compound and pulls it out of the body, clathration forms a “cage” which incorporates the offending compound into its own structure, effectively (if the process works according to maximum efficacy) imprisoning the substance and escorting it out via the elimination process.

Another difference is that chelation can be thought of as a more one dimensional process, where clathration is a more three dimensional one. In clathration, specifically-sequenced glycoproteins and peptides form a lattice or inclusion complex and multiple receptor sites attach to a toxic molecule with irreversible bonds, literally wrapping themselves around the toxic substance, preventing additional reactions with tissues and organs as it is eliminated from the body.

Chelation has been used since World War I, when it was developed to remove toxic gas particulates from the blood. Clathration is a much more recent discovery.

The similarities are obvious — both disable toxic heavy metal compounds. Both are utilized by various clinicians who are now engaged in progressive study and treatment of autism and autism-related disorders, such as Asberger’s and Rett Syndrome.  Both have produced varying degrees of results within the bodies of patients and test subjects.

There is no doubt that we will be hearing much about these two procedures in coming years where concerns treating heavy metal toxicity and autism and autism-related disorders.

Chelation therapy is catching on - and for good reason. It’s proving to restore needed balance to those suffering heavy metal toxicity, as well as autism and autistic-related disorders, which have been found to be related to heavy metal poisoning - particularly through methylmercury found in vaccines. Unfortunately, methylmercury is a common and quite dangerous environmental contaminant that ends up accumulating in the human body, with unpleasant results.

Methylmercury is a bioaccumulating substance - meaning, it makes its way up the food chain through fish and other organisms, such as bacteria, propagating its presence exponentially in the ecosphere. Mercury itself is a neurotoxic heavy metal, the symptoms of which can present as any number of other things. The best thing is to get tested if you suspect you’ve been exposed to mercury, or methylmercury (the version of mercury that bioaccumulates in fish).

Supporters of chelation therapy rely on the testimonies of people who’ve had it done. Many people claim that their lives were saved and their health improved because of chelation therapy. Opponents say the results aren’t clear enough. But neither are the results clear on the myriad of barely tested drugs out there on the pharmaceutical market, so - you decide.

And these aren’t the only claims. Supporters also claim that chelation therapy significantly improves blood flow through previously narrowed blood vessels in some patients. Another claim is that chelation therapy has restored lost bodily function and reduced pain in some cases. Whatever the case is, positive results are being shown

The process of chelation actually removes harmful metals from the bloodstream. In fact, chelation therapy is the only way to treat lead poisoning. But lead isn’t the only metal cleansed from the body through chelation therapy. A chelation agent will also bind with most metals, mineral deposits, calcium-based plaques and other chemical toxins. Because of its positive impact on the bloodstream, chelation therapy has proven to benefit a number of medical conditions, including atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis.

What exactly is chelation?

Chelation is a well-known method of heavy metal and toxin removal in which a special chemical compound called a chelate - such as dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), dimercaptopropane sulfonate (DMPS), or ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) - is given, usually intravenously. The chelate finds and forms a single attachment to the toxin with one reversible ionic bond. With that bond intact, the toxin is grabbed onto, pulled off the cell and carried from the body. However, the toxin is not neutralized during this process and is potentially able to attach to other cells on its way out.

That’s the traditional form of chelation therapy. Great strides are being made, namely with oral therapy, which provides a painless, easy way of self-administering treatment, and with positive results. A new oral chelation therapy from Awaken Nutrition provides a speciallypatented method of introducing chelating substances into the body. Made up of peptides such as glutamic, fulvic and tartaric acid, Awaken Nutrition oral chelation spray offers those suffering from heavy metal toxicity and/or autism or autism-related disorders (or those with loved ones with such afflictions) new hope for wellness.

Expert testimony: chelation benefits

And, the experts are weighing in on the benefits of chelation therapy.

“There is no question that chelation, taking the mercury out of the kids, is by far the most effective treatment available,” says psychologist Bernard Rimland of the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, as quoted in a recent article on MSNBC. He’s only one of many health professionals weighing in about chelation therapy’s benefits. Other practitioners prescribe caution, but they, too, are having to behold the affirmative evidence now coming in.

Janet Hightower, M.D. is one of a group of emerging doctors who have experienced mercury toxicity in her patients, and acted upon it. Many of her patients were complaining of dizzyness, hair loss, forgetfulness and fatigue. She had some of them tested (the hair test is very easy and relatively affordable), and voila! Mercury toxicity. Dr. Hightower knew the battle was on, and she especially took issue with the gulf between an unsuspecting public and a government and special interests too greedy or callous to provide adequate food labeling and warning - especially to pregnant mothers, who are most susceptible.

See for yourself the benefits and the hope being generated by Awaken Nutrition’s oral chelation therapy spray. It’s affordable, easy-to-use, doctor-recommended, and available to anyone seeking greater vitality and wellness, and an escape from heavy metal toxicity.

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Awaken Nutrition’s patented chelation formula is specifically designed to bind to dangerous, toxic substances found in our environment today which, studies show, are likely responsible for many physiological and neurological disorders. The specially sequenced peptides in our doctor-recommended formula form a chemical bond that claws heavy metals with multiple receptor sites on the peptide, which irreversibly bond to a toxin, such as lead, thallium or arsenic. These powerful peptides wrap around the toxins, preventing any additional reactions with organs or tissues as it is eliminated from the body.

Further chelating substances in our highly effective detox formula “claw” the targeted toxin with a reversible bond at single receptor sites, in an attempt to tow it out of the system, leaving it free to interact with anything it may come into contact with while in transit. Laboratory studies of Awaken Nutrition’s chelation spray have shown that our product effectively clears heavy metals, toxins, plaque, pesticides, chemicals, and residues from past bacterial and viral infections. It also lowers elevated enzyme counts by seemingly targeting the liver as well.

The Effects of Awaken Nutrition Detox Formula

Awaken Nutrition Detox Does:

Wrap around the toxin, keeping it in circulation for elimination
Bond to toxins with ionic, covalent and hydrogen bonds
Gain easy access into the mitrochondria of the cell
Bind with greater affinity to the cell receptor sites than heavy metals, preventing reattachment
Target non-complex, loosely bound metals
Bind to an excess of a natural mineral in the body

According to the neurotoxicity theory, toxic pollutants, especially toxic metals, cause learning disabilities, an increase in aggressive behavior, and, most important, loss of control over impulsive behavior. This has a ripple effect through the network of children, causing even generally mild children to become progressively more defensive themselves in response to the uncontrollable, impulsive behavior by a few. These traits combined with poverty, social stress, alcohol and drug abuse, individual character, and other social factors contribute to producing individuals who commit violent crimes. In fact, pollution robs children’s intelligence and causes them to commit violent crimes including homicide, aggravated assault, sexual assault, and robbery, according to new research by Roger D. Masters and co-workers at Dartmouth College.

Our transmucosal oral chelation spray works on the cellular level (site-specific) to rid the body of toxic pollutants and free radicals which greatlyincrease the chances of developing debilitating, chronic and terminal diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Cancer, a myriad of CNS (Central Nervous System) disorders and more. Our spray helps return the body to its pristine state, where it was meant to be. At no time in recorded human history have people (mostly in the developed world) been so polluted by everything from industrial chemicals to simple household products to the very food we eat. Having a balance to the regular ingestion of these chemicals, heavy metals and free radicals is absolutely essential. Awaken Nutrition’s oral chelation spray is your answer to better health now!

Our easy-to-use, affordable chelation therapy product is scientifically proven to bind to and remove these materials from the body, without removing essential minerals and enzymes.  In fact, chelation therapy is the only way to treat lead poisoning. But lead isn’t the only metal cleansed from the body through chelation therapy. A chelation agent will also bind with most metals, mineral deposits, calcium-based plaques and other chemical toxins. Because of its positive impact on the bloodstream, chelation therapy has proven to benefit a number of medical conditions, including atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis.

Chelation is a well-known method of heavy metal and toxin removal in which a special chemical compound called a chelate - such as dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), dimercaptopropane sulfonate (DMPS), or ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) - is given, usually intravenously. The chelate finds and forms a single attachment to the toxin with one reversible ionic bond. With that bond intact, the toxin is grabbed onto, pulled off the cell and carried from the body. However, the toxin is not neutralized during this process and is potentially able to attach to other cells on its way out.

That’s the traditional form of chelation therapy. Great strides are being made, namely with oral therapy, which provides a painless, easy way of self-administering treatment, and with positive results. A new oral chelation therapy from Awaken Nutrition provides a speciallypatented method of introducing chelating substances into the body. Made up of peptides such as glutamic, fulvic and tartaric acid, Awaken Nutrition oral chelation spray offers those suffering from heavy metal toxicity and/or autism or autism-related disorders (or those with loved ones with such afflictions) new hope for wellness.

Awaken Nutrition is a company devoted to the idea of a neurologically and physiologically well-balanced individual. Their thorough research and development, and dedication to providing the very best nutritional supplements possible for those who are experiencing chronic toxicity and need immediate treatment is garnering praise from doctors as well as users of their products! Why not experience health, wellness and true vitality with Awaken Nutrition today!

And, the experts are weighing in on the benefits of chelation therapy.

“There is no question that chelation, taking the mercury out of the kids, is by far the most effective treatment available,” says psychologist Bernard Rimland of the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, as quoted in a recent article on MSNBC. He’s only one of many health professionals weighing in about chelation therapy’s benefits. Other practitioners prescribe caution, but they, too, are having to behold the affirmative evidence now coming in.

See for yourself the benefits and the hope being generated by Awaken Nutrition’s oral chelation therapy spray now, at www.AwakenNutrition.com. It’s affordable, easy-to-use, doctor-recommended, and available to anyone seeking greater vitality and wellness, and an escape from heavy metal toxicity.

Raleigh, NC (OPENPRESS) February 20, 2009 — The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), the Triangle’s leading provider of integrative medical treatments and therapies, is pleased to announce the recent election of John Pittman, MD as President of the North Carolina Integrative Medical Society. NCIMS provides educational opportunities to practitioners, as well protects the rights of practitioners to treat patients with the best health care modalities available.

Dr. Pittman founded the Carolina Center in 1994. He received his MD degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and attended the Pediatric Residency Program at NC Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with an interest in Preventive Medicine. He is one of the area’s most outspoken advocates pushing for the removal of mercury from dental amalgam fillings and Thimerosal in children’s vaccines. He testified at the Environmental Defense public hearing to discuss the current health crisis caused by mercury toxicity and was one of several speakers to speak at the State Capitol Building to support legislation to ensure safer vaccines and flu shots for North Carolina’s children and pregnant women.

Dr. Pittman is the only local physician fully certified in chelation therapy for the treatment of heavy metal toxicity and only one of six medical practitioners in the state of North Carolina who is a Diplomate through the American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology. He is a regular guest lecturer for the UNC School of Medicine Division of Integrative Medicine, speaking annually to medical students about the dangers of heavy metal toxicity and the use of chelation therapy as a treatment for this condition. Most recently, Dr. Pittman was recognized by Business Leader magazine as one of their 2008 Triangle Impact Health Care Leaders.

Dr. Pittman was one of a small group of North Carolina physicians who formed NCIMS in 2002. He helped organize the society’s statewide conference in 2004 where he was the keynote speaker on Mercury Toxicity. NCIMS continues to attract new members and associates, growing to a group of nearly 100 doctors statewide. Dr. Pittman said that he’s looking forward to the opportunities his new role will bring, especially the ability to reach out to non-conventional physicians.

“The fact that I’m the new president of NCIMS brings a new dimension to my work, realizing that I am now the spokesperson for Integrative Medicine in North Carolina,” says Dr. Pittman. “My personal goal as NCIMS president is to bridge the divide that has split conventional and non-conventional doctors and help educate more mainstream physicians about the scientific research that exists and supports the use of many non-pharmaceutical modalities.”

NCIMS believes that the combined knowledge of mainstream medical practices and alternative medicine is ultimately superior to a single-model approach to health and wellness. The organization thinks this integrated approach will ultimately lead to safer, faster, more affordable, and more effective healthcare. For more information, visit www.ncims.com.

About the Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine
The Carolina Center utilizes a combination of the most progressive alternative therapies, along with dietary and lifestyle modifications, to treat a wide variety of chronic illnesses and immune system dysfunctions. Conditions treated include Atherosclerosis & Disorders of Circulation, Chronic Digestive Disturbances, Chronic Infections & Immune Dysfunction, Degenerative Neurological Disorders, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease, Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity/Environmental Allergies, and Pediatric Program for Autism. The Carolina Center also provides Chemical Detoxification and support for patients injured through exposure to mold, pesticides, mercury, and sick building syndrome. For more information, call (919) 571-4391 or visit www.carolinacenter.com.

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