Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Just learned this morning that " clean " play sand could have lead in it. My children play in this store-bought sand every day and I became so concerned about possible poisoning that I called my pediatrician who will have them tested for lead in a few weeks. I read on one site that a vegetarian-type diet will protect the child from this poisoning but I don't know how valid that information is. Does anyone have any knowledge regarding this? Also, if my children do have lead poisoning, does anyone know of any natural remedies for getting rid of the lead if it is possible to do so? Thanks!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I am going through this now, my son at his 18month check had a elevated lead level (it's coming down now) First off vegetarian diet does not prevent lead poisoning. Lead can be found in paint, water, a lot of candies from mexico have lead in them or in the wrappers. In our case it is the paint in our house, they do not have to eat paint chips just touching an area that has lead based paint that is not in great shape can leave a residue on their hands or toys etc, then if the put those things in their mouth, they are ingesting the lead. So good hand washing before meals is very important.Second depending on the level they only treat it with diet, lead sits in the stomach and is absorbed, so an empty stomach absorbs more lead. Foods high in calcium, iron and vit c bind with the lead and help to excrete it. So frequent healthy snacks and meals will help lower lead levels. The dietician we talked with recommened meat and I told her we were vegetarian and she said so am I and this is the only time I ever tell someone to eat meat but if you get protien from other sources thats fine. So in our case just watching his diet and making sure he always had food in his system has brought his level down, I have tons of inforamation if you have any other questions or just want to talk feel free to email me off the list. Candi , " admartin " <admartin@e...> wrote: > Just learned this morning that " clean " play sand could have lead in it. My children play in this store-bought sand every day and I became so concerned about possible poisoning that I called my pediatrician who will have them tested for lead in a few weeks. > > I read on one site that a vegetarian-type diet will protect the child from this poisoning but I don't know how valid that information is. Does anyone have any knowledge regarding this? > > Also, if my children do have lead poisoning, does anyone know of any natural remedies for getting rid of the lead if it is possible to do so? Thanks!!!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 >>Lead can be found in paint, water, a lot of candies from mexico have lead in them or in the wrappers. Apparently in some Toys R Us chalk as well... :/ " Toys " R " Us Recalls Sidewalk Chalk Containing Lead " http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1540235 -Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 I accidentally deleted the first e-mail about this. There is something call Chelation (pronounced more like Key-lay-shun) that is used to remove heavy metals out of ones body. My daughter has adhd, and I am on several adhd boards. People on these boards talk about Chelation for their adhd or autistic children all the time. Some do this themselves, but most of them find a Dr. that does it. I do not know much about Chelation, but I certainly would consider it if I found out my child had some type of heavy metal toxicity. I'm sure you could do a search to find out more about it. Kelly mudpuddle wrote: >>Lead can be found in paint, water, a lot of candies from mexico have lead in them or in the wrappers. Apparently in some Toys R Us chalk as well... :/ " Toys " R " Us Recalls Sidewalk Chalk Containing Lead " http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1540235 -Melodese For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 As well as christmas lights, fake christmas trees, some telephone chords..... , <mudpuddle@p...> wrote: > >>Lead can be found in paint, water, a lot of candies from mexico have lead > in them or in the wrappers. > > > > Apparently in some Toys R Us chalk as well... :/ > > > " Toys " R " Us Recalls Sidewalk Chalk Containing Lead " > > http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1540235 > > > -Melodese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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