V. wrote:


Does she mean group B strep? Or what?

Well, that wasn't overly clear at the conference. She specifically talked
about stories of children who developed OCD after strep throat infections,
and the research I found on Medline/Medscape talks about PANDAS and strep
_A_. I'll post a relevant article at the end of this post. (I don't want
to just post a link, 'cause you have to sign up for medscape and i don't
want people to have to do that) (Medscape is a pretty good resource though
for medical stuff)

Interesting article. I do think there are some interesting
things out there drawing some possible links between certain issues
and prior infections. I would just hope for some caution before
attempting to sentence a third or more women to c-sections! ;-)

Regarding the mercury part, I can't seem to find anything about flax seed
oil either, although several other conference goers chimed in about how it
removed mercury as though it were some widely known fact. She had also just
finished talking about Omega 3 fatty acids, and the benefit of supplements
for kids with Asperger's, so I'm wondering if this is one of those things
that people believe without a lot of research to support it. You know,
"research shows that Omega 3 supplementation can benefit asperger's/autism"
and "research shows that high levels of mercury is correlated with
asperger/autism" _therefore_ "Omega 3 'must' remove mercury". Taking two
sets of research and coming up with a third unresearched statement.

Yeah, you really have to wonder. If it were that easy
to get rid of mercury, I suspect there'd be a lot more talk ;-)

Personally, I'm going to start taking fish oil supplements in order to
increase Omega 3 intake without the risk of mercury

Yeah, I think that's probably a safe bet, though I'm
horrible about supplements, so I never seem to get around to it.

Best wishes,
Ericka