• speech
• eye contact
• fine motor skills
• gross motor skills

• socialization skills
• behavioral skills
• learning skills
• sleep issues

• mood swings
• hyperactivity
• concentration
• focus

Our children are exposed to more and more toxic metals and chemicals every day, such as mercury, lead, food additives, pesticides, vaccination toxins, and so on. In some children, especially those on the spectrum, these toxins build up in their systems due to a “metal-metabolism” disorder.

In other words, they are genetically unable to detoxify sufficiently. This causes neurological as well as digestive problems. 

As a result, chelation therapies to remove toxic metals including thimerosal (mercury from vaccinations) from the body are now a cornerstone with DAN (Defeat Autism Now) doctors and other experts treating childhood neurological & behavioral conditions.

Chelators are substances that bind to heavy metals.  The two most common chelators used by medical professionals are transdermal DMPS and oral DMSA. As excellent as these chelation therapies are, they are not without problems: They are expensive, they require visits to a doctor, and there is a greater risk of side effects, especially for children.

There are more natural ways to detoxify the body of heavy metals and chemicals that have less risk of reactions and work just as well.  Two of these are the Kids Clear™ Detoxifying Clay Baths and Kids Chelat™ , a liquid internal chelating dietary supplement.

IMPORTANT TIP: We highly recommend using Kids Chelat™ in conjuction with Kids Clear™ detoxifying bentonite clay baths for your developmentally challenged child: The clay baths quickly and easily detoxify heavy metals and chemicals from the tissues and organs, and the Kids Chelat™ (over time) chelates the "stuck" metals from the tissues and organs, including the brain.

NOTE: Kids Chelat™ does not remove chemical toxins, only heavy metals.

• 100% pure bentonite clay
  
  
• Pharmaceutical grade
  
  
• Hypoallergenic
  
  
• Guaranteed free of bacteria, viruses, molds or yeast
  
  
• Highest negative ionic charge for pulling toxins through the skin
  
  
• Simple instructions
  
  
• Dissolves easily without clumping
  
  
• Flushes down the drain for easy clean-up
  
  
• Kid friendly economical size

• Safely removes metals that are tightly bound to the tissues and organs, including the brain
  
  
• Colorless, odorless, almost tasteless liquid drops are easy to administer in juice or water
  
  
• Clinical studies in Germany prove its safety and benefits for babies, children and adults
  
  
• Uses a small amount of EDTA, a synthetic amino acid approved by the FDA as a food additive
  
  
• Contains added ionic trace minerals for children
  
  
• One bottle lasts 2-4 months, the normal course for a detox protocol.

Kids Clear™ is a 100% pure pharmaceutical grade bentonite clay with a very high cation exchange capacity (98-107 meq per 100g on the CEC scale). This means it has a very high ionic surface charge when mixed with warm water to attract toxic particles..

A Kids Clear™ Detoxifying Clay Bath not only draws out chemical toxins and pollutants from the body, it also assists in pulling out heavy metals that many doctors agree are a causative factor in the development of abnormal behavioral symptoms.

Most chemical and metal toxins have a positive charge, whereas the clay has a negative charge.Thus, the toxins cannot resist being drawn towards the clay.

Bentonite clay has a great capacity for absorbing many times its own weight in toxins. In other words, clay baths have been shown to literally pull pollutants out through the skin, getting rid of many months and years of toxic accumulations.

Please Note: When you prepare a clay bath you are mixing only a small portion of clay, usually ¼ to ¾ of a cup (½ to 2 scoops) with water, which gives the bath water a "muddy" look. A common misconception is that the clay bath is thick and gooey. It is not, and it can easily be flushed down the tub drain if you follow the instructions provided.

Each jar contains 2 1/2 lbs. (7 cups or 14 scoops) of clay, good for 7-15 baths for children.

Suggested Bath Frequency: Give your child a bath every 5 to 7 days for 6 - 8 weeks. The clay baths can be used on an ongoing basis if desired.

How do clay baths help with developmental and behavioral symptoms?

Kids Clear™ detoxification clay baths help facilitate the removal of heavy metal and chemical toxins out through the pores of the skin, and gently through the organs of elimination.  This eases the toxic load on the body.  After using clay baths, a number of parents have noticed dramatic improvement in the symptoms of their son or daughter, such as their speech, eye contact, social skills, mood swings, and temperament.

Kids Clear™ is the only bathing clay on the market that is “pharmaceutical” grade.  This means it is guaranteed to be free of toxic bacteria, viruses, yeasts and mold.  Only pharmaceutical grade clays can make this claim.  According to the scientists of a leading bentonite manufacturing company, all bentonite clays naturally contain a number of impurities, including bacteria and yeasts.

Although non-pharmaceutical grade clay is fine for bathing for adults, we feel that a purified clay is best for the health and safety of children.

Kids Clear™ is also very easy to mix in with the tub water, with no clumping, and flushes down the drain without any special type of cleanup required.

Though chelation therapy with DMPS and DMSA has generally been considered to be safe for most people, information has surfaced that suggests that these substances may not be as benign as once believed.

For an excellent commentary on DMPS and other chelating agents, you can visit the website www.dmpsbackfire.com.

 "My son has now been using the Kids Clear bath for 8 months. We have worked up to 1 1/2 scoops of clay for 12 minutes every 4 days. As we began to give more frequent baths, the improvements were even more noticable. His immune system, while not perfect, is much improved! He took a bath and then had a RBC panel run the next morning. His blood showed lead and cadmium at the highest levels he has ever shown, proving that the metals were being pulled out.

In his last 2 baths, I saw what looked like a black oil slick coming right out of his skin. I couldnt believe it! The next day at school, he got his best report ever for maintaining focus/attention. My son has Lyme disease and a former diagnosis of PDD-NOS. Since treating his Lyme disease and using the clay, he lost his diagnosis in the spring and is fully mainstreamed in kindergarten with no aide. He still struggles with attention/focus, but is improving every day that these toxins are removed from his body. Thank you so much for this wonderful product and for your support!"

- Kind Regards, Julia R., San Ramon, CA

 "This is the best thing that has happened to Haley. She can play with toys and puzzles now. Likes to color, use stickers and play dough. Her three Special Ed teachers cannot believe this is the same child they first met.

Speech is slowly coming out and we have every hope she will be talking more each month that passes. I will always give her the Kids Clear™ clay baths. Also, she was found to have high levels of mercury and cadmium."

- Sandy G., Surprise, AZ

Kids Chelat™ Heavy Metal Chelator is the same formula as our patented Bio-Chelat™ Heavy Metal Chelator, only with added trace minerals.  It is manufactured by Dr. Thomas Nissen, who introduced  Bio-Chelat™ to North America from Germany.  Kids Chelat has some very special and unique properties that set it apart from other chelators on the market.

Kids Chelat™ is a patented chelator that is composed of a very dilute solution of Disodium EDTA (200 mg per 100 ml bottle), mineral salts, and a small amount of an oxidative catalyser.

Because of the addition of the oxidative catalyser, which loosens the molecular bonds of the heavy metal ions attached to the proteins' sufhydral group, only a tiny amount of EDTA needs to be used for maximum effectiveness.

Thus, there are no harmful side effects with Bio-Chelat™. It does not affect or harm the liver, kidneys or gastro-intestinal tract. Clinical studies in Germany have proven its safety and effectiveness for children and infants.

Now the reason we like to recommend this product is that unlike most chelators, it is able to chelate metals that are tightly bound to tissues and organs, including the brain. By creating a high electric-magnetic gradient in the gastrointestinal tract, new heavy metal ions are pulled from the body (including the brain) into the blood stream and stomach (and intestines), and excreted (Law of Isotonicity) through the stool and urine.

Therefore, the heavy metal ions are loosened and excreted even if they are very tightly bound to the tissues and organs.

And equally importantly, Kids Chelat™ prevents the metals that have been loosened in the chelating process from being re-absorbed. In an acidic environment (i.e. stomach, intestines), Disodium EDTA forms a highly complex bond with mercury and other heavy metals. Because of this, heavy metals coming from food, teeth, bile and so on are chelated and excreted through the bowel and not reabsorbed through the intestinal tract.

So you do not need to worry about the metals being redistributed in your child's body, and doing more damage to the tissues and organs.

As well, Kids Chelat™ will prevent the heavy metal ions that your child is being exposed to on a daily basis from being absorbed in his/her body in the first place. So for instance if your child has amalgam fillings, which release mercury ions every time he/she chews, those ions are trapped by the Kids Chelat and then excreted from the body. This is why Kids-Chelat is safe to use as a daily preventative if you so wish.

Additionally, Kids Chelat™ does not effect essential minerals such as calcium and magnesium like other chelating products are known to do. In the clinical studies done in Germany, only zinc was slightly decreased, so we do recommend supplementing with extra zinc while taking the Kids Chelat. (You can get the required zinc supplementation from our liquid Organic Life Vitamins featured below).

Kids Chelat™ is easy to administer to children - a few drops in spring, distilled or reverse osmosis water or organic juice 3x/day.

Because of its gentle nature, it is recommended to take Kids Chelat™ over a period of 3-6 months, and it can be taken ongoing as a preventative to further absorption of metals.

 "The Kids Chelat™ totally changed my autistic son from a hand flapping hyper kid to a sweet mellow angel. It was amazing... Even after the first dose I saw automatic results. It is such a wonderful product, I don't know how I survived without it."

- Lindsey V., Washington, MO

 "Hello this is Karen R., and I was just letting you know that the Kids Chelat™ really works. My little boy is 7 years old and he can't talk nor can I get him potty trained. He has been on this Kids Chelat™ product for about 2 months. He is making different sounds and he can say some words now. He tells me and my husband that he loves us. It would make you cry because I never thought I would hear those words from him. He also is eating better and chewing his food he couldn't chew before.

This product is a blessing to our family. Thank you so much for giving us some hope for our little angel. I do believe that God sent me to your website and thank you again."

- Karen R., Inez, Kentucky

 "My son Anthony is 5 years old and has behavioral and developmental challenges. I wish to seek further the application of removing heavy metals from his system since an elemental hair analysis was done on him with shocking results!

Within a couple of weeks of using Bio-Chelat™ on Anthony using the recommended dosage listed on the label, his speech returned at a higher level than his usual immature echolalic-type dialogue. This positive change is encouraging and has prompted me to continue the heavy metal detoxification along with giving his body and immune system the nutrients it needs."

- Olivia P., Logan City, Queensland, Australia

 "We have just started using the Kids Chelat™ on my son. He has made such a big turnaround. He now has a sense of humor, he talks and reads now, counts to 150, and knows his ABC's and colors. He has come such a long way from where he was three years ago."

- Tony & Deshanna A., San Diego, CA

 "Our son, who has attention deficit problems, has been taking Kids Chelat. Usually he takes 30 minutes to 1 hour to do 5 pages of homework, but was able to do 7 pages in 16 minutes yesterday without help!"

- Shuko D., Worcester, MA

Clinical Studies

For the German clinical study of Bio-Chelat™, click here >>>

Summary of German Clinical Study: The statistical evaluation of 74 participants showed on average, treatment with Bio-Chelat™ leads to a considerable reduction of heavy metal concentrations in the blood associated with a minor decrease of zinc concentrations and thrombocyte counts, minor increases in leucocyte counts and the GGT value respectively.

The changes regarding iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), LDH and GOT proved to be statistically insignificant.

U.S. based (Doctor's Data) clinical study of Bio-Chelat™ >>>

Study on Bio-Chelat's effectiveness in reducing toxic lead >>>

IMPORTANT TIP: We highly recommend using Kids Chelat™ in conjuction with Kids Clear™ Detoxifying Bentonite Clay Baths for your child: The clay baths quickly and easily detoxify heavy metals and chemicals from the tissues and organs, and the Kids Chelat™ (over time) chelates the "stuck" metals from the tissues and organs, including the brain.

Because of its gentle nature, it is recommended to take Kids Chelat™ over a period of 3-6 months, and it can be taken ongoing as a preventative to further absorption.

NOTE: Kids Chelat™ does not remove chemical toxins, only heavy metals.

Tests that help to diagnose metal and chemical toxicity include blood tests, urine tests, and the analysis of hair, nails or other tissues. The most accurate of these are a chelation challenge test, a tissue mineral analysis (hair analysis), or a Personal Heavy Metal Screen Test.

Regular blood tests and urine tests are not accurate in diagnosing heavy metal toxicity, as they only tend to show what is happening in the body at that brief moment in time, and do not give the long-term picture.

For instance, if your child was exposed to lead 2 weeks ago, lead would appear in a regular blood test. However, if your child was exposed to lead 2 months or even 2 years ago, the lead would not show up, since it has already been deposited into the tissues and organs. This makes sense since the body works hard to keep the levels of nutrients in the bloodstream within fairly tight limits. If large fluctuations in mineral levels occurred, serious illness or even death would result.

There are various ways to test your child for heavy metals, the most accurate being a chelation challenge test. This test needs to be performed by a doctor specializing in chelation therapy. The benefit of this test is that it is the most accurate way to pinpoint your child's toxic load.

The drawback is that it is invasive (the child is given either DMPS or DMSA, and his/her urine is collected and analyzed over a 24 hour period), it is expensive, and there is a possibility of side effects.

The simplest and least invasive way to test what toxic metals your child is excreting is through a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis.

Hair Tissue Mineral Analyses (HTMA)

A tissue mineral analysis or hair analysis provides a unique reading of heavy metal and mineral levels in the cells over a two to three month period. It takes into consideration that toxins are stored in the tissues of the body, not in the blood. For instance, you can have normal copper levels in the blood, but high copper levels in the tissues.

The reason hair is used for testing mineral status and metabolic activity is because of it very nature. Our hair is formed from clusters of specialized cells that make up the hair follicle. During the growth phase, the hair is exposed to the interal environment such as blood, lymph and extra-cellular fluids. As the hair continues to grow and reaches the surface of the skin, its outer layers harden, locking in the metabolic products accumulated during the period of formation. This biological processs provides a blueprint and lasting record of metal content and nutritional metabolic activity that has occured during this time.

The precise analytical method of determining the levels of minerals in the hair is a highly sophisticated technique: when performed to exacting standards and interpreted correctly, it may be used as a screening aid for determining mineral deficiencies, excesses, and/or imbalances. HTMA provides you and your healthcare professional with an economical and sensitive indicator of the long-term effects of diet, stress, toxic metal exposure and their effects on your mineral balance that is difficult to obtain through other clinical tests.

It is important for the attending healthcare professional to determine your mineral status as minerals are absolutely critical for life and abundant health. They are involved in and are necessary for cellular metabolism, structural support, nerve conduction, muscular activity, immune functions, anti-oxidant and endocrine activity, enzyme functions, water and acid/alkaline balance and even DNA function.

Many factors can affect mineral nutrition, such as: food preparation, dietary habits, genetic and metabolic disorders, disease, medications, stress, environmental factors, as well as exposure to heavy metals. Rarely does a single nutrient deficiency exist in a person today. Multiple nutritional imbalances however are quite common, contributing to an increased incidence of adverse health conditions. In fact, it is estimated that mild and sub-clinical nutritional imbalances are up to ten times more common than nutritional deficiency alone.

To get an idea of how helpful a hair tissue analysis can be, think about this: Researchers using tissue mineral analysis determined, more than 100 years after Napoloen Bonaparte's death, that he had been poisoned by arsenic. Even though his hair sample was tested more than a century after his death, it still revealed pathological amounts of arsenic that had gradually proved fatal.

A hair analysis usually needs to be obtained through a health care professional. However, we offer a service that allows you to get a comprehensive hair analysis from a federally licensed laboratory called Trace Elements, Inc.

Each hair analysis contains a detailed 10-15 page report from the laboratory itself, which shows bar graph readings indicating high, low and reference range levels for toxic metals, essential minerals and significant mineral ratios. It also includes a metabolic profile, recommendations for diet and supplements based on individual results.

Unlike some labs that test hair tissue analysis, Trace Elements, Inc. does not wash the hair at the lab. Washing the hair removes some of the loosely bound minerals and can reduce some mineral readings by 50 percent or more.

The Comprehensive Hair Tissue Analysis report details graph results for 8 toxic heavy metals/elements, 15 nutritional minerals/elements, 15 additional elements, 7 significant mineral ratios, and 9 toxic metal ratios. Once you purchase the hair analysis from us, we send you a hair sample kit with instructions on how to take the hair sample.

Nutritional Elements: Extensively studied, the nutrient elements have been well defined and are considered essential for many biological functions in the human body. They play key roles in such metabolic processes such as muscular activity, endocrine function, reproduction, skeletal integrity, and overall development.

Toxic Elements: The toxic elements or "heavy metals" are well-known for their interference upon normal biochemical function. They are commonly found in the environment and therefore are present to some degree, in all biological systems. However, these metals clearly pose a concern for toxicity when accumulation occurs to excess.

Additional Elements: These elements are considered as possibly essential by the human body. Additional studies are being conducted to better define their requirements.

Significant Ratios: If the synergistic relationship (or ratio) between certain minerals in the body is disturbed, studies show that normal biological functions and metabolic activity can be adversely affected. Even at extremely low concentrations, the synergistic and/or antagonistic relationships between minerals still exist, which can indirectly affect metabolism.

Toxic Ratios: It is important to note that individuals with elevated toxic levels may not always exhibit clinical symptoms associated with those particular toxic minerals. However, research has shown that toxic minerals/metals can also produce an antagonistic effeect on various essential minerals, eventually leading to distrubances in their metabolic utilization.

To view details of the elements measured and to order the Comprehensive Hair Analysis, please click here.

Once you purchase the hair analysis from us, we send you a hair sample kit with instructions on how to take the hair sample. You then send the hair sample to the Trace Elements lab, and the lab sends us the detailed report/results, which we then mail to you. (Please note: international customers outside of the United States will be instructed to send the hair sample to us, not directly to the lab).

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