Copper! and Copper levels in 4 yrs old kid

[Shannon Nelson]

While looking for something more about copper and epilepsy, I found this website, with a simply stunning and fascinating array of information about metabolism and copper!

http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/coppe ... ndrome.htm

Unfortunately he does not talk about epilepsy connection, but Banu it looks to me like having this method of hair analysis done for her, and seeing if she can follow the dietary and etc. guidelines, could be worth trying.

A few excerpts from the very long (and very fascinating) page:
The correct treatment is to balance copper metabolism, which requires a hair mineral analysis in most cases and a complete nutritional balancing program.
.. Copper tends to oxidize and destroy vitamin C in the body. Meanwhile, vitamin C chelates or removes copper from the body. This requires a dose of vitamin C of at least about 500 mg daily,
...Hair testing, in my experience, is far and away the best method to detect copper imbalances. It can detect not only copper excess and copper deficiency, but copper biounavailability, too. Hair is not a primary site of copper deposition. However, if one knows how to interpret the hair analysis, one can often rapidly and non-invasively assess copper status.
COPPER ASSESSMENT VIA HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS
An ideal range of copper in the hair is about 1.5-2.5 mg% or about 15-25 ppm. Any number higher than this tends to indicate excessive copper in the hair tissue and, by extension, in other tissues of the body. A hair copper level of less than about 1.5 mg% usually indicates hidden copper toxicity. ... Note that the hair must not be washed at the laboratory for accurate results. Only two labs in the United States, Analytical Research Labs and Trace elements, Inc., do not wash the hair at the lab, as far as I know. See the article on this site entitled Introduction To Hair Mineral Analysis concerning this important aspect of hair analysis procedure. Avoiding washing of the hair at the laboratory is also important to assess copper indirectly, our next topic below. ....
REDUCING EXCESS COPPER
After 30 years of experience, I can say unequivocally that the best way to reduce excess copper in the body, whether it is bioavailable or biounvailable, is a complete nutritional balancing program. This is much better than using chelators, antagonists, adrenal support, homeopathy, drainage remedies, physical therapies or any other method.

Detailed instructions are then given; this is about 3/4 or more down the loooooong page.

Shannon