Turning Lead into Gold: How Heavy Metal Poisoning Can Affect Your Child and How to Prevent and Treat It

Nancy Hallaway's hopes were shattered when her three-year-old twins, Cameron and Brett, were diagnosed as hyperactive with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and severe autistic tendencies.
Then she met Dr. Zigurts Strauts, the first doctor to suggest that Cameron and Brett might suffer from heavy metal toxicity. Dr. Strauts found unacceptable levels of lead, arsenic, aluminum, and cadmium in their bodies, and his treatments led to immediate and spectacular improvement in both children,
Hallaway and Strauts have written Turning Lead into Gold to help other parents whose children may be showing symptoms of autism or ADD, or whose development is delayed, because of metal poisoning. They answer a number of questions: why are metals toxic? how do children (and adults) become poisoned by metals? how do we test for and treat metal toxicity? how can we make our homes and environment metal-free?

Nancy Hallaway, RN, lives in North Vancouver, BC. Dr. Zigurts Strauts practices in Surrey, another suburb of Vancouver.