Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 -- Hair Analysis -- We had hair analysis done on our son. It was inexpensive ($25 lab fee) and painless (took hair close to scalp when having hair cut). Results --- Our son had below normal levels of essential elements (calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, Chronium)-- we began supplementing with a liquid multivitamin. (This may be due to his mild reflux as stomach acid is necessary for natural absorbtion). He was also tested for heavy metal (toxic elements) - including lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, nickel. He is high in aluminum--- (vitamin c and garlic are supposed to be " natural " ways to reduce these levels). do any of these help supplements help? -- well I have no idea yet -- we have been supplementing and I will follow-up in six months with more hair analysis to see if are making progress. lois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 Can you please let me know where you had the hair analysis done, and was it covered by your insurance? Thanks In Advance Robyn Lois Zabrocky <lzabrocky@...> wrote: -- Hair Analysis -- We had hair analysis done on our son. It was inexpensive ($25 lab fee) and painless (took hair close to scalp when having hair cut). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 Regarding hair analysis, I don't know if you can do it on your own or not. the lab was Omegatech King Medical Laboratory Inc 24700 center Ridge Road Suite 113 Cleveland, Ohio 44145-5606 -- we went through a nutritionist who was able to " read " the analysis for us. (Does your insurance provide for a nutrionist?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 We had this hair analysis done back in 97. My son is now 12 and his dx's are ADHD, developmental coordination disorder , learning disabilities which we are still trying to identify and apraxia. Well, the hair analysis indicated ADHD and Chronic Fatigue at an 80 % risk level. This is what the individual levels indicated : high levels of antimony, aluminum,arsenic, cadmium, silver, tin, lead, copper, manganese, vanadium, boron Low levels of magnesium Within normal range : calcium, chromium, hair Cobalt levels, iodine levels in the hair, selenium, sulphur Then it goes into the other elements like sodium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and titanium The way our report read was like a chart with high , low or OK levels with a reference for me on what the norm is. It included what each of the above chemicals are and what the hig, low or OK level indicated. For instance, it would tell you that a high level of antimony could indicate fatigue, myopathy, hypotension, angina and immune dysregulation. This was helpful information but then we really didn't get a clear indication of what we were supposed to do about it. Part of this was my fault because I only even did this outof desperation and wasn't 100 % sure that I believed what we were being told. All in all, the ADHD was pinned down and the fatigue I can see sometimes but I'm not sure it gave me a very comprehensive picture or one that we could really work with. Sorry to get so lengthy but I wanted to give you a picture of what our testing was like as I guess they are generally all done the same way. Hope this helps, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 We haven't had it down on our son (yet), but I have heard that a hair analysis alone does not provide a full picture, especially when testing for heavy metals. Usually, hair, blood and urine are all examined at the same time. --- buddog000@... wrote: > HAS ANYONE EVER HAD HAIR ANALYSIS DONE ON THEIR > CHILD? > IF SO,WHAT KIND OF HELP DID IT OFFER? JUST CURIOUS > AS WE > ARE THINKING ABOUT HAVING THIS DONE. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 Robyn, I posted an earlier message about our experience. It was done at the Environmental & Preventive Health Center here in Atlanta by a Dr. Edelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 Thanks, I found the other post and copied the information from there. Robyn Robyn, I posted an earlier message about our experience. It was done at the Environmental & Preventive Health Center here in Atlanta by a Dr. Edelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 WHERE CAN I FIND THIS DDI,DOCTORS DATA INC? ON THE NET? IM JUST CURIOUS AS TO WEATHER THIS COULD BE SOME SORT OF IMBALANCE IN MY SON THAT CAN BE DETECTED AND HELP HIM OUT.IM ALWAYS SEEKING WAYS TO HELP HIM,AND I KNOW THE " MISSING LINK " IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE,I JUST HAVENT FOUND IT YET.HAS ANYONE HAD ANY POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN THERE KIDS FROM SEEING A NUTRTIONIST THAT DID A HAIR ANALYSIS?I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.ANYTHING FROM BEING TIRED ALL OF THE TIME,THEIR INBALANCED WALK,SPEECH,ETC: THANKS,BRIAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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