RE: Urine tests for mercury

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> Urine tests for mercury

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>does anybody know how accurate urine tests are in determining if

>mercury overload is present?

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>thanks, deb

Deb, they are only accurate if they come out high in mercury. If they come

out low, it's essentially meaningless. You could have a high level of

mercury in your brain for example, but that level won't show up in the urine

of most folks, according to Hall Cutler, author of " Amalgam Illness " .

He even says that if you do a DMSA challenge test (which he does not

recommend doing) that it will only show the level of mercury in your

kidneys, not your other organs. I question that somewhat, because some of

the materials I've read suggested that DMSA does indeed cross the

blood-brain barrier, but there is controversy about that. Just about

everything regarding mercury poisoning seems to be disagreed on by the

" experts " . BUT, IIRC, ALL the sources I've read (who disagree on other

issues) agree that urine tests alone are useless. Except if they show high

levels, according to AHC, as mentioned.

I'm seeing an ND next week and plan to have a DMSA challenge test, which is

considered MUCH safer than a DMPS challenge test, and seems to be pretty

standard among health professionals who specialize in mercury poisoning.

However, I've been told by people on some of the lists that they can be

dangerous, although so far no one's shown me any substantiation for that

statement, and I haven't been able to find any evidence of it as yet.

Theoretically, it possibly could, but the two chelation experts I've spoken

with use it routinely and neither's had a problem with it. One scoffed at

the idea and said people are getting these ideas from the internet but he

hasn't found any substantiation of it. Of course he was skeptical of the

dangers of DMPS challenge tests, yet the dangers of a challenge test with

DMPS IS substantiated at least by some of the personal testimonials I've

heard.

AHC has a very complex list of up to 33 tests (for women) and a special

system whereby you take " x " amount of tests and the combined results will

give you a good idea if you're mercury poisoned. But I *think* some folks

are taking just the hair, blood and urine tests, plus filling out a

questionnaire in his book to determine toxicity. But you'd have to ask about

it on the list to be sure. That list is largely slanted

toward AHC's protocol for amalgam illness. Alternatively, you could look

into the DMSA challenge test and see if you feel comfortable doing that. I

think there may be other testing protocols out there too. (You might want to

look at the work of Hal Huggins, AHC and Boyd Haley for more info.) My

understanding is that people who would most likely have a problem with the

DMSA challenge are those with damaged or not properly functioning livers or

problems in their detoxification pathways. I'm working on building my immune

system up, not only for the challenge test but for the amalgam removal with

immune boosters and antioxidants.

Suze Fisher

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