Guest guest Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 > > Hi all, > > Just got my 4th hair test back after 5 months of chelating with DMSA > only. Its looking good. My hair levels of most heavy metals is coming > down and i feel ready to start the ALA at last! There is usually not much information in the toxic metal levels unless mineral transport is very normal and orderly, and even then only red level elevations are significant - it also depends on the element and the rest of the hair test. Even when mineral transport is normal and orderly, excretion of metals in hair can vary a lot. They can go up and down from test to test. It is NOT a way to see if you have reduced your body burden. > Just one question: What metals exactly do the different chelators chelate? > > My silver levels are still high and was wondering if ALA will chelate > this. In Hair Test Interpretation, Andy recommends DMSA or DMPS plus ALA for silver. You also need to alkalinize the urine to pH 7 or 8. > As i understand it: > > DMSA: mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc. The first three are correct. DMSA does not remove zinc to any significant extent. > DMPS: mercury, lead DMPS does not help with lead. It helps with arsenic, but ALA is better. > ALA: mercury, arsenic, Yes. antimony According to Andy in Hair Test Interpretation book, either DMPS or DMSA plus ALA will work for antimony. -- > Do these chelators remove any other toxic or non-toxic metals? > > thanks > > Charlie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 > > Thanks . Thats a shame about the hair levels. I had thought that they were a good idication of free metal content (ie extra celullar) and that the essential mineral levels could show you the intra celullar burden. I will post the test so you can have a look. I'm number 101. All the best Charlie > > > > Just got my 4th hair test back after 5 months of chelating with DMSA > > only. Its looking good. My hair levels of most heavy metals is coming > > down and i feel ready to start the ALA at last! > > > > There is usually not much information in the toxic metal levels > unless mineral transport is very normal and orderly, and even then > only red level elevations are significant - it also depends on the > element and the rest of the hair test. > > Even when mineral transport is normal and orderly, excretion of > metals in hair can vary a lot. They can go up and down from test > to test. It is NOT a way to see if you have reduced your body > burden. > > > > > > Just one question: What metals exactly do the different chelators > chelate? > > > > My silver levels are still high and was wondering if ALA will chelate > > this. > > > In Hair Test Interpretation, Andy recommends DMSA or DMPS plus > ALA for silver. You also need to alkalinize the urine to pH 7 or 8. > > > > > > As i understand it: > > > > DMSA: mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc. > > > The first three are correct. > > DMSA does not remove zinc to any significant extent. > > > > > > DMPS: mercury, lead > > > DMPS does not help with lead. It helps with arsenic, but ALA is better. > > > > > > ALA: mercury, arsenic, > > Yes. > > > > > antimony > > According to Andy in Hair Test Interpretation book, either DMPS or > DMSA plus ALA will work for antimony. > > > -- > > > > > > > Do these chelators remove any other toxic or non-toxic metals? > > > > thanks > > > > Charlie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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