Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > > Thanks, > Dean Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for mercury. On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a problem. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > > Thanks, > Dean Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for mercury. On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a problem. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > > Thanks, > Dean Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for mercury. On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a problem. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception > of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for > mercury. > > On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other > features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a > problem. Yes, he does not state it specifically for mercury. The lab says 'high' when it is in the yellow. I know that 66% of normal people fit within the green and 95% of normal poeple are within the yellow or less. Andy is saying that the safe lead level is too high in his opinion. I wonder if he thinks that of mercury too, but hasn't said it. I mean the normal range for mercury must have been set by taking throusands of hair tests from people who beleived they were healthy presumably in the 80's. It is not normal for humans to have such high mercury, despite it been the norm. Comments? Thanks Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception > of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for > mercury. > > On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other > features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a > problem. Yes, he does not state it specifically for mercury. The lab says 'high' when it is in the yellow. I know that 66% of normal people fit within the green and 95% of normal poeple are within the yellow or less. Andy is saying that the safe lead level is too high in his opinion. I wonder if he thinks that of mercury too, but hasn't said it. I mean the normal range for mercury must have been set by taking throusands of hair tests from people who beleived they were healthy presumably in the 80's. It is not normal for humans to have such high mercury, despite it been the norm. Comments? Thanks Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > Is that the same for mercury? > Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception > of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for > mercury. > > On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other > features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a > problem. Yes, he does not state it specifically for mercury. The lab says 'high' when it is in the yellow. I know that 66% of normal people fit within the green and 95% of normal poeple are within the yellow or less. Andy is saying that the safe lead level is too high in his opinion. I wonder if he thinks that of mercury too, but hasn't said it. I mean the normal range for mercury must have been set by taking throusands of hair tests from people who beleived they were healthy presumably in the 80's. It is not normal for humans to have such high mercury, despite it been the norm. Comments? Thanks Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 > > > > > > How concerned is Andy about mercury into the Yellow? > > > I know he says lead into the yellow is not good. > > > Is that the same for mercury? > > Andy says yellow zone toxics are not significant, with the exception > > of lead (see p. 12-13 of HTI). He does not state an exception for > > mercury. > > > > On a test with mercury in yellow, I would focus more on other > > features of the test and on symptoms to decide if mercury is a > > problem. > > Yes, he does not state it specifically for mercury. > The lab says 'high' when it is in the yellow. > I know that 66% of normal people fit within the green and 95% of normal > poeple are within the yellow or less. > > Andy is saying that the safe lead level is too high in his opinion. > I wonder if he thinks that of mercury too, but hasn't said it. I think if he had seen good evidence that yellow zone mercury was associated with problems when he looked at all the hair tests he had available, he would have mentioned it in the book in the same place where he commented about yellow zone lead. I have looked in the book at all the examples with yellow level mercury - I believe in all cases there is something else about the test that makes it suspicious for mercury, even if it doesn't meet the rules. Interesting coincidence. Andy presumably states in the book only those things he can support with evidence. Perhaps someone else looking at some other set of data will notice a connection between yellow zone mercury and mercury toxicity. It's possible. > I mean the normal range for mercury must have been set by taking throusands > of hair tests from people who beleived they were healthy presumably in the > 80's. > It is not normal for humans to have such high mercury, despite it been the > norm. I suppose a healthy person could show yellow zone mercury if they had minor exposure and it was detoxing out over the course of a few months. I'm sure some yellow zone results do reflect toxicity, but since a reasonable number of them do not, a yellow zone level is not going to distinguish the two cases. -- > Comments? > Thanks > Dean > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 > I suppose a healthy person could show yellow zone mercury if they > had minor exposure and it was detoxing out over the course of a > few months. > My dh had yellow zone Hg, but the rest of his test was totally normal, none of the usual suspicious signs. Also he doesn't fit the symptom profile of Hg-poisoned (I just did his test since I was doing the whole family). I figured it was his many amalgams and regular tuna consumption. Since then he's gotten the amalgams out and eats less tuna. Maybe I'll retest him just to see... Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 > > > I suppose a healthy person could show yellow zone mercury if they > > had minor exposure and it was detoxing out over the course of a > > few months. > > > My dh had yellow zone Hg, but the rest of his test was totally normal, > none of the usual suspicious signs. Also he doesn't fit the symptom > profile of Hg-poisoned (I just did his test since I was doing the > whole family). I figured it was his many amalgams and regular tuna > consumption. Hard to imagine a person with many amalgams and regular tuna consumption who is not toxic. > Since then he's gotten the amalgams out and eats less tuna. Maybe I'll > retest him just to see... Or just wait and watch symptoms. In the months after amalgam removal, mercury is likely to start pouring out. -- > > Nell > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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