Hair tests, was Re: What does 'Adrenal Support' Mean?

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Charlie,

The hair tests are pretty clear that you have mercury, silver,

and copper problems. You have a good bit of cadmium showing up,

too. The mercury and copper are reduced on the Genova test, but

I don't know if you can compare those to DDI numbers.

All three hair tests have a very low K/Ca ratio and the latter

two have quite low potassium - all suggestive of a thyroid problem.

I would get serum thyroid testing: TSH, free T3, free T4. Your

adrenals are probably stressed, too. An ASI or similar saliva

test for cortisol levels can be informative. Treating both low

thyroid and low adrenals will likely help with your problems.

Good idea to start doing what you can for the adrenals now - you

may need to adjust when you start taking thyroid.

The Na/Mg ratio says your body can't make enough adrenaline.

Tyrosine can help with this, and might help the thyroid situation

a bit, too.

Andy recommends to alkalinize the urine to pH 7 or more when

chelating cadmium and silver.

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> Also i have posted my hair test results from Nov 2006, Feb 2007 and

> June 2007.

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> > Thanks for your advice .

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> > The reason i suspect my adrenals are overworked is really due to the

> > fact that my pain levels and fatigue have returned after 4 months of

> > chelation. In particular i am pretty ok in the mornings and then

> > 'crash' around 7pm with my back going into spasm. In AI it says that

> > Cortisol levels are high in the mornings and dip towards the evening.

> > Seeing as Cortisol controls inflammation and immune response i have

> > been suspecting that the Adrenals could be involved.

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> > I have been to see my doctor about getting an Adrenal function test

> > and as usual came up against a brick wall. I'm gonna get tested anyway

> > though and cough up for it myself.

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> > In the meantime i'll look into licorice and adrenal cortex extract.

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> > Thanks again

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