Is the urine challenge test adviseable? Andy and the ARI seem to disagree???

[Guest guest]

Andy or anyone who knows...

Can anyone please offer some input on whether or not the urine

challenge is an accurate and adviseable way to determine heavy metal

toxicity? I am interested in chelating our son with ALA alone but want

to do a DMSA urine challenge first to make sure other metals are not

free floating to potentially cross the BBB while using ALA. Thanks

[Guest guest]

In frequent-dose-chelation frankemkey wrote:

Andy or anyone who knows...

Can anyone please offer some input on whether or not the urine

challenge is an accurate and adviseable way to determine heavy metal

toxicity? I am interested in chelating our son with ALA alone but want

to do a DMSA urine challenge first to make sure other metals are not

free floating to potentially cross the BBB while using ALA. Thanks

----------I think answered this really well, they are not accurate

or adviseable. As long as your son hasn't had recent exposure and doesn't have

amalgam fillings in his mouth, then chelating with ALA should be fine. If you

are concerned about metals going into the brain instead of out, then chelate for

awhile using DMSA only, to reduce body burden first, then add ALA. Also, have

you done a hair test? This is a much safer and more accurate way to check for

mercury and other metals, and what is advised by Andy.--------Jackie