Hair tests results - mle_ii

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Here is my report on my hair analysis.

1) Current symptoms and medical history;

Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

Cold hands, cold feet.

Recuring/chronic digestive problems. Constipation/diarrhea, SIBO

that comes back after treatment.

Lactose and fructose used to give me bad pain, gas, diarrhea, but

after antibiotic treatment I can now tollerate those foods that made

me sick.

Was once diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis, but recent colonoscopy

shows that this no longer is around.

Frequent urination. Often " feel " dehydrated/hot at night even though

temperature is normal in room and have no fever.

Xanthoma on left eyelid.

Don't feel well rested in morning no matter how long I sleep.

Tired/Fatigued during day.

Normally feel worse in the morning, but better later in the day other

than feeling tired.

Hands sometimes shaky.

Left thigh falls asleep, mainly when lying down in bed.

Recent ALT (liver enzyme) levels were just out of range high, but

they've since come back down a bit.

2) Current dental work in place and dental history;

I currently have 8 amalgams, 3 were removed about 1 month ago and

replaced with composite materials.

3) Supplements; medications and chelating schedule at the time of

hair test;

Sporadic supplements, but around the time of testing I was taking

some antioxidents, a B complex, milk thisle, probiotic and a

Calcium/Vitamin D.

Taking an antidepressant/antianxiety medication and a sleep

medication.

4) Recently added supplements and medications after the hair test and

date

added;

Vitamin D.

5) Other relevant information.

Think that my having 3 amalgams removed made the test results show

more mercury than I might normally.

Looking at the results it appears that I do not have deranged mineral

transport. Mercury is elevated in the yellow, but not terribly high

and given I had 3 amalgams removed recently it seems on par.

I do see some mineral imbalances, though I'm not sure why they are

there. They could have to do with my symptoms though. Potasium,

Manganese, Iodine, Barium, Cobalt, Germanium and Rubidium are all

reporting low, all except Coblat, are in the yellow zone. I am

preporting high in Chromium. Near out of range high is Zinc and just

out of range low is Selenium.

See my results below for more info.

I have both the Hair Test Interpretation and Amalgam illness books.

I've read all the Hair test one, but only part of the Amalgam illness

book. Though I see that I have mercury I'm not sure that I'm all

that bad in that regard.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if

there is a forum/group for discussing hair testing results in

general. Anyone know of one?

Thanks,

Mike

Counting rules:

1: Count=7 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

2: Count=16 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

3: Count=1 Result<4 Does NOT meet rule.

4: Count=15 Result>11 Does NOT meet rule.

5: Does NOT meet rule.

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

element result ref range color

=============================================

aluminum 3.3 <7 green

antimony <0.01 <0.066 no line

arsenic 0.069 <0.08 green

beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no line

bismuth 0.007 <2 green

cadmium <0.014 <0.15 green

lead 0.01 <2.0 green

mercury 1.6 <1.1 yellow

platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

thallium 0.001 <0.010 green

thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

uranium 0.001 <0.06 green

nickel 0.17 <0.40 green

silver 0.05 <0.12 green

tin 0.07 <0.30 green

titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

total toxic representation yellow

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

element result ref range color under/over 50%

============================================================

Calcium 290 200-750 green under

Magnesium 35 25-75 green under

Sodium 48 12-90 green over

Potassium 6 9-40 yellow under

Copper 16 10-28 green over

Zinc 200 130-200 green over

Manganese 0.09 0.15-0.65 yellow under

Chromium 0.46 0.20-0.40 yellow over

Vanadium 0.042 0.018-0.065 green over

Molybdenum 0.033 0.025-0.064 green under

Boron 0.73 0.40-3.0 green under

Iodine 0.19 0.25-1.3 yellow under

Lithium 0.013 0.007-0.023 green over

Phosphorus 188 160-250 green under

Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under

Strontium 0.47 0.30-3.5 green under

Sulfur 51200 44500-52000 green over

Barium 0.09 0.16-1.6 yellow under

Cobalt 0.003 0.013-0.035 red under

Iron 6.1 5.4-13 green under

Germanium 0.034 0.045-0.065 yellow under

Rubidium 0.006 0.011-0.12 yellow under

Zirconium 0.051 0.020-0.44 green under

Ratios

Elements Ratios Expected Range

---------------------------------------------------------------

Ca/Mg 8.29 4-30

Ca/P 1.54 0.8-8

Na/K 8 0.5-10

Zn/Cu 12.5 4-20

Zn/Cd >999 >800

[Guest guest]

Mike,

Your hair test doesn't look normal to me. 7 over is unusual and

the test looks fairly skewed to the left. Also, since the test is

pretty all low, the mercury may be higher than it appears. Your

symptoms are also consistent with mercury. I think removing amalgams

and trying some chelation is a good idea and will likely confirm

the diagnosis.

Feeling worse in the morning and better at night is often an adrenal

symptom. The heat at night also sounds possibly adrenal. The HPA

axis gets disregulated and puts out cortisol at the wrong time. A

saliva test for cortisol levels can give more information. Another

option is to do a lot of reading and then try adrenal support

supplements to see if they help.

With GI problems, a good stool test can be helpful. SCD is supposed

to be a very helpful diet for people with SIBO. If you are not

taking probiotics, I suggest finding a good one that you tolerate

and stick with it throughout chelation. Thyroid treatment can

sometimes help GI symptoms - many of us have s syndrome, if

not frank hypothyroidism.

Frequent urination means you need to keep yourself well hydrated

until you can address the problem. Sometimes this is diabetes

insipidus, sometimes low aldosterone, or both.

Keep on with your medications if they help or look for better ones

if they don't. Get consistent about supplementation and work on

adding the other basic supplements that Andy suggests (p. 133-134).

He makes many other helpful suggestions for treating specific

problems.

With frequent urinaton, some people get quite mineral deficient.

The hair test is deranged, so it is not a good guide to your mineral

needs. Andy's supplement program will help.

It is a process and takes time to get your supplement program

right - but you have time to work on that while looking into amalgam

replacement.

--

>

> Hi all,

>

> Here is my report on my hair analysis.

>

> 1) Current symptoms and medical history;

> Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

> removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

> Cold hands, cold feet.

> Recuring/chronic digestive problems. Constipation/diarrhea, SIBO

> that comes back after treatment.

> Lactose and fructose used to give me bad pain, gas, diarrhea, but

> after antibiotic treatment I can now tollerate those foods that made

> me sick.

> Was once diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis, but recent colonoscopy

> shows that this no longer is around.

> Frequent urination. Often " feel " dehydrated/hot at night even though

> temperature is normal in room and have no fever.

> Xanthoma on left eyelid.

> Don't feel well rested in morning no matter how long I sleep.

> Tired/Fatigued during day.

> Normally feel worse in the morning, but better later in the day other

> than feeling tired.

> Hands sometimes shaky.

> Left thigh falls asleep, mainly when lying down in bed.

> Recent ALT (liver enzyme) levels were just out of range high, but

> they've since come back down a bit.

>

> 2) Current dental work in place and dental history;

> I currently have 8 amalgams, 3 were removed about 1 month ago and

> replaced with composite materials.

>

> 3) Supplements; medications and chelating schedule at the time of

> hair test;

> Sporadic supplements, but around the time of testing I was taking

> some antioxidents, a B complex, milk thisle, probiotic and a

> Calcium/Vitamin D.

> Taking an antidepressant/antianxiety medication and a sleep

> medication.

>

> 4) Recently added supplements and medications after the hair test and

> date

> added;

> Vitamin D.

>

> 5) Other relevant information.

> Think that my having 3 amalgams removed made the test results show

> more mercury than I might normally.

>

> Looking at the results it appears that I do not have deranged mineral

> transport. Mercury is elevated in the yellow, but not terribly high

> and given I had 3 amalgams removed recently it seems on par.

>

> I do see some mineral imbalances, though I'm not sure why they are

> there. They could have to do with my symptoms though. Potasium,

> Manganese, Iodine, Barium, Cobalt, Germanium and Rubidium are all

> reporting low, all except Coblat, are in the yellow zone. I am

> preporting high in Chromium. Near out of range high is Zinc and just

> out of range low is Selenium.

>

> See my results below for more info.

>

> I have both the Hair Test Interpretation and Amalgam illness books.

> I've read all the Hair test one, but only part of the Amalgam illness

> book. Though I see that I have mercury I'm not sure that I'm all

> that bad in that regard.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if

> there is a forum/group for discussing hair testing results in

> general. Anyone know of one?

>

> Thanks,

> Mike

>

> Counting rules:

> 1: Count=7 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 2: Count=16 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 3: Count=1 Result<4 Does NOT meet rule.

> 4: Count=15 Result>11 Does NOT meet rule.

> 5: Does NOT meet rule.

>

> POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color

> =============================================

> aluminum 3.3 <7 green

> antimony <0.01 <0.066 no line

> arsenic 0.069 <0.08 green

> beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no line

> bismuth 0.007 <2 green

> cadmium <0.014 <0.15 green

> lead 0.01 <2.0 green

> mercury 1.6 <1.1 yellow

> platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

> thallium 0.001 <0.010 green

> thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

> uranium 0.001 <0.06 green

> nickel 0.17 <0.40 green

> silver 0.05 <0.12 green

> tin 0.07 <0.30 green

> titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

>

> total toxic representation yellow

>

> ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color under/over 50%

> ============================================================

> Calcium 290 200-750 green under

> Magnesium 35 25-75 green under

> Sodium 48 12-90 green over

> Potassium 6 9-40 yellow under

> Copper 16 10-28 green over

> Zinc 200 130-200 green over

> Manganese 0.09 0.15-0.65 yellow under

> Chromium 0.46 0.20-0.40 yellow over

> Vanadium 0.042 0.018-0.065 green over

> Molybdenum 0.033 0.025-0.064 green under

> Boron 0.73 0.40-3.0 green under

> Iodine 0.19 0.25-1.3 yellow under

> Lithium 0.013 0.007-0.023 green over

> Phosphorus 188 160-250 green under

> Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under

> Strontium 0.47 0.30-3.5 green under

> Sulfur 51200 44500-52000 green over

> Barium 0.09 0.16-1.6 yellow under

> Cobalt 0.003 0.013-0.035 red under

> Iron 6.1 5.4-13 green under

> Germanium 0.034 0.045-0.065 yellow under

> Rubidium 0.006 0.011-0.12 yellow under

> Zirconium 0.051 0.020-0.44 green under

>

> Ratios

> Elements Ratios Expected Range

> ---------------------------------------------------------------

> Ca/Mg 8.29 4-30

> Ca/P 1.54 0.8-8

> Na/K 8 0.5-10

> Zn/Cu 12.5 4-20

> Zn/Cd >999 >800

>

[Guest guest]

Mike,

Your hair test doesn't look normal to me. 7 over is unusual and

the test looks fairly skewed to the left. Also, since the test is

pretty all low, the mercury may be higher than it appears. Your

symptoms are also consistent with mercury. I think removing amalgams

and trying some chelation is a good idea and will likely confirm

the diagnosis.

Feeling worse in the morning and better at night is often an adrenal

symptom. The heat at night also sounds possibly adrenal. The HPA

axis gets disregulated and puts out cortisol at the wrong time. A

saliva test for cortisol levels can give more information. Another

option is to do a lot of reading and then try adrenal support

supplements to see if they help.

With GI problems, a good stool test can be helpful. SCD is supposed

to be a very helpful diet for people with SIBO. If you are not

taking probiotics, I suggest finding a good one that you tolerate

and stick with it throughout chelation. Thyroid treatment can

sometimes help GI symptoms - many of us have s syndrome, if

not frank hypothyroidism.

Frequent urination means you need to keep yourself well hydrated

until you can address the problem. Sometimes this is diabetes

insipidus, sometimes low aldosterone, or both.

Keep on with your medications if they help or look for better ones

if they don't. Get consistent about supplementation and work on

adding the other basic supplements that Andy suggests (p. 133-134).

He makes many other helpful suggestions for treating specific

problems.

With frequent urinaton, some people get quite mineral deficient.

The hair test is deranged, so it is not a good guide to your mineral

needs. Andy's supplement program will help.

It is a process and takes time to get your supplement program

right - but you have time to work on that while looking into amalgam

replacement.

--

>

> Hi all,

>

> Here is my report on my hair analysis.

>

> 1) Current symptoms and medical history;

> Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

> removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

> Cold hands, cold feet.

> Recuring/chronic digestive problems. Constipation/diarrhea, SIBO

> that comes back after treatment.

> Lactose and fructose used to give me bad pain, gas, diarrhea, but

> after antibiotic treatment I can now tollerate those foods that made

> me sick.

> Was once diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis, but recent colonoscopy

> shows that this no longer is around.

> Frequent urination. Often " feel " dehydrated/hot at night even though

> temperature is normal in room and have no fever.

> Xanthoma on left eyelid.

> Don't feel well rested in morning no matter how long I sleep.

> Tired/Fatigued during day.

> Normally feel worse in the morning, but better later in the day other

> than feeling tired.

> Hands sometimes shaky.

> Left thigh falls asleep, mainly when lying down in bed.

> Recent ALT (liver enzyme) levels were just out of range high, but

> they've since come back down a bit.

>

> 2) Current dental work in place and dental history;

> I currently have 8 amalgams, 3 were removed about 1 month ago and

> replaced with composite materials.

>

> 3) Supplements; medications and chelating schedule at the time of

> hair test;

> Sporadic supplements, but around the time of testing I was taking

> some antioxidents, a B complex, milk thisle, probiotic and a

> Calcium/Vitamin D.

> Taking an antidepressant/antianxiety medication and a sleep

> medication.

>

> 4) Recently added supplements and medications after the hair test and

> date

> added;

> Vitamin D.

>

> 5) Other relevant information.

> Think that my having 3 amalgams removed made the test results show

> more mercury than I might normally.

>

> Looking at the results it appears that I do not have deranged mineral

> transport. Mercury is elevated in the yellow, but not terribly high

> and given I had 3 amalgams removed recently it seems on par.

>

> I do see some mineral imbalances, though I'm not sure why they are

> there. They could have to do with my symptoms though. Potasium,

> Manganese, Iodine, Barium, Cobalt, Germanium and Rubidium are all

> reporting low, all except Coblat, are in the yellow zone. I am

> preporting high in Chromium. Near out of range high is Zinc and just

> out of range low is Selenium.

>

> See my results below for more info.

>

> I have both the Hair Test Interpretation and Amalgam illness books.

> I've read all the Hair test one, but only part of the Amalgam illness

> book. Though I see that I have mercury I'm not sure that I'm all

> that bad in that regard.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if

> there is a forum/group for discussing hair testing results in

> general. Anyone know of one?

>

> Thanks,

> Mike

>

> Counting rules:

> 1: Count=7 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 2: Count=16 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 3: Count=1 Result<4 Does NOT meet rule.

> 4: Count=15 Result>11 Does NOT meet rule.

> 5: Does NOT meet rule.

>

> POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color

> =============================================

> aluminum 3.3 <7 green

> antimony <0.01 <0.066 no line

> arsenic 0.069 <0.08 green

> beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no line

> bismuth 0.007 <2 green

> cadmium <0.014 <0.15 green

> lead 0.01 <2.0 green

> mercury 1.6 <1.1 yellow

> platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

> thallium 0.001 <0.010 green

> thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

> uranium 0.001 <0.06 green

> nickel 0.17 <0.40 green

> silver 0.05 <0.12 green

> tin 0.07 <0.30 green

> titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

>

> total toxic representation yellow

>

> ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color under/over 50%

> ============================================================

> Calcium 290 200-750 green under

> Magnesium 35 25-75 green under

> Sodium 48 12-90 green over

> Potassium 6 9-40 yellow under

> Copper 16 10-28 green over

> Zinc 200 130-200 green over

> Manganese 0.09 0.15-0.65 yellow under

> Chromium 0.46 0.20-0.40 yellow over

> Vanadium 0.042 0.018-0.065 green over

> Molybdenum 0.033 0.025-0.064 green under

> Boron 0.73 0.40-3.0 green under

> Iodine 0.19 0.25-1.3 yellow under

> Lithium 0.013 0.007-0.023 green over

> Phosphorus 188 160-250 green under

> Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under

> Strontium 0.47 0.30-3.5 green under

> Sulfur 51200 44500-52000 green over

> Barium 0.09 0.16-1.6 yellow under

> Cobalt 0.003 0.013-0.035 red under

> Iron 6.1 5.4-13 green under

> Germanium 0.034 0.045-0.065 yellow under

> Rubidium 0.006 0.011-0.12 yellow under

> Zirconium 0.051 0.020-0.44 green under

>

> Ratios

> Elements Ratios Expected Range

> ---------------------------------------------------------------

> Ca/Mg 8.29 4-30

> Ca/P 1.54 0.8-8

> Na/K 8 0.5-10

> Zn/Cu 12.5 4-20

> Zn/Cd >999 >800

>

[Guest guest]

>

Hi Mike,

I was not going to comment on the hair analysis - there are others much

more qualified but I did want to say that each time after amalgam

removal I had a couple of bad days and then felt better and then in

weeks 7,8,9 got really bad and then slowly got better.

My aggitation and anxiety increase after amalgams for about a week and

then hit again as mentioned above.

Thought I would just add that incase something similar happens.

Colette

> 1) Current symptoms and medical history;

> Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

> removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

>

[Guest guest]

>

Hi Mike,

I was not going to comment on the hair analysis - there are others much

more qualified but I did want to say that each time after amalgam

removal I had a couple of bad days and then felt better and then in

weeks 7,8,9 got really bad and then slowly got better.

My aggitation and anxiety increase after amalgams for about a week and

then hit again as mentioned above.

Thought I would just add that incase something similar happens.

Colette

> 1) Current symptoms and medical history;

> Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

> removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

>

[Guest guest]

See page 26 of the hair test book. It's unusual. not normal, not definitively

abnormal.

The supplements you are taking can make the test look better than it otherwise

would.

Andy

>

> Hi all,

>

> Here is my report on my hair analysis.

>

> 1) Current symptoms and medical history;

> Anxiety/panic attacks. Got one a few days after having 3 amalgams

> removed and I haven't had any for a long time.

> Cold hands, cold feet.

> Recuring/chronic digestive problems. Constipation/diarrhea, SIBO

> that comes back after treatment.

> Lactose and fructose used to give me bad pain, gas, diarrhea, but

> after antibiotic treatment I can now tollerate those foods that made

> me sick.

> Was once diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis, but recent colonoscopy

> shows that this no longer is around.

> Frequent urination. Often " feel " dehydrated/hot at night even though

> temperature is normal in room and have no fever.

> Xanthoma on left eyelid.

> Don't feel well rested in morning no matter how long I sleep.

> Tired/Fatigued during day.

> Normally feel worse in the morning, but better later in the day other

> than feeling tired.

> Hands sometimes shaky.

> Left thigh falls asleep, mainly when lying down in bed.

> Recent ALT (liver enzyme) levels were just out of range high, but

> they've since come back down a bit.

>

> 2) Current dental work in place and dental history;

> I currently have 8 amalgams, 3 were removed about 1 month ago and

> replaced with composite materials.

>

> 3) Supplements; medications and chelating schedule at the time of

> hair test;

> Sporadic supplements, but around the time of testing I was taking

> some antioxidents, a B complex, milk thisle, probiotic and a

> Calcium/Vitamin D.

> Taking an antidepressant/antianxiety medication and a sleep

> medication.

>

> 4) Recently added supplements and medications after the hair test and

> date

> added;

> Vitamin D.

>

> 5) Other relevant information.

> Think that my having 3 amalgams removed made the test results show

> more mercury than I might normally.

>

> Looking at the results it appears that I do not have deranged mineral

> transport. Mercury is elevated in the yellow, but not terribly high

> and given I had 3 amalgams removed recently it seems on par.

>

> I do see some mineral imbalances, though I'm not sure why they are

> there. They could have to do with my symptoms though. Potasium,

> Manganese, Iodine, Barium, Cobalt, Germanium and Rubidium are all

> reporting low, all except Coblat, are in the yellow zone. I am

> preporting high in Chromium. Near out of range high is Zinc and just

> out of range low is Selenium.

>

> See my results below for more info.

>

> I have both the Hair Test Interpretation and Amalgam illness books.

> I've read all the Hair test one, but only part of the Amalgam illness

> book. Though I see that I have mercury I'm not sure that I'm all

> that bad in that regard.

>

> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering if

> there is a forum/group for discussing hair testing results in

> general. Anyone know of one?

>

> Thanks,

> Mike

>

> Counting rules:

> 1: Count=7 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 2: Count=16 Result>5 Does NOT meet rule.

> 3: Count=1 Result<4 Does NOT meet rule.

> 4: Count=15 Result>11 Does NOT meet rule.

> 5: Does NOT meet rule.

>

> POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color

> =============================================

> aluminum 3.3 <7 green

> antimony <0.01 <0.066 no line

> arsenic 0.069 <0.08 green

> beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no line

> bismuth 0.007 <2 green

> cadmium <0.014 <0.15 green

> lead 0.01 <2.0 green

> mercury 1.6 <1.1 yellow

> platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

> thallium 0.001 <0.010 green

> thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

> uranium 0.001 <0.06 green

> nickel 0.17 <0.40 green

> silver 0.05 <0.12 green

> tin 0.07 <0.30 green

> titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

>

> total toxic representation yellow

>

> ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color under/over 50%

>

=======================================================

=====

> Calcium 290 200-750 green under

> Magnesium 35 25-75 green under

> Sodium 48 12-90 green over

> Potassium 6 9-40 yellow under

> Copper 16 10-28 green over

> Zinc 200 130-200 green over

> Manganese 0.09 0.15-0.65 yellow under

> Chromium 0.46 0.20-0.40 yellow over

> Vanadium 0.042 0.018-0.065 green over

> Molybdenum 0.033 0.025-0.064 green under

> Boron 0.73 0.40-3.0 green under

> Iodine 0.19 0.25-1.3 yellow under

> Lithium 0.013 0.007-0.023 green over

> Phosphorus 188 160-250 green under

> Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under

> Strontium 0.47 0.30-3.5 green under

> Sulfur 51200 44500-52000 green over

> Barium 0.09 0.16-1.6 yellow under

> Cobalt 0.003 0.013-0.035 red under

> Iron 6.1 5.4-13 green under

> Germanium 0.034 0.045-0.065 yellow under

> Rubidium 0.006 0.011-0.12 yellow under

> Zirconium 0.051 0.020-0.44 green under

>

> Ratios

> Elements Ratios Expected Range

> ---------------------------------------------------------------

> Ca/Mg 8.29 4-30

> Ca/P 1.54 0.8-8

> Na/K 8 0.5-10

> Zn/Cu 12.5 4-20

> Zn/Cd >999 >800

>