2nd Hair test to see what my copper levels have done

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My second Hair Elements Test dated 25th November 2007

The purpose of this second hair test was to see what has happened to

my copper levels.

My first hair test, just under 3 months previously, had high copper

(in the red @ 59)

First test and second hair test are posted: Number 112 – 38yrs Male,

London, UK

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/hairtest.html

This message will list what has changed since then. A lot has

changed.

Since then I have taken steps to reduce my copper levels by

supplementing:

zinc 100mg, Molybdenum 1,000 mcg, milk thistle 800mg, taurine 2000mg.

I also massively increased my Vit C intake from below 500mg to 6-9

grams per day depending how I felt. When I felt real bad I moved up

to bowel tolerance which for me is about 12-14 grams per day. I have

had a lot of bad days.

I have also upped the rest of my supplements too

Vit D3 1000 IU, COQ10 200 mg, Boron - 2mg, 100ug Vit B12, 150mg

Kelp, Magnesium citrate 1000 mg, Betaine & pepsin 960mg + 20 mg, Vit

E 600mg, GTF chromium 120 ug, 2 c Multi Vit B large Dosage

flax oil – 1 table spoon, plus ¼ tsp each of sage, thyme, ginger,

cinnamon, cloves, Plus 1-2 tsp himalayan rock salt per day

Most supplements have been split up and taken at breakfast, lunch

and dinner.

This was a big change in my supplementation regime. It did not

happen over night, one supplement at a time was introduced to make

sure nothing bad happened, so I have not been taking all these

supplements for all the time between the different hair tests. But I

did introduce zinc, molybdenum, milk thistle and taurine first.

I have religiously excluded all copper foods, and all sulphur foods

for all the time inbetween tests. (I am intolerant to sulphur foods)

Almost immediately after the first hair test (and before changing

the supplements to the above) I had a big turn around in my health

status. At the time of my first hair test I was really sick,

chronically ill. My health was in perpetual decline, nothing helping

me get better. My biggest problem then was my digestion. It was

really bad. I could only eat salad (excluding sulphur foods) for

breakfast lunch and dinner. Anything else gave me major symptoms

lasting 5-10 days. I was malnourished, underweight and in serious

serious trouble.

No need to specifically say how the turnaround happened as it will

take too long,(it was nothing to do with the above supplements) but

I reduced my toxic body burden significantly. One moment I was sick

as a dog and fading away, the next my digestion was 60pct better, I

put on 10kg in 1 month, 60pct of my food intolerances fell away

overnight and I started healing at long last, slowly but surely

getting better.

Although my diet is far from normal it is a million miles better

than it was at the time of the first hair test. I am actually

digesting my food now, whereas before I was not doing that very

well.

My BM's became much more normal, 2-3 times per day and color went

from light tan to a much darker color. I know this is to do with

bile from the liver, so I assume my liver is working better now. It

certainly feels much better, although I still have gallstones giving

me grief on a regular basis.

Symptoms:

Chronic back problems with chronic back pain in top, middle and

lower spine for 9-10 years. Gradually leading to inability to do any

physical exercise, although I can still work in my office job. This

has got better recently, especially the muscle weakness has calmed

right down since I have been amalgam free. I hope to be able to do

some exercise soon.

I am still very underweight. I weight; 62kg, I am 6foot 1 inch tall.

Chronic fatigue just started to rear it ugly head this year.

I feel tired, weak, lacking in energy most of the time. I am stuck

in second gear.

Multiple food intolerances are now much better, " only " dairy and

sulphur and additives like MSG

Multiple chemical sensitivities – still remain but difficult to

test.

Tingly arms, legs, head…..yes….everyday.

What else has changed in-between hair tests?

I got the remainder of my amalgams removed. Two quadrants, with

rubber dam and oxygen. Each removal caused much brain fog, pain and

nastiness which repeated 7/14/21 days later. I went amalgam free on

1st November 2007.

I started chelation as per protocol 12.5mg every 4 hours for 3 days

even dosing at night. At the time of the second test I had done two

rounds @ 12.5mg. I have been getting symptoms on rounds which I

think confirms my mercury toxicity. I have had to reduce my dosage

times from 4 to 3 hours and I will reduce dosage levels on the next

rounds from 12.5 down to 6mg. my color vision is getting better as

each round in completed.

Here I highlight the major differences between the two tests:

Aluminium is down from 14.0 to 3.0

Mercury is down from 4.1 to 1.8

Titanium is down from 32 to 0.7 (wow, thats very down!)

Magnesium up from 40 to 58

Sodium up from 12 to 80

Potassium up from 11 to 20

Copper down from 59 to 32 – good news!

Molybdenum down from 0.10 to 0.029

Iodine up from 0.13 to 0.25

Also interesting to note what happened to the things I decided NOT

to supplement:

Manganese – is lower in the 2nd test

Selemium is slightly lower but basically unchanged.

Lithium out of the red now, even though I did not supplement

Maybe I should supplement selenium and lithium?

The first test did not meet the counting rules, but was pretty

suspect.

The second hair test does not meet the counting rules.

I don't have any experience with these tests except for my own, but

they look quite different to my eyes.

Looking at the two tests I would say they reflect what is happening

in my life…I am slowly getting better, my problems remain but are

less serious.

Sunshine