Re: Hair test results to help interpret

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> I am hair test number 197

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

>

> My doctor ordered the test. I am going to contact DDI to ask for

the pdf

> copy. I'm sorry if any of it is difficult to read.

>

I can read it just fine.

Your test doesn't meet the counting rules but comes very close with

almost 3 in the red zone. The counting rules are a statistical tool

to determine the probability of mineral transport derangement, which

only happens with mercury poisoning. This only gives some concept

about the mercury in the body, not in the brain. It is possible to

have a test that does not meet the counting rules and still be mercury

poisoned, especially if the exposure was long ago (which appears to be

the case with the exposure to 2 broken thermometers) and most of the

mercury is in the brain (or buried deep in tissues).

Having said that, there are many things about your test that are

typical of a mercury poisoned test - very low mercury (when there is a

certain level of toxicity the mercury interferes with excretion), very

low lithium (this is one that you will likely want to supplement in

low doses, check Andy's books for dose of lithium orotate, available

at health food stores), the relatively high amounts of other metals

like aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, copper. Mercury tends to

interfere with the excretion of other metals and they tend to build up.

The aluminum will be excreted naturally as chelation proceeds.

Arsenic is chelated by ALA or DMPS. Lead is chelated by DMSA.

Copper is a real problem, as indicated by your test. Usually what

happens is that the mercury interferes with liver function, and copper

builds up. There are many things that you can start doing now to

address this problem. Avoid high copper foods and supplements

containing any copper. Andy has a list of supplements to take to

reduce the copper. These can be found by searching archives, because

high copper is something that has been reviewed many times in all

archives. Andy's hair test book contains what I have found to be the

best summary (p 256-257). In addition, a " liver friendly " diet will

help, plus all of the supplements on Andy's basic supplement lists,

and any others he mentions in the " liver function " section of " Amalgam

Illness " .

When it is time to add ALA to your chelation routine you would likely

want to have a repeat hair test to evaluate copper levels. ALA

chelation may need to be restricted somewhat depending on how much you

are able to get the levels down with diet and supplementation strategies.

Supplementation for Vitamin D, B12, ferritin (iron), selenium,

molybendum will all help you to feel somewhat better. There are

others to add - see Amalgam Illness for details. Celiac often comes

with poor absorption of B12 and iron. For the gut problems pay

special attention to gut healing diet and supplement suggestions.

When they tested Vitamin D, what was the test, what was the result,

and did they test serum calcium at the same time (should always be

included with that test, just to be sure ).

Your hair test does not show the typical adrenal pattern, although

from symptoms it sounds like " something " is not right. I would

suggest testing for free T3, free T4 and thyroid antibodies, and

continue to document adrenal symptoms.

When you say that you couldn't walk 20 ft without being out of breath,

I wonder if an evaluation for asthma might be beneficial (it's a

simple test of blowing in a machine to test lung volume).

The " peeing a full bladder every 10-15 minutes for hours " could be

diabetes insipidous (spelling?) and could indicate poisoning of the

pituitary. This was one symptom that Andy had that resolved very

quickly with chelation.

Be sure that the dentist that you are seeing is using proper

precautions to protect you during removal. I found (and many others

do as well) that a vitamin C IV during each removal was beneficial.

Also, listening to relaxing music on my iPod helped me.

Good luck to you, hope you are feeling better

J

> 1) What are your current symptoms and health history?

> Premature birth to a malnourished woman and a Vietnam vet who was

exposed to

> massive amounts of agent orange, grew up on what was later declared a

> brownfield. Been exposed to two broken thermometers at ages 7 and

26, was

> fully vaccinated up to when I went to college in 1995. Used

contacts in the

> 90s, swallowed a dental filling about 5-6 years ago. Massive antibiotic

> usage as a child due to ear infections, strep throat and acne.

>

> History of multiple miscarriages and PCOS. Current health decline

started

> in Jan 2006 with miscarrying twins, led to celiac disease diagnosis

in Aug

> 2006, followed by a drop of 60 pounds in 3 months and the beginning of

> multiple food allergies and chemical sensitivities (that have since

resolved

> for the most part). Piled under multiple blankets all summer, extreme

> exhaustion and brain fog. Followed by all of the symptoms of extreme

> adrenal exhaustion around Feb 2007. Couldn't walk 20 feet without being

> completely out of breath. Slowly gotten better since then, but I

never have

> fully recovered.

>

> Current symptoms- fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, painful pressure

points,

> hair loss, brain fog, confusion, rapidly decreasing IQ and memory

problems.

> Fluid dumping attacks (nausea/vomiting, increased gut motility to

the point

> of clearance, peeing a full bladder every 10-15 minutes for hours) under

> stress or if I don't consume at least 2 tsp salt a day. Saliva cortisol

> tested this summer shows normal/high cortisol and DHEA. Have not

yet tested

> aldosterone and rennin, will have that done in September. Current

testing

> shows my Vitamin D, B12, ferritin, selenium, molybendum is low. I

just got

> those results back today with the hair test, too.

>

> Shell of my former self, have barely left the house since July 2006

except

> for a brief period earlier this year where I was doing better, then one

> stress event set me back. Meet the diagnostic criteria for fibro

and CFS

> but am not persuing diagnosis.

>

> 2) Dental history (wisdom teeth removed? First root canal placed?

Braces?

> First amalgam etc...)

>

> I have no root canals, I choose to pull the tooth instead. I had

that tooth

> pulled in 2007 after having had a dental abscess for a couple of

years. It

> had a large filling in it had been re-done at least two times before

I had

> it pulled, and all but the last one were amalgam. I had braces for

5 years.

> I had my wisdom teeth removed at 18.

>

> 3) What dental work do you currently have in place? What part of the

dental

> cleanup have you completed?

>

> I currently have 4 small amalgams, 3 in one bottom jaw tooth, and 1

in a top

> tooth on the opposite side. No crowns or root canals. I have an

appt to

> start the process to remove the amalgams next week, and plan on starting

> DMSA 4 days after the last one is done. I do not remember when my

amalgams

> were placed, but I'm thinking I was a teen.

>

> 4) What dentistry did your mother have at any time before or during

> pregnancy?

>

> I have no way of knowing, she's got fibro/CFS, too, and her memory is

> completely unreliable. I do know she has very bad teeth, with a lot of

> dental work, but she had me young before she got sick.

>

> 5) What vaccinations have you had and when (including flu and especially

> travel shots)?

>

> No flu or travel shots. I was caught up to date on my vaccinations

in order

> to get into college in 1995. I do remember having at least two vaccines

> done in one day by the health department in order to get into college.

>

> 6) Supplements and medications (including dosages) taken at time of hair

> test, or for the 3-6 months before the sample was taken.

>

> Digestive enzymes, 1/4 tsp per meal, as needed

> Cal/Mag Hydroxyapatite, 1000mg/day, very hit or miss

> http://www.drrons.com/calcium-magnesium.htm

> Pascalite clay, 1/4 tsp meal

> Cod liver oil, 1-2 servings a week, very hit or miss.

> Iodine, 1 drop here and there when I remember it.

>

> 8) What is your location - city & country (so that we can learn where

> certain toxins are more prevalent).

>

> Grew up- Pensacola, FL

> NC in various spots since 2000.

>

> Thanks for any help.

> KerryAnn

>

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Thanks for the help, .

> When they tested Vitamin D, what was the test, what was the result,

> and did they test serum calcium at the same time (should always be

> included with that test, just to be sure ).

Vitamin D, 25 OH

Total 16L Reference range- 20-100 ng/ml

D2 <4 ng/mL no reference range

D3 16 ng/mL no refence range

The test says that optimal levels for total is over 30 ng/ml.

My serum calcium was 9.6, with a reference range of 8.6-10.2 mg/dL.

> Your hair test does not show the typical adrenal pattern, although

> from symptoms it sounds like " something " is not right. I would

> suggest testing for free T3, free T4 and thyroid antibodies, and

> continue to document adrenal symptoms.

Thyroglobulin antibodies <20, with a reference range of <20 IU/mL

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies <10, with a reference range of <35 IU/mL

T-4, Free 1.3 with a reference range of .8-1.8 ng/dL

TSH, third generation .88 with a reference range of .4-4.5 mIU/L

T3, Free 274 with a reference range of 230-420 pg/dL

So while not everything might be optimal, it is within normal limits. I

need to do more reading on optimal thyroid numbers.

My adrenal saliva test from ZRT diagnostics, which was done last month:

Estradiol 4.9 HIGH Range 1.3-3.3

Progesterone 157 75-270

Pg/E2 32 LOW 100-500

Testosterone 51 HIGH 16-47 for my age

DHEAS 22.6 HIGH 3.9-11.4 for my age

Cortisol morning 22.3 HIGH 3.7-9.5

Cortisol noon 2.6 1.2-3.0

Cortisol evening 1.5 0.6-1.9

Cortisol night .7 0.4-1.0

Free T3 3.1 2.5-6.5

Free T4 1.7 0.7-2.5

TSH .8 0.5-3.0

TPO 21 0-150

> When you say that you couldn't walk 20 ft without being out of breath,

> I wonder if an evaluation for asthma might be beneficial (it's a

> simple test of blowing in a machine to test lung volume).

I'm fine now, with no symptoms of that. It lasted about 2 months in early

2007 while I had all of the signs of Addisons Disease, then slowly went

away.

> The " peeing a full bladder every 10-15 minutes for hours " could be

> diabetes insipidous (spelling?) and could indicate poisoning of the

> pituitary. This was one symptom that Andy had that resolved very

> quickly with chelation.

I have been keeping an eye on my blood sugars. No diabetes issues, and I

don't consume much in the way of sugar, and limited servings of whole grains

a day. The fasting glucose that was run with the other testing done this

month was 97, with a reference range of 65-99 mg/dL. When it does happen,

it's accompanied by salt wasting symptoms and other adrenal attack symptoms.

> Be sure that the dentist that you are seeing is using proper

> precautions to protect you during removal. I found (and many others

> do as well) that a vitamin C IV during each removal was beneficial.

> Also, listening to relaxing music on my iPod helped me.

I'm reading up on it so I'll be prepared to ask questions when I see him on

Monday. There are at least 3 mercury-free dentists in the immediate area,

so if he isn't a good fit I have others I can try. I will only need work in

2 quadrants, so I hope it won't take long to get it done so I can start on

DMSA. I'm going to go ahead and start it 4 days after the last removal.

Thanks!

KerryAnn

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> Vitamin D, 25 OH

> Total 16L Reference range- 20-100 ng/ml

> D2 <4 ng/mL no reference range

> D3 16 ng/mL no refence range

> The test says that optimal levels for total is over 30 ng/ml.

>

I think optimum is about 40 ng/ml (I am used to nmol/L - I know that

optimum is 100 nmol/L)

You can supplement 2000 iu vit D per day without testing, and even

higher doses if you plan to test again.

> My serum calcium was 9.6, with a reference range of 8.6-10.2 mg/dL.

>

>

> > Your hair test does not show the typical adrenal pattern, although

> > from symptoms it sounds like " something " is not right. I would

> > suggest testing for free T3, free T4 and thyroid antibodies, and

> > continue to document adrenal symptoms.

>

> Thyroglobulin antibodies <20, with a reference range of <20 IU/mL

> Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies <10, with a reference range of <35 IU/mL

> T-4, Free 1.3 with a reference range of .8-1.8 ng/dL

> TSH, third generation .88 with a reference range of .4-4.5 mIU/L

> T3, Free 274 with a reference range of 230-420 pg/dL

>

> So while not everything might be optimal, it is within normal limits. I

> need to do more reading on optimal thyroid numbers.

>

It is Andy who has said that free T3 and free T4 need to be in the top

1/4 or 1/3 of the normal range. I would have to search to find the

post. There might be something in " Amalgam Illness " .

> My adrenal saliva test from ZRT diagnostics, which was done last month:

>

> Estradiol 4.9 HIGH Range 1.3-3.3

> Progesterone 157 75-270

> Pg/E2 32 LOW 100-500

> Testosterone 51 HIGH 16-47 for my age

> DHEAS 22.6 HIGH 3.9-11.4 for my age

> Cortisol morning 22.3 HIGH 3.7-9.5

> Cortisol noon 2.6 1.2-3.0

> Cortisol evening 1.5 0.6-1.9

> Cortisol night .7 0.4-1.0

> Free T3 3.1 2.5-6.5

> Free T4 1.7 0.7-2.5

> TSH .8 0.5-3.0

> TPO 21 0-150

>

Did the doctor recommend progesterone supplementation? For more

information see Dr. Lee's books (www.noamalgam.com/buythebooks.html)

If you have hypothyroid symptoms I would consider thyroid supplementation.

> > When you say that you couldn't walk 20 ft without being out of breath,

> > I wonder if an evaluation for asthma might be beneficial (it's a

> > simple test of blowing in a machine to test lung volume).

>

> I'm fine now, with no symptoms of that. It lasted about 2 months in

early

> 2007 while I had all of the signs of Addisons Disease, then slowly went

> away.

>

It's interesting that you had that experience and that it resolved.

It would be a good idea to watch for adrenal signs while chelating.

> > The " peeing a full bladder every 10-15 minutes for hours " could be

> > diabetes insipidous (spelling?) and could indicate poisoning of the

> > pituitary. This was one symptom that Andy had that resolved very

> > quickly with chelation.

>

> I have been keeping an eye on my blood sugars. No diabetes issues,

Diabetes insipidous is not related to regular diabetes. Just

something to keep in mind if it happens again.

J

and I

> don't consume much in the way of sugar, and limited servings of

whole grains

> a day. The fasting glucose that was run with the other testing done

this

> month was 97, with a reference range of 65-99 mg/dL. When it does

happen,

> it's accompanied by salt wasting symptoms and other adrenal attack

symptoms.

>

> > Be sure that the dentist that you are seeing is using proper

> > precautions to protect you during removal. I found (and many others

> > do as well) that a vitamin C IV during each removal was beneficial.

> > Also, listening to relaxing music on my iPod helped me.

>

> I'm reading up on it so I'll be prepared to ask questions when I see

him on

> Monday. There are at least 3 mercury-free dentists in the immediate

area,

> so if he isn't a good fit I have others I can try. I will only need

work in

> 2 quadrants, so I hope it won't take long to get it done so I can

start on

> DMSA. I'm going to go ahead and start it 4 days after the last removal.

>

> Thanks!

>

> KerryAnn

> http://www.cookingtf.com/ - American and Australian TF Menu Mailers

> http://www.tfrecipes.com/forum/ - Traditional Foods forum

>