Re: DDI hair test #209 - help! (Dean, , Jackie, Andy, anyone)

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In frequent-dose-chelation petshopgirl6 wrote:

Here are my DDI hair test results. I'm hair test # 209:

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/hairtest2.html

Do I meet counting rule #1?

-----------Yes you do, 5 or less bars going to the right. You only have 3

that definitely go to the right, and 4 that look right in the middle of the

white, so I'm not counting any of those. And you have 3 in the red, so only

miss that rule by one, and chromium is pretty close to being there.

You don't show the classic adrenal pattern, and all your ratios are in range,

so that looks good, no signs of thyroid or blood sugar problems. Although these

are not definitive, just possible indicators of problems.

Andy says with an all low profile, that the toxic elements may actually be

higher than they appear on your hair test, so arsenic may be an issue/concern

for you also. But chelation will take care of that too, along with the mercury.

With an all low profile, we usually recommend digestive aids, such as Betaine

HCl and digestive enzymes. This should help you digest your food better and

absorb your supplements better.

Andy doesn't generally recommend manganese supplementation, but with yours

being low red, you could try it and see if it helps. He talks about this in

HTI, and I believe he recommends trying like 5-15mg/day. If it doesn't help

after a few months, then drop it.

With low red lithium, he also suggests supplementing this in HTI, and says to

use lithium orotate or aspartate in low doses, such as the product VRP sells.

There are probably others, that's just one I know of.

That's about it. I would say you are mercury and probably arsenic toxic, and

chelation with DMPS and ALA would be best for you. You could use DMSA and ALA,

because the ALA will take care of the arsenic, but DMPS is supposed to be better

for arsenic than DMSA. As long as you use ALA at some point, it will take care

of both the mercury and the arsenic.

More below---------Jackie

Also, symptoms and history below. *Any and all* thoughts/advice

welcome!

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1) What are your current symptoms and health history?

Health history:

Current age: 35

Anxious as a child, but other than that, was a reasonably healthy and

normal kid. (BTW, had 8 amalgams placed at around age 8, and had all

the standard baby/childhood vaccinations)

As a teen, started to develop depression, mood swings, and anxiety.

Also, the first signs of immune dysfunction: got colds very easily

and very frequently, and they were pretty bad at times. I went on to

develop a chronic (daily!) sore throat and low-grade fever that

persists to this day! (although seems a notch better since starting

chelation about 2 weeks ago). Not sure if this chronic (daily)

throat/fever thing started in the teens or early 20's.

At age 18, moved to NYC to start college, and then the depression and

anxiety spun out of control (and started to get panic attacks). This

persisted throughout my 20's, and gradually lessened in my early

30's.

In mid-20's, the first signs of adrenal fatigue: significantly lower

libido, the beginning signs of hypoglycemia, and jitteriness.

By the early 30's, hypoglycemia had really come to a head (b/c had

not addressed it earlier). Jitteriness a major problem.

Also during early 30's, started to get annual flu shots, for a period

of maybe 3 or 4 years (one year, I got 2 within a week's time). I

believe I was already mercury-toxic to begin with (primarily due to 8

amalgams, and to a lesser extent, vaccinations and some fish

consumption), and then the flu shots " put me over the edge " -- b/c I

started to develop new, " unexplainable " symptoms then that I'd never

had before -- eg. GI issues (chronic burning stomach, and food

allergies/sensitivities)

At age 34 (last fall), took a long course of antibiotics for an upper

respiratory infection (the aforementioned chronic sore throat and low-

grade fever). The after-effects of that were very elevated Candida

yeast and bad (anaerobic) bacteria (b/c the antibiotics decimated my

good bacteria). (In addition, the sore throat and fever remained!).

A few months after this antibiotic use, I started to get NEW

problems -- eg. brain fog started up around Nov./Dec. (and got

steadily worse over the next several months); in Jan., started

getting mild pressure in heart area (and rarely, subtle " pangs "

there), which also persists til now; and a lot more GI problems (look

at list below).

I can understand how high levels of Candida (and bad bacteria) can

cause brain fog and GI problems, but not sure if they're related to

the heart problem (tests done for heart in Jan. all came back

normal... so I suspect either the heart itself, or possible magnesium

deficiency, or possible acid reflux?, or the Candida)

Current symptoms:

Brain/mental:

-- occasional dysthymia, and rarely, depression

-- mood swings

-- anxiety

-- mild OCD tendencies

-- brain fog (and concomitant lethargy/sluggishness)

Endocrine/hormonal:

-- adrenal fatigue/hypoadrenalism (low levels of adrenal hormones on

blood tests. Will do saliva hormone testing soon to confirm)

-- sluggish and inconsistent libido (due to hypoadrenalism -- low

level of sex hormones)

-- hypoglycemia

-- somewhat irregular periods (esp. during and post amalgam removal)

Hormonal +/or " neurological " :

-- chronic jitteriness / exagerrated startle response / noise

sensitivity

-- rarely, brief tremor of head (when " startled " -- refer above)

-- " uncoordination " feeling / stiff movement feeling (again, related

to above)

Gastrointestinal:

-- chronic burning stomach

-- food allergies/sensitivities

(the following symptoms are recent -- only had for the last 6 - 8

months, post antibiotic use...)

-- inconsistent, and rather infrequent, BM's

-- very high levels of Candida yeast (dysbiosis)

-- high levels of bad (anaerobic) bacteria (dysbiosis)

-- malabsorption? (not enough stomach acid +/or digestive

enzymes?) (malabsorption suspected b/c lately cholesterol and

triglycerides always low, and also lost 5 lb.s in 2 weeks, about 2

months ago)

-- rarely (once a month), mild anal (bile?) leakage (steatorrhea?)

(NOT fecal matter/diarrhea, but I suspect bile -- color is green,

oily, and smells different. Also, during BM's during this time,

little green oily " droplets " floating on surface of toilet water. --

Anyone know what this is??)

-- occasionally, gas

Immune system:

-- chronic sore throat and low-grade fever (w/ nasal congestion)

-- chronic sour taste in mouth (seems unrelated to oral hygiene -- I

believe comes from the sore throat infection -- ie. bacteria from the

infection)

Heart:

-- chronic mild pressure in heart area (and rarely, mild " pangs "

there)

Other:

-- frequent urination

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

Braces? First amalgam etc...)

8 amalgams placed as kid (not sure exact age, but around 8 or so).

No other dental work done (no root canals or braces, and wisdom teeth

intact).

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

dental cleanup have you completed?

Completed amalgam removal in early July, and now have non-toxic glass-

type inlays in their place.

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

pregnancy?

She doesn't think she had any dental work done during pregnancy. She

did have a couple fillings put in, but doesn't remember if it were

before the pregnancy, or a few years later. (Also, this was done in

S. Korea, but I'm assuming they use mercury in their amalgams too)

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

especially travel shots)?

All standard baby/childhood vaccinations (eg. chicken pox, polio,

mumps, etc) -- mom thinks from around ages 6 months old to 3 years

old or so. (This was done in S. Korea in the early/mid 70's, so not

sure if they were any different than those given in the US, but

probably not). Got a tetanus booster shot sometime in 20's (and

probably before then too).

No travel shots (that I'm aware), but had annual flu shots in early

30's, for about 3 or 4 years straight.

----------Your symptoms and history of exposure all fit with heavy metal

toxicity. Very possibly, the flu shots put you over the edge. I didn't comment

on specific symptoms, because I think alot of it has been discussed before, but

if you have questions or want suggestions about certain symptoms/problems, then

let us know, and/or look in AI for things to try.-------Jackie

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

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

No meds.

Supplements:

-- Solgar Antioxidant Complex (vit. A, C, E, glutathione, cysteine,

etc)

---------Taking glutathione orally is a waste of money, because it doesn't get

absorbed. Andy recommends taking the precursors to it instead, glutamine,

glycine, and NAC only if you tolerate it (NAC is sulfury). Also, the cysteine

is sulfury, so if you are sulfur sensitive, this will be bad for you. Have you

tried the sulfur food elimination test/trial? So you may be better off taking

the A, C, and E separately.--------Jackie

-- Ester C, about 2000 mg/day

----------Not sure if you have experimented with bowel tolerance, but you may

be able to take much more C. I take about 9 grams a day.---------Jackie

-- Vit. D, 1600 IU/day

----------This is probably good. Have you ever had your levels tested? If

you are really low, you could probably take more, but I would only do this if

you are tracking it through testing.---------Jackie

-- Tocotrienols (vit. E), 70 mg/day

----------Not sure what your total intake is with other things, but Andy

recommends a minimum of 400-800IU's/day, or even more.-----Jackie

-- OmegaBrite Omega 3 fish oil caps, 10 caps/day (5000 mg/day)

----------I'm used to the Nordic Naturals CLO in liquid form, so not familiar

with this dosage. But Andy says to take lots of omega 3's. You could use flax

oil too.-------Jackie

-- L-tyrosine, 500 - 1000 mg/day

-- SamE, 800 mg/day

---------Probably fine, if you find they help.--------Jackie

-- Adrenal Support Formula (RLC Labs) (adrenal tissue, ashwagandha,

rhodiola root extract, ginseng, licorice, ginger, etc)

-- Adrenalyze (DaVinci Labs) (all B vit.s, ginseng, ashwangandha,

phosphatidylserine, licorice)

----------Not familiar with those products, sounds like quite a mix. Most of

us take things individually, so we know what is doing what. But if these are

working for you, then they're probably ok. Not quite sure about how all of

these interact though. Andy usually recommends trying straight up

ACE.-------Jackie

-- Ulcetrol (NOW) (calcium, zinc, zinc-l-carnosine complex, mastic

gum, slippery elm)

----------You're taking a number of multiple item products, so you'll have to

check what your total intake of each mineral/supplement is, by adding them all

up, and checking this with the recommendations in AI.---------Jackie

7) Other information you feel may be relevant? no

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

certain toxins are more prevalent).

New York, NY (and occasionally Chicago, IL area)