Re: My first hair test -- very high Cu-level!

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I found this message while catching up this morning. Did anyone

respond?

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> Hi,

>

> Here's my first hair test:

> http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/files/hairtest_179.pdf

>

> I seem to be very high on copper...

>

> Perhaps I'm " Cu-toxic " and not " Hg-toxic " , as I've thought up till now.

>

The test meets the five or less above the mid point rule (3 on this

test), 4 or more in the red zone (6 on this test), AND the 11 or less

in the green and white zones (10 on this test). Mineral transport is

most definitely deranged and ***that means mercury poisoning***.

Your liver is likely retaining copper because of the mercury

poisoning. The copper is not nearly as high as some tests, and not

high enough to restrict ALA chelation.

See some of Dave's recent posts where he says what to do for high

copper, and read the copper sections of AI and HTI (there are more

details in the books that on the internet).

> This is my background:

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

> I have a history of intestinal problems. Was diagnosed with Crohn's

> disease (IBD) at the age of 13. Currently I'm ~30 years old and have

> IBS like symptoms which sometime tend a bit towards IBD. I've done

> maybe 15 rounds of ALA chelation, started with 10 rounds of 100 mg of

> ALA for 1 week ON, 1 week OFF.

I hope that you were doing these rounds with the correct timing of

doses (3 h in the day and 4 h at night).

After about 10 rounds, I startet

> getting symptoms of chest tightness which led me to stop chelation for

> maybe 6 months. I'm not at it again, but now with a much smaller

> dosage: 12.5 mg every 2-3 hours for 3-4 days.

>

Your chelation regime sounds reasonable now. Let us know how it goes.

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

> Braces? First amalgam etc...)

> I've never had any amalgam fillings.

>

That's interesting. A good example that mercury exposure can be much

more than just from fillings....

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

> dental cleanup have you completed?

> Some composite fillings.

>

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

> pregnancy?

> Some amalgam fillings (5+?), before duing and after pregnancy.

>

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

> especially travel shots)?

> Can't remember exactly, but I was vaccinated once before I went to

> Africa, and once before I went to the Caribbean.

>

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

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

> Some magnesium (~150 mg / day), selenium (~200 mcg / day) and C-vit

> (250 mg / day).

>

You will need to supplement with at least the basic supplements that

Andy recommends. See " Amalgam Illness " , p132-133, the file that TK

set up in the files section, and recent posts from Dave and Dean where

they list supplements.

Diet interventions may be helpful. There is a diet file in the files

section, written by Andy.

> 7) Other information you feel may be relevant?

> My father was a dentist, and my mother worked as a dental assistant

> before, during and after her pregnancy. As a teenager I worked a

> couple of hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice.

>

That's probably where your major exposures were. It is also likely

that you are genetically less able to clear metals as compared to the

general population.

Hope this helps, and don't hesitate to ask questions.