DDI hair test - help! (Dean, , Jackie, Andy, anyone)

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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?

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.

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)

-- Ester C, about 2000 mg/day

-- Vit. D, 1600 IU/day

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

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

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

-- SamE, 800 mg/day

-- 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)

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

gum, slippery elm)

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)