Hair Test Results--#167-- Please help

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My Test result is #167 and I need help interpreting the results and knowing what

steps to take. I suspect adrenals need more than ACE, should I take the saliva

test to see if I need HC? Have not begun Andy's protocol for chelating because I

want to build up adrenals first.

Had reduced Candida, but antibiotics in December brought it back w/ a vengeance

- plan to quit sugar this week.

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

Background Info

Current Symptoms: Candida (systemic), still low temperature (200mg ACE for

month), Insomnia (life-long), pain left abdomen (irritable bowel?) last 2 weeks,

anxiety, brain fog, going through menopause but no longer have hot flashes

Health History: mercury fillings removed, IV Chelation for Mercury 5 years ago

(bad reaction), wisdom teeth removed @19, no root canals, braces @ age 49 now

off but wear a retainer

Supplements prior to test: Omega 3 fish oil (1600 EPA & 800mg DHA), Vit C

(500mg), Vit E (200mg), Zinc (60 mg), Multi Vitamin, Q10, progesterone cream

Supplements added after test: ACE (200-300mg), GABA (750mg), Pantothenic Acid

(1,00mg), HCL w/ Pepsin (1,300mg 2x day), Nature's Way Primadophilus Bifidus

(71mg), 5-HTP (50mg) & glutamine powder (5mg)

Location: Portland, Oregon (15 years) - Playa del Carmen, Mexico (3 years) -

Austin, Texas (6 months)

Jim Ann

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Howdy, Jim.

Let's see ... You've got 8 high, none in the red, and 10 outside of the

green area. No counting rules met. Things are a bit on the low side,

thought....

Mercury is reasonably normal, so you are excreting. Arsenic is mildly

elevated.

Lead is quite elevated.

Ca/P is low - fast oxidizer. Likely to show less toxicity in hair than

is present in the body. Probably would do well on digestive enzymes,

high vitamin D, and a high fat diet.

As far as the hair test goes, everything else looks pretty much normal.

There are no adrenal signs in the hair, nor are there thyroid signs.

So, you want some methylation enhancers for the arsenic and <<assuming

you have no present exposures, eg no amalgam fillings, no renovations on

an old house ...>> you need to chelate at 3 days per month for the

lead. At the beginning you can do a bit more, particularly as the DMSA

will also help with the arsenic; but after a couple of months (3 or 4)

then doing it more than 3 days/mo won't do a whole lot.

Methylation enhanders: TMG (.5-2g early in day), folic acid (.4-1.2mg,

4x/d) & B12 (several mg/d). Too much methyl donors can cause anger,

aggression and lack of motivation. Jarrow has this combination in

something called " Homocysteine support " .

Also, since there is a generally depressed level of minerals, make sure

to take a good multi every day. Try to jam in as many nutrients as

possible.

Now, as for symptoms ...

Have you tested thyroid? Symptom-wise it sound like you might have

something going on.

How long ago were those fillings taken out? How many IV's did you

have? It is always possible that mercury is an issue, when the exposure

was long ago and even if it's not showing up in the hair. When that

happens, it's because what is left is in the brain. Still, the symptoms

you have described can, I believe, be ascribed to any of these three metals.

That's what I get! I'd suggest reading more in HTI on both arsenic and

lead. You will need to consider the issue of whether or not to do a

trial of ALA. That _may_ take some lead out of the brain. It may also

be useful to confirm or deny the presence of mercury in the brain, since

if you have symptoms while you chelate, it'll be due to moving the mercury.

Keep us updated, huh?

Dave.

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Posted by: " jim ann carter " jakarma@...

Thu May 15, 2008 8:52 am (PDT)

My Test result is #167 and I need help interpreting the results and

knowing what steps to take. I suspect adrenals need more than ACE,

should I take the saliva test to see if I need HC? Have not begun Andy's

protocol for chelating because I want to build up adrenals first.

Had reduced Candida, but antibiotics in December brought it back w/ a

vengeance - plan to quit sugar this week.

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

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

Background Info

Current Symptoms: Candida (systemic), still low temperature (200mg ACE

for month), Insomnia (life-long), pain left abdomen (irritable bowel?)

last 2 weeks, anxiety, brain fog, going through menopause but no longer

have hot flashes

Health History: mercury fillings removed, IV Chelation for Mercury 5

years ago (bad reaction), wisdom teeth removed @19, no root canals,

braces @ age 49 now off but wear a retainer

Supplements prior to test: Omega 3 fish oil (1600 EPA & 800mg DHA), Vit

C (500mg), Vit E (200mg), Zinc (60 mg), Multi Vitamin, Q10, progesterone

cream

Supplements added after test: ACE (200-300mg), GABA (750mg), Pantothenic

Acid (1,00mg), HCL w/ Pepsin (1,300mg 2x day), Nature's Way

Primadophilus Bifidus (71mg), 5-HTP (50mg) & glutamine powder (5mg)

Location: Portland, Oregon (15 years) - Playa del Carmen, Mexico (3

years) - Austin, Texas (6 months)

Jim Ann