Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hi, I just got my hair test results posted at http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/files/hairtest_214.pdf . I would greatly welcome any comments, questions, or suggestions. The mercury level is high-- 3.8 ug/g. My doctor did not comment on any of the other numbers. I have both of Dr. Cutler's books. At the time of the hair test I was taking some iodine supplements but had not taken any other supplement in many months. I'm now taking about 95% of the basic supplements that Dr. Andy Cutler recommends. The hair was taken from a haircut, rather than following the procedure DDI recommends. My doctor said that would be fine. I have very short hair. Questions I'm wondering about: * Do I have deranged mineral transport? * What do the ratios say about the functioning of my endocrine glands, etc? * Are there any supplements that would be particularly useful for me to take, based on these test results? * Does high-mercury in my hair mean I should / could use only DMSA for a while? The hair was collected about six weeks ago, and for the past five weeks I've been doing chelation with DMSA and ALA. I started with DMSA only at 25mg every three hours, and after a few rounds added 25mg ALA. I weigh 190 lbs. On the last round I noticed that I was feeling pretty spaced out so I stopped the ALA early, which helped. I'm thinking I might try doing a few rounds of DMSA only. I've been going 3-5 days " on " followed by 3-4 days " off " . I've been keeping a diary of my doses along with signs and symptoms. My ND doctor thinks I'm nuts for using less than 250mg DMSA, but I feel more convinced by Dr. Cutler's logic. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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