Hair Elements Test--questions and best practices

[Guest guest]

Dear all:

I'm preparing to send in our first hair elements test. I know it's DSL labs, but

don't know much else about which test to take and what is best practice here.

Which test do I order? Any experience/suggestions/advice on what tests/how to

harvest.What are the guidelines? We're interested in heavy metals. DS has

chromosomal issues--trisomy 21--but I'm seeing that it's basically the same

heavy metal chelation as for autism that we need to do.

I know someone here had a website discussing which hair test/why/how to, but I

can't find it again.

I have hair from birth to 1 yr, hair from 16 mos, and my hair from about 6 mos

ago and now. Was thinking of testing the baby's birth hair and another test for

his current hair. He had pre-birth exposure to weed killer, which was where

stuff happened (the college next to our wall sprayed weed killer along our wall

prob the days around conception), so I think it'd be worth checking to see where

we're at from where we were. We've done a lot of biomed since birth. wd be

interested to hear from other DS mommies and daddies on this group--I know those

of us doing alternative protocols tend to go under the radar. Just wondering if

there's someone out there doing similar stuff to us.

I figure I don't really think it'd be that necessary to test my hair from 6 mos

ago--I just want to know where I'm at now. We're not done breastfeeding. So

still waiting on chelation till I'm done bfeeding. Baby showing no signs of

stopping, and has lots of food sensitivities, so hard to transition to solids.

We're about to start with enzymes (we've been doing a homeopathic enzyme

liquescence, which hasn't been working that well).

Not sure I need any more suggestions about introducing solids--we've tried

everything and have fallen back every time on raw smoothies. Baby loves that

juicer. He is a self-selected raw foodist--green smoothies with hemp seeds and

fish oil are his food of choice. Not much else and he's v sensitive to all types

of food. We've got a number of identified allergens/reactive foods, we're GFCF,

Corn free, shellfish free. Reading the enzyme results of others with interest.

Using Gluten Defense myself, and it works super well, along with probiotics.

Done a long homeopathic yeast cleanse for me and bambino. Worked great, but

horrid healing reactions. We're at point now where my digestion is fantastic on

the gluten defense and probiotics, but bambino is still touch and go. If he has

even a tiny exposure to something, he cd be constipated for a coupla days. For 9

mos I did the TED and his digestion was fantastic when I ate nothing but

basically sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sardines, lamb, and pears.

Best wishes,

Fiona

[Guest guest]

Fiona,

The recommended lab would be Doctor's Data and their Hair Element Profile test

(you will get a lot of help from experienced people here with interpretation).

You order the kit directly from directlabs.com (I think that is the name) and

they will have instructions on how to collect and how much to collect.

http://www.doctorsdata.com/test_info.asp?id=1

http://www.directlabs.com/Default.aspx

I do not know about testing old hair. You can certainly contact DDI and ask

them.

Pam

>

> Dear all:

>

> I'm preparing to send in our first hair elements test. I know it's DSL labs,

but don't know much else about which test to take and what is best practice

here.

>

> Which test do I order? Any experience/suggestions/advice on what tests/how to

harvest.What are the guidelines? We're interested in heavy metals. DS has

chromosomal issues--trisomy 21--but I'm seeing that it's basically the same

heavy metal chelation as for autism that we need to do.

> I know someone here had a website discussing which hair test/why/how to, but I

can't find it again.

>

> I have hair from birth to 1 yr, hair from 16 mos, and my hair from about 6 mos

ago and now. Was thinking of testing the baby's birth hair and another test for

his current hair. He had pre-birth exposure to weed killer, which was where

stuff happened (the college next to our wall sprayed weed killer along our wall

prob the days around conception), so I think it'd be worth checking to see where

we're at from where we were. We've done a lot of biomed since birth. wd be

interested to hear from other DS mommies and daddies on this group--I know those

of us doing alternative protocols tend to go under the radar. Just wondering if

there's someone out there doing similar stuff to us.

>

> I figure I don't really think it'd be that necessary to test my hair from 6

mos ago--I just want to know where I'm at now. We're not done breastfeeding. So

still waiting on chelation till I'm done bfeeding. Baby showing no signs of

stopping, and has lots of food sensitivities, so hard to transition to solids.

We're about to start with enzymes (we've been doing a homeopathic enzyme

liquescence, which hasn't been working that well).

>

> Not sure I need any more suggestions about introducing solids--we've tried

everything and have fallen back every time on raw smoothies. Baby loves that

juicer. He is a self-selected raw foodist--green smoothies with hemp seeds and

fish oil are his food of choice. Not much else and he's v sensitive to all types

of food. We've got a number of identified allergens/reactive foods, we're GFCF,

Corn free, shellfish free. Reading the enzyme results of others with interest.

Using Gluten Defense myself, and it works super well, along with probiotics.

Done a long homeopathic yeast cleanse for me and bambino. Worked great, but

horrid healing reactions. We're at point now where my digestion is fantastic on

the gluten defense and probiotics, but bambino is still touch and go. If he has

even a tiny exposure to something, he cd be constipated for a coupla days. For 9

mos I did the TED and his digestion was fantastic when I ate nothing but

basically sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sardines, lamb, and pears.

>

> Best wishes,

> Fiona

>

[Guest guest]

I think it might have been Moria's website:

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/Andy_dose_sched.html

There really is no need to test birth hair other than for your own curiosity. It

is not diagnostically useful now. Would be interesting to know what metals your

child may have been born with, but you need to know what they have now. The hair

tests will tell you nothing about pesticide exposures though. Chelation will not

remove that either. There is other testing done to find pesticides and other

protocols for removing that from the body you can look into later.

As for parents doing protocols..I have been doing AC protocol for four years for

myself and both my children for heavy metals. I now run a group for parents also

doing this. I have one NT child and one ASD spectrum child who is on the road to

recovery. We have all experienced great gains in health and function. My son is

working his way off the spectrum with chelation.

Our story: http://www.freewebs.com/mercurybabies/

And agreed..you can't treat yourself until breastfeeding is done. But you can

treat the child. Hair tests should not be done while you are still nursing or

pregnant. They do not come out accurately. Andy describes this in his book

Amalgam Illness. I'd wait until you are done nursing to test your own hair. But

usually...if the child is toxic, the parents also carry some toxicity. Maybe not

as much, but some. If you have metal dental fillings or had vaccines while

pregnant....you have mercury and thus your child also does.

food sensitivities: you may need a food allergy panel and then you will know

what kind of diet he can eat. But it sounds like you have a good idea what he

can't have. Often the sensitivities are from leaky gut. I agree breastfeeding is

better for as long as is feasible for now. Have you tried probiotics as a first

step to helping his gut? Digestive enzymes might help. You won't know until you

try it. Aloe juice might help too. What you're doing with the juicers is great.

Hope this helps!

Best Wishes

Jan

>

> Dear all:

>

> I'm preparing to send in our first hair elements test. I know it's DSL labs,

but don't know much else about which test to take and what is best practice

here.

>

> Which test do I order? Any experience/suggestions/advice on what tests/how to

harvest.What are the guidelines? We're interested in heavy metals. DS has

chromosomal issues--trisomy 21--but I'm seeing that it's basically the same

heavy metal chelation as for autism that we need to do.

> I know someone here had a website discussing which hair test/why/how to, but I

can't find it again.

>

> I have hair from birth to 1 yr, hair from 16 mos, and my hair from about 6 mos

ago and now. Was thinking of testing the baby's birth hair and another test for

his current hair. He had pre-birth exposure to weed killer, which was where

stuff happened (the college next to our wall sprayed weed killer along our wall

prob the days around conception), so I think it'd be worth checking to see where

we're at from where we were. We've done a lot of biomed since birth. wd be

interested to hear from other DS mommies and daddies on this group--I know those

of us doing alternative protocols tend to go under the radar. Just wondering if

there's someone out there doing similar stuff to us.

>

> I figure I don't really think it'd be that necessary to test my hair from 6

mos ago--I just want to know where I'm at now. We're not done breastfeeding. So

still waiting on chelation till I'm done bfeeding. Baby showing no signs of

stopping, and has lots of food sensitivities, so hard to transition to solids.

We're about to start with enzymes (we've been doing a homeopathic enzyme

liquescence, which hasn't been working that well).

>

> Not sure I need any more suggestions about introducing solids--we've tried

everything and have fallen back every time on raw smoothies. Baby loves that

juicer. He is a self-selected raw foodist--green smoothies with hemp seeds and

fish oil are his food of choice. Not much else and he's v sensitive to all types

of food. We've got a number of identified allergens/reactive foods, we're GFCF,

Corn free, shellfish free. Reading the enzyme results of others with interest.

Using Gluten Defense myself, and it works super well, along with probiotics.

Done a long homeopathic yeast cleanse for me and bambino. Worked great, but

horrid healing reactions. We're at point now where my digestion is fantastic on

the gluten defense and probiotics, but bambino is still touch and go. If he has

even a tiny exposure to something, he cd be constipated for a coupla days. For 9

mos I did the TED and his digestion was fantastic when I ate nothing but

basically sweet potatoes, coconut oil, sardines, lamb, and pears.

>

> Best wishes,

> Fiona

>