One of the most confusing (yet interesting) things I'm seeing with the metals/mineral transport problems, is figuring out that teeter totter effect..the agonist/antagonist thing.

When one mineral/metal shows high, it affects another mineral/metal so it is on the low side.

Larry Wilson, and Andrew Cutler both have books on Interpreting Hair Analysis..because like Newport has posted alot about, most times the metals like mercury, are not going to show up at all on a metals test. But that doesn't mean it's not present. What Wilson and Cutler talk about, is finding the hidden issues, by understanding what the balances/ratios are of the other metals/minerals.

Toxic copper can also have the same symptoms as mercury, and it also messes up liver function. However, copper didn't show up as being extremely high for me, but the copper/zinc ration is out of whack. He also talks about the same thing that Newport told me..even when it shows high, it's an indication of being "biounavailable", and it doesn't mean to stop taking that particular thing, in fact, it probably means just the opposite. It can actually mean a deficiency because of it not being able to be utilized. When my calcium/magnesium showed off the charts for being high, I knew what a CZ friend was going to say, because she follows David Wolfe, (who tells people to eat no dairy), avoid all calcium-- that's not the problem.

Confusing- yet important to try to learn with the chelating too. Also getting the right supplements is important.

Wilson has some good articles on his site--on how the metals and messed up mineral transport on his hair analysis test also show the glandular problems, and deficiences. The out of balance ratios on my test, are indicators of thyroid and adrenal problems..but the hidden toxicities are the metals.

A list of articles:
http://www.arltma.com/Articles.htm


The copper toxicity articles need to be read...
but here are other's I've found interesting too:

http://www.arltma.com/ToxMetElimDoc.html


http://www.arltma.com/LeadToxDoc.htm


http://www.arltma.com/HypothyroidismDoc.htm


http://www.arltma.com/AdrenalInsufDoc.htm