Re: Hair Mineral Test Results... Help Me Out?

Hi, I'm getting ready to get my fourth hair analysis and have learned a few things about this complicated subject. I have long suffered with thyroid/adrenal/who-knows what-else deficiencies and have read a lot on getting down to the basic biological questions why our bodies get sick. There's the Spiritual side to this and I will just address the biological nuts and bolts here.I have learned that minerals have a counterpart and just because one is high or low in a particular mineral, it can be counterproductive to just "take more" because it can make things worse. The doc's I use to interpret my hair test understand this and prescribe accordingly. I have read Dr. Larry Wilson's textbook on mineral balancing and all of his articles along with his teacher and mentor, Dr. Eck. They, out of ALL the hair analysis people, understand the complex relationships minerals have in our body. For instance, the Sodium/Potassium ratio is one of the most important ratios in humans. If imbalanced, energy to heal, move, and think are impaired. A good ratio is around 2.5 to 1, that is, 2.5 Sodium, 1 potassium. Anything below 1.1/1 is an indication of severe adrenal fatigue. Mine is .95/1! What is yours?

here's a link to a Copper article:


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



Here's an excerpt from an article on CHELATION:


http://www.drlwilson.com/Articles/TOXIC%20METALS.htm


"To chelate means to bind to a metal. Certain substances bind tightly to toxic metals and assist their removal. Natural chelators include vitamin C, sulfur-containing amino acids, and some herbs including yellow dock and bugleweed. Molybdenum complexes with copper and is excellent when used sparingly.

Synthetic chelating agents include penicillamine and BAL (british anti-lewisite) for copper and deferoxamine for iron and aluminum. EDTA (ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid) is a synthetic amino acid that binds to many minerals, toxic and essential. DMPS (sodium salt of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propane sulfonic acid) and DMSA (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) are synthetic agents used for mercury toxicity. Synthetic chelators are drugs that have more side effects, among which is their tendency to remove more good minerals along with the toxic ones. They may also accumulate in the body, along with the toxic metals they bind.

Toxic metals are in a delicate balance with other nutrients. Aggressive use of any chelator can have adverse and sometimes devastating health effects for this reason. This applies to high dose vitamin C, which powerfully lowers copper, and even moreso to the synthetic agents. For example, DMPS can dislodge mercury from fairly safe storage sites. It may then redeposit in more vital organs. It must be used with utmost caution.

Though chelation is the best known method to eliminate toxic metals, in my experience, synthetic chelators are hardly ever needed if one will undertake a complete healing program."

Look into these guys and what they have discovered. I've had relief from Arthritis and fibro but my endocrine weaknesses are inherited and it will be a long road to recovery.

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