HAIR ANALYSIS ?

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Karyn and , we had this hair analysis done back in 97. Ours was done

here in Atlanta by a since VERY controversial man. My son is now 14 and his

dx's are Autism, ADHD, developmental coordination disorder ( or apraxia )

and learning disabilities. Well, the hair analysis indicated ADHD and

Chronic Fatigue at an 80 % risk level. This is what the individual levels

indicated : high levels of antimony, aluminum,arsenic, cadmium, silver,

tin, lead, copper, manganese, vanadium, boron

Low levels of magnesium

Within normal range : calcium, chromium, hair Cobalt levels, iodine levels

in the hair, selenium, sulphur

Then it goes into the other elements like sodium, potassium, iron,

phosphorus, and titanium

The way our report read was like a chart with high , low or OK levels with a

reference for me on what the norm is. It included what each of the above

chemicals are and what the hig, low or OK level indicated. For instance, it

would tell you that a high level of antimony could indicate fatigue,

myopathy, hypotension, angina and immune dysregulation. This was helpful

information but then we really didn't get a clear indication of what we were

supposed to do about it. Part of this was my fault because I only even did

this outof desperation and wasn't 100 % sure that I believed what we were

being told. All in all, the ADHD was pinned down and the fatigue I could see

sometimes but I'm not sure it gave me a very comprehensive picture or one

that we could really work with. Sorry to get so lengthy but I wanted to give

you a picture of what our testing was like as I guess they are generally all

done the same way.

Now, years later, I have never considered doing this again . I am glad,

however, that we did it and I can see that chronic fatigue has been a part

of my son's life over the years. He has since been diagnosed with Crohn's

Disease and chronic esophagitis and he takes medication for depression. His

ADHD has been so significant that it has alwasy been listed as a separate

disability as opposed to being a part of something larger- it has been off

and on out of control and always caused problems in school. He does not

tolerate any stimulants so it is unmedicated. Maturity has taken care of

alot of it but the numerous thrapies we have done have improved the symptoms

as well. I doubt he will ever take medication specifically for this but the

Lexapro has some benefits to it that address the issues also. Hope this

helps,