zillion questions, Andy, Moria, anybody

[Guest guest]

Hello everybody!

I have many questions regarding diagnosis of copper and other heavy

metal toxicity.

Can somebody confirm I got this right. Here it goes.

If DDI's hair element test is negative according to counting rules it

means values of toxic elements and essential elements are accurate

with the exception of arsenic and mercury (rare but still possible)

which can still appear low even if they in fact are high.

But if according to counting rules hair analysis is positive, it

means mercury is high and is causing abnormal transportation of toxic

and essential elements, so values of those are not accurate. They

might be too high or too low.

So if according to counting rules test is positive how can you

determine whether other elements like copper, lead, antimony, nickel,

aluminum.....are contributing to the problem? My biggest concern is

copper since mercury+copper toxicity requires different protocol than

mercury only and copper only. To be on the safe side is it then best

to get separate urine or blood test for copper?? And how is actually

high mercury+ high copper treated? Do you have to first lower copper

levels and only then add ALA (and lower zinc to 50 mg per day)??

I would really appreciate if some expert would help me on this!

Thank you! B

[Guest guest]

> If DDI's hair element test is negative according to counting rules

it

> means values of toxic elements and essential elements are accurate

> with the exception of arsenic and mercury (rare but still possible)

> which can still appear low even if they in fact are high.

> But if according to counting rules hair analysis is positive, it

> means mercury is high and is causing abnormal transportation of

toxic

> and essential elements, so values of those are not accurate. They

> might be too high or too low.

> So if according to counting rules test is positive how can you

> determine whether other elements like copper, lead, antimony,

nickel,

> aluminum.....are contributing to the problem?

Well, it isn't obvious. Some guesswork is involved.

Aluminium is seldom a problem on its own. Usually mercury is making

the body hold it.

Ditto for nickel.

Copper is the biggest issue. Typically if you see a copper result in

the red zone you assume it is real even with disordered mineral

transport, and that does seem to usually be so.

>My biggest concern is

> copper since mercury+copper toxicity requires different protocol

than

> mercury only and copper only. To be on the safe side is it then best

> to get separate urine or blood test for copper??

These aren't helpful.

>And how is actually

> high mercury+ high copper treated? Do you have to first lower copper

> levels and only then add ALA (and lower zinc to 50 mg per day)??

You keep the zinc up all the time, leave ALA out the first couple of

months then use a 3/11 protocol with it.

>

> I would really appreciate if some expert would help me on this!

> Thank you! B . .. . . . . .