Toxic Heavy Metals Urine Test - Micro Trace Minerals
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Joe said:
Lilou said:
Hi, good to know of this other option! Will be looking into it further. Hadn't even really considered the idea of going to a regular dentist-due to what I'd read I guess about the health risks having them removed the normal way. Relief to think I might be able to go about it this other way. Thanks much.
Cleo said:
After reading how even some holistic practitioners said it was a valid option, I did it through a regular dentist as well in Costa Rica. I had a mouth full of mercury at some point.
It is recommended to schedule one replacement at a time, spaced enough from the next appointment. About one amalgam per month sounds reasonable, doing detox throughout the process. A suction device is very important, and dentists usually use them. Remember not to swallow any mercury bits as well.
Gaby said:It is recommended to schedule one replacement at a time, spaced enough from the next appointment. About one amalgam per month sounds reasonable, doing detox throughout the process. A suction device is very important, and dentists usually use them. Remember not to swallow any mercury bits as well.
Good to know about spacing the replacements out :)
Quite a bit of info available on this topic, and areas to research..think I may eventually chart some of how the teeth thing is going in the 'dental health' thread, as there are a few questions already forming in my mind.
mk1154
The Force is Strong With This One
I just got my HM test results back. 10x the reference range for lead (10.7 ug/g) and almost 3x the reference range for Mercury (6.27 ug/g).
My functional medicine doctor gave me two options:
1) DMSA - proven effectiveness, shorter treatment duration, more expensive
2) Metagenics MetalloClear (http://www.metagenics.com/mp/products/metalloclear). Slower acting, would be at least 9 months before she would retest for HM. More affordable. Does anyone have experience with this product?
(note: I also posted in this in the iodine thread before I saw this one... oops. Now I can't find how to delete it. Mods, feel free to remove that post)
My functional medicine doctor gave me two options:
1) DMSA - proven effectiveness, shorter treatment duration, more expensive
2) Metagenics MetalloClear (http://www.metagenics.com/mp/products/metalloclear). Slower acting, would be at least 9 months before she would retest for HM. More affordable. Does anyone have experience with this product?
(note: I also posted in this in the iodine thread before I saw this one... oops. Now I can't find how to delete it. Mods, feel free to remove that post)
Thanks for starting this thread, Joe. It makes it easier to pinpoint the info and for comparing results. I will order the kit and let you know the results, though I will have to wait a few weeks, as I have to pass an exam soon and can't afford to be off colour before then. :)
shijing
The Living Force
Thanks to Joe for starting this thread -- I'm sorry I'm late to it, but I wanted to second what Lilou posted earlier about Doctor's Data being a good resource for heavy metal testing in the US. It's the lab that I've used the two times that I've had my heavy metal levels checked, and I've attached the results. My first test was last November (first sheet), and it showed that my mercury level was problematic but my lead level was particularly high. At that point I started chelating with a product called Chelex by Xymogen in two-week cycles, five days on and two days off:
I took a two-week break at the beginning of last June, and then got tested again (second sheet). My mercury and lead levels had both started coming down, but my lead was still way higher than I wanted it to be, so I began supplementing with extra EDTA on the on days. I continued this through the end of 2015 -- I had started the iodine protocol with co-factors in December, and for the first couple of weeks I took about the equivalent of 150 mg using Lugol's five out of seven days, but I started to get pains in my back on the left side just under my ribcage (at first I thought it was my kidney, but I now think it may have been my adrenal gland), so I cut back to 50 mg using Iodoral tablets. I also started to experience some cardiac symptoms in the latter half of December similar to the ones I had a couple years ago, so I decided to take a break from the chelation for a couple of months and just stick with the iodine. I restarted a cardiac supplement protocol, and the symptoms cleared up after about seven weeks; the back pain resolved as well in about the same amount of time. I'm going to ask to be re-tested later this spring to see where my levels are at, and I'll decide at that point whether or not to resume the chelation (it will be without the DMSA, since Xymogen is no longer allowed to include it in their Chelex, so I hope that my mercury levels are within range at that point).
Chelex ingredients said:
I took a two-week break at the beginning of last June, and then got tested again (second sheet). My mercury and lead levels had both started coming down, but my lead was still way higher than I wanted it to be, so I began supplementing with extra EDTA on the on days. I continued this through the end of 2015 -- I had started the iodine protocol with co-factors in December, and for the first couple of weeks I took about the equivalent of 150 mg using Lugol's five out of seven days, but I started to get pains in my back on the left side just under my ribcage (at first I thought it was my kidney, but I now think it may have been my adrenal gland), so I cut back to 50 mg using Iodoral tablets. I also started to experience some cardiac symptoms in the latter half of December similar to the ones I had a couple years ago, so I decided to take a break from the chelation for a couple of months and just stick with the iodine. I restarted a cardiac supplement protocol, and the symptoms cleared up after about seven weeks; the back pain resolved as well in about the same amount of time. I'm going to ask to be re-tested later this spring to see where my levels are at, and I'll decide at that point whether or not to resume the chelation (it will be without the DMSA, since Xymogen is no longer allowed to include it in their Chelex, so I hope that my mercury levels are within range at that point).
Lilou said:
I just received my test results from this lab Lilou linked above. I have very high lead levels. Also high with Barium and Cesium. Not too surprised working for the semiconductor industry for over 30 years working with solder.
Looks like I have work to reduce these metals but I am not sure which is the best way to go about it. Is DMSA better or EDTA? Loading up on garlic looks like an option as well.
Nicolas said:
I'll be getting my results back soon and I expect to see high levels of lead, mercury, and nickel, and probably others. Some years back I had a dream that there was a heavy metal band playing in my front yard, it took me some hours to realize that it was probably a signal to myself - LOL.
Anyway, I did a quick Google search on 'detox for lead' and there's a load of info available, some of the stuff mentioned includes, garlic, selenium, chlorella, spirulina, clay, DMSA, and EDTA. I haven't read in depth about any of yet though. But I will :)
Nicolas said:
I would use EDTA first and/or whatever you have available right now. Lead excretion with DMSA is quoted to be less than lead. I think both are perfectly good, but EDTA could be prioritized.
I dreamed recently with Han Solo frozen in a block of carbonite, just like in the movie :P. After that, I had a strong suspicion that there were some heavy metal issues. I guess I'll find out soon!
