My hair analysis results. am I fast or slow?

[supernature]

Yes that kind of events of metabolic acidosis could be balancing itself with end result alkaline urine, i think you are on a right direction in terms of what to be reading and possible scenarios. You should probably see soon also reasons for acidosis and try to distinguish whether is relevant to your personal case. Those urologist should know more than just idiopatic, thats too lazy of them to tell you or they are too busy to look further.

 

[Blugrass]

I want to keep all my tests in this thread, so I'll post the stool heavy metals tests that I received today. Copper was the onnly high metal.

This surprised me a bit because I'm low in copper. I did TEI for about 2 and a half weeks before taking this test.

It would be interesting to see my copper level on my fourth hair test. I should get it soon.

 

[brix]

I want to keep all my tests in this thread, so I'll post the stool heavy metals tests that I received today. Copper was the onnly high metal.

View attachment 1535This surprised me a bit because I'm low in copper. I did TEI for about 2 and a half weeks before taking this test.

It would be interesting to see my copper level on my fourth hair test. I should get it soon.

How many mg copper were you supplementing daily? Makes sense you would be excreting it if you were taking copper plus like I was (TEI wanted me eating 6 of those things a day)

 

[Blugrass]

How many mg copper were you supplementing daily? Makes sense you would be excreting it if you were taking copper plus like I was (TEI wanted me eating 6 of those things a day)

3 mg total per day. I was doing 1/3 of the program. But I made sure to keep everything in the same ratio as they intended.

 

[Blugrass]

It's been almost three weeks since I sent my sample, but I finally received the results for my fourth hair test.
This sample was taken after three weeks of TEI sups including Copper.
This sample was also taken around the same time that I did the heavy metals stool test above.

 

[Blugrass]

This is the first time in four tests, that I see my copper levels change at all, and it actually dropped. So after taking copper supplements, my body is dumping in stool and it got decreased in hair.

@Helen my aluminum level rose again. It seems that might be one of my biggest issues.

 

[bruschi11]

Maybe you have hidden copper toxicity.

I had the sodium potassium elevated while having low copper in hair. But with low estrogen in hand both Helen and my practitioner both believe I’m copper toxic.

That said TEI did not take that into account for me and prescribed me copper. My nutritionist has me on zinc/manganese which Helen agrees with.

 

[Blugrass]

Interesting, I'm thinking about working with an ARL practitioner instead of this. You know that Luke guy from the YouTube videos, he seems to know his stuff and he does his own modifications to the program.

I recently emailed him to ask about his program with ARL and this is the response I got:

"The lab does give you recommendations from their computer. I do however recommend you work with a practitioner such as myself due to their programs not being updated in many years, along with various others reasons. I am not sure how much the lab charges for a hair test by itself, I think its around $80. I charge $179 for one adult. That includes the cost of the test itself, an hour long consultation that takes place via phone or video chat, a video mark up of your hair test, a program sheet, and access to membership website. I also answer emails and short phone calls for free. If you would like to talk about a program my number is . Let me know if you would like to get started. "

 

[Helen]

This is the first time in four tests, that I see my copper levels change at all, and it actually dropped. So after taking copper supplements, my body is dumping in stool and it got decreased in hair.

@Helen my aluminum level rose again. It seems that might be one of my biggest issues.

you are taking copper of course it will be in stool

 

[Helen]

Maybe you have hidden copper toxicity.

I had the sodium potassium elevated while having low copper in hair. But with low estrogen in hand both Helen and my practitioner both believe I’m copper toxic.

That said TEI did not take that into account for me and prescribed me copper. My nutritionist has me on zinc/manganese which Helen agrees with.

bruschi , buddy, stop spreading misinformation, you were taking something and I assumed that your hairtest could be impaired.

you can't take stuff and test hair, it will show wrong hairtest.

that is why I told you.


this guy is chelating iron, aluminium, copper wont go up, until he is done.


Stop looking at NB as substitution of minerals, it is a chelation therapy


copper is not supposed to go up in hair. when you take it.

as aluminum coming out, you spend even more of it.


As magnesium pushes all aluminum out, copper will start coming in.

that is my read


You can try to chelate aluminum faster, but I think magnesium is pretty fast.

may be some binders can help like ALA or some other binder for aluminum


I had the same with lead. Magnesium was pushing lead like crazy in my case, and I had to take EDTA with it.

since I was just getting super anemic, when my lead was going into the blood.

 

[bruschi11]

bruschi , buddy, stop spreading misinformation, you were taking something and I assumed that your hairtest could be impaired.

you can't take stuff and test hair, it will show wrong hairtest.

that is why I told you.


this guy is chelating iron, aluminium, copper wont go up, until he is done.


Stop looking at NB as substitution of minerals, it is a chelation therapy


copper is not supposed to go up in hair. when you take it.

as aluminum coming out, you spend even more of it.


As magnesium pushes all aluminum out, copper will start coming in.

that is my read


You can try to chelate aluminum faster, but I think magnesium is pretty fast.

may be some binders can help like ALA

Got it. Was just throwing it out there as possibility. Just seems like that hidden copper toxicity is pretty common to a lot of guys.

I’m no expert in NB. What I am realizing though is elevating sodium has a horrrrrible effect on my body. Those salt baths are just horrible for me did one last night for first time in months and just horridness.

How do we oppose sodium? Calcium, magnesium, potassium?

 

[Blugrass]

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it.
@Helen so do you think it would be ok to continue with TEI and also do chelators and binders with it? Maybe some sauna too?

 

[Blugrass]

One thing I noticed recently is that Quercetin seems to have very positive effects on me, especially on depression and mood!!!
and It seems to happen on the snap back only.

So after I take it, i would feel very tired and sleepy for like 4 to 6 hours, I think I also feel kind of anemic during that period. which makes sense because @Helen talked about how it lowers iron and thus lowering cortisol.

But after those 6 hours WOW! I am feeling so happy, confident, and talkative. not a hint of brain fog. my skin looks so much better, my wrinkles are gone and my bloating is gone. this seems to last for like two days, and then I go back to regular.

I will say that, it does make me constipated during this entire period. and that is a huge bummer.

Quercitin does so many things like lowering Iron and cortisol, it also works on Mast Cells, and it also has antibacterial properties.
What can we learn from this guys? is this related to the Cortisol receptor?
@Helen would love to hear your input Sir.

 

[Blugrass]

I just received my 5th hair test results which I submitted 20 days ago. And for the first time ever I see mercury levels going up. I don't know if I should be happy or sad haha. I'll post the results here soon.

A few Random thoughts,

- this was a large pubic hair sample that probably represents an entire month of growth. I've never sent a sample this big.

- I tried pubic hair testing once before, I find it very convenient and the results are not very far from my hair samples.

- this is the first time I see mercury go up, but I have always seen aresenic and aluminum.

- I'm not really following TEI sups recommendations. The only reason I do these tests is I can track my heavy metals levels.

- I'm now slow 4 instead of fast 1

- my copper is up on this test for the first time it's higher than zinc.

- I have been doing different things to try and detox like Charcoal, modified citrus pectin, ascorbate, ALA, selenium + Vitamin E. so I can't really pinpoint the reason of these changes

 

[Blugrass]

 

[Blugrass]

I'll continue to work on detox. A couple of days ago I received my FIR Sauna in the mail, and so far I like it!

I Also take 3 capsules of pectasol for detox every day and some Chanca Piedra (for kidney and bile stones)

I'll retest in a month or two

 

[bruschi11]

Do you feel a lot of racing mind and anxiety? That’s what happens when I go fast like that.

 

[Blugrass]

Do you feel a lot of racing mind and anxiety? That’s what happens when I go fast like that.

Sorry what do you mean "when I go fast" ? The oxidation rate? I actually become slow in this test.

But yeah Racing mind and anxiety do come and go.

 

[bruschi11]

Sorry what do you mean "when I go fast" ? The oxidation rate? I actually become slow in this test.

But yeah Racing mind and anxiety do come and go.

I look at sodium/potassium to calcium/magnesium as what depicts fast/slow. If it were high calcium/magnesium and low sodium/potassium I’d consider you slow.

Just way I see it.

 

[Blugrass]

I look at sodium/potassium to calcium/magnesium as what depicts fast/slow. If it were high calcium/magnesium and low sodium/potassium I’d consider you slow.

Just way I see it.

oh I see.

there are different methods of determining oxidation rate, and we can't seem to agree on one.

TEI uses Calcium/Phosphorus but ARL will look at the sodium potassium and compare it to magnesium calcium

I tend to lean towards ARL and what you just said.

But I will be honest, I don't know how important the oxidation rate is?