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Date: | Fri, 26 Mar 1999 18:37:07 -0500 |
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Marilee Stauffer wrote:
> I have had hair mineral analysis on 3 occasions. I found that my
iron,
>calcium, magnesium and manganese were extremely high and the most recent
test
>also showed high mercury levels. [...]
I hope that professional who interpreted your test results knew what he was
doing. A high concentration of a mineral in your hair doesn't automatically
imply that you are getting too much of that mineral; it may be that your
body is unable to metabolize it correctly, and so it ends up in your hair,
among other places. For example, there was a woman who had an abnormally
high level of calcium in her hair, yet she was suffering from osteoporosis.
I think that the interpretation of the test results for heavy metals is
fairly straightforward, however; a high mercury reading *does* imply
toxicity.
Cheers,
-- Aaron
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