Yep, I’ve got everything but the kitchen sink, so we might as well add in Lyme disease and co-infections, the more the merrier! My first Lyme disease test was 10 years ago (Igenex) and one of my blog readers said it was possibly positive even though the MD who ordered it never mentioned that to […]
Category: testing
What must be done
If you suffer with chronic illness, by definition you’re stuck in a vicious cycle. Some imbalance is causing a disruption which further worsens the imbalance that triggered the disruption. And you go around in circles. For example, let’s say you’re low in magnesium or calcium which causes insomnia which triggers a cascade of other insults […]
Testing for chronic fatigue and other mystery illnesses
My brother asked me what tests I recommend and that got me thinking that I’m starting to feel confident about a few recommendations for anyone not getting real help from their MD. In addition to my own saga, I’ve been trying to help my wife and youngest daughter with their health issues and through this […]
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)
I’ve never liked labels like CFS and I was really angry when they diagnosed me with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome at the Mayo Clinic — seemed like they were just washing their hands of me with that diagnosis. Now my doctor has diagnosed me with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and this time it feels different, […]
Hair test number 4
This is my fourth hair test and comes a little more than six months after this one – I’m no longer shocked that I’m still copper toxic but at peace with the fact that at least my copper is probably on its way out. I’m also still very concerned about the calcium, sodium, potassium, and […]
Still copper toxic two years later?
[I] quit chelating around seven months ago to do liver and colon cleansing and just recently did my third annual hair test. When the results arrived, I was very upset to see my copper has gone back up. It went from 560 to 170 to 280 (whereas the reference range is 11 – 30). First […]
Before and after one year of chelation – toxic and essential elements
[Y]esterday, I received the results of my second hair test by email (first test here) and was bowled over by the HUGE signs of progress which should probably be read together with my one year update. This feels like an extremely useful set of data. While I still meet counting rules three and four, I […]
My genetics
[Y]esterday evening I ran up to my computer and started clicking madly in every direction after I saw an email from 23andme.com alerting me that my genetic profile was ready. No methylation or detox information in sight but lots of other interesting things (see image on right). My risk of developing Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s is […]
My toxic and essential elements hair test
[M]y hair test results just arrived (shown below) and they confirm what my urine challenge test revealed. I’m toxic. [update: 1-year follow-up test here] [update: 2-year follow-up test here] [update: 2.5-year follow-up test here] [update: 3-year follow-up test here] Looking at it and reading the commentary beneath it puts a little fear and loathing into […]
Charting my temperatures – accurately this time
[M]y first attempt at charting temperatures was completely botched. It seems that my temperature readings were being affected by mouth-breathing previous to using the thermometer and by drinking water or brushing teeth. I’m being more careful now and this chart is accurate. I’m getting more data as well by using Excel to keep track of […]
All in the family – my parents hair tests
My parents just received their hair tests from Doctors Data. They expected to find arsenic because they a lot of rice and it looks like they were correct. They were not expecting to see Mercury, but I was, based on everything I’ve read in Andy Cutler’s books and based on what I know about methylation […]
Understanding methylation
[M]ethylation is a biochemical process that builds neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, produces energy, processes hormones, builds immune cells, turns genes on and off, synthesizes DNA, produces the protective coating on your nerves and transforms toxins into safer substances. Chemically speaking, methylation describes the addition of a methyl group to a substrate (source material) thereby […]
I’m afraid you’ve been taken for a ride
[H]ere’s what was waiting in my inbox this morning: I’m afraid you’ve been taken for a ride. See www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Tests/urine_toxic.html Here’s my reply: Dan, it’s quite a coincidence that just yesterday I was writing about the unreliability of the urine test. I was making an effort to keep track of the questions friends and family are […]
Toxic metals challenge test from Doctors Data
Here are the results of my toxic metals urine test (and hair test here) which involved a challenge agent and six-hour timed urine collection (please excuse the typos introduced by OCR): Barium High Barium (Ba) has not been established to be an essential element. Elevated levels of Ba often are observed after exposure to Ba […]