Is a Hair Mineral Test Neeeded? Advice Pls

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I seemed to be fairly balanced before I started OP [oil pulling] on

3/4/07. http://oilpulling.com OP increased my metabolism and I started

to get symptoms of low copper and anemia and since then have been

changing my mineral intake and trying to get a balance. Can you offer

me advice? I can't figure out what minerals I should take. Since OP

caused me to get loose bowels, I've had low Cu and anemic type

symptoms. I stopped OPing with coconut oil and I use Sesame, and the

loose bowels stopped but my mineral imbalance continues.

 

Normally I took Cal Citrate 200mg x 3 daily, Mag chelate 200mg x 3

daily, Selenium 200 Mcg daily, and Concentrace Liquid Ionic minerals

in my drinking water. Lately I've added Copper and Iron to that, which

seem to help. I quit cal/mag for 2 or 3 days and I seemed to not sleep

as well so I resumed cal/mag and my low Cu seems worse and I feel real

tired, palpitations, etc.

 

This is getting to be difficult for me. Maybe I should just stop all

minerals for now and eat copper rich foods.

 

Was thinking of the hair mineral analysis again but Dr. Larry Wilson

wants $300 for the first test and interpretation, and $150 for follow

ups, and he recommends minerals that can cost $100+ a month, and I

think he owns some of the company that makes the minerals. I don't

want to spend money on something I might be able to do myself. His

program would cost me $1500 a year or more.

 

I'm wondering if I can be healthy without taking any minerals and the

expensive test by just eating nutrient dense foods. I can eat organic

grass fed beef liver for copper, and Brazil nuts, legumes, etc.

 

Thank you for any advice!

 

Joe

[Guest guest]

Even before reading the website you linked to, I had some

reservations about your using coconut oil. You may want to do some

research on the effects of coconut oil and also on the omega-3

Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs).

 

You said you have symptoms of copper deficiency and anemia. Have you

had a blood test to confirm this or rule it out? There are many

different things from both a TCM and an allopathic standpoint that

can result in the various symptoms of Cu deficiency and/or anemia. A

routine blood test that tests for electrolytes is going to cost you a

lot less than a hair analysis test. I suspect that a blood test might

be far more important and revealing at this point than a hair

analysis test would be.

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " Joseph " <joe525us wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I seemed to be fairly balanced before I started OP [oil pulling] on

> 3/4/07. http://oilpulling.com OP increased my metabolism and I

started

> to get symptoms of low copper and anemia and since then have been

> changing my mineral intake and trying to get a balance. Can you

offer

> me advice? I can't figure out what minerals I should take. Since OP

> caused me to get loose bowels, I've had low Cu and anemic type

> symptoms. I stopped OPing with coconut oil and I use Sesame, and the

> loose bowels stopped but my mineral imbalance continues.

>

> Normally I took Cal Citrate 200mg x 3 daily, Mag chelate 200mg x 3

> daily, Selenium 200 Mcg daily, and Concentrace Liquid Ionic

minerals

> in my drinking water. Lately I've added Copper and Iron to that,

which

> seem to help. I quit cal/mag for 2 or 3 days and I seemed to not

sleep

> as well so I resumed cal/mag and my low Cu seems worse and I feel

real

> tired, palpitations, etc.

>

> This is getting to be difficult for me. Maybe I should just stop all

> minerals for now and eat copper rich foods.

>

> Was thinking of the hair mineral analysis again but Dr. Larry Wilson

> wants $300 for the first test and interpretation, and $150 for

follow

> ups, and he recommends minerals that can cost $100+ a month, and I

> think he owns some of the company that makes the minerals. I don't

> want to spend money on something I might be able to do myself. His

> program would cost me $1500 a year or more.

>

> I'm wondering if I can be healthy without taking any minerals and

the

> expensive test by just eating nutrient dense foods. I can eat

organic

> grass fed beef liver for copper, and Brazil nuts, legumes, etc.

>

> Thank you for any advice!

>

> Joe

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Joe,

Copper Def is not a common problem but can be caused very easily by large

dose/long term use of Zinc (assuming it is not combined with copper). Better

Zinc supplements have a ratio of 10:1 Zinc to Copper. Zinc on the other hand is

a common def and many people supplement with it.

Bob

www.acuherbals.com

 

victoria_dragon <victoria_dragon wrote:

Even before reading the website you linked to, I had some

reservations about your using coconut oil. You may want to do some

research on the effects of coconut oil and also on the omega-3

Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs).

 

You said you have symptoms of copper deficiency and anemia. Have you

had a blood test to confirm this or rule it out? There are many

different things from both a TCM and an allopathic standpoint that

can result in the various symptoms of Cu deficiency and/or anemia. A

routine blood test that tests for electrolytes is going to cost you a

lot less than a hair analysis test. I suspect that a blood test might

be far more important and revealing at this point than a hair

analysis test would be.

 

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " Joseph " <joe525us wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I seemed to be fairly balanced before I started OP [oil pulling] on

> 3/4/07. http://oilpulling.com OP increased my metabolism and I

started

> to get symptoms of low copper and anemia and since then have been

> changing my mineral intake and trying to get a balance. Can you

offer

> me advice? I can't figure out what minerals I should take. Since OP

> caused me to get loose bowels, I've had low Cu and anemic type

> symptoms. I stopped OPing with coconut oil and I use Sesame, and the

> loose bowels stopped but my mineral imbalance continues.

>

> Normally I took Cal Citrate 200mg x 3 daily, Mag chelate 200mg x 3

> daily, Selenium 200 Mcg daily, and Concentrace Liquid Ionic

minerals

> in my drinking water. Lately I've added Copper and Iron to that,

which

> seem to help. I quit cal/mag for 2 or 3 days and I seemed to not

sleep

> as well so I resumed cal/mag and my low Cu seems worse and I feel

real

> tired, palpitations, etc.

>

> This is getting to be difficult for me. Maybe I should just stop all

> minerals for now and eat copper rich foods.

>

> Was thinking of the hair mineral analysis again but Dr. Larry Wilson

> wants $300 for the first test and interpretation, and $150 for

follow

> ups, and he recommends minerals that can cost $100+ a month, and I

> think he owns some of the company that makes the minerals. I don't

> want to spend money on something I might be able to do myself. His

> program would cost me $1500 a year or more.

>

> I'm wondering if I can be healthy without taking any minerals and

the

> expensive test by just eating nutrient dense foods. I can eat

organic

> grass fed beef liver for copper, and Brazil nuts, legumes, etc.

>

> Thank you for any advice!

>

> Joe

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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