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Hi! Lead is a tuff one,it can be removed from the tissues but the brain??? Others... my son with autism had the hair analysis and their were deficiences in zinc, after supplimentation he could taste and smell better and was no longer fatique, so it was a remarkable improvement. Just to mention one. Doctor Data also provides you with not only a list of elements regarded as toxic, they provide you with a chart of highs and lows of nutrients. Examples are Calcium,Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Copper, zinc, Iron, Manganese, etc.. Plus they include a paragraph explaining any excesses or deficiencies that are of concern, what maybe causing them, or if additonal blood or urine testing is necessary to confirm the hair analysis's results. More doctors are recognizing what a valuable tool the hair analysis is, so possibly this will become a standard test. In the past this test was unreliable, but they have greatly improved there methods. Our testing was done through Doctor Data, 708/231-3649 price was $70.00, this was only because our doctors staff uses this lab and they were the one to take the sample. Sorry, I have no personal experiences with other labs, so I cannot advise you on what another lab provides, be sure that you clip hair as close to the scalp as possible. My doctors staff clipped hair from different areas, so there was not any visual signs of hair loss. Good luck and I hope that the test can lead you into the right direction, but I feel confident that it will. Best Wishes Linda Forrest's Mom In-reply-to: Your message dated "Wed, 02 Apr 1997 15:36:04 -0500" <[log in to unmask]> >Forrests mom > What changes can you notice after detoxification of the lead? >All chiropractor's probably emphasize the need for this test. Are there >others who have benefited from this test. I am still holding a "test" >envelope for the collection of the hair.l >---------- >From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Forrests Mom >Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 1997 6:28 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN >Subject: Re: Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's (fwd) >Thanks Barb, My father's hair analysis showed extreme highs in Lead and >Cadmium, plus iron, but when I gave him N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ... the >side effects were bad. He does not have diabeties and I added the correct >amount of Vitamin C. > This is the only treatment that I know about that will detox lead from >the tissues, and I cannot convince the doctor to give him Dithiothreitol >for the iron. > Perhaps this report will help, he has been a Mechanical Contractor for >forty five years and it was not until the grief of losing his father did >the Parkinsons surface. I truely believe this was the trigger. > Best Wishes Linda Forrest's Mom >In-reply-to: Your message dated "Tue, 01 Apr 1997 17:00:27 -0500" > <[log in to unmask]> >> Forwarded Message: >>From: [log in to unmask] (Noel A. Taylor) >>Newsgroups: misc.health.alternative >>Subject: Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's >>Date: Tue, 01 Apr 97 11:36:55 GMT >>Organization: Hoosier Online Services >>Metal Exposure Link to Parkinson's >>NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Job-related exposures to metals such as >>copper and manganese over a period of years may increase a person's >>risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to Michigan >>researchers. >>"This is the first study to link work-related exposure of 20 years or >>more to specific metals with any chronic neurodegenerative >>disorder," said Dr. Jay M. Gorell, the lead author of the study. "Our >>findings suggest that chronic occupational exposure to these metals >>is associated with Parkinson's disease, and that the metals may act >>alone or together over time in some patients to help produce the >>disease." Gorell heads the division of movement disorders in the >>department of neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. >>Previous research has shown that chronic exposure to metals may be >>involved in the neurological disorder, but the new study is the largest >>of its kind to show that certain metals may act alone or in >>combination to trigger the disease. The study appears in this month's >>issue of Neurology. >>Although the precise mechanism by which these metals may affect >>the brain over time is unknown, they may promote several destructive >>processes in certain areas of the brain. >>The study involved Parkinson's patients and healthy controls who >>were compared based on their reported occupational exposures to >>iron, copper, manganese, mercury, zinc, and lead. Those with more >>than 20 years of work-related exposure to copper or manganese had a >>significantly higher risk of Parkinson's than those with lesser or >>different exposures. Those with combinations of exposures >>including lead, copper, and iron were also significantly more at risk >>of developing Parkinson's, report the researchers. >>Workers in the chemical, iron, copper, paper, and pulp industries can >>be exposed to metals such as copper, zinc, iron, and magnesium. >>Parkinson's is a common degenerative brain disorder. Patients >>experience rigid muscles, frequent tremors of their arms and legs, >>and equilibrium disturbances. They typically develop a slow, >>shuffling way of walking, and facial expressions are greatly >>diminished. >>The study participants worked in a variety of jobs in which they had >>either direct or indirect occupational exposures to metals over many >>years. >>The researchers conclude that "these findings emphasize the >>potential importance of the chronic neurotoxicology of metals. >>Moreover, they raise the issue of vigilance needed in monitoring >>chronic metal exposure in the workplace." SOURCE: Neurology >>(1997;48:650-658)