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Is Excess Copper The Hidden Cause Of Your Health Problems?

Copper is an essential nutrient. Without enough copper you can develop malignancies, bacterial infections, arthritis, heart diseases, neurological disorders, anemia and other disorders. Clearly having low levels of copper can cause health problems. However, excess copper (meaning an overload which is toxic to the body) is common and can causes a variety of symptoms and maladies. Most doctors are unaware that copper toxicity is a widespread problem in the U.S. The human body contains about 80 mg of copper. Daily

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long covid

Can the hair analysis test help identify treatment options for those with long COVID-19 symptoms?

Many individuals who have had COVID-19 are developing long-Covid that includes a collection of symptoms that can last months and possibly years following infection. Some symptoms include mild to extreme fatigue, reduced exercise tolerance, brain fog or inability to concentrate, skin conditions, hair loss, paresthesia, headaches, joint pains, change in taste and smell, dizziness when standing, and menstrual irregularities in females. This is not a complete list of symptoms, but a short list of the most common symptoms that are

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Magnesium Deficiency Increases Insulin Resistance

Magnesium is a mineral involved in over 300 metabolic processes in the body. Most Americans do not obtain enough magnesium from dietary sources, which may contribute to a variety of chronic diseases. There is a lack of involvement from the medical community in recommending magnesium. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concluded that: “…results of this study indicate that a significant number of patients with serum magnesium abnormalities are clinically unrecognized and demonstrate the efficacy of routine serum magnesium measurements.” A deficit

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rice, arsenic, how to cook rice

How we are all cooking rice incorrectly

Millions of cooks are endangering their health by cooking their rice incorrectly, scientists believe. Putting more water in the pan or even steeping it overnight is the best way to flush out traces of the poison arsenic, they found. The chemical contaminates rice as a result of industrial toxins and pesticides which can remain in the soil for decades. Experts have long debated what level of arsenic is safe, with new limits set by the EU in 2016. Chronic exposure to the toxin

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Causes of low blood “Vitamin D” (aka 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, storage Vitamin D) that have little/nothing to do with sun/UVB

Let’s talk about the “Vitamin D3 supplement fad”, a fad that will cause much more damage before it is through. Here are three separate mechanisms from the scientific literature that can cause low 25(OH)D (aka “your Vitamin D level” that’s tested by your doctor), and when corrected, corrects the “low Vitamin D level”: 1. Low calcium levels (in the tissues) cause “low Vitamin D”: http://www.westonaprice.org/…/an-ancestral-perspective-on-…/ Chronic disease and/or living in low-sun-intensity areas often shows with low calcium on a

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Vitamin D supplements… causing osteoporosis and calcification of soft tissue all at the same time!

Vitamin D acts also to increase blood concentrations of calcium. It is generated through the activity of parathyroid hormone within the kidney. Far and away the most important effect of vitamin D is to facilitate absorption of calcium from the small intestine. In concert with parathyroid hormone, vitamin D also enhances fluxes of calcium out of bone. Here is the math: Increased calcium into the blood from the small intestine + increased calcium in the blood from calcium leaving bone =

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Hair Mineral Patterns, Reproduction and Environmental Endocrine Disruptors

It is known that chemicals from the environment can impact fertility. It is also believed that heavy metals such as mercury as well as the status of some nutrient minerals can impact fertility and reproduction in humans. A report by Dickerson, et al, studied the hair mineral concentrations in women with fertility problems who underwent in vitro fertilization treatment and investigated treatment outcomes. Mercury, zinc and selenium were analyzed. Hair mercury revealed a negative correlation with oocyte yield and follicle number

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Huge List of Essential Oils for Health and Survival

The world can be a tough and dangerous place. It is not as though as we intentionally try to live more dangerous, it just kind of… happens. We have seen more than enough natural disasters over the past decade just to realize that none of us is immune and Mother Nature is not as selective. There are numerous other crazy-scary events which occur not to be natural. Sickness, nuclear meltdowns, civil unrest, war – all these things are a part of

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Cancer and Copper

Copper imbalance impairs the immune system. Research is underway investigating the role of excess copper in tumor angiogenesis. Elevated copper on a hair mineral analysis, when the level is above about 12 mg% and persists at this level, is often related to a tendency for infections and even cancer. Cancer is associated with all three copper imbalances – deficiency, excess and biounavailable copper, which is a combination of the other two. This is one reason for the cancer epidemic we experience

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, hair analysis, hair tissue analysis, (HTMA), hair mineral analysis, analytical test, laboratory test, mineral composition of hair, screening aid, mineral deficiencies, mineral excesses, mineral imbalances, Trace Elements, Budalab, toxins, toxic, Trace Elements Inc, Trace Elements laboratory, lab test, mineral supplement, nutritional supplement

Food allergies and hair tissue mineral analysis

Food allergies, or sensitivities are becoming more common along with other allergy symptoms. Several biochemical factors are involved in the causation of food allergies. Minerals in Foods A particular food may be high in a certain mineral, or toxic metal that is already excessively high in body tissues, or which for some reason causes a detrimental change in body chemistry. This concept can explain why one person is allergic to one food, while another person is allergic to other foods. The sensitivity

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