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
Hair loss affects at least one fourth of the population. It is a very annoying and disfiguring problem, especially for women, who often suffer from it beginning around age 30 or so. Hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) and Nutritional balancing may often help this condition. The imbalances listed below are associated with hair loss. Also mentioned in this article are why cancer chemotherapy can cause hair loss, and why rarely hair loss occurs during a nutritional balancing program. As the causes are
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
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
Another class of allergies is commonly referred to as central nervous system allergies. These are reactions that detrimentally affect one’s emotions and behavior. The causes of these allergies are, in many instances, the same as those discussed in our previous blog posts. The principal difference is that they specifically affect brain function, so that reactions are particularly noticed in one’s behavior and attitude. Biochemical mechanisms primarily responsible for brain allergies include; excessive histamine release in the brain due to an elevated copper
Introduction Ever increasing numbers of people are suffering from allergies. Many individuals are developing allergies not only to dust and pollen, but to foods, household chemicals, smoke and other substances and products as well. Avoiding the allergic food, or substance is one possible answer. However, avoidance is often not practical, or even possible. Also, avoidance does not help identify the primary cause of the allergy problem. Modern nutritional science and biochemistry are now capable of providing significant insights into the basic causes
There’s a direct correlation between mineral deficiencies and illness or disease. Dr. Linus Pauling, the winner of two Nobel Prizes in Medicine, believes that every sickness, every disease and every ailment can be traced to a mineral deficiency. Deficiencies are largely believed to be rare in our society, when in fact they are really very common. For example: the average American diet provides only 40% of the RDA of Magnesium, leading authorities estimate 80% of the population is deficient in