I tried a Google search on PubMed, to try to find studies that showed mercury impairs the transport of minerals, but found little. Here are two studies I did find:
Inhibition of calcium transport by mercury salts in rat cerebellum and cerebral cortex in vitro
Effects of gallium and mercury ions on transport systems
However, even if mercury can affect transport of minerals, you would also need to demonstrate that mercury will affect and disturb the mineral levels found in hair tests. I can find no references in Cutler's book about this.
Would you know where Cutler got this idea that abnormal, disrupted mineral results in your hair analysis (as defined by his "counting rules") are an indication of high levels of mercury in the body?
Inhibition of calcium transport by mercury salts in rat cerebellum and cerebral cortex in vitro
Effects of gallium and mercury ions on transport systems
However, even if mercury can affect transport of minerals, you would also need to demonstrate that mercury will affect and disturb the mineral levels found in hair tests. I can find no references in Cutler's book about this.
Would you know where Cutler got this idea that abnormal, disrupted mineral results in your hair analysis (as defined by his "counting rules") are an indication of high levels of mercury in the body?