Cause you put it in diagnostics/lab testing, not many people look here.
Yeah I got one done. I didnt really change much from it. I picked up some molybdenum but dont think i got a quality version of it. I'll have another look at my test now. I think its good to see about heavy metals and your tendency towards certain minerals.
My iron was low yet taking iron tablets stuffs me up and i eat lots of meat, so it wasnt that - zinc seemed to help contribute the most to color of the skin.
Generally if say magnesium is low, you'll may issues with calcium too. At the time i was trying to be a vegetarian so i imagine my results were all screwed anyway.
Did you pick up the report version too Lou? As the report is useful. Tell me about your results when you get them?
Hi Gavman,
Thanks for your input. There was a detailed report, the main features showing I was a mixed oxidizer, too high sodium/ potassium ratio, elevated zinc/copper ratio, far too much selenium(but they said this was probably from use of Selsum Blue shampoo). The only other individual mineral high was sodium, but this, too, at least to some extent was attributed to occassional use of baking soda(had actually just used strong solution of it to wash hair before test).
Copper and molybdenum levels were quite low. Iron was low. Boron didn't even register. Chromium, manganese, phospherous, magnesium and zinc levels were all slightly low, but not much. Calcium was right on the ideal level.
As to what you said about your iron level: I'm far from an expert, but I did learn treating a deficiency or an excess is in many cases much more complicated than taking(or not taking) the mineral in question. For intance, sometimes iron levels can actually be lowered further by TAKING an iron supplement. If one's copper or B12 levels are sufficiently low, then it's possible the iron never gets matabolized, or I think the other description was iron uptake is impaired. And as you probably know, too much zinc can make a cu deficiency worsen.
I do think correct levels and balancing of minerals are a lot more important for our condition than credited. Elemental, if you'll excuse the double meaning.
Thanks again, hope this is of some help.