Heavy metal toxicity

[fmrdh]

Hi again P.

This probably isn't your area of expertise but I figured I'd try.

I suspected that lack of Zinc was causing my low T (low LH + FSH) and I have confirmed that today by a hair mineral analysis.

I have 8x the normal range for Cadmium and 6x the normal range for arsenic. Cadmium is a Zinc antagonist. I have been heavily supplementing the zinc but it doesn't seem to be doing much, the test results say that Cadmium is displacing zinc.

I have no idea where the cadmium toxicity would have come from as I am not exposed to any obvious sources.

Any ideas on how to go about removing cadmium and hopefully replacing it with Zinc?

Thanks

D

[ironwill]

Hey bro, here is a great read....I work in heavy industry, mining etc...I had to be tested for cadmium, lead, zinc, thalium, and on and on for a long while...I had to reassign my crew if they had high levels of any aforementioned metals and know quite a bit about it...

Read below, from my files...

http://drlwilson.com/Articles/cadmium.htm

[ironwill]

http://www.ithyroid.com/cadmium.htm

[fmrdh]

Thanks man. Its weird because I have never smoked or worked in any industrial environments. Those seem to be the primary sources for this stuff.

My T3, TSH and T4 numbers are good.

TSH: 0.88 mU/L 0.5 to 4.2
Free T3 4.48 pmol/L 3.62 to 5.79
Free T4 14.9 pmol/L 9 to 21

Do you have experience with EDTA chelation therapy or IV Vitamin C?

[Skailes]

Thanks for the read IW it was informative, but I think if we're careful to eat our meat (extra lean) and increase vite C then hopefully all will be ok, otherwise it appears that there's little anyone can do to lower cadmium due to it being rather pervasive in our culture.....

[ironwill]

Thanks man. Its weird because I have never smoked or worked in any industrial environments. Those seem to be the primary sources for this stuff.

My T3, TSH and T4 numbers are good.

TSH: 0.88 mU/L 0.5 to 4.2
Free T3 4.48 pmol/L 3.62 to 5.79
Free T4 14.9 pmol/L 9 to 21

Do you have experience with EDTA chelation therapy or IV Vitamin C?

No experience with IV vitamin C, Chelation therapy is hard on the system as well, it will take out the good minerals with the bad....
The health advisor recommended time away from the environments....

I have heard that some aas from china may be contaminated with heavy metals....But dont quote me on that....

I would get mercury and lead levels tested also, if they are higher, it may be from a lot of fish in the diet....
Check below from article....

Calcium. Cadmium and calcium are antagonists. This is one important reason why everyone is given calcium and magnesium supplements on a nutritional balancing program.

Calcium helps remove cadmium by strengthening the immune response, by raising sodium a little, and by other unusual mechanisms that are not well understood. However, calcium does not automatically do this. Cadmium must be bioavailable in a way for calcium to bind it. This does occur with nutritional balancing program that balances the oxidation rate utilizing hair mineral analysis. It does not occur just be taking extra calcium in all cases, although taking extra calcium with magnesium is protective against some cadmium in all cases.

On a psychological and metaphorical level, calcium represents life and positive structure in the body, such as the bones. Cadmium represents shortening of the lifespan and death, and destruction of the bones and other positive structure in the body. This may seem vague, but it is absolutely true.



Calcium supplements and cadmium. People with cadmium toxicity may have difficulty taking calcium and perhaps magnesium. They may do better with pure calcium in the form of MCHC (microcrystalline hydroxyapatite crystals). I am not sure why this is so, but it might be worth trying if one cannot take Paramin or a cal/mag.



Iron, manganese and chromium. Cadmium is somewhat antagonistic to iron, manganese and chromium. This is one reason for the accumulation of these minerals in a biounavailable state, as they counter cadmium toxicity in a powerful way. In other words, the body may seek to protect itself from cadmium by accumulating even biounavailable iron, manganese and chromium. This process is common in the population, and is called the accumulation of the amigos.

[fmrdh]

Ive never taken any AAS.

The full hair mineral analysis included all of the heavy metals. The only ones that were higher than the normal or "high normal" were cadmium and arsenic which were beyond the top of the chart.

Makes sense. I had been doing alot of reading on that Dr Wilson site the last few months because of how shitty I have been feeling. Thanks alot.

[Praetorian]

I will have my better half chime in on here...she is clinic director at Toronto's top Naturopathic Clinic and has experience with with heavy metal detox.
P

[Praetorian]

She said you should consult a Naturopath...the protocol is very complex (if you want to do it correctly) and she would not recommend you do it yourself.

Are you in Ontario?

P

[fmrdh]

I am in Manitoba. I am meeting my naturopath tomorrow to discuss the plan.
Thanks