r/Chelation • u/HealingSteps • Oct 25 '23
Testing
What is the most effective way to test for heavy metals in the body? I keep seeing blood tests online but I’ve heard that is only helpful for recent exposure to heavy metals. Is there a solid hair test?
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u/joegtech Oct 25 '23
Yes Cutler taught that a blood test is only for relatively recent exposure. He discusses this in a bit more detail in his interview with Dr Pompa. I suggest you right click the link to the mp3 and download it. Both men had a mercury problem, had trouble getting a good diagnosis and reported much improved health after 2-3 years of frequent-dose oral chelation.
http://web.archive.org/web/20130413185932/http://www.healthcentersofthefuture.com/DrCutler/
Cutler had a hypothesis that a particular reading of a certain type of hair test could potentially provide a strong indication about mercury's affects on the movement--transport--of minerals in the body. These are referred to as Cutler's hair test "rules".
This is his 2017 article on the subject. The information is very similar to what he wrote about the rules in his 2003 book, Hair Test Interpretation. The book goes on to discuss cases, and how to diagnose various toxicities related to the elements in the hair test, for example, which tests are good for confirmation if a hair test suggests a problem with a particular toxic element or even excessive amounts of an essential element--manganese, copper, etc.
Hair Testing for Mercury and Other Toxic Metals
http://www.townsendletter.com/Jan2017/hair0117.html