Metals Urine and Stool Analysis COMBO
The Urine Toxic and Essential Elements test is offered by Doctor's Data. This analysis produces an accurate portrayal of mineral and metal levels in the body, testing for a total of 38 minerals and metals: Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gadolinium, Iron, Lead, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Palladium, Phosphorus, Platinum, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfur, Tellurium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium, Zinc. This is a great test for instances in which hair analysis fails to indicate accurate levels of heavy metal toxicity. This can be due to an individual experiencing difficulty detoxing due to serious fatigue, methylation, or genetic issues. This test also serves to corroborate the results of a hair mineral analysis, and properly observe metal levels that are not being revealed by a hair test. Fecal Metals analysis reflects one's dietary metal intake. Minerals, trace elements, and potentially toxic metals may be found in food, drink, medication, and nutritional supplements. Whatever metals are not absorbed are excreted via various pathways, including the hepato-intestinal system, and for certain elements such as antimony and uranium, biliary excretion into feces is the primary route of natural excretion from the body. The fecal metals test, also offered by Doctor's Data, tests for 13 metals: Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Bismuth, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Platinum, Thallium, Tungsten, Uranium. Certain foods such as fish from polluted water may be high in arsenic and/or mercury, and consumption naturally increases the fecal metal content. Studies also indicate that most algae products contain various amounts of potentially toxic metals, and through fecal testing we are able to more accurately evaluate metal excretion. In addition, due to mercury exposure in the oral cavity, people with amalgam fillings typically show higher mercury concentration in feces than individuals without amalgams. Your payment covers the lab fee, test kits, a private health coaching session with one of our Myers Detox coaches, your customized supplements protocol and your Myers Detox Protocol outline. Your coach will interpret the test results and make recommendations on how to move forward with this new information regarding supplements and lifestyle changes.