Page 9 - Rolling Stone April 2016

Page 9
April, 2016
Disease, Cont. from page 5
blood test, which only indicates evidence of what's happening in the body's terrain over the last few hours
Toxic elements may be 200 to 300 times more highly concen- trated in hair than in blood or urine. Therefore, hair is the tissue of choice for detection of recent exposure to elements such as arsenic, aluminum, cadmium, lead, antimony and mercury. The CDC acknowledges the value of hair mercury levels as a maternal and infant marker for exposure to neurotoxic methylmercury from fish.
Through recent vast improvements in technology, instrumen- tation and application of scientific protocols, hair element analy- sis has become a valuable tool for providing dependable and useful data for physicians and their patients. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated in a recent report that "...if hair samples are properly collected and cleaned, and ana- lyzed by the best analytic methods, using standards and blanks as required, in a clean and reliable laboratory by experienced personnel, the data are reliable."
The Most Common Toxicities include:
Copper is one of the most commonly encountered imbal- ances that we find on hair tests and is a contributor to many health problems including cancer, weight gain, eating disorders, fatigue, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, fibroids, ovari- an cysts, infertility, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder,
migraine headaches, allergies, ADHD and learning disorders. Anyone who has taken birth control pills, used a copper IUD or hormone replacement therapy may have copper toxicity.
Mercury is found in almost everyone from consuming fish, although it’s also in the atmosphere as a result of coal burning. Mercury toxicity is associated with countless health issues including adrenal dysfunction, thyroid dysfunction, depression, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, insomnia, gut dysbiosis, kidney damage, memory loss, mood swings, numbness and tingling and muscle weakness.
Aluminum is the most common element of the earth’s crust and is a very common toxicity. Aluminum has been found to be associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other forms of dementia, anemia and other blood disorders, colic, fatigue, and kidney and liver dysfunctions.
Because we feel strongly that patients’ quality of live can bene- fit from the removal of toxics from their tissue, we are offering testing for $60.00. Please call our office to set up an appoint- ment.
Sincerely submitted, Dr. Julie Smith, AIH Complementary Medicine 418 W Meadows Dr, Freeport, Il 61032 815 297-0889 • www.aihcompmed.com