Please note the the urine and hair screens cover different metals and minerals. The hair test covers different toxic metals as well as other essential elements.

Hair is essentially an excretory tissue rather than a functional tissue. Therefore, hair analysis provides important data that can be used in conjunction with symptoms and other laboratory values. It is an inexpensive and valuable screen for physiological excess, deficiency or maldistribution of elements. As protein is synthesised in the hair follicle, elements are permanently incorporated into the hair and represent a temporal record of element metabolism and toxic exposure. The levels of nutritional elements such as magnesium, zinc, copper, selenium and chromium correlate with levels in organs and other tissues whereas toxic elements may be 200-300 times more highly concentrated in hair than in blood and urine. Hair is generally the tissue of choice for detection of recent exposure to toxic elements such as arsenic, aluminium, cadmium, lead, antimony and mercury. This test may be useful for assessing toxic element exposure, excessive fish consumption, alopecia, depression, fatigue, malabsorption, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance, kidney function, impotence, reduced testosterone, vision problems and Parkinson’s like symptoms.

Q. How do you support me with my results?

In ADDITION to your lab report we provide the following options which are INCLUDED in the package prices;

A) Follow up personalised written report produced by our clinical team (click HERE for team info) highlighting dietary and lifestyle advice plus links to supplement protocols, specific doses and any further testing requirements included. We use the patient information you provide us at checkout along with your results to compile personalised action points for you.

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B) Follow up 30-minute video call to discuss your results and answer any questions you have. Once the lab has completed your results you will be sent these via email with a link to book a time and day online. You will also then be given the option to upgrade your 30-minute call to a 45-minute call for an additional £30 if you wish. During the call your practitioner will explain the results in more detail and what they mean for you. After your call you are sent a personalised list of supplements & the dose your practitioner advises with links to purchase from our supplements store. This is for your convenience. You are of course welcome to purchase supplements elsewhere. You will also be provided with a list of follow up tests should this be required plus a copy of your recorded zoom call which you can download and keep.

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C) Both Zoom call and written report with personalised next steps (Zoom call is first and written report follows).

This lab report will provide your levels of the following metals and essential elements along with recommendations on how to correct levels. We use Doctors Data Inc labs in the USA for this testing;

Aluminum

Antimony

Arsenic

Barium

Beryllium

Bismuth

Cadmium

Lead

Mercury

Platinum

Thallium

Thorium

Uranium

Nickel

Silver

Tin

Titanium

Essential & Other Elements

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium

Potassium

Copper

Zinc

Manganese

Chromium

Vanadium

Molybdenum

Boron

Iodine

Lithium

Phosphorus

Selenium

Strontium

Sulfur

Cobalt

Iron

Germanium

Rubidium

Zirconium

What are the symptoms of heavy metal poisoning?

• diarrhea.

• nausea.

• abdominal pain.

• vomiting.

• shortness of breath.

• tingling in your hands and feet.

• chills.

• weakness.

  Sample report can be viewed HERE - Your kit is posted to you from the UK within 24-48 hours of ordering so you should receive your test kit within a few days via DHL. You can then arrange for DHL to collect your sample using the free returns. If you are ordering from outside the UK we will ship via DHL or Fedex with return labels. Results take approximately 2 weeks. Advice on taking the test sample can be found HERE

Guide to choosing the toxin test HERE

You can read about the differences and application of the Toxic Metals Hair and Urine Test HERE.