POOR ELIMINATOR OR HIDDEN TOXIC METAL PATTERN ON A HAIR MINERAL
ANALYSIS
by Lawrence Wilson, MD
© January 2012, The Center For
Development
Many
initial hair mineral analyses demonstrate a pattern that I am calling a poor eliminator
pattern or hidden
toxic metals pattern. It
indicates that a person is having difficulty removing toxic metals from the
body.
Another,
older name for this pattern was the Double 0 pattern. The reason this name was used is that the toxic metals are
often so low that the numbers are 0.001 or 0.002 mg%, which are double 0
numbers. However, this older name
is not quite as good as poor eliminator pattern, which is more descriptive of what is
occurring, so I prefer the newer name.
The
poor eliminator pattern is not mentioned in the 2010 edition of Nutritional
Balancing And Hair Mineral Analysis by Dr. Wilson, because it had not
been identified at publication time.
DEFINITION
OF THE POOR ELIMINATOR/HIDDEN TOXIC METAL PATTERN
Poor
eliminator pattern consists of extremely low levels of the toxic metals and at
times, some of the nutrient minerals.
These very low levels do not indicate that a person does not have any of
the mineral in the body.
Instead,
it has been found empirically that the meaning is that the mineral is
sequestered and, in fact, is accumulating the mineral in a toxic form that
cannot be utilized by the body.
This is also called a biounavailable form of a mineral.
THE WAY TO
IDENTIFY HIDDEN TOXIC METALS ON A HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS
One
of the valid criticisms of hair mineral testing, and indeed of ALL methods of
assessing toxic metals in the body, is that many toxic are not revealed on the
test. They are sequestered so
deeply in the organs and tissues, or bound so tightly in enzymes that no test
– blood, urine, feces, challenge tests, hair tests, or electronic
machines – can detect them all with any sort of reliability.
This
has, indeed, been my experience as a physician over the years. Fortunately, with nutritional balancing
science, we do not need to identify which toxic metals are present, as they
will all be eliminated, along with hundreds of toxic chemicals.
The
best way, so far, that I have found to identify hidden toxic metals is via the poor
eliminator indicators. This is
why an alternative name for the pattern is the hidden toxic metals pattern. It makes this pattern one of the most
important on a hair mineral analysis, especially in some cases.
AN EXPANSION
OF DR. ECKÕS WORK
Dr.
Paul Eck knew that, at times, a very low hair mineral reading meant a
biounavailable situation was present.
He discussed this in the case of copper and calcium, for example. The poor eliminator/hidden toxic metal
pattern is an expansion of this idea, and we have been able to quantify it for
a number of the toxic metals and nutrient minerals, as shown below.
INDICATORS
FOR POOR ELIMINATOR/HIDDEN TOXIC METALS PATTERN
Shown
below are the levels at which one can say that a poor eliminator pattern is
present. More minerals may be added
at a later date:
Aluminum less than
about 0.65 mg%
Lead less than
about 0.03 mg%.
Mercury less than
about 0.03 mg%.
Cadmium less than
about 0.005 mg%.
Arsenic less than
about 0.004 mg%.
Nickel less than
about 0.02 mg%.
Iron less than
about 1.2 mg%.
Manganese less
than about 0.016 mg%.
Copper less than
1.5 mg% in a slow oxidizer.
Copper less than
about 1 in a fast oxidizer. This
is newer and still being researched.
QUANTIFYING
POOR ELIMINATOR PATTERNS
The
way we quantify the poor eliminator pattern is simply to count up the number of
toxic metals and nutrient minerals that fall in the ranges listed above. If two of the above are present, one
may say that it indicates a double poor eliminator pattern. Three of the above is a triple poor
eliminator, and so on.
Also,
the lower the number, most likely the more difficulty the person is having
eliminating the toxic metal. For
this reason, the lower the number below the threshold level above, often the
more serious the imbalance or hidden toxicity.
The
concept of counting the number of poor eliminator and other patterns on a hair
analysis has to do with quantifying the severity of mineral patterns. This is a more advanced hair analysis
interpretation system that is discussed in a separate article entitled Quantifying The Hair Mineral Patterns.
CAUSES FOR
POOR ELIMINATOR PATTERN
These include, but are not limited to
liver toxicity, kidney toxicity, adrenal
exhaustion, sympathetic dominance,
a very slow oxidation rate, a very low Na/K ratio, and what is called Pelvic Syndrome. Any of these can seriously impair oneÕs ability to eliminate
toxic metals. Often a combination
of several of these causes are present.
Some of these causes are explored in more detail below.
ADRENAL
BURNOUT
We
have observed that the poor eliminator pattern is often associated with adrenal
burnout. The body simply does not
have enough energy to remove the sequestered toxic metals or biounavaiable
forms of the physiological minerals.
Quantifying the
relationship to adrenal burnout.
In fact, our research indicates that every three poor eliminator indicators indicates one
adrenal burnout indicator.
This is an important fact about the poor eliminator pattern and about
adrenal exhaustion, which is often related to an inability to remove toxic
metals. To read more on this
interesting topic, read Adrenal Burnout and Adrenal Insufficiency on this site.
This
helps explain why hormone replacement therapy using products like Cortefñ, prednisone and others for adrenal
fatigue or burnout is not the answer.
The answer is to remove the toxic metals deeply, which cannot be done by
giving hormones. Neither can it be
done, in most cases, by using chelation therapy, for example. To read more on this topic, read Chelation Therapy on this site.
POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERN AND SYMPATHETIC DOMINANCE
Often,
a poor eliminator pattern is found along with sympathetic dominance indicators
on a hair analysis. These
indicators include:
1. Potassium level
of 4 mg% or less.
2.
Sodium/potassium ratio above about 4 with a low potassium.
3. The above plus
an elevated calcium/magnesium ratio.
4. Three or four highs pattern with a
sodium/potassium ratio above about 3.
5. A wrong two highs pattern with a
sodium/potassium ratio above about 3.
The
appearance of both poor eliminator and sympathetic dominance patterns together should
not be a surprise, because it is known that people who overuse the sympathetic
nervous system have more difficulty with the elimination of all types of toxins
from the body.
This
occurs because one action of the sympathetic nervous system is to shunt the
blood away from the eliminative organs such as the liver and kidneys, and move
it toward the muscles and brain to mount a fight-or-flight response. When this occurs chronically, as it
does in a person with a sympathetic dominance pattern, the personÕs ability to
eliminate all types of toxins diminishes significantly.
POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERN AND REDUCED VITALITY OR REDUCED ADAPTIVE ENERGY
At
times, the poor eliminator pattern is seen with indicators of reduced vitality
or reduced adaptive energy. This
indicators include:
1. Phosphorus less
than 13 mg%
2. Slow oxidation
3. Three lows
pattern
4. Four lows
pattern
5.
Sodium/potassium ratio less than about 1.5.
6. A calcium
shell, especially if the hair calcium level is above about 250 mg%
The
combination of poor eliminator pattern and reduced vitality patterns makes
sense. When the bodyÕs vitality is
low, it will tend to have more difficulty eliminating toxins. You will notice there is some overlap
between low vitality indicators and the indicators for adrenal exhaustion.
CORRECTING
THE POOR ELIMINATOR/HIDDEN TOXIC METAL PATTERN
As
a person follows a nutritional balancing program, the poor eliminator
indicators tend to go away on their own.
However, ways to sped up the process include:
1. Add Renamide,
2-2-2 or even 3-3-3. This is a
kidney support formula with kidney glandular and several mild herbs for the
kidneys.
2. The use of
preferably a near infrared sauna once or twice daily, and daily coffee enemas
(one or two daily). These must be
continued for a year or more, in most cases.
3. Add
Endo-Veggies 2-2-2. This product is a capsule of dried vegetables.
4. Drinking 3
quarts of distilled water daily for a few months may also be very helpful. However, never drink distilled water
for more than about 6 months, or it will begin to deplete the body of vital
minerals.
POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERN IS MAINLY IMPORTANT ON AN INITIAL HAIR ANALYSIS, OR ON A
RETEST WHEN IT WAS PRESENT ON THE FIRST TEST
This
means that poor eliminator patterns or tendencies are probably less important
if they appear ONLY on a retest hair analysis. If the patterns just appear on a random retest, it has less
significance and just means the person is not eliminating that particular toxic
metal at that particular time.
In
fact, eventually, the toxic metal levels will stay down when the person has
truly eliminated most of his or her toxic metals, but that usually takes years
on a properly designed nutritional balancing program.
POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERN ON A RETEST ONLY, OR A WORSENING OF THE PATTERN ON A RETEST
The
levels of the toxic metals will vary on retests depending upon which metals are
being eliminated at the time the hair sample is cut. Possible causes for poor eliminator patterns to appear only
on a retest, or to become worse on a retest include:
1. The oxidation
rate has slowed significantly.
2. The person has
moved into a sympathetic dominance pattern.
3. A healing
reaction is in progress that impairs metal elimination for some reason. This could be a physical healing process
or an emotional or mental retracing or healing reaction.
4. Other mineral
patterns may impair toxic metal elimination such as a bowl pattern, a very low
sodium/potassium ratio, retracing an infection, or something else.
5. Finally, the
level of the toxic metal really is down significantly. As stated above, this usually takes
many years on a program for most people because most people are extremely
toxic, malnourished and out of balance.
WEIGHT GAIN
DUE TO POOR ELIMINATOR PATTERN
Rarely
a client gains weight on a nutritional balancing program for a time. One reason can be the appearance of a
poor eliminator pattern. The
reason for the weight gain may be water retention as the body attempts to
dilute certain toxic substances to reduce their harmful effects.
A
related cause is a problem in the kidneys, perhaps, that are not able to handle
the toxins that need to be eliminated.
Usually, this is temporary and will pass when the poor eliminator
patterns pass.
POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERN AND TOXIC CHEMICALS
A
person with poor eliminator pattern may also be having difficulty removing
toxic chemicals from the body, since some of the same elimination pathways in
the liver and kidney are the same or related to those for toxic metals,
although certainly not all of them.
At this time, this is a research area and I will report our findings in
this area as they become known.
This
is potentially important because just as it is difficult to identify hidden
toxic metals, it is also difficult to identify hidden toxic chemicals in the
body. In fact, it is even more
difficult to identify hidden toxic chemicals, at times, than it is to find
hidden toxic metals. It is
possible that poor eliminator patterns, along with burnout and low vitality
patterns, may tell us about a personÕs ability to eliminate toxic chemicals as
well. This is another
possible way to use or understand poor eliminator patterns.
CONCLUSION -
THE VALUE OF THIS INTERESTING PATTERN
Identifying
poor eliminator patterns is exceedingly important for the following reasons:
1.
Hidden toxicity indicator. Identifying this pattern helps us avoid
a common mistake of thinking that because toxic metal levels are very low, the
person is less toxic. This is
rarely the case.
2.
Health worse than it appears. To alert the practitioner that liver
toxicity or kidney toxicity, burnout, or other things may also be worse than
one thinks.
3.
Adrenal Burnout indicator. This has been discussed above. Basically, we find that for every three
poor eliminator patterns, it is equal to one adrenal burnout indicator.
4.
Possibly an indicator that progress with healing will be somewhat slower.
Progress toward real health and healing is often slower on a nutritional
balancing program when more poor eliminator patterns are present.
5.
Need for more procedures indicator. We can offset and help remove the
pattern faster by adding more liver and kidney support, more near infrared
sauna therapy and coffee enemas to enhance elimination, and perhaps 3 quarts of
distilled water for drinking, for adults, for a few months.
6.
Possibly a toxic chemical indicator. This is discussed above and is still in
the research stages.
VERY POOR
ELIMINATOR PATTERNS
This
is a newer discovery. When the
toxic metal levels are extremely low, the poor eliminator tendency is even
stronger. This means the body is
having even more difficulty eliminating the toxic metal. It does not mean that more is
necessarily present, but mainly that the body is having great difficulty
eliminating the toxic metal.
Very
poor eliminator pattern is also important because for every two of them
present, it signifies one burnout pattern. The way this is calculated is to first add up all the poor
eliminator patterns, including the very poor eliminator patterns. Then divide by three to get the number
of burnout patterns this represents.
Then, in addition, add up the number of very poor eliminator
patterns. For every two of them,
add one more burnout indicator.
Here
are the current criteria for very poor eliminator patterns:
Aluminum less than
about 0.3 mg%
Lead less than
about 0.01 mg%.
Mercury less than
about 0.01 mg%.
Cadmium of 0.002
mg% or less.
Arsenic less than
about 0.002 mg%.
Nickel less than
about 0.01 mg%.
Iron less than
about 0.8 mg%.
Manganese less than
about 0.008 mg%.
Copper less than
1.0 mg% in a slow oxidizer.
Copper less than
about 0.9 in a fast oxidizer.
This is a newer
pattern, so it is still being researched.
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