Have you ever considered why chronic diseases (allergies, asthma, rheumatism, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, MS, MND, Alzheimer’s etc.) have reached plague proportions despite the expenditure of hundreds of billions of dollars in medical research and services?

Here is one of the answers ... FREE RADICALS are now considered to be the root cause of all chronic diseases and ageing. Ionic Heavy Metals produce avalanches of Free Radicals. The IHMT allows us to determine whether a person can “cope” with Ionic Heavy Metals ( chelate them) or not. So far, Ionic Heavy Metals have been largely overlooked as a cause of Free Radical over- production.

The IHMT (Ionic Heavy Metals Test) is:

• Fast
• Easy to Use
• Inexpensive
• Gives immediate results
• Shows success of remedial efforts (backs up kinesiology testing)
• Scientific
• VISUAL – A colour change from green indicates the presence of Ionic Heavy Metals

This is a non-toxic answer (without guesswork) to helping the body cope with Ionic Heavy Metals. (A simple urine test can be made at the time of your Remedial Therapy appointment, or you can make an appointment for that alone).

For further information, see our SERVICES page ................ and click on pH & Heavy Metal Testing

COPPER TOXICITY – a modern epidemic

Nutritional medicine practitioners throughout Australia are finding copper excess to be occurring in epidemic proportions. They are not witnessing Wilson’s disease – a rare disorder of copper metabolism – but an array of environmental factors creating a huge nutritional imbalance amongst the population.

Copper has a Jekyll & Hyde personality – at normal levels it behaves itself but in excess it interferes with our body’s ability to utilise many essential vitamins and minerals including zinc, iron & magnesium. Excess copper also destroys (by oxidation) vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin E and vitamin B1 (thiamine). Deficiencies in any of these essential vitamins & minerals can lead to a host of severe health problems including many forms of cancer.

Copper toxicity is commonly associated with the following symptoms:

• Hair loss
• Anaemia
• Stubborn weight problems
• Sluggish metabolism
• Liver degeneration
• Arthritic symptoms
• Depression
• Gastric ulcers
• Cancers, thrush, fibroids, ovarian cysts, gall bladder problems & migraines.

SOURCES OF COPPER

• Our water supply – you can identify if your tap water is high in copper if the bath water has a bluish tinge or milky appearance. Blue-green stains under the taps also indicate high copper. If this is the case, you may need to use filtered or spring water for drinking & cooking. Be aware that copper can also be absorbed through your skin from the water.
• Medicinal Drugs – drugs that increase oestregen (ie HRT or the Pill) will increase copper retention. Sedatives, tranquilisers & psychotic medications may also increase copper retention.
• Cigarette Smoking
• Xeno-estrogens – These are artificial oestrogens that are found in the environment from pesticides sprayed on foods & plastics used in the kitchen including plastic wraps, plates, cups, drink bottles, lunch boxes etc. Petroleum products including car fumes are also high in xeno-estrogens. We can’t get away from them – they’re all around us.
• High Copper to Zinc Foods including chocolate, avocados, grapes, almonds, peanuts, sesame seeds, mushrooms, crab, crayfish & legumes.
• Parental transmission & pregnancy – Children can inherit copper toxicity from parents who have excess copper problems. Copper normally increases with pregnancy so if pregnancies are close, the next child can be more affected.
• Other Factors – stress, sluggish metabolism, reduced meat/protein intake, irregular meals (slows metabolism), severe viral infections & other vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

SPECIFIC SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

EYES:

• A grey-green or brownish coloured ring on the edge of the iris, called the Kayser-Fleischer ring, indicates very high copper levels if it can be seen with the naked eye.
• A milky-white ring seen within the iris indicates high cholesterol levels – high copper levels can raise cholesterol!
• A bluish tinge to the white of the eye is a good indicator of low iron levels (causing anaemia) – low iron can also be caused by high copper levels!

SKIN:

• Stretch marks on the skin and white spots on the fingernails occur when zinc levels are low – high copper levels cause low zinc levels.

MUSCULO-SKELETAL:

• Scoliosis
• Spinal degeneration – pinched nerve, slipped disc
• Joint degeneration – caused by minerals being deposited in the joints
• Osteo-arthritis, joint pain, swelling, joint stiffness
• Lax tendons – RSI, double jointed, hip dysplasia, flat feet

BRAIN:

• Foggy, detached feelings, problems concentrating
• Insomnia due to an overactive mind – high copper & low zinc
• Frontal headaches/migraines – high copper & low magnesium
• Moodiness, confusion, emotionally unstable/volatile
• Right brained, dyslexia, ADD, learning difficulties, autism
• Dizziness – low molybdenum, manganese, vitamin B6
• Depression, mood swings, schizophrenia, suicidal tendencies

GUT:

• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, increased cholesterol, gall bladder problems, gastric reflux, dyspepsia, liver cirrhosis, jaundice, poor digestion, chronic constipation, bloating, loss of appetite, anorexia, bulimia, ulcerative colitis and cancers

HORMONAL:

• Increased oestrogen dominance – anxiety, agitation fluid retention, defensiveness, indecisiveness, depression
• PMT, menopause symptoms, post natal depression, heavy & prolonged or absent periods
• Miscarriages, infertility, thrush, candida, breast tenderness, cancer
• Adrenal exhaustion – fatigue, high blood pressure
• Low thyroid – fatigue, feel the cold easily, sluggish
• Reduced metabolic rate – fatigue, weight gain
• Poor resistance to infections – persistent colds/flu’s
• Symptoms of scurvy – easily bruised, bleeding gums
• Insulin resistance, high blood sugar, diabetes