Douglas Ek
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@Douglas Ek Wow! thank you for all this info!
I did not get a hair mineral analysis, but none the less, much of what you have stated is beneficial info for in my attempt to understand all this. Coincidentally, I do have reddish brown hair and not a single gray despite the fact that I turn 40 on the in a couple weeks. At one point I read hair color could be a clue to mineral status but it didn't seem like a science solid enough to base and valuable conclusions upon. My problem comes from my physician who, from some blood labs that were drawn a few weeks ago, determined that it's the copper/zinc ratio that is too high to the point that it is causing oxidative stress. She put me on Zinc, albeit temporarily, but still I'm concerned since I'd prefer to not take supplements at all, but after having a frighting emergency room visit I decided to follow her advice.
Here's the blood lab result; in your opinion, do you think it'd be safer to take chlorophyll instead of zinc?
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Hi! I dont believe youre toxic or deficient. What's your iron status? Ferritin?
Whats your symptoms?
Vitamin A in the form of retinol is good to help produce ceruloplasmin binding more of your serun copper.
Induction of ceruloplasmin synthesis by retinoic acid in rats: influence of dietary copper and vitamin A status. - PubMed - NCBI
Your vitamin D seems low. Should optimally be at 70. Magnesium increases vitamin D