yufei Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi, I learned a lot from this great website. I plan to order a heavy metal hair test for my daughter. I found quite a few labs online that can provide this test, like the Great Plains Lab, Doctor's Data..... Can anyone give me a recommention on which lab's results is more reliable? Thanks a lot! Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi We used Great Smokies which is now Genova Diagnostics............but that was many years ago so others may have more updated preferences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yufei Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi, Chemar: Thanks for you quick reply. I searched Genova Diagnostics website but only found the urine test for toxic element, instead of hair test. Maybe I overlooked it? I already got my daughter's urine tested and all the results came back normal. But this does not mean she has no heavy metal toxicity since she might not be able to excrete the toxic metal. Do you remember your test years ago is urine or hair? Thanks! Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi We had hair testing done I have no idea what Genova does now as I mentioned, it was known as Great Smokies when we used them but this was in the 1990s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yufei Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I just called Genova and unfortunately they no longer have this test. I also found that any test in Doctors data has to be ordered through a physician. Any other lab is recommended? Many thanks! Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat140 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 I had the Doctor's Data test through a kind of middleman arrangement, via a firm called Regenerus Laboratories, who then sent the order on to Doctor's Data. The only person who had "ordered" the test was my homoeopath, who was definitely not a doctor, so they evidently aren't too fussy. I just filled in an order form on Regenerus's website, and where any of the boxes weren't applicable I put in an explanation of why, and that seemed to be fine. The results came back from Doctor's Data with Regenerus Labs listed as the referring doctor. Regenerus are only in the UK though, so probably won't be directly applicable to you, but I'm just mentioning that to show that Doctor's Data's "requirements" may not be as inflexible as they seem. I've no idea how *accurate* their testing is - the only thing that followed from it for me was that the homoeopath attempted to detox the metal buildup he said it indicated, not using anything that was specific for the exact results but a combination remedy called "Poly Metals", and the results were frankly disastrous. (He WOULD insist on using repeated and rapidly increasing doses, even though the last two times he'd done that with me had been disastrous too.) Maybe someone else knows more about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat140 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Actually, I've just checked a different page on Regenerus's website and that implies that they DO ship test kits overseas, or possibly do. Best thing would be to e-mail them and ask, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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