Heavy Metal Test - Mercury

Heavy Metals refers to those metallic elements with a high density (though not always high), and which are poisonous at fairly low concentrations. Heavy metals are naturally occurring components of the earth which cannot be destroyed or degraded. Also, in small quantities, some of the heavy metals, like zinc and copper, are necessary for healthy functioning of the human body.

Why do I need to concern myself with a Mercury Test?

Mercury, a chemical element, is a heavy metal for which the human body has no use. In its insoluble form it's harmless. However in soluble form, (mercuric chloride or methylmercury), it's poisonous. About fifty percent of the body's mercury is stored in the kidneys. The blood, bones, liver, spleen, brain, and fat tissue also hold mercury. This potentially toxic metal gets into brain tissue. It can also get into a growing fetus and into breast milk.

Mercury toxicity has been linked to:

• Tremors
• Gingivitis
• Spontaneous Abortion
• Congenital Malformation
• Brain & Central Nervous System Damage
• Developmental Disorders in young children
• Chest pains
• Impairment of pulmonary function

How do we interact with mercury?

Mercury is introduced into the environment through various industries. Some common uses are below:

• Coal-fired power plants (40% of US 1999 emissions)
• Industrial processes
• Medical Applications (including Vaccinations)
• As cinnabar it remains an important component of Chinese, Tibetan & Ayurvedic medicine
• Cosmetics Industries
• Laboratory work involving mercury compounds
• Mercury(I) chloride (AKA calomel) still used in medicine sometimes
• Mercury(II) sulfide used in vermillion, a paint pigment

Mercury is taken into the body by:

• Inhalation
• Epidermal Absorption
• Ingestion of contaminated foods and water

What can you do about it?

Does any of this sound familiar to you? If so, then you need to be on guard. The information presented by Dr. Group is to help you improve your quality of life. Mercury treatment is not nearly as developed as it would need to be to make one feel safe. There are measures you can take to cleanse metals like mercury from your body.

• Use the Heavy Metal Test—Mercury to determine your baseline level
• Cleanse your body with the Dr. Group's 6-Day Advanced Oxygen Colon Cleanse, followed by a Liver & Gallbladder Cleanse
• With your body cleansed, you can begin Dr. Group's Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse.
• Learn the keys to a healthier lifestyle by addressing your diet and external environment

Mercury Test Preparations

Patient/User Preparation

Various medications or supplements taken by the patient/user may have an impact on the results of the test. Birth control pills often produce elevated levels of copper in blood. Drugs taken for high blood pressure frequently contain diuretics which increase the amount of liquid discharged and dilute the urine. The intake of Vitamin C should be discontinued 3 days before the test. It is also recommended that use of iron and trace element supplements be stopped for a few days before the test. The user is advised to limit the intake of liquids 24 hours prior to the test.

Urine Specimen Preparation

The urine to be tested should come from first morning urine. Urine samples taken during the day may be tested but the results might be less accurate. Collect about 15 ml. of the urine sample for testing.

Sputum (Saliva) Specimen Preparation

Depending on the surface condition of amalgam fillings, their release of mercury ions into the oral cavity may be screened accurately. User needs to chew a stick of sugarless gum for about 10 minutes. Please do not swallow the saliva. Collect about 10 ml. of saliva for screening - use minimum 8 ml.

Water Preparation

No preparation is necessary. The tap or other water collected can be tested and the reaction (result) would be immediate. Always use first morning water samples from faucet or tap.

Dust, Dirt or Other Materials Specimen Preparation

(Other materials that can be tested are paint, dishes, food, beverages.)

Take a small amount of the material to be tested and place in a plastic container. add about 30 ml. of distilled water to the material. Shake the contents vigorously and allow it to settle overnight (at least 24 hours). Screen the solution for presence of mercury.

Dishes or Glasses

Use only distilled water. Pour distilled water into the dish or glass to be tested. Let the solution stand for at least 12 hours before testing the solution.

Color Chart Strip

The numbers indicate concentration in ppm (parts per million).

Test Interference: the test results can be affected by the persence of ions from gold, silver, palladium rhodium, platinum, iridium, ruthenium ("noble metals") as well as tin.

Warning:

• Please keep the Mercury kit in a cool, safe place out of reach of children.
• After the test has been completed, the test solution should be disposed of safely. The best disposal method is to flush the solution in the toilet.
• There should not be any contact of the contents of the Mercury Test kit with food.
• Please wash your hands thoroughly after use.

Mercury Test - How to Perform the Test

Contents of the Mercury Kit

• 1 Color strip on box of the kit
• 1 Test instruction sheet
• 1 Large test-tube
• 1 Vial with Clear cap - reagent 1
• 1 Vial with Blue cap - reagent 2
• 1 Vial with Reddish Brown substance - reagent 3

Storage

The Mercury Test kit should be stored in a cool place - preferably 12C° to 20C° (or 54F° to 68F°).

Prepare Test Solutions

1. Remove the 3 small plastic vials from the large test-tube.
2. In the empty large test-tube, add 6 ml. of the solution to be tested.
3. Add all the colorless liquid from vial with the blue cap (reagent 2) to the solution to be tested in the large test-tube ("combined solutions"). Please move the test-tube up and down a few times to ensure that the 2 liquids are well mixed.
4. Add all the colorless liquid from the vial with the clear cap (reagent 1) to the vial containing the reddish-brown substance (reagent 3). Close the cap of the vial and shake until reddish-brown substance has been mostly dissolved in the solution ("mixed solution"). This may take a little while.
5. The solutions are now ready for testing.

Conduct the Test

For maximum accuracy, you should read through instructions completely before beginning any test.

1. Pour the "mixed solution (reagents 1 and 3)" in the vial with the reddish brown substance into the large test-tube containing the "combined solutions (reagent 2) and solution to the base."
2. Allow the combined solutions in the large test tube settle for 6 minutes - shaking is usually not required but if there is no chemical action or color change, tilt test tube or roll it a few times to make sure that the solutions are mixed well to obtain a true and accurate color change.
3. Compare the color of the combined solutions in the large test-tube to the color strip provided. In case of comparison difficulties, try holding the test-tube against the color strip just above liquid level of the large test-tube. Move along the color strip until color of solution matches with that of the color strip.
4. The number on the color strip indicates the concentration of mercury ions present in the solution in ppm (parts per million.)
5. If the concentration of mercury ions is higher than 2 ppm, the solution will change into a strong pink color after a period of time.
6. If the concentration is extremely low or no mercury ions are present, the color in the solution will clear and become almost colorless after a period of time. However, if saliva is tested and there are strong digestive enzymes present, it might affect and cause a different final color (such as green).

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