Toxic Heavy Metals Test
A Comprehensive Look at Heavy Metal Exposure
- Test Type: Blood & Urine
- 30-Minute Health Coaching Call Included
Even if you know you've been exposed, you might not have considered that heavy metals may be to blame for unexplained challenges. Many people may write off these health issues as part of aging, but high or prolonged exposure to heavy metals like mercury and cadmium, or an imbalance of toxic elements can cause a range of health challenges. By confirming your levels of exposure with a simple at-home lab test, you can get clear answers.
What’s Measured
- Blood Spot Markers: Zinc, Copper, Zinc/Copper Ratio, Magnesium, Selenium, Cadmium, and Mercury Heavy metals and essential elements are absorbed, circulated, and excreted by our body in different ways affecting different systems, so utilizing the appropriate medium - either urine or dried blood spot will provide an accurate picture of the effects of both long-term or short-term exposure.
- Blood Spot Copper and Zinc: Reflect overall nutritional status as well as detecting toxicity from excessive levels. Zinc/Copper Ratio: As functional antagonists, the zinc/copper ratio is important, especially where values of both border high and low normal ranges.
- Magnesium: Only tested in blood spot as it represents the intracellular magnesium level. Selenium: Blood spot reflects long-term selenium intake. Cadmium: Blood spot can assess recent exposure to cadmium.
- Mercury: Blood spot reflects organic mercury exposure (usually from seafood), as it is bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells. Urine Markers: Iodine, Bromine, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Lithium, and Mercury (Plus Creatinine to Correct for Urine Dilution)
- Heavy metals and essential elements are absorbed, circulated, and excreted by our body in different ways affecting different systems, so utilizing the appropriate medium - either urine or dried blood spot will provide an accurate picture of the effects of both long-term or short-term exposure.
- Iodine: Urine iodine is the best indicator of recent dietary intake, as >90% is eliminated in urine. An essential component of the thyroid hormones (T4 and T3). It is problematic in deficiency or excess due to compromised thyroid hormone production that can lead to pregnancy complications, goiter, and decreased cognitive function.
- Bromine Selenium: Recent dietary intake of selenium is indicated by urinary levels. Arsenic: Arsenic is rapidly cleared from the bloodstream after exposure, so urine is the most appropriate medium for arsenic testing.
- Cadmium Lithium Mercury: Urinary mercury is the best indicator of inorganic and elemental mercury exposure (e.g., from dental amalgams or skin-lightening creams), since these forms of mercury accumulate in the kidneys.
- Plus creatinine to correct for urine dilution. Creatinine is a metabolic by-product that is excreted at a relatively constant rate as long as kidney function is not impaired. It is used to normalize the amount of elements extracted from the filter paper and to correct for hydration status; the greater the fluid intake, the lower the creatinine level.
- Essential Elements: Iodine, Selenium, Bromine, Copper, Zinc, Lithium, and Magnesium Essential elements, overall, are only healthy when they are within optimal ranges. Levels too low or too high can have detrimental effects on health.
- Therefore, it's important to know if essential or toxic elements are outside their expected ranges. Iodine and selenium can be beneficial or toxic, depending on their levels. Deficiency or excess can cause thyroid dysfunction and goiter.
- Bromine is in the same chemical family as iodine and excessive amounts will compete with iodine in the thyroid – becoming particularly problematic when iodine levels are low and bromine is high.
- Copper, zinc, and lithium are essential micronutrients needed in small quantities, and become toxic at higher levels. Magnesium is an essential element required for over 600 enzymatic reactions involved in cellular metabolism and protein synthesis. Toxic Heavy Metals: Arsenic, Mercury, and Cadmium
- Arsenic, mercury, and cadmium are three of the most toxic heavy metals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). High levels lead to an increase in reactive oxygen species that damage proteins, lipids, and DNA.
- They also form tight bonds with the essential element selenium, reducing its bioavailability for enzymes essential for thyroid hormone synthesis and activation.
Who Is It For
- Adults who want an objective measure of toxic heavy metals and essential elements from both blood spot and urine.
- Anyone with a known or suspected exposure through food, tap or well water, dental fillings or personal care products.
- People whose Minerals & Metals Test has confirmed an exposure and who want a deeper look at their total toxic load.
- Clients working with an EquiLife health coach or Integrative Health Practitioner who want a baseline and a point to retest from.
- Customers in the United States (except New York and Washington), Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
How To Use
- Purchase & Register: After you check out with your at-home lab, it will arrive promptly at your door. Follow the easy instructions included for registering your test before you send in your sample(s).
- Collect & Return: Each at-home lab comes with detailed instructions for collecting your test sample(s) and returning them to one of our CLIA-certified lab testing facilities.
- Results & Review: Once your samples have been processed, you will receive an invitation through EquiLife's health portal to schedule your one-on-one health coaching call to review your results in depth.
What’s In The Box
- Toxic Heavy Metals Test collection kit with step-by-step instructions
- Blood spot collection card
- Lancets, alcohol prep pads and bandages for a simple finger-prick collection
- Urine collection cup or strips
- Registration instructions (QR code) for the EquiLife health portal
- Return packaging for the CLIA-certified laboratory
- A 30-minute one-on-one health coaching call, scheduled after your results arrive
What To Expect
- How will I receive my results and my coaching call to review those results? Once you receive your at-home lab test, please follow the instructions provided to register your test. Once your sample(s) are sent to one of our CLIA-certified labs, it will take approximately 3 weeks for your results to be returned, during which time you will receive information on how to schedule your one-on-one health coaching call.
- Do at-home lab tests expire? All at-home lab tests expire 6 months from their purchase date. To ensure you will receive your results, please be sure to send all samples for completed lab tests prior to the 6-month expiration date. Unfortunately, there can be no returns or replacement lab tests sent after the 6-month time frame. Please remember to register your labs prior to sending your sample to the laboratory.
- What if I have additional questions? We have compiled thorough FAQs for our at-home lab tests, which you can browse here: https://faq.equi.life/en-US/articles/lab-kit-faq-14490 For additional questions, you can contact us at support@equi.life.
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- Bloodspot Minerals
- Bloodspot Heavy Metals
- Urinary Minerals
- Urinary Heavy Metals
- Urinary Creatinine
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Toxic Heavy Metals Test measure?
It measures 15 markers across five groups: blood spot minerals (zinc, copper, the zinc/copper ratio, magnesium, and selenium), blood spot heavy metals (cadmium and mercury), urinary minerals (iodine, bromine, selenium, and lithium), urinary heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, and mercury), and urinary creatinine to correct for urine dilution.
How do I collect my sample?
With a finger-prick blood spot and a urine sample, both collected at home. Place a few drops of blood on the collection card, collect your urine sample as the included instructions direct, and return both to our CLIA-certified laboratory in the packaging provided.
How long do results take?
Approximately three weeks after the laboratory receives your sample. Your results are delivered through EquiLife's health portal with an invitation to schedule your 30-minute one-on-one health coaching call.
Is this a diagnostic test?
No. EquiLife labs are functional wellness tests processed at CLIA-certified laboratories. They give you and your health coach information about your current status and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please share your results with your healthcare provider for any medical questions.
Can I use my HSA or FSA?
The Toxic Heavy Metals Test is HSA and FSA eligible. Eligibility is determined by your plan administrator, so please check your plan's requirements.
Where can this test be shipped?
Within the United States except New York and Washington, and to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Select your shipping destination at checkout.
