Hi Peggy,
I am a newbie here too and I can't answer your questions. But you
had mentioned you did neurotransmitter testing. What exactly was
that test? Did that test measure just dopamine or other chemicals in
the brain too?
Thank you...
Regards...
Sam

--- In LeadedKids@yahoogroups.com, "hickmanpeggy" <hickman07@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi All, I am a newbie to this group. I have a 7 year-old son who
was
> adopted from Guatemala at age 8.5 months, who
has "distractibility"
> issues and sensory integration disorder. I've done
neurotransmitter
> testing (dopamine off the charts) and he is now on nutritional
> supplements...my question is this: He had a hair analysis done for
> heavy metal toxicity (I am working with Dr. Maile Pouls, if any of
> you know of her) and the report came back with a "high" level of
> lead (more than 2 SD above the mean), 1.477 ug/g. But I have no
idea
> how this might correspond with blood levels, if at all...I've read
> the info on this site and others about the reliability of blood
> level counts...but not sure how to view the information I have
from
> the hair analysis in light of that.
>
> Dr. Pouls wants to do oral chelation with him in a few
> months...with "natural" supplements...
>
> Thoughts? Thank you so much, I am so grateful to have found this
> site!!!
>
> Peggy
>