The way I would do this is to confirm with a docter my copper syndroms,
which might be from some other source. Taking a shotgun approach doesn't
seem to be really helpful,ie. looking at everything at once in the absence
of specific symptoms. As for urine tests, these only show how much is
being shed from the body at any given time. How would you know if that is
a problem or not and how could you deduce from this the amount stored in
the body? Some minerals are not lost through the urine but through the
gut, that is why it is better to measure directly what is in the blood or
other body stores. But speciffically looking at your symptoms to which
you relate copper, get the doctor to do the best test for copper levels,
if it is concluded there is indeed concern copper is involved in the first
place.
Quoted message said:I want to check a lot of different minerals -- for example, I have a lot
of symptoms of copper deficiency, but I don't want to just take copper
supplements because they can be bad for you if you aren't copper
deficient.There are various labs that advertise urine tests for 50 different
minerals or so, for only about $90. Is the testing that a doctor would
order better than what these labs offer?thanks
Laura