The Heavy Metal Project, if only it was only about calories in calories out

After BioSignature consulting for over 3 years you really wish sometimes it was just a case of calories in and calories out, its not that simple for example,
I want to share with you over the next several posts a few examples and see if you can relate to them.
When I was in my late 30's I finally found the secret via BioSignature and Poliquin training methods to stay at around 8% year round but in my 40's a funny thing happen its been harder and harder and it perplexed me as to why?
Then in November 2010 after learning muscle testing from Bob Guiel he revealed that 50% of the BioSignature CE class that their my main concern was heavy metals.
I did the Dr Data test which is only about $170 and sure enough Lead and Mercury where the main issues.
So over the last 12 months I have been doing the heavy metal protocol involving Poliquin's Heavy Metal Detox formula.
This is the original Dr Data information regarding heavy metals



I have tested many clients and seen much worse. Mercury can wreak havoc on your body composition and it doesn't just effect the thyroid site (mid-auxiliary).
Unfortunately it can take 1 - 2 years or more to fix unless you see a specialist in the matter.
Guess what according to a GP doctor here in Australia I'm in perfect health. They would not consider this a issue or likely know it exists
My concern was elevated Lead, Mercury and Thallium.
The Dr Data Heavy Metals test is the gold standard according to Charles Poliquin and can end a person's frustration why things are not moving and thus a strategy can be worked out.
Of particular interest is lead as it competes with selenium in thyroid function. So I immediately did the heavy metal protocol 8 days on 8 days off for 12 months. Then I started taking a unique absorbable form of Selenium and my thyroid improved which made it easier to maintain and get to a lean body composition. What would normally take me months to get lean from say 11% to 5% now takes me half the time but I would have never known without Bob Guiel's muscle testing and subsequent Dr Data test.
Well next step is to retake my heavy metals to see how things have really improved. That's for a future blog.
Bob Gueils muscle testing together with the biosignature method gives clients another weapon to break through any plateaus they may have.

Start the New Year With A 7 Day Nutrtional Cleanse

Charles Poliquin

A nutritional cleanse is a great way to kick start your New Year's resolution of optimal body composition:
http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/328/The_Fundamentals_of_an_Internal_Environment_Cleans.aspx

I've done this myself in a 2 week period I went from 9.1% to 7.5% while training just once per day 4 days per week. All my clients I put on a cleanse rave about the results! But its not for wussess its simple, you won't be hungry but its not easy but you will feel like a God once its over.

Investing in your health has a great return on investment!

Dr Robert A. Rakowski says that for every dollar spent on nutrients has a $17 return on your health. Taking nutrients is important as most people besides eating abundantly are malnourished. What do I mean? Well the soils where our food comes from have been depleted over the past 50 years because fertilisers contain the minimum requirement to enhance crop yeilds ie. Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. 17 elements are required for optimal plant health and only 3 are put in!
So what does this mean, the malnourished plant causes humans and animals to be malnourished.
"Everyone needs a multivitamin, plant nutrients and Omega 3's. You need a multivitamin because you are not getting enough of these nutrients from food; and omega-3's, because our food supply is deficient in omega 3's, and omega-3's can reduce heart attacks, strokes and cancer by 13 different mechanisms. New data suggests that it may take as many as 13 servings of fruits and vegetables to prevent cancer. Almost no person ingest this amount"

ref- Coach Poliquin's Pocket Guide tio Better Workouts and a Better Life

Tip# 1 "Gut Health is vital for optimal health and body composition"

Your gut is considered by functional medicine as your second brain. Most of your neurotransmitters are manufactured in the gut. Alot of cognitive issues and sleep issues can be remedied by fixing your gut. First step is to realise you are what you absorb!
Your digestion (i.e.HCl test) and the excretion of Xenoestrogens such as para-beans, food additives, pesticides, pathogens etc determine who you are health wise.
The first step to optimal digestion and better body composition is 'The Acid Test' and using a quality probiotic daily.
Don't spin your wheels like so many women and men do by saying everything is OK.
Awesome results are around the corner if your gut is in order - oh that rhymes doesn't it?
If the above tips don't help you may need a CDSA (Comprehensive Digestive Stools Analysis by Drs Data) the Rolls Royce of functional medicine gut health checks to determine your gut flora balance and presence of parasites and/or need a gut healing protocol (used commonly to nutritionally support food sensitivities and leaky gut syndrome) involving a bunch of botanicals and glutamine, which can be determined by a MRT test soon to be available in Australia. I'll keep you posted.