TotalCARE Heavy Metal Screen Test
The TotalCARE Heavy Metal Screen Test was developed by Nissen Medica Inc. as an easy, accurate home-based process to determine the presence of heavy metals in your body and/or environment. The exploratory procedure is based on the dithizone reagent, which has been known to chemical science for more than 60 years.
Use of TotalCARE Heavy Metal Screen Test is intended as an aid in understanding your body’s heavy metal detoxification capacities and may serve as an early indicator of heavy metal intoxication.
The information the kit provides is for general educational purposes only. The test is not intended to replace advice from a competent and knowledgeable healthcare professional. If you are experiencing serious symptoms (nausea, vomiting, headaches, sweating, difficulty breathing, convulsions, trembling) or you believe you have acute heavy metal poisoning, contact your health care provider immediately. Seek qualified healthcare advice for the treatment of any illness or disease.
TotalCARE Heavy Metal Screen Test is designed to be an effective component of your comprehensive health regime. Used in concert with BodyCARE, DentaCARE, and other therapies proven to minimize the effects of environmental pollution, TotalCARE allows the health conscious consumer to accurately assess their wellness action plan and take control of their health!
Screening Procedure
Open test-tube and place one of the small square Test Paper into test tube solution.
Shake test-tube gently until solution turns green.(Within 30 –60 seconds) 
Urine-Test
Add 3 ml of the urine with the help of the pipette into the test-tube. ( The test-tube is now filled up to the 4ml line) Shake vigorously for 15-30 seconds, stop and allow the solution to react for 1 minute.
Test-Results
Observe the band/ring of color at the top of the solution and compare with the color chart.
The green color changed to a pink color thus the metal concentration is high. 
Color remains green. No metal ions are present. 
Metal Concentration Chart
Water Test
Add 7ml of water to the prepared test tube (8 ml line). Shake vigorously for 5-10 seconds. Color change occurs immediately.
Dust, food, beverage, plastic, etc.
Take small amounts of desired material with 30ml of distilled water. Let it stand for 24 hours, filter and test water as described above.
Test-Results
Color remains green: No heavy metal ions
Green color changed. Presence of inorganic metal ions.(Copper, lead, etc.) Good drinking water should contain no heavy metal ions.
Interpretation
Any color change from green, viewed directly on the surface level of the test tube, represents the presence of free metal ions. Compare with the color chart to find the degree of metal concentration.
TotalCARE reagents only bind to the unbound or free metal ions - metals which have not been neutralized by the body. In a healthy body with a well-functioning detoxification system, there should be no free heavy metals found in the urine. Heavy metal ions present in food, amalgam fillings, tap water, dust, dishware, etc. may contribute to heavy metal intoxication.
The color chart indicates the concentration of metals only; the type of metal present is secondary, since all free metal ions are toxic to our body. Free or unbound metals increase free radical production a million times – free radicals have been linked to all degenerative diseases, including cancer. If your self-test shows the presence of free heavy metals, a detoxification process (use BodyCARE Environmental Defense) should be undertaken and all sources of contamination should be eliminated. Use TotalCARE Heavy Metal Screen Test to assess the effectiveness of your detoxification process.
*When testing urine, test results indicating no metals present suggest one of two possibilities. Either the test liquid is indeed free of heavy metals, or the body is subject to advanced metal toxicity in which the body’s capacity (through liver, kidneys, intestine, etc.) to cope with free metal ions is totally exhausted. Consult your health care professional for further investigation or follow our protocol.
Recommendation:
Run a first or baseline test. Make sure not taking any supplements for 24 -36 hours.
Follow the Detoxification protocol
Run another test after 10 days (no supplements 36 hours prior) and compare.
Run another test every month or every 2nd month and follow the development.
Example: Results go from low to high and then back to low and finally to normal or no metals.
Example of how to use the test
First test: picture 003
Green color changed after first titration. Very high free metal ion concentration or detoxification(chelation) capacities are very low.
Second test: picture 004
The patient received a chelation agent for a 3 month period. The green color changed after the 3rd titration. The metal concentration of the unbound metal ions has been diminished compared to picture 003, but further therapy is necessary.
Third test: picture 005
After 1 year treatment : No free metal ions are present.
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Comments:
Where are the unbound metals ions coming from?
1. Environment: Food, water, air, amalgam fillings, etc.
2. Gallbladder blockage or reduced bile flow: Heavy metals and in particular mercury accumulates in the gallbladder, creating a perfect environment for bacteria and fungus which leads to a sluggish or thick bile.
3. Displacement reaction: Mercury and other heavy metal ions block the access to the metabolic processes within the cell. (like a broken key which will plug up the lock). These reactions are called displacement reaction. Displacement reactions, also called fight for the site, occur when heavy metals grab the biological spaces that should be filled by necessary minerals.
Symptoms caused by mineral deficiency and displacement by a heavy metal.
(Hg, Cd, Pb, ) include:
Magnesium: Irregular heartbeat, osteoporosis, receding gums, etc
Iron: Anaemia
Copper: Anaemia, Thyroid dysfunction, impaired digestion
Zinc: Anorexia nervosa, loss of taste, low libido, PMS, etc
Iodine: Thyroid dysfunction
Since the essential metals (for example copper and zinc) are not utilized, they turn into free, electrically active ions which attach themselves to all kinds of protein molecules. There they serve no purpose and do much damage.
At this stage of toxic contamination, the discharge of essential minerals from the organism is not yet relevant, but as free electrically active metals they can be made visible in our test. The valuable essential metals have in effect become toxic metals. Diagnostically, the test indicates that the body can not handle the heavy metals and uses gallbladder, liver, kidneys and other tissue as waste deposit sites.
Sources like copper metal pipes, red wine, chocolate, amalgam fillings and certain workplaces further raise toxic levels in the body and it is self evident that a first step would be to eliminate these sources. Inadequate excretion as a result of an unhealthy diet, low bile flow due to toxins as well as liver and kidney dysfunction are further serious causes of creeping intoxication.