What you can't see can still make you sick.
Copper IUDs, everyday exposures, and hidden toxins affecting your health.
Environmental toxins accumulate silently and disrupt hormones, thyroid function, and neurological health. This panel tests for heavy metals and the nutrient markers that reveal toxicity impact.
Why this matters for women
Heavy metal exposure is far more common than most people realize — and women face unique risks. Copper IUDs can elevate copper levels, disrupting the zinc-to-copper ratio and causing anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, and estrogen dominance. Amalgam dental fillings release mercury vapor daily. Lead from old homes, arsenic from rice and drinking water, and cadmium from cigarette smoke (including secondhand) all accumulate in your body over time. These metals are endocrine disruptors — they interfere with thyroid function, hormone balance, and neurological health. Symptoms are often vague (fatigue, headaches, brain fog, mood changes) and easily dismissed. We test the metals themselves plus the nutrient markers that protect against toxicity: zinc (copper antagonist), selenium (mercury antagonist), and GGT (liver damage from toxins).
Symptoms to watch for
What we test
Heavy Metals Panel
Tests blood levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium — the four most common and dangerous environmental toxins. Even low-level chronic exposure can disrupt hormones and neurological function.
Chromium
A trace mineral that at appropriate levels supports insulin function, but elevated levels indicate environmental exposure from industrial sources, contaminated water, or supplements.
Copper
An essential mineral that becomes toxic when elevated. Copper IUDs, estrogen-containing birth control, and pregnancy all raise copper levels. Excess copper causes anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, and estrogen dominance.
Zinc
The primary antagonist to copper — zinc and copper compete for absorption. Testing the copper-to-zinc ratio is critical for women with IUDs or on birth control. Low zinc also weakens immune function.
Selenium
A mercury antagonist that binds to mercury and helps your body excrete it. Also essential for thyroid function. Women with amalgam fillings or high fish consumption need adequate selenium.
GGT
A sensitive liver enzyme that rises when the liver is stressed by toxin exposure. Elevated GGT can indicate that your body is working hard to detoxify metals or other environmental chemicals.
hs-CRP
Inflammation marker that rises with heavy metal exposure. Chronic low-grade inflammation from toxins damages blood vessels, disrupts hormones, and increases disease risk.
Who should consider this panel
- Women with copper IUDs (current or past)
- Anyone with amalgam (silver) dental fillings
- Women living in older homes (lead paint/pipes)
- Those with unexplained neurological symptoms (brain fog, headaches, numbness)
- Women in industrial areas or with occupational exposure
Cited sources
Exposure to heavy metals and hormone levels in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Wang X, et al. Environmental Pollution, 2023.
A Literature Review of the Effects of Copper Intrauterine Devices on Blood Copper Levels in Humans
Crandell L, Mohler N. Nursing for Women's Health, 2021.
Associations between exposure to cadmium, lead, mercury and mixtures and women's infertility and long-term amenorrhea
McClam M, et al. Archives of Public Health, 2023.
If your symptoms don't have an explanation, toxins might. Get tested.