The components scores in the Toxin Load Index in the Health Equations Blood Test Evaluation include:

Albumin......binds toxins and carries glutathione; low albumin indicates depletion of this primary defense against toxicity.

MCV......increases when toxins deplete RBC G-6-PD.

Total Bilirubin......increases when RBCs are destroyed by toxins.

Uric Acid......a mycotoxin that increases when fungi "ingest", i.e., sequester, toxins, thus protecting body tissues.

Globulin......IgA and IgM immunoglobulins bind toxin; IgA is found primarily at the mucosal linings and is a first line of defense against inhaled and ingested toxins.

Lymphocytes......produce immunoglobulins which bind toxins, including pathogens.

Monocytes......produce IgM antibodies; increases found in auto-immunity as well as in toxicity; toxins cause auto-immunity.

Eosinophils......increase in toxicity (as well as allergies and parasite infections).

BUN......decreases before renal failure, then increases as renal failure progressed; decreases and increases may indicate kidney damage from toxins.

Liver Stress ......the liver makes a host of proteins that bind toxins, including and especially the metallothioneins.

Tissue Cholesterol......when tissue Cholesterol is low toxins will necessarily dissolve in the nervous system (nerves and CNS) which is predominately composed of lipids; a high Tissue Cholesterol, on the other hand, may be in an appropriate response to toxicity. Tissue Cholesterol is an important defense against mercury.

HDL......an elevation above 85 is highly suspicious of pesticide toxicity.

Triglycerides......a depression is highly suspicious of organic solvent toxicity.

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