Quick Dispatch, Hassle-Free Returns, Professional Results
Convenient Delivery:
- Direct to Your Home: PW Therapy partners with top laboratories to deliver test kits right to your door after you make a purchase. We handle all outgoing postage costs.
- Delivery Timeline: Expect your kit within five working days, although this may shift due to external circumstances beyond our control.Â
Simple Test Return Procedure:
- Return Options: Once you’ve completed the test, send it back to the lab using the pre-provided courier slip or choose to use Royal Mail services.
- Cost-Effective Return: Sending your test back to us is economical, with postage to the labs costing only £5-10.
Prompt Results Processing:
- Results in 48 Hours:Â After PW Therapy receives your test results, we commit to processing and sending them to you within 48 hours.
- Expert Consultations Available:Â For a detailed understanding of your results and tailored advice on next steps, please book a consultation with our specialist team.
Description
The Toxic Element Clearance Profile (TECP) is a toxic exposure profile that measures urinary excretion of 20 potentially harmful toxic metals. In addition to measuring classic elemental toxins such as mercury and lead, this profile includes elements used in medical, aerospace, nuclear, and high-tech electronic industries. Identifying exposure to these metals, and then minimising continued exposure is crucial for clinical improvement.
When should testing for toxic elements be considered?
Occupational and industrial exposure, or exposure through various hobbies may put patients at higher risk for toxicity. Those most at risk include workers in industries such as metal refining, alloying, parts manufacturing in aerospace and machine tools, electronics and computer manufacturing, welding, plumbing, construction, oil refining, mining, waste disposal, pesticide manufacturing and application, pigment and coating manufacturing, petrochemical production, dentistry, firearms and ammunition, and work with glass, dyes, ceramics, or paints.
In addition to occupational exposures, everyday activities may put patients at risk of increased exposure to toxic metals: proximity to the above-mentioned industries where groundwater and air contamination can distribute metals, smoking, living in homes with older wells, pipes, and building materials, consumption of foods known to be contaminated with metals (seafood, rice), taking supplements from manufacturers lacking good manufacturing practice (GMP), use of personal care products and cosmetics, taking certain medications, exposure to emissions and exhaust fumes, and exposure to paints, dental amalgams, and fireworks.
Symptoms and conditions associated with heavy metal toxicity.
A wide range of acute and chronic conditions have been associated with toxic heavy metals including, but not limited to:
- Neurological disorders (neuropathy, headaches)
- Cognitive decline
- Mood disorders (depression)
- Cardiac abnormalities (arrhythmias, abnormal ECG)
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Reproductive issues
- GI concerns (vomiting, diarrhoea)
- Lung issues
- Renal impairment
- Skin rashes
- Anaemia and other hematologic disorders
