Question for those who have both of Andy's books... I have my hair test done so I would be more interested in the hair result book now.. but can I comprehend the info there without having the first book? Thanks!!

The hair test book (Hair Test Interpretation by Dr. Andrew Cutler) stands on it's own. You really don't need a working knowledge of mercury toxicity to understand how to read hair tests to determine if you're mercury toxic, so, it's not really necessary to buy the other book (Amalgam Illness by Dr. Andrew Cutler) first.

I would also add that the reason this book is necessary is because it really is a bit complex to determine if you have mercury toxicity. Few people know that mercury normally shows up low even in mercury toxic persons until they are extremely sick. Thus the reason for the book. It allows you to find other signatures that are indicators of mercury toxicity, such as high calcium (because of impaired magnesium utilization). This is the stuff the typical doctor is clueless about.

Anyway, the hair test book is great, but a bit complex, but well worth it.

Hope this helps.

i'd go with Amalgam illness first. it has a self diagnose section anyway.

I would personally have to go with SS on this one. The Amalgam Illness, diagnosis and treatment is the first book I would get because it's truly the foundation. The rest that come on top of that I'd call helpful additions.

There is no way I'd be without that book, that is what went into the entire mercury poisoning problem in its entirety, everything from symptoms, conflicting problems that often coincide, other toxicities, ways to diagnose, how to chelate SAFELY, what to take for this condition, how to begin, the whole procedures are laid out. Even showing how to do a challenge test to test for mercury. The symptoms from the test alone can apparently be a diagnosis almost in itself.