Re: clay baths are safe

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Thank you for the phone call earlier today. Here are some facts that

you can present to your readers, and of course, you may repost my email in its entirety if you like.From what I gather, someone has said

that they sent our clay into (Doctors Data Inc) DDI under the pretense that it was a fecal analysis. The first thing I would like to point out is that DDI's reference ranges for heavy metals in human fecal matter, blood, urine, and hair, mean very little when it comes to the presence of these same elements outside of the body. While a single part per million of lead in blood will have deleterious effects on the human body, a single part per million of lead in an ingested substance such as

food or a topically applied substance such as clay... the health effects are obviously much less. The individual requesting the test would therefore need to know what these results mean, as the "ranking" of your relative risk on the DDI report would not be insightful... only the actual test result. Here is a link to a

sample

report for a fecal analysis from DDI. On their test, they show a result of 2.57 mg/kg of lead, which also equates

to 2.57ppm. The reference range then appropriately reflects the range as being "off the charts." But as I discussed above, the same interpretation of "off the charts" simply does not apply in this case. That

would bring us to the what one would interpret as being a "high" level in an external substance...whether ingested, inhaled, or applied topically. Lets take food for example? There are of course no normal levels, but the research indicates the average adult ingests around .3 ppm of lead per day from food and beverage sources, most of which is being excreted. Organic sources can also culprit, with some organic produce actually having higher levels of toxic elements than their conventional counterparts. The average adult also is inhaling lead (and other toxins) on a consistent basis. The average adult inhales around .15 ppm of lead per day.

Where am I going with this? Nowhere, except to give you a reference

point of your exposure. It is easy to become excited about a few ppm of lead, arsenic, etc... when one has no reference point. I could tell you that there are 100 micrograms of lead and mercury in your lotion, and it sounds very scary. The reality is that just about all off the shelf junk brands of lotion at your drug store will have levels similar to that... and 100 micrograms is equivalent to a single ppm. I chose lead above as an example, but these facts apply broadly to almost all heavy metals. They are simply in everything, whether you know it or not.

As it applies to clay, the fact is that there are no clays that do not have these elements in them at some level. Anyone who tells you different is not properly informed. These elements, while toxins, are simply absorbed from the earth because these elements are naturally present in the earths crust - not some type of contamination as some might have you believe. To give you a good example other than our own... California Earth Minerals produces a highly respected clay product called Terramin. In it, there is 10ppm of lead (see attached COA). And, their product is for internal use. I would have no problem eating it every day for the rest of my life. Why? Because the function

of clay is to bind these elements... not to release them into the body. I have seen zero evidence to the contrary. Take into account that our product is for external use, the fact the substance in question

is clay, and the minute values we are questioning...

You will note that on our lab report there is 4.4ppm of lead.

Is our

clay clean? Absolutely. I hope the information above will ease your concerns a bit. On a more personal level, we have been producing these clay baths for close to 15 years and have improved the lives and health of countless families. You spoke of your son, so I will also forward you some of the unsolicited emails we have received from parents. Please be sure to let me know if you have any questions, and I would be happy to answer.

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PLEASE if there is ANY change this will hard mybaby . baths are safeTo: mb12 valtrex@...: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 7:16

let me just say that I completely understand your concerns. You have every right to be cautious about which products you use to bring your child back to health, and in fact I applaud you for it. Most parents don't take the time to do their homework. That being said, we are most certainly not an MLM - we are a small family owned business that produces just a handful of select products that we believe in and consider ourselves experts of. There are a few spas that do carry our product as it does have broad detoxification benefits, but it is mostly practitioners at this point. We have found that is the only way to provide the customer support that is needed for a product such as this.

But all of this is neither here nor there, as your question is whether the clay baths are safe and effective.

The short answer is yes, absolutely they are. Safer and more effective than any of the potentially toxic chelation therapies such as DMPS and DMSA being promoted with wreckless abandon. The primary reason

is that we are using the skin as a detox pathway, the largest organ in the body. In and of itself, this should make sense to everyone, regardless of their opinions about clay bath therapy. The issue is that

most of the parents or practitioners who have anything negative to say about our product, have never tried it, and are speaking only from information they might have received second or third hand from someone who also has never tried our product. After all, the concept of clay baths for detoxification is new to alot of people.

But at this point, I'm not quite certain you want re-assurance from us as the manufacturer that the product does what we say it does, or is as safe as we say it is. Fortunately, when you make an effective product, there is no shortage of parents who would love the opportunity to share their experience with others. Just let me know, and I can send

you some contact information for a few of them, and more if necessary.

We care a great deal about the well being of those who use our products, and particularly the children that they are being used for. Yes, we are a business, but we are in the business of helping people with their health, and there is nothing more sacred than that.

You are free to post this response in your forum, if you find it necessary.LLmagnetic clay bathsFrom: Caryn_Reid <caryn_reidyahoo (DOT) com>Subject: Re: Anyone have info on autoimmune disorder "bullous pemphigoid"?To: mb12 valtrex@ yahoogroups. comReceived: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 7:04 PM

Try a natural anti- viral, bacterial, fungal.

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> My brother (age 46) was diagnosed with this recently and we are at a

> loss on treatments to avoid steroids. He already has had psoriasis and

> psoriasic arthritis for years so his immune system is a mess. He is in

> the midst of a pretty severe outbreak of this newly diagnosed bullous

> pemphigoid.

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> Since immune systems gone awry seems to run rampant in many of our

> families here, perhaps someone can provide some clues on where to find

> info - Google is not proving very helpful so far, aside from the

> steroid, pharma route. The outbreak MAY also be triggered by one

> pharmaceutical that he did take for the last 5 years until this March.

>

> I already work like the devil for my own and both my kids' immune system

> anomolies, but none of the research for those touches this rare, mystery

> illness.

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> My first thought is to convince him to work on strengthening his immune

> system, but he needs some other alternative quick relief to the blisters

> internal and external.

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> Thanks in advance for any advice you may have to share!

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