clay baths are safe

[Guest guest]

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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