DDI Hair Elements test for ANDY

[Guest guest]

Dear Andy,

Below I have posted the results of my son's recent hair test from

DDI for your review and suggestions. My son is 5 years old, weighs

42 lbs, and prior to taking this test has chelated with DMSA only

for 10 months and with DMSA/ALA for one month. Thank you for your

time and consideration to this data.

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

element result ref range color

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aluminum 7.1 <8.0 green

antimony 0.048 <0.066 green

arsenic 0.26 <0.08 red

beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no bar

bismuth 0.091 <0.13 green

cadmium 0.19 <0.15 yellow

lead 0.44 <1.0 green

mercury 0.21 <0.4 green

platinum <0.003 <0.005 no bar

thallium <0.001 <0.01 no bar

thorium <0.001 <0.005 no bar

uranium 0.002 <0.06 green

nickel 0.07 <0.4 green

silver 0.06 <0.2 green

tin 0.31 <0.3 yellow

titanium 1.3 <1.0 yellow

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

element result ref range color under/over 50%

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Calcium 128 125-370 green under 50%

Magnesium 23 12-30 green over 50%

Sodium 150 12-90 yellow over 50%

Potassium 180 12-40 red over 50%

Copper 7.4 8.0-16 yellow under 50%

Zinc 110 100-198 green under 50%

Manganese 0.12 0.2-0.55 yellow under 50%

Chromium 0.2 0.26-0.5 red under 50%

Vanadium 0.025 0.03-0.1 yellow under 50%

Molybdenum 0.16 0.05-0.13 yellow over 50%

Boron 22 0.6-4.0 red over 50%

Iodine 0.22 0.25-1.3 yellow under 50%

Lithium 0.015 0.007-0.023 green over 50%

Phosphorus 223 160-250 green over 50%

Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under 50%

Strontium 0.11 0.16-1.0 yellow under 50%

Sulfur 47600 45500-53000 green under 50%

Barium 0.14 0.16-0.8 yellow under 50%

Cobalt 0.002 0.013-0.035 red under 50%

Iron 8.0 8.0-19 green under 50%

Germanium 0.026 0.045-0.065 yellow under 50%

Rubidium 0.19 0.016-0.18 yellow over 50%

(just barely)

Zirconium 0.97 0.04-1.0 green over 50%

[Guest guest]

Since this meets 2 of the counting rules - 4 reds AND only 9 greens,

mineral transport may be deranged, which does suggest a mercury

problem. With deranged mineral transport the significance of the

arsenic isn't clear, but if you use ALA to remove the mercury it gets

the arsenic too.

Andy .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..

>

> Below I have posted the results of my son's recent hair test from

> DDI for your review and suggestions. My son is 5 years old, weighs

> 42 lbs, and prior to taking this test has chelated with DMSA only

> for 10 months and with DMSA/ALA for one month. Thank you for your

> time and consideration to this data.

>

>

> POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color

> =============================================

> aluminum 7.1 <8.0 green

> antimony 0.048 <0.066 green

> arsenic 0.26 <0.08 red

> beryllium <0.01 <0.02 no bar

> bismuth 0.091 <0.13 green

> cadmium 0.19 <0.15 yellow

> lead 0.44 <1.0 green

> mercury 0.21 <0.4 green

> platinum <0.003 <0.005 no bar

> thallium <0.001 <0.01 no bar

> thorium <0.001 <0.005 no bar

> uranium 0.002 <0.06 green

> nickel 0.07 <0.4 green

> silver 0.06 <0.2 green

> tin 0.31 <0.3 yellow

> titanium 1.3 <1.0 yellow

>

> ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color under/over 50%

> ============================================================

> Calcium 128 125-370 green under 50%

> Magnesium 23 12-30 green over 50%

> Sodium 150 12-90 yellow over 50%

> Potassium 180 12-40 red over 50%

> Copper 7.4 8.0-16 yellow under 50%

> Zinc 110 100-198 green under 50%

> Manganese 0.12 0.2-0.55 yellow under 50%

> Chromium 0.2 0.26-0.5 red under 50%

>

> Vanadium 0.025 0.03-0.1 yellow under 50%

> Molybdenum 0.16 0.05-0.13 yellow over 50%

> Boron 22 0.6-4.0 red over 50%

> Iodine 0.22 0.25-1.3 yellow under 50%

> Lithium 0.015 0.007-0.023 green over 50%

> Phosphorus 223 160-250 green over 50%

> Selenium 0.94 0.95-1.7 green under 50%

> Strontium 0.11 0.16-1.0 yellow under 50%

> Sulfur 47600 45500-53000 green under 50%

> Barium 0.14 0.16-0.8 yellow under 50%

> Cobalt 0.002 0.013-0.035 red under 50%

> Iron 8.0 8.0-19 green under 50%

> Germanium 0.026 0.045-0.065 yellow under 50%

> Rubidium 0.19 0.016-0.18 yellow over 50%

> (just barely)

>

> Zirconium 0.97 0.04-1.0 green over