DDI Hair test of a little french girl - Comments please !

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Hello USA and Dear Mr CUTLER, may you help me to understand these

hair test results for my 4.5 daughter ?

If my comprehension of the rules is OK, the results don't match the

counting rules for mineral transport impairement. But :

- Are mercury and aluminium and lead important levels if they are in

the yellow ?

- If we don't meet counting rules of mercury poisoning, according to

them, we have to take into account the abnormal results of some

elements. So, should we try to do something against the copper red

level, and if yes, as we leave in France, is there some available

protocol for copper toxicity ?

- Is the very low lithium level important and should we give some to

our little girl who is usually more " hypo " than " hyper " as far

sensory problems are concerned.

- A little last question : Has the sulfur level in the test

something to deal with that " PST " problem that some autist children ?

Hair test results :

Test date : 11/23/03

Important : My daughter had ALA once a day from january to april

2003.

Here are the results

Thank you to everyone answering.

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

element result ref range color

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aluminum 16 < 8.0 yellow

antimony 0.05 < .066 green

arsenic 0.11 < .08 yellow

beryllium <0.01 < 0.02 no line

bismuth .087 < .13 green

cadmium .062 < .15 green

lead 2.5 < 1.0 yellow

mercury 1.3 < 0.40 yellow

platinum .003 < .005 no line

thallium < .001 < .01 no line

thorium < .001 < .005 no line

uranium .0016 < .06 green

nickel .39 < .4 green

silver .24 < .2 yellow

tin .26 < .3 green

titanium 0.73 < 1.0 green

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

element result ref range color under/over 50%

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Calcium 890 125-370 red over 50%

Magnesium 18 12-30 white over 50%

Sodium 17 12-90 green under 50%

Potassium 11 12-40 yellow under 50%

Copper 41 8.0-16 red over 50%

Zinc 140 100-190 green over 50%

Manganese 0.16 0.2-0.55 yellow under 50%

Chromium 0.47 0.26-0.5 green over 50%

Vanadium 0.056 0.03-0.1 white over 50%

Molybdenum 0.064 0.05-0.13 green under 50%

Boron 0.43 0.6-4.0 yellow under 50%

Iodine 0.39 0.25-1.3 green under 50%

Lithium <0.004 0.007-0.023 red under 50%

Phosphorus 226 160-250 green over 50%

Selenium 0.58 0.95-1.7 yellow under 50%

Strontium 1.5 0.16-1.0 yellow over 50%

Sulfur 55600 45500-53000 yellow over 50%

Barium 0.66 0.16-0.8 green over 50%

Cobalt 0.019 0.013-0.035 green under 50%

Iron 14 8.0-19 green over 50%

Germanium 0.063 0.045-0.065 green over 50%

Rubidium 0.017 0.016-0.18 green under 50%

Zirconium 0.064 0.04-1.0 green under 50%