Re: Reading Hair Analysis Results from DDI (Great Plains Lab)

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4 red elements make mercury toxicity likely. After initial diagnosis I don't

think you can tell from a hairtest whether mercury is still a problem now. I use

new hairtests only to check on the other toxic elements.

Dagmar.

[ ] Reading Hair Analysis Results from DDI (Great Plains

Lab)

Hi, I would appreciate anyone's comments, observations or advice. I

am reviewing my son's lab results from April 2001 done through Great

Plains analyzed by DDI. I am trying to use the counting method to

determine if my son needed chelation and still does. It seemed he

did not indicate mecury toxicity to me then but I have always had a

question in the back of my mind. There are so many issues with foods

and nutrition that I cannot help but feel there is a metabolizing

problem and he is not absorbing what he needs to be healthy. He is

healthy enough now that I feel I can do chelation without putting

more strain on his body. Here are the Hair Analysis Results from 2001

(I plan on having another one done to compare the results):

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

element result ref range color

=============================================

aluminum 14 <8.0 yellow

antimony 0.21 <0.066 red

arsenic 0.19 <0.08 yellow (high)

beryllium <0.01 <0.02

bismuth 0.046 <0.13 green

cadmium 0.37 <0.15 yellow

lead 0.78 <1.0 green

mercury 0.22 <0.4 green

platinum <0.003 <0.005

thallium <0.001 <0.01

thorium <0.001 <0.005

uranium 0.005 <0.06 green

nickel 0.09 <0.4 green

silver 0.06 <0.2 green

tin 0.54 <0.3 yellow

titanium 1.8 <1.0 yellow

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

element result ref range color under/over 50%

============================================================

Calcium 201 125-370 white over

Magnesium 23 12-30 green over

Sodium 120 12-90 yellow over

Potassium 58 12-40 yellow over

Copper 9.3 8.0-16 green under

Zinc 310 100-190 red over

Manganese 0.31 0.2-0.55 white over

Chromium 0.52 0.26-0.5 yellow over

Vanadium 0.044 0.03-0.1 green under

Molybdenum 0.007 0.05-0.13 white

Boron 6.0 0.6-4.0 yellow over

Iodine 4.6 0.25-1.3 red over

Lithium 0.012 0.007-0.023 green over

Phosphorus 344 160-250 red over

Selenium 1.5 0.95-1.7 green over

Strontium 0.2 0.16-1.0 green under

Sulfur 47000 45500-53000 green under

Barium 0.23 0.16-0.8 green under

Cobalt 0.004 0.013-0.035 red under

Iron 7.3 8.0-19 yellow under

Germanium 0.068 0.045-0.065 yellow over

Rubidium 0.035 0.016-0.18 green under

Zirconium 0.97 0.04-1.0 green over

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Red in the red seems significant. Also try to identify adn reduce/eliminate the

sources of exposure to antimony (flame retardant in bedding and sleepwear,

solder on some pipes, etc. See danasview.net for more info.

>

Hi, I would appreciate anyone's comments, observations or advice. I <BR>

am reviewing my son's lab results from April 2001 done through Great <BR>

Plains analyzed by DDI.  I am trying to use the counting method to <BR>

determine if my son needed chelation and still does.  It seemed he <BR>

did not indicate mecury toxicity to me then but I have always had a <BR>

question in the back of my mind.  There are so many issues with foods <BR>

and nutrition that I cannot help but feel there is a metabolizing <BR>

problem and he is not absorbing what he needs to be healthy.  He is <BR>

healthy enough now that I feel I can do chelation without putting <BR>

more strain on his body.  Here are the Hair Analysis Results from 2001<BR>

(I plan on having another one done to compare the results):<BR>

<BR>

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS <BR>

element       result    ref range    color <BR>

============================================= <BR>

aluminum      14         <8.0        yellow<BR>

antimony      0.21       <0.066      red      <BR>

arsenic       0.19       <0.08       yellow (high)<BR>

cadmium       0.37       <0.15       yellow<BR>

nickel        0.09       <0.4         green<BR>

silver        0.06       <0.2         green<BR>

tin           0.54       <0.3         yellow<BR>

titanium      1.8        <1.0         yellow<BR>

<BR>

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS <BR>

element       result    ref range    color    under/over 50% <BR>

============================================================ <BR>

Calcium       201       125-370       white     over<BR>

Magnesium     23        12-30         green     over<BR>

Sodium        120       12-90         yellow    over<BR>

Potassium     58        12-40         yellow    over<BR>

Copper        9.3       8.0-16        green     under<BR>

Zinc          310       100-190       red       over<BR>

Manganese     0.31      0.2-0.55      white     over<BR>

Chromium      0.52      0.26-0.5      yellow    over<BR>

Vanadium      0.044     0.03-0.1      green     under<BR>

Molybdenum    0.007     0.05-0.13     white<BR>

Boron         6.0       0.6-4.0       yellow     over<BR>

Iodine        4.6       0.25-1.3      red        over<BR>

Lithium       0.012     0.007-0.023   green      over<BR>

Phosphorus    344       160-250       red        over<BR>

Selenium      1.5       0.95-1.7      green      over<BR>

Strontium     0.2       0.16-1.0      green      under<BR>

Sulfur        47000     45500-53000   green      under <BR>

Barium        0.23      0.16-0.8      green      under<BR>

Cobalt        0.004     0.013-0.035   red        under<BR>

Iron          7.3       8.0-19        yellow     under<BR>

Germanium     0.068     0.045-0.065   yellow     over<BR>

Rubidium      0.035     0.016-0.18    green      under<BR>

Zirconium     0.97      0.04-1.0      green      over<BR>

<BR>

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> aluminum 14 <8.0 yellow

> antimony 0.21 <0.066 red

> arsenic 0.19 <0.08 yellow (high)

> cadmium 0.37 <0.15 yellow

> tin 0.54 <0.3 yellow

> titanium 1.8 <1.0 yellow

Consider removing sources of current exposure, especially antimony

http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm

Dana

[Guest guest]

The antimony was a puzzle in 2001 when this hair analysis was done.

For the life of me, I could not figure out where he was exposed to

antimony as well as arsenic, alunimum, etc. I do not buy clothes

with fire retardent. I do not use aluminum to cook. We did

eventually move out of the house where my son lived from the day he

came home after being born. I had always wondered about the pipes.

Removal of possible assaults has been done and continues to be done.

Anyway, I concluded that perhaps my son was not anymore exposed to

these elements than other people but his body did not excrete them

properly so they accumulated in his system. One reason I chose to

not do chelation when he was three, four, or five years old is

because his eating is so limited, he was dangerously underweight, and

he simply was not healthy. Now that he is seven, though not

completely healthy I feel he is strong enough to handle gentle

chelation. What I will do is have another hair analysis done and see

where he stands today.

I read with interest that you can chelate for other elements besides

mercury. I had been so focused on the mercury issue I was not seeing

all the trees in the forest.

Thanks,

DonLee

> > aluminum 14 <8.0 yellow

> > antimony 0.21 <0.066 red

> > arsenic 0.19 <0.08 yellow (high)

> > cadmium 0.37 <0.15 yellow

> > tin 0.54 <0.3 yellow

> > titanium 1.8 <1.0 yellow

>

>

> Consider removing sources of current exposure, especially antimony

>

> http://www.danasview.net/metals.htm

>

> Dana

[Guest guest]

Does/did your son drink tap water? I just got my hair test back, and my 8 yr

old daughter is red in aluminum; almost red in antimony; and almost yellow in

arsenic. My daughter was known as " the water girl " as I gleefully pumped her

with 4-5 glasses a day of tap water which contains these elements. I now know

she has a bad case of yeast/bacteria partial complements to heavy anti-biotics,

and on her broken system it would explain why she absorbed these toxins. Her

personality seems very close to what I see about aluminum/antimony poisoning,

beyond forgetful; confused; twisting of words etc. However, someone else

mentioned that maybe there is more to it. Maybe it is still mercury that could

have played a part in making these items more absorbable. She did not come

close for toxicity under the counting rules, but thinking there may be a case of

being toxic on the low side that is too low to quantify by any standard at this

time yet capable of making things not exactly right. .My daughter does not

socially qualify for on the spectrum, but I believe it is all related-one very

long spectrum!

Has anyone had or heard of someone successfully treating aluminum with malic

acid and found it work and notice a big difference?

Kari

[ ] Re: Reading Hair Analysis Results from DDI (Great

Plains Lab)

The antimony was a puzzle in 2001 when this hair analysis was done.

For the life of me, I could not figure out where he was exposed to

antimony as well as arsenic, alunimum, etc. I do not buy clothes

with fire retardent. I do not use aluminum to cook. We did

eventually move out of the house where my son lived from the day he

came home after being born. I had always wondered about the pipes.

Removal of possible assaults has been done and continues to be done.

Anyway, I concluded that perhaps my son was not anymore exposed to

these elements than other people but his body did not excrete them

properly so they accumulated in his system. One reason I chose to

not do chelation when he was three, four, or five years old is

because his eating is so limited, he was dangerously underweight, and

he simply was not healthy. Now that he is seven, though not

completely healthy I feel he is strong enough to handle gentle

chelation. What I will do is have another hair analysis done and see

where he stands today.

I read with interest that you can chelate for other elements besides

mercury. I had been so focused on the mercury issue I was not seeing

all the trees in the forest.

Thanks,

DonLee

[Guest guest]

I am having to remember through a haze of so many things happening

during my son's short life. Yes, in the house we lived in until he

was three we did drink the tap water. We stopped after his diagnosis

because I suspicious of the water. (His father refused to have it

tested after the hair analyses results came back.) We began drinking

filtered water, then we moved but continued to drink filtered water.

Since living in that house, I have experienced brain fog myself.

Sometimes it seems I share a lot of his autistic sensory

characteristics such as sensitivity to noise, crowds, visual

stimulation, memory problems, irritability. (Of course single-

parenting an autistic child alone could be a source of irritability,

smile.) I have a hard time sorting stuff out and I am not organized

like I once was. I did not have these problems before. Maybe I

should have my hair tested as well. We haven't lived in that house

for three years but I still have some problems.

Thanks for the perspective.

DonLee

> Does/did your son drink tap water? I just got my hair test back,

and my 8 yr old daughter is red in aluminum; almost red in antimony;

and almost yellow in arsenic. My daughter was known as " the water

girl " as I gleefully pumped her with 4-5 glasses a day of tap water

which contains these elements. I now know she has a bad case of

yeast/bacteria partial complements to heavy anti-biotics, and on her

broken system it would explain why she absorbed these toxins. Her

personality seems very close to what I see about aluminum/antimony

poisoning, beyond forgetful; confused; twisting of words etc.

However, someone else mentioned that maybe there is more to it.

Maybe it is still mercury that could have played a part in making

these items more absorbable. She did not come close for toxicity

under the counting rules, but thinking there may be a case of being

toxic on the low side that is too low to quantify by any standard at

this time yet capable of making things not exactly right. .My

daughter does not socially qualify for on the spectrum, but I believe

it is all related-one very long spectrum!

> Has anyone had or heard of someone successfully treating aluminum

with malic acid and found it work and notice a big difference?

> Kari

> [ ] Re: Reading Hair Analysis Results from

DDI (Great Plains Lab)

>

>

> The antimony was a puzzle in 2001 when this hair analysis was

done.

> For the life of me, I could not figure out where he was exposed

to

> antimony as well as arsenic, alunimum, etc. I do not buy clothes

> with fire retardent. I do not use aluminum to cook. We did

> eventually move out of the house where my son lived from the day

he

> came home after being born. I had always wondered about the

pipes.

> Removal of possible assaults has been done and continues to be

done.

>

> Anyway, I concluded that perhaps my son was not anymore exposed

to

> these elements than other people but his body did not excrete

them

> properly so they accumulated in his system. One reason I chose

to

> not do chelation when he was three, four, or five years old is

> because his eating is so limited, he was dangerously underweight,

and

> he simply was not healthy. Now that he is seven, though not

> completely healthy I feel he is strong enough to handle gentle

> chelation. What I will do is have another hair analysis done and

see

> where he stands today.

>

> I read with interest that you can chelate for other elements

besides

> mercury. I had been so focused on the mercury issue I was not

seeing

> all the trees in the forest.

>

> Thanks,

> DonLee

>

>

>

>

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> Since living in that house, I have experienced brain fog myself.

> Sometimes it seems I share a lot of his autistic sensory

> characteristics such as sensitivity to noise, crowds, visual

> stimulation, memory problems, irritability. (Of course single-

> parenting an autistic child alone could be a source of

irritability,

> smile.) I have a hard time sorting stuff out and I am not

organized

> like I once was. I did not have these problems before. Maybe I

> should have my hair tested as well.

I think that would be a good idea.

good wishes,

Moria