Re: Mercury in DDI hair test - holy crap!/element ratios

[Guest guest]

,

I concur: HOLY CRAP! I'm hopeful you will get some needed

interpretation.

A question to those who are knowledgeable about the reference ranges

and ratios...

These look like huge reference ranges. Is these internal reference

ranges for that particular lab? Not knowing much about

biochemistry, it seems a range becomes totally irrelevent when so

wide (or is it purely designed to pick up the extremes?). Also, are

these adult reference ranges?

Thank you.

Pam

>

> Dear list denizens:

>

> What do you make of these hair results from my two-year-old son?

> They're from Doctor's Data.

>

> ELEMENT RESULT / RR COLOR

> ------------------------------------

> Aluminum 7.1 < 8.0 (high G)

> Antimony .024 < .066 (low G)

> Arsenic .13 < .080 (mid Y)

> Beryllium .01 < .02 (no line)

> Bismuth .041 < .13 (low-mid G)

> Cadmium .036 < 0.15 (low G)

> Lead .13 < 1.0 (low G)

> Mercury 5.2 < .40 (RED, LITERALLY OFF THE CHART)

> Platinum .003 < .005 (no line)

> Thallium .001 < .01 (no line)

> Thorium .001 < .005 (no line)

> Uranium .006 < .06 (low G)

> Nickel .04 < .4 (low G)

> Silver .04 < .2 (low G)

> Tin .19 < .3 (mid-high G)

> Titanium .52 < 1.0 (mid G)

>

> ELEMENT RESULT (RR) COLOR

> ---------------------------------------

> Calcium 115 (125-370) Y low

> Magnesium 16 (12-30) G low

> Sodium 19 (12-90) G low

> Potassium 16 (12-40) G low

> Copper 6.2 (8-16) R low

> Zinc 160 (100-190) G high

> Manganese .08 (.2-.55) R low

> Chromium .37 (.26-.5) no line

> Vanadium .045 (.03-.1) G low

> Molybdenum .047 (.05-.13) Y low

> Boron 1.1 (.6-4.0) G low

> Iodine .54 (.25-1.3) no line

> Lithium .015 (.007-.023) G high

> Phosphorus 154 (160-250) Y low

> Selenium .9 (.95-1.7) Y low

> Strontium .04 (.16-1.0) R low

> Sulfur 44000 (45500-53000) Y low

> Barium .10 (.16-.8) Y low

> Cobalt .003 (.013-.035) R low

> Iron 7.6 (8-19) Y low

> Germanium .049 (.045-.065) G low

> Rubidium .019 (.016-.18) G low

> Zirconium .57 (.040-1.0) G high

>

> ELEMENTS RATIOS EXPECTED RANGE

> -------------------------------------------

> Ca/Mg 7.19 4-30

> Ca/P 0.747 .8-8

> Na/K 1.19 .5-10

> Zn/Cu 25.8 4-20

> Zn/Cd >999 >800

>

> Note that this child has a perfect diet. No grains, no sugars, no

soy,

> no casein. Lots of good veggies, some meats, some fruits (generally

> only pear and certain kinds of apple). All foods are organic.

>

> The water has been tested and no significant mercury was detected.

> Mercury has also turned up in his blood, but a DMSA challenge

revealed

> nothing in the urine, neither pre- or post-challenge.

>

> Our doc believes that the lower minerals are a result of the body

> working so hard to detoxify itself. I'd like to hear other

opinions,

> though. His hair mercury level in June was 2.5 µ/g (also alarmingly

> high), but then more than doubled between then and October when

this

> test was taken. The only chelating agent used during that time was

> transdermal glutathione (+ epsom salts baths and a high-sulfur

diet).

>

> Thoughts?

>

> regards,

[Guest guest]

Pam,

An answer to one of your questions. I just got off the phone with Darrell

Hickok of DDI (good timing) and he told me that their hair elements test

reference ranges are different for males, females and children so if the age

on the test is properly reported, then the range would be for a child and

not an adult.

Mark Schauss

www.carbonbased.com

[ ] Re: Mercury in DDI hair test - holy crap!/element

ratios

,

I concur: HOLY CRAP! I'm hopeful you will get some needed

interpretation.

A question to those who are knowledgeable about the reference ranges

and ratios...

These look like huge reference ranges. Is these internal reference

ranges for that particular lab? Not knowing much about

biochemistry, it seems a range becomes totally irrelevent when so

wide (or is it purely designed to pick up the extremes?). Also, are

these adult reference ranges?

Thank you.

Pam

>

> Dear list denizens:

>

> What do you make of these hair results from my two-year-old son?

> They're from Doctor's Data.

>

> ELEMENT RESULT / RR COLOR

> ------------------------------------

> Aluminum 7.1 < 8.0 (high G)

> Antimony .024 < .066 (low G)

> Arsenic .13 < .080 (mid Y)

> Beryllium .01 < .02 (no line)

> Bismuth .041 < .13 (low-mid G)

> Cadmium .036 < 0.15 (low G)

> Lead .13 < 1.0 (low G)

> Mercury 5.2 < .40 (RED, LITERALLY OFF THE CHART)

> Platinum .003 < .005 (no line)

> Thallium .001 < .01 (no line)

> Thorium .001 < .005 (no line)

> Uranium .006 < .06 (low G)

> Nickel .04 < .4 (low G)

> Silver .04 < .2 (low G)

> Tin .19 < .3 (mid-high G)

> Titanium .52 < 1.0 (mid G)

>

> ELEMENT RESULT (RR) COLOR

> ---------------------------------------

> Calcium 115 (125-370) Y low

> Magnesium 16 (12-30) G low

> Sodium 19 (12-90) G low

> Potassium 16 (12-40) G low

> Copper 6.2 (8-16) R low

> Zinc 160 (100-190) G high

> Manganese .08 (.2-.55) R low

> Chromium .37 (.26-.5) no line

> Vanadium .045 (.03-.1) G low

> Molybdenum .047 (.05-.13) Y low

> Boron 1.1 (.6-4.0) G low

> Iodine .54 (.25-1.3) no line

> Lithium .015 (.007-.023) G high

> Phosphorus 154 (160-250) Y low

> Selenium .9 (.95-1.7) Y low

> Strontium .04 (.16-1.0) R low

> Sulfur 44000 (45500-53000) Y low

> Barium .10 (.16-.8) Y low

> Cobalt .003 (.013-.035) R low

> Iron 7.6 (8-19) Y low

> Germanium .049 (.045-.065) G low

> Rubidium .019 (.016-.18) G low

> Zirconium .57 (.040-1.0) G high

>

> ELEMENTS RATIOS EXPECTED RANGE

> -------------------------------------------

> Ca/Mg 7.19 4-30

> Ca/P 0.747 .8-8

> Na/K 1.19 .5-10

> Zn/Cu 25.8 4-20

> Zn/Cd >999 >800

>

> Note that this child has a perfect diet. No grains, no sugars, no

soy,

> no casein. Lots of good veggies, some meats, some fruits (generally

> only pear and certain kinds of apple). All foods are organic.

>

> The water has been tested and no significant mercury was detected.

> Mercury has also turned up in his blood, but a DMSA challenge

revealed

> nothing in the urine, neither pre- or post-challenge.

>

> Our doc believes that the lower minerals are a result of the body

> working so hard to detoxify itself. I'd like to hear other

opinions,

> though. His hair mercury level in June was 2.5 µ/g (also alarmingly

> high), but then more than doubled between then and October when

this

> test was taken. The only chelating agent used during that time was

> transdermal glutathione (+ epsom salts baths and a high-sulfur

diet).

>

> Thoughts?

>

> regards,

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[Guest guest]

Muchas Gracias for the perfect timing of your phone call.

Pam

> >

> > Dear list denizens:

> >

> > What do you make of these hair results from my two-year-old son?

> > They're from Doctor's Data.

> >

> > ELEMENT RESULT / RR COLOR

> > ------------------------------------

> > Aluminum 7.1 < 8.0 (high G)

> > Antimony .024 < .066 (low G)

> > Arsenic .13 < .080 (mid Y)

> > Beryllium .01 < .02 (no line)

> > Bismuth .041 < .13 (low-mid G)

> > Cadmium .036 < 0.15 (low G)

> > Lead .13 < 1.0 (low G)

> > Mercury 5.2 < .40 (RED, LITERALLY OFF THE CHART)

> > Platinum .003 < .005 (no line)

> > Thallium .001 < .01 (no line)

> > Thorium .001 < .005 (no line)

> > Uranium .006 < .06 (low G)

> > Nickel .04 < .4 (low G)

> > Silver .04 < .2 (low G)

> > Tin .19 < .3 (mid-high G)

> > Titanium .52 < 1.0 (mid G)

> >

> > ELEMENT RESULT (RR) COLOR

> > ---------------------------------------

> > Calcium 115 (125-370) Y low

> > Magnesium 16 (12-30) G low

> > Sodium 19 (12-90) G low

> > Potassium 16 (12-40) G low

> > Copper 6.2 (8-16) R low

> > Zinc 160 (100-190) G high

> > Manganese .08 (.2-.55) R low

> > Chromium .37 (.26-.5) no line

> > Vanadium .045 (.03-.1) G low

> > Molybdenum .047 (.05-.13) Y low

> > Boron 1.1 (.6-4.0) G low

> > Iodine .54 (.25-1.3) no line

> > Lithium .015 (.007-.023) G high

> > Phosphorus 154 (160-250) Y low

> > Selenium .9 (.95-1.7) Y low

> > Strontium .04 (.16-1.0) R low

> > Sulfur 44000 (45500-53000) Y low

> > Barium .10 (.16-.8) Y low

> > Cobalt .003 (.013-.035) R low

> > Iron 7.6 (8-19) Y low

> > Germanium .049 (.045-.065) G low

> > Rubidium .019 (.016-.18) G low

> > Zirconium .57 (.040-1.0) G high

> >

> > ELEMENTS RATIOS EXPECTED RANGE

> > -------------------------------------------

> > Ca/Mg 7.19 4-30

> > Ca/P 0.747 .8-8

> > Na/K 1.19 .5-10

> > Zn/Cu 25.8 4-20

> > Zn/Cd >999 >800

> >

> > Note that this child has a perfect diet. No grains, no sugars,

no

> soy,

> > no casein. Lots of good veggies, some meats, some fruits

(generally

> > only pear and certain kinds of apple). All foods are organic.

> >

> > The water has been tested and no significant mercury was

detected.

> > Mercury has also turned up in his blood, but a DMSA challenge

> revealed

> > nothing in the urine, neither pre- or post-challenge.

> >

> > Our doc believes that the lower minerals are a result of the body

> > working so hard to detoxify itself. I'd like to hear other

> opinions,

> > though. His hair mercury level in June was 2.5 µ/g (also

alarmingly

> > high), but then more than doubled between then and October when

> this

> > test was taken. The only chelating agent used during that time

was

> > transdermal glutathione (+ epsom salts baths and a high-sulfur

> diet).

> >

> > Thoughts?

> >

> > regards,

>

>

>

>

>

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

>