RE: Hair test results repost, comments appreciated

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Check www.danasview.net for possible sources of exposure. Does this one have

any mercury amalgam dental fillings? They contain silver. Any tattoos? Some

contain metals. NiCad batteries contain cadmium as do many kinds of paint.

Photo processing chemicals contain silver (though many people now use digital.

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This is a repost from a while ago (under a different email address).  Never<BR>

got any comments and wanted to give it a second try...<BR>

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Below are the DDI essential elements test results for my #1.  #1 is NT by<BR>

all measures but sibling (#2) is PDD-NOS and currently meets 2 counting<BR>

rules (results not listed).  This test doesn't meet any of the counting<BR>

rules but some of the toxic elements (no known exposures to Silver and<BR>

Cadmium) and ratios have me wondering.  Just wanted to see if anyone else<BR>

had any comments.  Note that #1 has had hair highlights slightly >6 months<BR>

ago.<BR>

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POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS<BR>

Element       Result    Ref Range      Color<BR>

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Aluminum      4.7       <   8.0      Green<BR>

Antimony      0.081     < 0.066      Low Yellow<BR>

Arsenic       0.033     < 0.080      Green<BR>

Beryllium     <0.01     < 0.020      No Line<BR>

Bismuth       0.092     <  0.13      Green<BR>

Cadmium       0.11      <  0.10      Low Yellow<BR>

Lead          0.41      <   1.0      Green<BR>

Mercury       0.09      <  0.40      Low Green<BR>

Platinum      <0.003    < 0.005      No Line<BR>

Thallium      <0.001    < 0.010      No Line<BR>

Thorium       <0.001    < 0.005      No Line<BR>

Uranium       0.010     < 0.060      Low Green<BR>

Nickel        0.33      <  0.40      Green<BR>

Silver        0.68      <  0.20      Yellow<BR>

Tin           0.40      <  0.30      Low Yellow<BR>

Titanium      0.63      <   1.0      Green<BR>

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ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS<BR>

Element       Result    Ref Range     Color    Under/Over 50%<BR>

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Calcium        192      140-  500     Green       under 50%<BR>

Magnesium      30        15-   45     Green       over  50%<BR>

Sodium         66        12-   90     Green       over  50%<BR>

Potassium      41         9-   60     Green       over  50%<BR>

Copper         23        10-   22     Yellow      over  50%<BR>

Zinc           88       100-  190     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Manganese      0.14    0.20- 0.55     Yellow   I  under 50%<BR>

Chromium       0.48    0.26- 0.50     Green       over  50%<BR>

Vanadium       0.051  0.030- 0.10     White       under 50%<BR>

Molybdenum     0.068  0.048- 0.13     Green       under 50%<BR>

Boron          0.89    0.35-  3.0     Green       under 50%<BR>

Iodine         1.4     0.25-  1.3     Yellow      over  50%<BR>

Lithium        0.010  0.007-0.023     White       at    50%<BR>

Phosphorus     154      160-  250     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Selenium       0.76    0.95-  1.7     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Strontium      1.0     0.19-  2.0     Green       over  50%<BR>

Sulfur         45000  45500-53000     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Barium         2.4     0.16-  1.2     Yellow      over  50%<BR>

Cobalt         0.010  0.013-0.035     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Iron           14       8.0-   19     Green       over  50%<BR>

Germanium      0.032  0.045-0.065     Yellow      under 50%<BR>

Rubidium       0.033  0.012- 0.16     White       under 50%<BR>

Zirconium      0.092  0.030-  1.0     Green       under 50%<BR>

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RATIOS<BR>

Elements    Ratios    Expected Range<BR>

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Ca/Mg         6.4          4-30<BR>

Ca/P          1.25         1-12<BR>

Na/K          1.61       0.5-10<BR>

Zu/Cu         3.83         4-20<BR>

Zu/Cd         800          >800<BR>

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Thanks,<BR>

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--todd<BR>

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