hair test interpretation questions (part 1--mom)

[Guest guest]

I would be grateful for any help I can get with 2 hair tests--I'll put

them in separate posts for simplicity. I recommended that my parents

send hair tests to DDI and they gave me permission to ask for

suggestions from the group regarding the results. I am concerned for

them because I am mercury toxic from my amalgams, and my son is

mercury toxic from me. Both my parents have more and bigger amalgam

fillings than I did, and for more years.

I'm at the beginning stages of gathering information and figuring out

the right topics to start looking into more in-depth to help provide

my parents with enough information to make an informed choice as to

what to do with these results. So any suggestions are very, very

welcome.

My mom's results, in particular, aren't clear to me. She is on

high-dose mineral supplements for osteopenia/osteoporosis that testing

shows has stopped her bone loss (so she's getting better compared with

age-peers). I don't understand whether or how that could affect the

results below. She's had adrenal and thyroid (hypo then hyper and

RAI) issues for years, and assorted " typical " stuff—-anxiety,

intermittent depression, environmental allergies (not debilitating).

DDI hair test

Mom, female, 59yo

POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

element result ref range color

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

aluminum 4.0 <7.0 green

antimony <0.01 <0.050 no line

arsenic 0.053 <0.060 green

beryllium <0.01 <0.020 no line

bismuth 0.052 <2.0 green

cadmium 0.024 <0.10 green

lead 0.10 <1.0 green

mercury <0.03 <1.1 no line

platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

thallium <0.001 <0.010 no line

thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

uranium 0.004 <0.060 green

nickel 0.02 <0.40 green

silver 0.01 <0.15 green

tin 0.04 <0.30 green

titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

element result ref range color under/over 50%

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

Calcium 419 300-1200 green under

Magnesium 69 35-120 green over

Sodium 51 12-90 green over

Potassium 20 8-38 green over

Copper 13 12-35 green under

Zinc 180 140-220 white over

Manganese 0.24 0.15-0.65 green under

Chromium 0.34 0.20-0.40 green over

Vanadium 0.038 0.018-0.065 green over

Molybdenum 0.016 0.028-0.056 red under

Boron 0.57 0.30-2.0 white under

Iodine 2.1 0.25-1.3 yellow over

Lithium <0.004 0.007-0.023 red under

Phosphorus 159 160-250 yellow under

Selenium 2.5 0.95-1.7 yellow over

Strontium 0.81 0.50-7.6 green under

Sulfur 45400 44500-52000 green under

Barium 0.32 0.26-3.0 green under

Cobalt 0.010 0.013-0.050 yellow under

Iron 7.7 5.4-14 green under

Germanium 0.029 0.045-0.065 yellow under

Rubidium 0.014 0.007-0.096 green under

Zirconium 0.74 0.020-0.42 yellow over

Ca/Mg = 6.07 range 4-30

Ca/P = 2.64 range 1-12

Na/K = 2.55 range 0.5-10

Zn/Cu = 13.8 range 4-20

Zn/Cd > 999 range >800

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Dave, after reading your response to another person soliciting help, I

sent the .pdfs to the website you recommended. FYI, it looks like _I_

can't add anything to the Files folder, not sure if that's because I'm

so new or if only mods can do that.

I will let the list know when I get test #s for these hair tests from

livingnetwork.

Thanks,

>

> I would be grateful for any help I can get with 2 hair tests--I'll put

> them in separate posts for simplicity. I recommended that my parents

> send hair tests to DDI and they gave me permission to ask for

> suggestions from the group regarding the results. I am concerned for

> them because I am mercury toxic from my amalgams, and my son is

> mercury toxic from me. Both my parents have more and bigger amalgam

> fillings than I did, and for more years.

>

> I'm at the beginning stages of gathering information and figuring out

> the right topics to start looking into more in-depth to help provide

> my parents with enough information to make an informed choice as to

> what to do with these results. So any suggestions are very, very

> welcome.

>

> My mom's results, in particular, aren't clear to me. She is on

> high-dose mineral supplements for osteopenia/osteoporosis that testing

> shows has stopped her bone loss (so she's getting better compared with

> age-peers). I don't understand whether or how that could affect the

> results below. She's had adrenal and thyroid (hypo then hyper and

> RAI) issues for years, and assorted " typical " stuff—-anxiety,

> intermittent depression, environmental allergies (not debilitating).

>

> DDI hair test

> Mom, female, 59yo

> POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color

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

> aluminum 4.0 <7.0 green

> antimony <0.01 <0.050 no line

> arsenic 0.053 <0.060 green

> beryllium <0.01 <0.020 no line

> bismuth 0.052 <2.0 green

> cadmium 0.024 <0.10 green

> lead 0.10 <1.0 green

> mercury <0.03 <1.1 no line

> platinum <0.003 <0.005 no line

> thallium <0.001 <0.010 no line

> thorium <0.001 <0.005 no line

> uranium 0.004 <0.060 green

> nickel 0.02 <0.40 green

> silver 0.01 <0.15 green

> tin 0.04 <0.30 green

> titanium 0.36 <1.0 green

>

> ESSENTIAL AND OTHER ELEMENTS

> element result ref range color under/over 50%

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

> Calcium 419 300-1200 green under

> Magnesium 69 35-120 green over

> Sodium 51 12-90 green over

> Potassium 20 8-38 green over

> Copper 13 12-35 green under

> Zinc 180 140-220 white over

> Manganese 0.24 0.15-0.65 green under

> Chromium 0.34 0.20-0.40 green over

> Vanadium 0.038 0.018-0.065 green over

> Molybdenum 0.016 0.028-0.056 red under

> Boron 0.57 0.30-2.0 white under

> Iodine 2.1 0.25-1.3 yellow over

> Lithium <0.004 0.007-0.023 red under

> Phosphorus 159 160-250 yellow under

> Selenium 2.5 0.95-1.7 yellow over

> Strontium 0.81 0.50-7.6 green under

> Sulfur 45400 44500-52000 green under

> Barium 0.32 0.26-3.0 green under

> Cobalt 0.010 0.013-0.050 yellow under

> Iron 7.7 5.4-14 green under

> Germanium 0.029 0.045-0.065 yellow under

> Rubidium 0.014 0.007-0.096 green under

> Zirconium 0.74 0.020-0.42 yellow over

> Ca/Mg = 6.07 range 4-30

> Ca/P = 2.64 range 1-12

> Na/K = 2.55 range 0.5-10

> Zn/Cu = 13.8 range 4-20

> Zn/Cd > 999 range >800

>

>

> Thanks,

>

>