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	<title>Health Articles &#187; Heavy Metal Toxicity</title>
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		<title>Barium (Ba)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barium (Ba) is found in chlorides (used in sucralose/Splenda), in nitrates and sulfides, and can be toxic. Persistent elevated levels of hair Ba are often a result of diagnostic medical tests. Ba side-effects are similar to those caused by chlorine exposure.
Elevated Ba causes the following health symptoms:

tingling in the arms and legs
skin irritation
difficulty breathing
muscle twitches
increased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tin (Sn)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hair tin (Sn) levels correlate with environmental exposure. Sn is a toxic element in both its organic and inorganic forms.
Sources for Sn are:

food
dental amalgams
cosmetics
preservatives
food and beverage containers
pewter
bronze
anti-corrosive plating

Symptoms of Sn toxciity include:

skin, eye, GI tract irritation
muscle weakness
anemia
testicular degeneration
cysts

Typically, Sn will form a ball in the body, forming a cyst. Sn can penetrate into the brain.
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		<title>Silver (Ag)</title>
		<link>http://www.hairanalysisprogram.com/heavy-metal-toxicity/silver-ag.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hair silver (Ag) levels reflect environmental exposure to the element. However, the hair is commonly contaminated with Ag from hair treatments, swimming pools and hot tubs.
Ag is not a essential element needed for health, and has relatively low toxicity. Some Ag salts are extremely toxic, however.
Sources for Ag are:

seafood
metal and chemical processing industries
photo processes
jewelry making
soldering
effluents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nickel (Ni)</title>
		<link>http://www.hairanalysisprogram.com/heavy-metal-toxicity/nickel-ni.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hair is a very good tissue for monitoring accumulated body stores of nickel (Ni). But, often hair can be contaminated with nickel from hair treatments and dyes.
Ni is an essential element which is required for health in extremely low amounts. Excess Ni is well established to be toxic to the kidneys, and carcinogenic. Elevated Ni [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uranium (U)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uranium (U) in the hair typically reflects levels of U in other tissues in the body. But the hair may be externally contaminated by shampoos or hair products that contain U.
U is very abundant in rock, particularly granite. U is present in ground (drinking) water, root vegetables, and in high phosphate fertilizers.
Sources of U include:

ceramics
some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thorium (Th)</title>
		<link>http://www.hairanalysisprogram.com/heavy-metal-toxicity/thorium-th.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thorium (Th) is a radioactive element with 13 known isotopes. Th232 constitutes 99% of the naturally occurring Th, and is the isotope Dr. Hull tests for. Th decays by alpha-emission to produce radon, and over a period of time eventually converts to lead. This decay process produces alpha, beta, and gamma emissions.
Th is considered mildly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thallium (Tl)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic element, which like lead and mercury, accumulates in many body tissues. Hair levels reflect chronic accumulation, and toxic reactions can have a long latency period before clinical symptoms appear.
Common sources of Tl are:

foods &#8211; marine organisms concentrate Tl up to 700 times
tobacco
contaminated water
electronic components
fly ash
cement dust
some fertilizers

Symptoms of Tl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Platinum (Pt)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Platinum (Pt) is commonly absorbed into the body through inhalation. Pt is a relatively rare element, so most Pt exposures are from occupational sources. Some hair treatments contribute to Pt contamination of the hair.
In recent years, there has been a slight increase in environmental Pt due to the use of Pt as a catalyst in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bismuth (Bi)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bismuth (Bi) is a non-essential element of somewhat low toxicity, but the excessive intake can cause kidney toxicity and brain toxicity. Bi is used prolifically in manufactured products.
Sources of Bi include:

cosmetics, particularly lipstick
medications; commonly in antacids (Pepto-Bismol®)
pigments in colored glass and ceramics
dental cement
dry cell battery electrodes

Symptoms of moderate Bi toxicity are:

constipation or irregularity
foul breath
blue/black gum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beryllium (Be)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Hull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beryllium (Be) can be toxic to humans and animals. Be is a biological antagonist to magnesium. It has a long-term effect of inducing abnormal activity in T lymphocytes, causing immune dysregulation and hypersensitivity reactions. In animals, Be has been shown to cause rickets and damage to the liver, kidneys, lungs, and skin.
Be is poorly absorbed [...]]]></description>
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