The Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis / What is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis?

Reasons Why You Should Use The Hair Mineral Analysis Testing To Design Your Nutritional Program (cont)

9. Gland, Organ and Tissue Function

The level and ratio of the tissue minerals in the body relate to the activity of specific glands and organs. By calculating these ratios through the mineral test, the function of the glands and organs can be assessed long before any abnormalities appear on x-rays and in a blood test.

10. Why Use Exact Amount of Supplements, Minerals, and Proportions of Foods?

In today’s fad diet world, it is all about shocking the body into extremes. Yes, you may lose the weight but at what cost to your bio-chemical stability. The body functions best between specific ratios and levels of minerals. If one mineral is off then eventually the others will follow. Sometimes it happens fast and other times it is an accumulation of years. There are many factors that contribute to the rate of decline within the body which have already been discussed.

11. Monitoring Your Progress

In nutritional therapy, a common problem is monitoring if it is really working for you.

Are you getting results? You may see the inches coming off and some of the symptoms disappearing, some even persisting. But it is in the monitoring of your biochemistry on a regular basis, that tells the true story of how your body is functioning on the inside. How your body is transforming the internal stress tells how you are handling the external stress of everyday life. If is recommended that once you are on a program for two to three months, you do a repeat mineral analysis. A comparison is done on the earlier tests and your program is reevaluated scientifically instead of guessing what should be done next. What is so great about this is you are part of the process and outcome of your nutritional program. It is solely up to you to stay committed and involved in every step of your road to a balanced-body chemistry.

12. Accuracy and Reliability

Each year Trace Elements, Inc. located in Dallas, Texas evaluates over 500,000 hair samples for medical practitioners and other healthcare professionals. The director of research, Dr. David Watts is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities in the field of clinical nutrition and has published over 50 scientific papers on the subject. His work over the past twenty-five years has identified many significant relationships between minerals, vitamins and the neuro-endocrine system. His research culminating from over 300,000 tissue mineral patterns has led to the development and recognition of individual tissue mineral patterns associated with disease trends, metabolic types and even emotional characteristics. References can be found here.

13. What Can I Expect in My Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Report?

See a sample report here.

14. How Much Hair is Necessary For The Test?

Two full heaping teaspoons should approximate the weight requirement. The weight requested for a hair specimen is 250 milligrams (0.25 Gram). Make sure that you send at least this much and if in doubt send more. If the amount of hair submitted is not adequate, this will delay your test results. Exact instructions for taking your hair sample can be found here.

15. How Much Does the Test Cost?

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