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The Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
With the enormous amounts of toxic metal in the environment and the widespread nutrient mineral insufficiencies of the modern western diet, assessing patients for element imbalances and excesses is an increasingly important tool in the diagnosis of chronic illness. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis of the hair can provide the healthcare provider with important insight into treatment strategies for conditions ranging from depression and behavior disorders to cardiovascular and neurological illnesses. Practitioners have found the assessment extremely useful in cases where no other etiology (cause) was readily apparent for an illness or disease, as well as in cases where multiple causes act in synergy (in combination together).
Articles In This Section:
  • What is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis?
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/11/2006
    The Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis is one of the most rapidly advancing fields in medicine with applications across the treatment spectrum. Research during the past three decades suggests that the relationship between hair element concentrations and human health is a complex process related to exposure, absorption, and tissue distribution of essential and toxic elements.

  • Cadmium Being Found in More and More Americans
    by Dr. Gary Farr 8/25/2005
    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just published its third "National Report On Human Exposure To Environmental Chemicals." Their study tested the blood and urine samples of about 2,400 people for 148 different chemicals.

  • Facts Concerning Environmental Radon
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/31/2005
    The potential hazard of radiation exposures to radon gas and its daughter products from natural background has been highlighted in the press and has become a matter of concern and a source of confusion to the public. The material distributed in the Radon Update is intended to provide information needed to help understand these issues and to provide a compilation of the relevant facts for those individuals interested in the potential health effects of environmental radon.

  • Free Newsletter
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    Sign up for our FREE health newsletter from BecomeHealthyNow.com. The Healthy newsletter brings the latest research, news and ideas you can use, fun mini-quizzes and a listing of the live events and happenings on the BecomeHealthyNow sites and communities. You'll always be up to date on current health topics as the BecomeHealthyNow.com web site is continually updated.

  • Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis - Sample Report
    by Dr. Gary Farr 9/7/2004
    An actual report of one of our patients is shown complete with graphics and explanation of the findings.

  • Hair Trace Elements and Hypothyroidism
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/15/2004
    A majority of people experiencing physical and emotional problems falls outside the medical/disease model. They can be classified as having sub-clinical conditions, i.e. falling within the normal medical ranges, but experiencing real physical and emotional symptoms. This is particularly true in relation to thyroid dysfunction.

  • Health Survey
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    The health survey finds out about the state of your health. You may discover things about your health you didn't know before. This increased awareness of your health can help you take the appropriate action to improve the state of your body's function.

  • How to Take a Hair Sample
    by Dr. Gary Farr 5/14/2004
    The proper collection method for taking a hair samle is discussed. All clients that are submitting hair samples should read this page.

  • Protecting Yourself from Heavy Metals
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/22/2004
    Even if all heavy metal production were to stop today, enough heavy metals have been released into our environment to cause chronic poisoning and numerous neurological diseases for generations to come. We give you a strategy to protect yourself.

  • The Danger Lurking in Your Shower
    by Dr. Gary Farr 8/25/2005
    A new study from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine claims that you risk permanent nervous system (brain) damage if you regularly inhale water vapor, when showering, which contains manganese.

  • The Hidden Toxin You May be Breathing in Your Shower
    by Dr. Gary Farr 8/25/2005
    Nearly 9 million people in the United States are exposed to manganese levels that may cause toxic effects. And while small levels of this naturally occurring metal can be found in food and many types of rocks and enters the air, soil and water, high levels of manganese are mainly found in wells and private water supplies.

  • The Trace Metals
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/16/2003
    A detailed description of all of the trace metals, where we get them in our diet, what supplements contain the trace metals, signs and symptoms of excessive exposure, and information regarding the specific metal.

  • Why Heavy Metals are a Hazard to Your Health
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/15/2004
    Metals can directly influence behavior by impairing mental and neurological function, influencing neurotransmitter production and utilization, and altering numerous metabolic body processes. Systems in which toxic metal elements can induce impairment and dysfunction include the blood and cardiovascular, detoxification pathways (colon, liver, kidneys, skin), endocrine (hormonal), energy production pathways, enzymatic, gastrointestinal, immune, nervous (central and peripheral), reproductive, and urinary.

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