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Hair mineral analysis offers a simple, non-invasive way to find out the body and cell mineral balance and toxicity. It's not as accurate as an actual biopsy of body cells, but hair analysis does offer very good results in analyzing mineral balance and toxicity in particular. (And, it's relatively inexpensive!)
The three methods of measuring mineral toxicity in use today, other than cell biopsy, are:
- Blood. The major drawback here is that the measurement is only as of right now, and blood levels can change dramatically over a days time. Most experts consider this method as unreliable.
- Urine. One sample is almost useless, but a collection over 24 hours is the "usual" today, and is more accurate. However, this also only measures the excretion during this time period.
- Hair. This is more accurate - depending on the length of the hair, it can measure what has been excreted over weeks, months, or even years. This is much more accurate for toxic metals in particular.
The disadvantage of both urine and hair mineral analysis is that we are NOT measuring actual levels, but "deducing" such from the amounts excreted from the body. This is an indirect method, and this is confusing to most people. For example if a hair or urine analysis shows a high level of any toxic mineral, that means that the body is getting rid of it as quickly as possible. Getting rid of it has to be done slowly because if the level is high in the blood getting to the brain, it can overcome what is called the "brain blood barrier", and the brain may be drastically affected. Never in a good way!
The body excretes toxins in many ways. Feces and urine are the major excretion routes, but the hair and fingernails are also used by the body to excrete toxins. In order to do this, they are carried to the excretion system by the blood. To be excreted, heavy metals must be combined with chemicals that makes them water soluble (Vitamin C and the various chelating systems do this). Measuring heavy metal contamination is easily done from either urine or hair - both are excretion products.
Because such measurements are indirect, it takes knowledge and experience to interpret a hair analysis correctly. The toxic minerals are simple, as high levels show toxicity, but balancing minerals is quite different.
The advantage of hair analysis over urine collection is that hair is a "perfect" biopsy material - it can be easily collected, shipped anywhere easily, and stored for years. Collecting urine over 24 hours from an autistic child is difficult at best.
Mercury and Autism
Mercury is extremely dangerous even is very small amounts. Let's look at a scenario that is possible:
1. A mother with dental amalgams of mercury.
2. This mother eats lots of fish, including tuna fish (because it's good for her).
3. This mother has a genetic background that absorbs mercury more than average.
4. This mother seems "normal" as all the above amounts of mercury are relatively small (for her body).
This mother gets pregnant, and for nine months while the baby is growing, that baby is absorbing mercury (yes, in very small amounts, but it's also very small).
The mother nurses the baby for a year, and more mercury is absorbed into the child, but probably not enough to seriously affect the baby.
Sooner or later, maybe even in the hospital, the child gets some vaccines - and the total "required" today is doubling all too often.
About now, these parents notice a dramatic change in their child. It's now diagnosed as autistic. Or, maybe, it's not that bad, but just ADD/ADHD - the lower end of this continuum.
I've heard that, or a similar story several times. Don't think it can't happen to you or yours. It can!
There is too much evidence today that mercury may be to blame for this tremendous increase of the ADD to autism continuum, and that the drug industry and the FDA are "covering up" their contribution! The legal consequences would be disastrous to them!
How do you get Toxic Minerals?
Do you have a lot of amalgam fillings? (Mercury is a main ingredient, and some severe depression has been traced to this source.)
Are you a Vietnam vet who was exposed to "Agent Orange" or other vegetation killers that contained mercury?
Do you eat a lot of canned tuna (Or other) fish?
Do you carry a gene linked to Wilson's Disease? (This causes you to uptake copper many times normal.)
Do you smoke? (That can cause cadmium intake?)
If a woman, have you been on the "pill" for long periods? (This changes the uptake of some minerals, namely copper and vitamin B12.)
Do you cook mostly with aluminum pots and pans? Or, use deodorants that contain aluminum? (Suspected major cause of Alzheimer's.)
Do you use margarine (instead of butter)? If so, you are absorbing nickel, and it can be toxic as well? By the way, butter is much better for you unless you are allergic to it. The cholesterol it contains is much less dangerous to your health than the artificially saturated vegetable fats.
Mineral Balance
The sodium/potassium balance is also critical. These are the minerals that provide the electrical battery that "pumps" the nutrients into cells, and "pumps" the products and waste out as well. Most know that sodium is "bad" for persons with high blood pressure, but as the old song goes "It ain't necessarily so". It's the balance that's critical.
Another balance is the copper/zinc/iron triumvirate. They are each somewhat antagonistic to each other, and as one becomes "dominant" in the blood, it tends to inhibit the absorption of the other two. In particular, too much copper can really play havoc! As it inhibits both zinc and iron, the body absorbs more and more copper (even more efficiently than normal). This excess can even cause schizophrenia or depression. The lack of zinc has been linked to both prostate problems and impotency, not to mention acne. It seems that semen is high in zinc, and thus when a male ejaculates, he loses almost a day's supply of zinc - is it any wonder that teenage boys have so many zits?
Women's blood also goes high in copper and low in zinc just before and during the menstrual cycle - maybe just a bit towards crazy?
Finding out your Toxicity and Balance
A simple, non-invasive mineral hair analysis test is available that does that. If you just want to check toxic minerals, there is a complete check of all minerals with a graphic display of ratios and levels. If you want to check balances AND toxic minerals, there is another that does the above, plus it comes with a computerized readout of several pages detailing every toxic level, and it checks balance between various minerals by levels and ratios. This report makes it easy for the layman to understand and gives recommendations for the steps to correct imbalances.
In my practice, I routinely did a hair analysis on every schizophrenic or depressed patient, and advised it for virtually every person I saw. I taught a course "Holistic Health and Nutrition", and required every person taking the course to have a hair mineral analysis. 40-50% of all these hair analysis reports showed medium to strong imbalance or toxicity that when corrected improved the health of the affected person - in some cases dramatically. My book "The Health Revolution" shows many case histories that depended on hair analysis for successful therapy.
Two Different Formats
2. The second has the same information, PLUS a complete individualization and detailed discussion of the patient's metabolism along with recommendations for supplements. This one is recommended for adults and others that wish to improve their health by balancing minerals, and finding toxics. Cost is $97.
Collecting the Hair Sample for the Order
2. While holding the strands nearest to the scalp, clip off about 2-4 inches of the strands closest to the scalp end, and discard the rest. If a child, or infant, you can use full hair strands up to 12".
3. Repeat step one until you have collected enough strands to fill a tablespoon, cutting in diferent places so that it is not noticeable. (If you have thinning shears, you can use them instead.)
4. Place the collected hairs in a small envelope. Seal the envelope.
Next, download the form at Hair Submittal Form". Print this, fill it out completely, and include with the hair sample, a check, money order, or you can send send a PayPal message separately.
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