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Hair analysis is a simple, painless and quite effective test for evaluating the levels (deficiencies or excesses) of the most important minerals in the body and for detecting the possible presence of toxic minerals. A few centimeters of hair are cut from the root at the base of the neck and then the sample undergoes an atomic spectrophotometric exam.
Why should we analyze hair instead of blood or urine? A blood test can only give us a "flash" or instantaneous image of the body's mineral balance and can be invalidated by contingent factors, such as inflammation.
A urine test on the other hand can be influenced by any sort of damage to the renal system.
A hair test is able to give us the "history" of the minerals contained in the body and therefore provide a wider vision of the previous conditions.
Hair is like a thermometer: it grows about a centimeter per month. By way of the hair bulb, it concentrates and retains the minerals that are present in the circulating liquids: from macro-elements such as calcium which is present in massive quantities, to trace elements (magnesium, iron, copper, etc.) which are present in minimal quantities, and finally toxic metals such as lead or mercury that may have been assimilated by the body over time.
Recent studies have shown that the concentration of minerals in the hair gives an acceptable reflection of that which is present in body tissue. What's more, hair concentrates over 100 times elements like chrome, nickel and manganese that would be difficult to measure by other means due to their scanty blood or plasma concentration.
The doctor who prescribed the hair analysis evaluates the information provided by the results and includes them in the composite of diagnostic tests. This data will help the doctor prescribe nutritional and balancing regimes (diets, supplements, etc.) geared towards optimizing the body's own capacity for maintaining a state of psycho-physical well-being.
The results of the hair analysis reveal deficiencies or excesses of the various minerals that are analyzed.
Deficiencies may be the result of a deficient intake or assimilation and the principle therapeutic action will therefore be geared towards guaranteeing a sufficient and biologically available intake of the deficient mineral by way of nutritional supplements.
The body must be provided with that which it needs and can put to use according to its own methods and time requirements.
When imbalances exist, whether they be excesses or deficiencies, and they are caused by nutritional factors, a doctor may prescribe appropriate dietary or corrective measures through supplementary therapies of a competitive nature, like in the case of toxic minerals: in other words, a "good" mineral is given to a patient to take the place of the "harmful" one.
In the case of mineral excesses or deficiencies that a doctor believes to be a signal of poor functioning of one or more glands (thyroid, adrenal, etc.), the therapy will be aimed at re-establishing their functionality.
In addition to measuring the absolute value of the single elements, hair analysis also provides a measurement of the relationship between the various minerals, thereby helping the doctor to identify those hidden "dangerous relationships" that are active within our bodies.
The data that is gathered by the hair analysis is not solely of diagnostic value: many illnesses (rheumatic arthritis for example) that are characterized by particular mineral imbalances show the first signs in the hair before the illness itself is revealed by evident symptoms.
The elements that are examined by a standard hair analysis are the following: Silver, Calcium, Chrome, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Nickel, Gold, Phosphorus, Selenium, Zinc.
The following toxic minerals are also analyzed: Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead.
It is also possible to test for Mercury upon specific request.
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