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Which Hair Test is Best?

What I mean by the title is which Hair Testing company provides the most accurate and informative results.

For Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) I have used Analytical Research Labs (via Dr L Wilson) in the past. The results have been accurate but there is a better alternative available.

I’m afraid to say that ARL is a little behind the times. They seem to be stuck in the 1980’s and they haven’t adapted or changed over time. (as at July 2016). I hope they lift their game.

Trace Elements (TEI) in Texas provide more information than ARL. They use the same quality testing procedure but a skilled hair test interpreter is missing some vital clues if only relying on ARL tests.

I took a snapshot of part of the Trace Elements test but the full sample is at the end of the post.

Trace Elements

Trace Elements Hair Test

 

With Trace Elements you get:

  • 15 Nutritional Elements including Sulfur an accurate Boron reading.
  • 8 Toxic Elements including Antimony, Uranium and Berylium. That’s on top of Mercury, Aluminium, Lead, Arsenic and Cadmium. (ARL just has these last 5)
  • 14 Additional Elements including: Germanium, Barium, Bismuth, Rubidium, Nickel, Lithium, Platinum, Thallium, Vanadium, Strontium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Zirconium. (ARL only do 5)
  • 7 Significant Ratios. These are gold for interpreters; more the better. Both companies provide the same with Trace Elements adding Iron/Copper.
  • 9 Toxic Ratios – e.g. Calcium/Lead. Toxic minerals vs Essential Minerals.
  • 11 Additional Ratios – mainly for reference while patient improves.

Here’s what a full sample test looks like: (PDF)

Trace Elements Hair Test

You’ll most likely have to find a practitioner to get access to these testing facilities but that shouldn’t be too difficult. Hunt around on the net or email Trace Elements

http://www.traceelements.com/

A hair test is a great start to unravelling the underlying causes of your symptoms. If the practitioner you are seeing doesn’t cut the mustard then show the test to someone who does and don’t stop till you get some answers.

The hair analysis should give you some clues as to what do next in terms of recovering your health.

Everything else I’m doing is covered in my Book

 

Dr L Wilson Interview – Adrenal Fatigue

Here is a very informative interview with Dr Wilson regarding Nutritional Balancing. It was conducted by Wendy Myers and is also available on her website www.liveto110.com

Dr Wilson

Latest Hair Test Results – Finally Out Of ‘Four Lows’

After 18 months of following the Nutritional Balancing program I have finally dragged myself out of the awful ‘four lows’ situation. I may again drop down to ‘4 lows’ to deal with more issues but results are inevitably going in the right direction. I still find the program very hard to follow and i’m happy if I can do 60-70% of it. This is no doubt the hard way to get better but it’s the only way I know about for now, and perhaps also the best. I’ve been guilty of searching for quick fixes but usually this has just delayed my recovery.

The longer I do NB, the more i gain confidence in it. It has taken me so long to really understand how it works. The diet, saunas, coffee time and supplements etc all work together to get great results. There are so many other products out there now claiming to do wonderful things and this is exactly what sick and vulnerable people want to hear. Please don’t chop and change products and continually search the internet. It’s stressful and only adds to your recovery time. Do your homework first before adding any extras to the simple but proven Nutritional Balancing program.

Below are my latest results and accompanying audio file:

Out of 'Four Lows'

Out of ‘Four Lows’

For the Audio, click below:

First Repeat Hair Test – April 2014

After 4 or 5 months working hard sticking to their program and with a dash of my program thrown in, I was surprised to get good results. It’s probably because I don’t feel that much better but things change so slowly that improvements aren’t obvious. Along with the test itself, I have included the Audio analysis so people can get a better idea of how these tests are interpreted. My mercury and lead excretion has increased so this is good. My core minerals like Calcium and Magnesium have also increased so this is also good. My supplement regimen has been changed slightly but everything else has stayed the same.

One thing I would like to mention is ‘retracing’. Retracing is when your body has what it needs to start dealing with old injuries whether they be emotional or physical. For about 4 weeks I was very much zombie like and was certain that the supplements were poisoning me or something. I think my adrenals decided they needed some time off and they went to sleep because I remember lying down occasionally and not being able to lift my arm up or leg up. I had seized. There were a few emotional ups and downs too and I was tempted to stop but once I understood retracing, I reacted as little as possible and just ‘watched’ these strange symptoms without panicking. Not reacting to all the things I used to react to is playing a huge role in my recovery. I’ll discuss that in the next post.

The link below will go to a PDF copy of my test. I have also taken 2 photos (quality not great) of the test and posted them further below so you can listen to the audio while looking at the test. Alternatively save the PDF to your computer and come back to open the audio. That might be easier.

JH Hair Test Mar 2014

Here is the accompanying audio interpretation with permission from Roger Lange. Roger is an approved practitioner for – Dr Wilson Hair Mineral Analysis and Nutritional Balancing.

 

Below is the upper and lower halves of the test. The circled ‘ I’s ‘ stand for ‘Improvement’. I recommend saving the above PDF as it’s much clearer.

 

Hair test

Hair test

April_2014 Hair Test Lower half.

I hope this gives you some idea of how Hair Tests are interpreted and that for severe long term cases, it takes months of being disciplined to get results. That’s not to say I fell off the wagon a few times. Carbo binges, overdoing things and the occasional beer did get consumed, but I always returned to the program.

Seeing these results gives me the encouragement to not only continue, but follow the program more closely. Here is what I have done the last 4 months:

Supplements customised to Hair Test, Strict diet based on meat and vege and no/low carbs, Spring or filtered water, Coffee enemas, Home made sauna and meditation/behaviour exercise. I also do a few other bits and pieces that I’ve picked up over the years. I check with my consultant as to whether these are okay to do.

You might have already tried these treatments, just as I had, and made no progress. The secret is how they all fit in with each other. It’s a holistic approach. You take full responsibility for your own health and do 99% of the work. We all want someone else to do it for us or give us a quick fix but this isn’t what this program is about. And I wouldn’t want it any other way because I have all the best tools and techniques for the rest of my life. I understand why I got sick and have a better idea of who I am and how I want to spend my life.