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Which Hair Test is Best?

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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

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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

First Repeat Hair Test – April 2014

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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.

Going Around In Circles…

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Hair testing is one way to get some accurate information about your current health situation.

Hair tests give you an insight into what’s happening with your metabolism. They can also show mineral ratios and toxin levels but they need to be interpreted properly.

This is the first one I did in June 2002 when I hit the wall. This is what is called ‘low’ four lows and a serious health issue. Severe burnout or complete adrenal exhaustion is one way to describe it. Hell is probably another way to describe it. Mineral levels are meant to all be in the ‘ideal’ range which is the shaded area. Even better, they should be close to the black lines within the ideal range.

'Low' Four Lows :(

‘Low’ Four Lows 🙁

2002. Age 28. As you can see, only Zinc is where it should be for me. I was completely burnout back then. The big four – Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium, got used up as I ran on adrenalin and willpower for too long. Short bursts are okay, but going for months or years on end will use up these reserves.

 

 

The second test I did was in 2010; I was 38. Now you might be wondering what happened in between. Well, I didn’t realise how serious these imbalances were. The treatment plan was not what I wanted to hear, perhaps because it was too hard and was going to take longer than I was hoping. I was in denial and I obviously wasn’t ready to get better. I was jumping from one fix to the next. I was also listening to doctors who just said keep busy and working and stay positive. I needed more than that. At the time, I was looking for quick fix, I just wanted to get it over and done with so I could get my old life back. But my old life was destructive, why would I want to keep doing that? Because along with the lows came highs, I was obviously willing to do anything for those highs. This is where I had it all wrong and it took me along time to work out why.

4Lows_38yrs

The above test was done around Nov 2010. There hadn’t been any significant change after trying to do it myself. I had found a few treatments that had some positive effect on me, but I added in more supplements and gave it another go. I can’t recall exactly what happened but I think I began to feel better and thought I had fixed things.

I completely underestimated the discipline and effort required to balance these levels out once and for all. I also did not understand ‘retracement’ and how it can make you feel worse before you get better. Supplements are part of it but most likely will not work if they are solely relied upon. It takes a holistic approach that is ultimately designed by yourself, for yourself. Others can guide you, but no-one is ever going to be holding your hand every day telling you what to do and what not to do. It took me so long to stop relying on some other person or product to get me well.

Between 2010 and 2013 I had been making some progress but was still looking for some final pieces of the puzzle. I had stopped fighting it all and using willpower to get things done. It felt like I had given up in a way but this was part of recovery – not trying so hard. Giving up the fight and struggle and willing yourself to get well is not the way.

In late 2013, I decided to give it another shot and got a 3rd hair test done to see where I was at.

Here is a snapshot:

JH Hair Test Oct 2013

And the link below is the original in PDF format:

JH hair Test Oct 2013

After years of trying all sorts of treatments and then to be told I’m still severely burnt out was hard to take. I had to stop everything I was doing and have a complete re-think. It was obvious I was still going the wrong way about it. I had a few things right but I was completely missing other crucial areas. I had no choice but to keep on trying.