HAIR ANALYSIS
INTERPRETATION METHODS AND LABORATORIES
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© June 2021, L.D. Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All
information in this article is for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment,
prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.
Hair mineral testing is a mineral biopsy of the
body. Hair is used because it is
easy and non-invasive to sample, easy to transport and the levels of the
minerals in the hair are high and significant.
Mineral
testing using hair has been widely available for about fifty years, and
specialized labs offered it earlier for another 50 years or so. However, the test is not well known or
well understood.
As
a result, practitioners such as medical doctors, chiropractors, naturopaths,
nutritionists and others use hair mineral testing in the following ways:
1.
Most doctors and many nutritionists and naturopaths, as well, take little
interest in hair mineral testing and/or have a negative view of it.
2.
Most practitioners who use hair mineral testing do so mainly for the detection
of toxic metals.
3.
A few doctors use the test to detect low levels of the nutrient minerals and
trace minerals. Most then practice
replacement therapy to raise or lower
the levels of the trace minerals and the electrolytes.
4.
A number of practitioners follow the advice of Trace Elements, Inc. laboratory
or some other laboratory.
5.
Some practitioners follow the computerized recommendations of Analytical
Research Laboratories, the lab founded by Dr. Paul Eck.
6.
Some follow the advice on this website, which is an updated and expanded
version of Dr. Paul EckÕs original method of interpretation of hair mineral
tests.
This
method is part of what we call development
science. For details about development, read Introduction To Development.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ABOVE
Here
is more detail about each of the uses of hair testing described above.
1.
THOSE WHO HAVE A NEGATIVE VIEW OF HAIR MINERAL TESTING
Most
physicians, nutritionists, dietitians and some naturopaths have been
brainwashed by a few, well-publicized Òhatchet jobsÓ that were purposely
designed to discredit hair mineral testing. This is similar to the propaganda that discredits chiropractic,
for example, and other non-conventional methods of healing that work well, cost
little, and threaten the drug and medical device industries.
If
doctors really understood the implications of hair mineral testing, they would
stop using most medical drugs.
Many operations would also become unnecessary. At this time, this is unacceptable to mainstream
medicine.
The
article, Introduction To Hair Mineral Analysis,
explains a few of the fraudulent studies of hair mineral testing in
detail. The Hair
Analysis References on this site list some of the extensive medical
literature from the past 80 years or so on the subject of hair mineral testing.
For other details, read Controversy
With Hair Mineral Testing.
2.
HAIR TESTING FOR TOXIC METALS ONLY
Some
doctors and nutritionists use hair mineral testing to identify toxic metals
such as lead, mercury, cadmium, aluminum and nickel. This is fine as far as it goes. However, problems with this method are:
1.
The test does not evaluate the total body
load of any toxic metal. It
only reveals what is currently in the hair tissue. This is a common misconception.
2.
A single hair mineral test, as with urine, blood, feces, and urine challenge
tests, misses most toxic metals. This is because many toxic metals are
stored deep in the body organs and glands, and are thus hard to find on any
single test.
We
use repeated hair mineral testing. In this way, we can detect more toxic metals
as they are being eliminated through the hair during a development program.
3.
We do not use the hair test primarily to identify toxic metals. Much more can be learned from the test,
if it is performed and interpreted correctly.
4.
Hair analysis and other tests on those who cannot eliminate metals very well
often reveal very low levels of toxic
metals. This is confusing, since
most people have plenty of toxic metals.
This is discussed in the article entitled Poor
Eliminator Pattern on this site.
5.
Most doctors who only use the test for detection of toxic metals then recommend
chelation therapy. We find this therapy is not safe, and not necessary. It is also much less effective than a
development program. For details,
read Chelation Therapy.
3.
ASSESSMENT OF NUTRIENT MINERAL LEVELS, ALONG WITH THE TOXIC METALS
Some
practitioners use hair mineral analysis to assess trace minerals such as iron,
copper, zinc, manganese, chromium, selenium, lithium, boron and others. They may also look for abnormal levels
of the electrolytes such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus
and sulfur.
They
may also look for abnormal levels of the ultra-trace minerals such as rubidium,
cobalt, molybdenum and others.
This
use of hair testing is valid to a degree.
However, problems with this method are:
1.
Interpreting the value of the trace minerals and electrolytes on a hair mineral
test is not simple. Many factors
can potentially affect the levels of all the minerals in the hair.
2.
Many practitioners make the mistake of thinking that the mineral level in the
hair reflects the total body load of the mineral, which is definitely not true.
The hair reading only reflects the amount present in the hair at the
time of the test.
3.
Most practitioners who assess nutrient minerals then try to use replacement
therapy to correct the levels of the trace minerals and
electrolytes. Replacement therapy
is the use of either dietary restrictions or supplementation of minerals to
normalize the hair levels of the minerals.
Replacement
therapy does not work well.
It does not balance body chemistry and does not adequately replace
missing nutrients. For details,
read Replacement Therapy.
4.
USE OF TRACE ELEMENTS, INC. OR OTHER LABORATORIES
The
founder of TEI was an employee of Dr. Paul Eck until around 1983. He was then fired, and founded his own
laboratory, TEI.
Beneficial
aspects of TEI include 1) not washing the hair at the lab before testing it and
2) TEI reads more minerals than does Dr. EckÕs lab. This is helpful at times, but usually not needed.
The main
problem with TEI and other laboratories is they do not offer development
programs or development science.
For this reason alone, there is no comparison between our development
programs and the programs offered by TEI or others.
For example,
their test interpretations are different, and the products are different. They do not recognize the newer
patterns such as four lows, sympathetic dominance, the hill, the bowl, the
trauma patterns, step up, step down, the shell, patterns of the second four
minerals, and others.
In addition,
at this time, TEI does not list the ideal values on their graph. These are needed to identify the
patterns properly. Their test
interpretations and diet suggestions are not at all similar to ours. The results we see are not nearly as
good.
5. THE COMPUTERIZED RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY ANALYTICAL
RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Some
practitioners use the computerized recommendations from Analytical Research
Labs. This is better than the
methods above.
However, the
lab computer was altered somewhat after Dr. EckÕs death, and it has not been
updated much in the last 15-20 years.
The recommendations lack adequate kelp, fish oil, adequate
vitamin D, TMG and, in most cases, need other adjustments.
6. WORKING WITH US FOR THE LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS
Over
the past 23 years We have been able to access much
more information from a medical team consisting of souls and other
researchers. We have found a
number of new patterns on the hair test and improved the supplement and dietary
programs. Together, these changes
make the programs much more effective and safer.
At this
time, the medical team sets up the programs for our Approved Helpers. We insist that our Helpers offer the
programs exactly as we set them up for safety and effectiveness.
This
scientific system of healing works well for most health conditions. It is specifically geared for todayÕs
health challenges, unlike most healing sciences that are older.
Most healing
arts are not as well suited for 21st century health challenges such
as extreme environmental toxicity, widespread ionizing radiation toxicity, a
depleted food supply and widespread electromagnetic field toxicity.
We currently
offer two programs:
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