SENDING IN A HAIR SAMPLE FOR A MINERAL ANALYSIS RETEST

Following are the instructions for sending in a hair sample for a hair analysis retest.

1) Cut a sample of your hair. Be sure to follow the instructions below. Proper hair sampling is important!
2) Fill out the retest information sheet. Click here to print these in pdf format. If this does not work, trying clicking here to view and print this sheet. Please print this and fill out completely.
3) Include the fee. The basic fee is $150.00. The retest fee for children and adults is the same.

The fee includes a hair analysis retest, your new healing program in a long letter and, often, other written material. It takes about three weeks to receive your program from the time you send your hair sample.

When you receive your program, read it through. Write down any questions you have. Then call Dr. McHaney, DC at (480) 830-5117 to set up your half-hour consultation to discuss the results and your new program. Telephone hours are 8-10 AM, Mountain Standard Time. The fee includes this consultation and, if needed, other short follow-up phone calls.

If you would like the extra interpretation profile from the laboratory computer, please enclose an additional $40.00 for this profile. It is not necessary, but provides extra information from the laboratory in a 12-15 page booklet.

If you would like the extra laboratory diet profile, please enclose an extra $45.00. This is not necessary, as we will send you dietary suggestions. However, this provides extra information in a 25-page booklet and is more helpful when your oxidation type has changed. There is no way to know this in advance, however.
Send payment by a check in US dollars, money order or credit card.

4) Mail all these to us at PO Box 54, Prescott, AZ 86302-0054. Mailing these via overnight service will speed up processing, if you wish.

Your Retest Program:

You will receive a copy of your test and a long letter outlining your new program and perhaps other written material. Your new program for the next 4 - 6 months or more will include:

1) Suggestions for an individualized diet and drinking water.
2) Specific nutritional supplementation and product suggestions.
3) Lifestyle modifications, including how much rest and sleep to obtain, exercise, sunshine, deep breathing, relaxation and much more depending on your situation.
4) A cleansing and detoxification program that may include sauna therapy, colon cleansing and other methods or reducing the toxic load of the body.
5) Mental/emotional training and recommendations for other health treatments such as chiropractic care or medical attention of other kinds if we feel these would be helpful.
If you have questions, please feel free to call me at (928) 445-7690 or email to Larry@drlwilson.com.

How to Cut A Hair Sample

We need about a tablespoon of hair. A little less will do if you do not have a lot of hair to give. The hair on the back of the head often grows fastest and is easiest to sample.

Hair preparation: Make sure your hair has been washed, preferably with a mild soap or with shampoo, within 48 hours. Using a conditioner or rinse is okay, but it would be best to just use soap or a very mild shampoo for the best results. Do not place other products on the hair just before cutting the hair sample such as hair cream, hair spray or others.
Tints, dyes, color rinses (such as henna) and highlighting: These can be on your hair when you cut a sample for analysis. We are aware that some laboratories do not allow these products or hair treatments when taking a sample for a hair analysis.
However, we find that they usually no not affect the test enough to force you to wait for weeks to send in your sample. In fact, most tints, dyes and rinses do not contain many minerals so they will not affect the test at all. The more natural the hair, however, the greater the accuracy.
Bleaches and Permanents: After a bleach or permanent, especially a beauty parlor permanent, wash your hair four or five times before sending in a sample as these affect the hair structure and may have more effect on the test results.

Hair Cutting Procedure: Cut several small snips of hair as close as possible to the scalp. You may cut the samples from along the sides, top or back of the head. Place the samples on a clean table with the cut end facing you. Now cut off any long ends of hair that are over 1 inch (or about 2 centimeters) long. The long ends of hair are older and are not as good for sampling. The new hair, near the scalp, is much better.
You will have enough hair when the 1-inch cut samples will fill an ordinary tablespoon. Combine these and place in a clean, paper envelope although a plastic bag will do. Write your name, age and date of sampling on the envelope.
Do not use pubic hair, as it is less accurate, unless you have no other option.

Additional Available Analysis Profiles

Analytical Research Laboratories, the only hair analysis testing facility I recommend most of the time, offers a dietary profile. It is generated based on your oxidation rate and some changes depending on your individual test values.

Extra Interpretation Profile - $40.00 extra. The laboratory will include an extra 12 or more pages of interpretation data about your report. This is a recently updated, individualized report that I highly recommend. However, it is not necessary if funds are limited.

Extra Dietary Profile - $45.00 extra. The laboratory will provide about 25 pages of personalized information regarding your diet, with menus, suggestions for changing eating habits, several transition diets and many tips about shopping, food preparation, cooking utensils and other diet-related items. This profile is also highly recommended, especially if you are just beginning to make many dietary changes. Usually, you only need to order this on the first hair analysis.

How To Send the Fee:

You may pay us: 1) with a check in US dollars from a United States bank, or 2) a money order in dollars, or 3) you may send credit card information. We will never share this with anyone and will destroy it once we debit your account. We accept VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and Discover Card. We also need the security code (3 or 4 numbers) from the back of the card.
The fee is for the hair mineral analysis, the consultation on a CD with recommendations for an individualized diet, nutritional supplements, lifestyle modifications, detoxification program and more.
It also includes follow-up, preferably by telephone calls that may be up to 15 minutes each. You may also keep in touch via email. Please keep emails short. We may charge a consultation fee if you desire a longer phone call or for a series of long emails. Ask about this in advance, if needed.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A RETEST HAIR TISSUE MINERAL ANALYSIS

We can interpret your hair mineral test and set up a new program for you based on it. If possible, use Anlytical Research Laboratories or Trace Elements, Inc for your test. All other labs wash the hair, which we find makes these tests less accurate and much harder to work with. However, we will use them to save money if this is what you have.

For this retesting service with your own retest:

1) If you have not worked with us in the past, print and fill out the two information sheets. Click here to print the sheets in pdf format. If this does not work, try clicking here to print out these sheets.
2) Send us a copy of just the graph page(s) of your retest hair analysis. We do not need a whole booklet of interpretation or recommendations.

3) Also send us a copy of any old tests that you have available.
4) Enclose a check for $250.00 if this is the first time you are working with us. If you have worked with us on your previous analysis, the basic fee is $130.00.

4) Send the copy of the test, the information sheets and a check, money order or credit card information to Dr. Lawrence Wilson, PO Box 54, Prescott, AZ 86302-0054.

Your program will include a long letter explaining your new program, and often other written material. When you receive it, read it carefully and write down any questions you have. Then call Dr. McHaney, DC at (480) 830-5117 to set up your half-hour consultation that is included in the fee. Office hours are 8-10 AM, Mountain Standard Time.

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