COMPENSATED HAIR ANALYSIS PATTERNS

by Dr. Lawrence Wilson

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.

In some people with serious illnesses, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and others, their initial and even a second hair mineral analysis may look quite good. By this, we mean the oxidation rate may be fairly balanced, and the major mineral levels and ratios may appear fairly close to the ideal values. Other mineral values may also superficially appear to be in a good range.

This rather common situation is extremely confusing for some practitioners, especially beginners. It also causes the medical profession and others who are not familiar with hair tissue mineral testing to discount or discredit the technique.

It is a case in which a little knowledge is dangerous. It is also one reason that Dr. Paul Eck always used ideal mineral levels and ratios in his interpretations of hair mineral tests, rather than reference ranges. It is just too easy for the mineral values to fall within the reference ranges, giving the false impression that the patient is “normal”, when this is not the case, at all.

REASONS FOR A COMPENSATED HAIR MINERAL TEST

These include:

1. As the body becomes weaker, in some cases the tissue mineral levels and ratios move into a fairly good balance just to keep life going. However, the situation is superficial, and underneath, problems are occurring. In fact, in almost all cases, if one interprets the test correctly, the superficially compensated or good-looking test is not that good.

2. A drug therapy such as insulin for diabetes, or chemotherapy for cancer, can superficially balance the macrominerals or electrolytes.

3. A mental attitude or some other habit or activity, even smoking cigarettes, may, in some cases, keep the hair macromineral levels (calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium) in a fairly good balance.

4. Certain combinations of toxic metals or toxic chemicals in the body will skew the macromineral levels and can make them appear to be in a good range, although the body is very ill.

TELL-TALE SIGNS OF ILLNESS TO LOOK FOR IN A COMPENSATED HAIR TEST

These include:

1. Poor eliminator patterns.

2. Phosphorus less than about 13 mg%.

3. Elevated toxic metal levels.

4. Patterns such as three lows or four lows.

These may give away the fact that the person is not as healthy as the macromineral levels and ratios would lead one to believe.

RETESTS OF COMPENSATED HAIR TESTS OFTEN LOOK WORSE

As one follows a properly designed development program, those with a compensated initial hair mineral analysis will often have worse-looking macromineral levels and ratios on retests. This is not a cause for concern. It simply indicates a de-compensation process underway. One just keeps balancing the oxidation rate and major ratios to essentially “unwind” the compensatory mechanisms that were in place that made the initial hair test appear very good.

The phenomenon of having to unwind compensations and adaptations to stress is a key concept in development science. It is discussed more in the article entitled Understanding Stress. It is also a key to understanding and resolving traumas.

This idea is well understood in fields such as chiropractic, and some branches of psychology. However, it is much less well understood among medical doctors and holistic and naturopathic practitioners.

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