Understanding the relationship between the Diet and Hair Analyses

Along with the computer-calculated Dietary Analysis, the next step in state-of-the-art nutrition assessment is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis.

Performed by the same reliable laboratory, the Diet and Hair Analyses are best done side by side since the Diet Analysis indicates nutrient levels in the food you eat, while the Hair Analysis measures actual nutrient levels in your body.

Essentially the Hair shows how much of which nutrients eaten actually are absorbed through the intestine and go onto nourish the cell,  tissue, and body system. Absorption is the essence of optimal nutrition: "you are what you absorb" is probably more true than "you are what you eat."

Since the hair is a type of soft tissue it accurately reflects the mineral status of this tissue throughout the body. If, for instance. high levels of calcium are found in the hair tissue, this may indicate that calcium is not where it should be - in the harder tissue of the bone.

The usefulness of the first-time Hair Analysis, aside from screening for toxic minerals, and assessing the levels and ratios of nutritional minerals, is that it serves as a baseline reference point for comparing mineral level changes over time. This is especially useful for monitoring the safety and effectiveness of supplementation, and other nutritional therapies.

If you've had a mineral analysis in the past. the full value is realized only when the test is repeated. In this way, the results of the first test serves as a reference point for comparison to the second test. Without the results of two tests side by side, there is no way to know whether that high calcium level is returning to normal or getting higher.

Now, two of the most informative and cost-effective personal evaluation tools are still more revealing and economical when done together. To receive the forms for the Diet and/or the Hair Analysis, or for any type of question about these or other nutrients....