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Elemental Analysis, Hair provides a convenient and accurate means of gauging chronic toxic exposure and nutrient element deficiencies in the body. Using this test, the clinician can quickly pinpoint imbalances that may be triggering conditions such as chronic fatigue, depression, ADHD, cardiovascular disease, and thyroid problems.
Element insufficiencies or excesses have been proven to have a significant impact on health. With the increasing amounts of toxic metals in the environment and widespread nutrient insufficiencies, assessing patients for element imbalances and excesses is increasingly important. Studies confirm that chronic exposure to toxic elements can progressively impair various enzymatic and neurologic processes, leading to a variety of health conditions. Gastrointestinal, neurological, cardiovascular, and urological systems are sites particularly affected by toxic elements.
Nutrient elements, on the other hand, serve a variety of diverse functions. AS structural components, they comprise the skeletal system, and compounds such as vitamin B12, hemoglobin, and thyroid hormone. Nutrient elements also serve as cellular regulators and cofactors in a wide array of enzymatic reactions. Various factors may trigger deficiencies of nutrient elements, including poor diet, maldigestion, malabsorption, and competitive inhibition by toxic elements.
Hair is perhaps the best specimen for screening mineral imbalances and toxicities. Unlike blood and urine, hair acts as a storage depot for elements. The growing hair follicle is richly supplied with blood vessels, and the blood that bathes the follicle is the transport medium for both essential and potentially toxic elements. These elements are then incorporated into the growing hair protein during keratinization. Thus, element concentrations in the hair reflect concentrations in other body tissues.
Numerous papers discuss the accuracy and efficacy of hair testing, particularly for toxic metals such as mercury. An E.P.A. study concluded that hair is a "meaningful and representative tissues for biological monitoring of most of the toxic metals." Hair analysis is also noninvasive, inexpensive, and allows for investigation of nutrient/toxic interactions.
Elemental Analysis, Hair test reports include a unique index that clearly displays the likelihood of external contamination for each element, placing results into their proper perspective and ensuring the highest degree of accuracy.