Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis & Mineral Balancing

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One of the most important concepts for optimal mind body health is mineral balance.  Minerals play a crucial role in every cell, tissue, organ, and body system.  This means they are involved in every single biochemical process in the body, including (but not limited to): 

• appetite
• blood pressure
• blood sugar regulation
• bone formation
• digestion
• energy production and regulation
• enzyme activity
• fluid balance
• hormone production and regulation
• immune function
• nerve signaling
• nervous system regulation
• neurotransmitter production and regulation
• muscle function
• mitochondrial function
• pH balance
• stress response and stress resilience 

Once you understand the extent to which minerals affect human health, it is easy to understand how an imbalance or defiency leads to various symptoms, conditions, and disease;  The importance of leveraging their power becomes obvious.  Therefore, the goal of mineral balancing is to optimize the body’s mineral system to restore overall health, energy, and vitality.

Now that you understand the importance of mineral balancing, let’s talk about hair tissue analysis as a means to access your mineral status.  A hair tissye mineral analysis (HTMA) is a soft tissue biopsy.  This means we are looking at cellular activity of minerals in the hair, much like a liver biopsy would look at the activity of cells in the liver.  A hair analysis measures 37 elements, including macro-minerals, trace elements, and toxic metals, and provides a properly trained eye direct insight to mineral metabolism and heavy metal status.  Using hair as a means of accessing the elements is not especially unique.  It has been done for decades, and many practitioners offer this method of testing.  However, the method in which I analyze and interpret the test results is what distinguishes me from other practitioners and modalities.  This method, essentiallly a full mind-body stress analysis, based on the research and work of David L. Watts, Ph. D.,  Dr. Paul, C. Eck, George Watson Ph. D., Hans Selye MD, Melvin Page DDS, Weston A. Price, DDS, and William Albrecht PhD, embodies the ideals of true mineral balancing.  

While the mineral levels provided on a hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) do provide some helpful information, the most relevant information is found in the mineral ratios and patterns.  Because of the way minerals are regulated by our glandular system, the ratios and patterns provide a very accurate stress analysis of the body.  When you have a clear understanding of biochemical physiology you can then use the test to infer a wealth of information about the functioning of the entire neuroendocrine system. For example, the Na/K ratio is referred to as the stress ratio.  In the tissues sodium is regulated by the hormones aldosterone and potassium is regulated by the hormone cortisol.  In this ratio we are able to understand the hormonal regulation of these elements, as well as the current stage of stress (Alarm, Resistance, or Exhaustion).  Anotehr example would be the Ca/K ratio, also referred to as the thyroid ratio. Potassium is needed to sensitize the cells thyroid hormone, and calcium desensitizes them.  In this way these minerals regulates your thyroid hormone expression.  And one last example would be the Ca/Mg ratio, aka the blood sugar ratio.  The body uses Calcium to signal the release of insulin from the pancreas in response to elevated blood sugar.  When blood sugar returns to normal, magnesium stops the release of insulin.  In this way Ca/Mg regulates blood sugar. 

A HTMA tests approximately 1.5 inches of hair closest to the scalp to provide a reading of mineral deposition over the previous 3 months.  This is unique and significant in that it allows us to look at long term metabolic trends.  Contrast this to blood which captures only the exact moment in which the sample is collected.  This analogous to a snapshot versus a movie.   Symptoms, conditions, and dis-ease don’t happen overnight, they happen over time.  Another feature of HTMA that further underscores it significance is the fact that mineral values can vary widely in tissue versus mineral values in blood, which are under tight homeostatic control even in the face of disease.  In fact, minerals are pulled from the tissue to maintain mineral balance in the blood.  For these reasons HTMA is a great early indicator for metabolic issues and the best way to know for certain what nutrients your body needs to thrive.

Mineral balancing is the best tool out there to optimize the body’s mineral levels and restore your health and happiness.

Collecting your hair sample instructions and FAQs

Hair sample collection video

In the body, the real magic happens in the cells, not in the blood.  Nutrient levels in the blood are tightly regulated under a very different homeostatic mechanism than nutrients in tissue.  A blood test will accurately indicate your levels at the time of the test only, whereas HTMA indicates nutrient metabolsim over an extended period of time.

HTMA vs Blood Chemistry

HTMA Ratios

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Are stand-alone tests and include only the lab test as advertised.

A custom compounded supplement powder is included in Balance 1:1 Collaborative.  

Supplements are not included with any other program, protocol, scan, lab, or service unless expressly notated in writing, or purchased as an add-on option at checkout.  

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Breathwork 101

A study of the composition and distribution of all minerals and trace elements in a living organism and their variations under diverse physiological and pathological conditions, specifically the molecular mechanism underlying the metabolism, homeostasis, and cross-talk of these elements.

Bioenergetics and bioresonance are two different but related fields that focus on the body’s energy systems to promote healing and balance in the body. . 

• Bioenergetics, on the other hand, focuses on the energy processes in the body, such as cellular metabolism, mitochondrial function, and nervous system regulation and resiliency.
• Bioresonance uses frequency to remove toxins, parasites, pathogens, and heavy metals, as well as support cells, tissues, organ, and system function.

Both of these modalities support the immune system, reduce stress, and improve overall health and well-being.

Somatic therapy is body-centric approach to release stress, tension, stagnant emotions, and trauma from the body.

Biofield refers to the complete energetic system within and around the body.  It includes an electric and magnetic component similiar to your home electrical wiring.  It highlights the interconnected nature of these elements, which play a vital role in your overall well-being.

Your body’s electromagnetic field extends past your physical body, and deeply connects your energy system with your conscious and subconscious mind.

Energy medicine is based on the understanding that physical, mental, and behavioral problems have a counterpart in the body’s energies, and can be treated at this level.

Trauma is not what happens to you.  Trauma is what happens inside of you as a result of what happened to you.  -Gabor Mate

Trauma is the lasting response resulting from distressing events. The distressing events don’t have to be huge. They can be small & seem like no big deal. It's all in how the event was interpreted.

Trauma is stored in the body (not the mind) where it alters our physiology & has a big impact on our health.  One of the first things we do after a traumatic experience is disconnect from our body – because the feeling or emotion is too painful.  So we live in our head.  Ignoring the trauma doesn’t make it go away.  The trauma is still there chronically triggering a fight or flight response, dysregulating your nervous system, and down regulating your energy producing glands.