The following information was taken from Dr. Janet Lang’s 2008 Hair Mineral Analysis Intensive Seminar.  It has been reprinted with permission by Lang Integrative Health Services, LLC copyright 2008, All rights reserved.

1. An evaluation of overall health
2. An evaluation of health trends
3. An evaluation of how a patient is managing lifestyle stressors.

Hair analysis can be an effective way to view the WHOLE body at a cellular level.  Hair analysis would be considered a screening test.  By definition a screening test is not meant to be diagnostic of a disease or condition, but could be considered an overall evaluation of the current state of health for that individual.

A hair analysis can tell us about a patient’s: metabolic rate, stage of stress, immune function, adrenal activity, thyroid activity, hormone balance, cardiovascular risk, digestive health, carbohydrate/sugar handling, protein intake and usage.

The mineral patterns and ratios presented on a hair analysis are interpreted to evaluate a patient’s health trends.  Mineral patterns indicate metabolic trends.   Mineral ratios futher define trends, representing relationship and balances in the body.

A hair analysis is a way to view the interplay occurring between minerals in order to maintain balance in an individual.  The body is intent on maintaining balance at all costs!  Low blood sugar, high blood sugar, hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, acidity and alkalinity; the list goes on.

A hair analysis will allow you to see lifestyle trends (diet, stress, addictions, etc.) that a patient is juggling, and how their body is truly managing it.

As life takes its toll on us, multple layers of compensation build.  Each layer takes additional energy from the body.    As the layers heal, the body releases more and more energy.