Hair Mineral Analysis Level 1- Hair
Hair
Performed by: NutriPATH
Hair Metal and Mineral Analysis: Understanding Nutrient and Toxic Metal Levels
Hair metal and mineral analysis evaluates the nutrient and toxic metal content in hair, offering insights into the body’s mineral status and exposure to harmful substances. Hair serves as an excellent medium for such analysis because it reflects both external environmental exposure and internal absorption through the bloodstream. Over time, minerals and metals accumulate in hair, providing a stable record of metabolic and cellular activity.
This test can measure a wide range of metals and minerals in a single sample, giving valuable information about nutrient metabolism and cellular function. Since minerals are essential catalysts for every physiological process in the body, their levels in hair can reveal imbalances that impact overall health. The structure of hair remains unchanged after growth, meaning mineral levels in each section remain fixed, accurately reflecting accumulation over the hair growth period, typically 1–3 months.
Toxic heavy metals, absorbed from pollution, chemicals, and environmental poisons, pose a growing threat to health. These metals accumulate in body tissues and can cause significant developmental, neurological, and systemic damage. Heavy metal toxicity has been linked to a wide range of health issues, including those affecting the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, musculoskeletal, skin, and nervous systems.
Hair analysis provides a non-invasive method to identify such exposures and guide interventions for better health.
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Biomarkers included in this panel:
Arsenic (hair)
Cadmium (hair)
Calcium (Hair)
Calcium/Copper Ratio
The Calcium/Copper (Ca/Cu) ratio in hair mineral analysis provides valuable insights into your mineral balance and overall metabolic function. This ratio reflects the dynamic interaction between calcium, a structural and regulatory mineral, and coppe
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A high hair chromium (Cr) level is likely to indicate excess exposure to Cr. Hair Cr levels do not appear to be affected by permanent solutions, dyes, or bleaches, but external contamination is possible. Trivalent Cr is considered to be an essential
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