Our hair contains a "statistical sample" of bioelements and other ingredients necessary for the health of hair and the whole body.
The concentration of trace elements in the blood is variable and misleading
The concentration of trace elements important for health often determines the prognosis of our health and allows to determine the cause of serious ailments, poisoning and deficiency diseases. This concentration can be determined in body fluids - blood as well as in tissues. However, the result of the designation does not accurately reflect their average content in the system. This is caused, for example, by the fact that the composition of plasma largely depends on very effective compensatory mechanisms. An example can be very fast magnesium uptake from bone - if it is currently too low in the blood. As a result of such a plundering method of leveling the blood level, maintaining a constant level may last for months - despite the actual deficit in the diet and the organism. There is also a high level of confusion between the biolateralist depending on the daily diet, physical effort, environmental conditions and diseases.
Hair reflects the statistical average of substances absorbed into the blood from the last few months
Hair stores the most important biofields necessary for health and averages the result of research over the last few months. They are permanent and contain: magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, selenium, etc .; as well as toxic and carcinogenic elements - lead, cadmium, mercury, etc. The time span of several months allows for a reliable medical diagnosis of the effects of deficiency or excess.
The tissue of the hair "photographs" the eaten minerals
The hair tissue is made of a protein containing a lot of cysteine, and this amino acid due to the presence of the thiol group (SH) has chelating properties - i.e. it facilitates absorption of the so-called elements by the body. transition groups: iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, manganese, selenium, etc .. As a result, the concentration of the most important trace elements in the hair is about fifty times higher than their concentration in blood and urine. In a word - what we ate and what we have not eaten in the last three months has been "photographed" in a strand of hair that has grown in our time.
When we know the number and proportions - we make a diagnosis
Based on the proportions between certain bioelements, one can assess whether our metabolic activity is correct and why we have disturbed physiological processes. Physiological life processes depend essentially on the composition and concentration of individual bioelements in the body, as well as on their proportions.
Many disease states are closely related to the deficiency or excess of trace minerals in tissues and bloodstream.
The deficiency of a particular bioelement or an excess of toxic metal causes a serious medical condition. People who have disturbed absorption of bioelements or are poorly nourished suffer from: gastric, hormonal, neurological disorders, obesity, psoriasis, constipation, rheumatic diseases, long-term depression.
By stating the deficit, we can reveal disturbances in the absorption of bioelements
Transformation of bioelements from their inorganic forms, especially metal cations: calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, etc. (macro and micronutrients) - to the organic substances of our body is associated with numerous enzymatic reactions of the body. Their metabolism is regulated by intermediating organic components, the effectiveness of which depends on the richness of the diet, the efficiency of the digestive system, hormonal, hormonal and even nervous.
Therefore, elemental hair analysis gives an accurate picture of health
Elemental analysis of hair allows us to reveal what micronutrients we miss. This precise diagnostic method identifies the cause of the disorder, poisoning or deficiency disease. It allows to determine the level of deficiency of bioelements necessary for the body - iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, etc. and the level of heavy metal poisoning - lead, cadmium, etc. It is characterized by extremely high sensitivity - because it is based on the ultramodern technique of measuring: absorption atomic spectrometry (ASA), inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICAP), or neutron activation (NAA). These methods allowed detection of over 30 trace elements in the hair and their precise quantitative measurement.
Hair analysis reveals deficiency and poisoning diseases
The results of elemental hair analysis allow to diagnose deficiency diseases and poisoning with excess toxic heavy metals. They also allow to assess the state of mineral metabolism and its metabolic type. On the basis of such an analysis, rational prophylaxis is determined - ie an appropriate method of nutrition and an essential vitamin-mineral supplementation to eliminate the deficiency or excess of a mineral or its relationship. It is known in advance that such analysis is needed in all those who are poorly fed and suffer from: gastric, hormonal, neurological disorders, obesity, psoriasis, constipation, rheumatic diseases, long-term depression.
How to take hair samples for testing?
The hair samples are taken in a non-invasive manner, i.e. without pulling - but cutting the "bared" side strand with scissors so as not to spoil the hairstyle. But be careful! . The Keratin outer coat of the hair prevents both the loss of internal components and the entry of external contaminants. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid impurities and changes in the composition of hair due to varnishing, dyeing, oxidation, etc. For the analytical determinations, oxidized hairs, dyes (including herbal preparations and coloring shampoos) are not suitable after permanent perming. These treatments falsify the elemental composition of the hair and analytical results. All hairdressing preparations, even the best ones, violate the structure of keratin, which causes the escape of many ingredients from the hair during each wash, as well as the penetration of substances from the outside. The result will also be inaccurate if you have been treated with antibiotics, hormones, sedatives or contraceptive hormone pills over the past few months. Hair ends are also not suitable for analysis, because as the time passes the keratin coating changes its properties, it becomes more "permeable". Under no circumstances can this hair be brushed out of the comb! The above remarks should be remembered, because incorrectly collected hair sample is not suitable for analysis. If the hair has been subjected to such treatments, simply wait for the so-called fresh, uncontaminated treatments regrowth.
The hair sample required for testing is a strand about 2-3 cm long.
A sample of clean hair should be cut off the skin. For analytical purposes, only the first 4 cm of hair is suitable (counting from the skin, not the end.) The hair grows slowly, 1-1.5 cm per month. Therefore, by analyzing a 3-cm section of hair (counting from the skin) we can determine exactly whether in the last 2-3 months, the content of a given element was normal, the toxic elements of which are too much in the body.The obtained result of the composition of bio-reflections reflects the statistical average of this period for the whole organism.The hair is an inert, permanent tissue that does not undergo biological changes. the outer coat of the hair prevents the loss of purchased internal components because they are beyond the surface of the skin and are excluded from metabolic processes (nails are a less useful material in relation to the hair due to the difficulty of removing impurities - varnishes, chemicals, etc.). constancy of chemical composition e hair brushes can not be longer than 3 cm and together they should form a thicker brush with a weight of 200-400 mg. After cutting off a strand of hair, you can leave it for some time and send it to the analytical laboratory or send it by mail without changing the chemical composition. The analysis of toxic elements in the hair is particularly valuable.
Dietetics and conclusions from hair analysis
In the context of knowledge about the mineral content of hair, it is worth emphasizing that the physicians' standards and medical guides recommended by the physicians of daily demand for trace elements should be treated as a statistical guideline for every healthy person. Only a specific result - e.g. elemental hair composition analysis - allows you to go from this general guideline to the level of individual diagnosis and treatment recommendations. However, the following conditions of the health and life situation should also influence the therapeutic guidelines:
1. Health problems affecting the behavior of a given bioelement (pathophysiological disorders, drugs used and their effect on the level of bioelements, etc.)
2. Dietary abundance in a deficient bioelement
3. Lifestyle and work - indicating increased demand (sports, chemical work harm, use of stimulants (alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, etc.) stress, etc.
4. Diseases of the digestive tract, kidneys, liver.
Conclusions from hair root analysis - and supplementation of bioelements
Elemental hair analysis gives the specialist an accurate description of the metabolic state of the body. Physiological life processes depend not only on the composition and concentration of individual elements, but also on their proportions in the system. There is a strictly defined ion balance for individual areas of the organism, which remains at a constant level. There are also synergistic and antagonistic compounds between the trace elements that directly affect the metabolism of the body. Maintaining the right relations between particular elements is in many cases more important than their normal concentration. Invaluable in making the right decision to fill potential shortages and (or to detoxify from mineral toxins) - is the help of a doctor or pharmacist.
Many bio-elements and vitamins play an important role in metabolism and condition health
For example - magnesium is indispensable in obtaining energy from food; and its cations and other metals (macro and micronutrients) participate in the most important reactions of the enzyme system and depend on their efficiency. Absorption and use of macro and micronutrients plays a decisive role in other metabolic processes. The hormonal and nervous system depends on the abundance of some of the bioelements (eg magnesium, zinc). Important for the health of the body and for the hair are vitamins A, E and B, which stimulate the growth of tissues and give energy. Particularly important for hair are, for example, B vitamins that support hair growth, and protect them against diseases and adverse weather and environmental effects.
ed. Edward Ozga Michalski, MA
Literature:
1. Statement by Dr. Krystyna Radomska for the m "towel MY HEALTH"
2. Magnesium - the element of energy, ed. Eneteya, 1999; Dr. med. Henryk Dudek
