For those of you have read my previous newsletters you know about enzymes and how they are the catalysts for all biochemical activity in the body www.createvibranthealth.com/newsletters.htm issue number six. So if enzymes are the power, the electricity, of the body then minerals are the switches that turn on the electricity. Without the correct levels and ratios of particular minerals metabolic enzymes in the body will remain dormant.

Glands like the Thyroid and Adrenals will not work properly without the correct levels and ratios of certain minerals. When the body has the correct levels and ratios of both macro-minerals (Calcium/Magnesium, Sodium/Potassium) and micro minerals (the most important being copper/zinc and iron, manganese, chromium, selenium and phosphorus) then the body will produce optimum energy and run at the highest level of efficiency.

Any one who suffers from chronic fatigue or suffers from any hormonal imbalance should find out if they have mineral deficiencies or imbalances This is done by an analysis of your hair by a laboratory to assess mineral and toxic metal levels.

Why a hair mineral analysis and not a blood test?

Levels of minerals and metals in one's hair are a more accurate indicator of overall metabolic trends in the body than the blood. The components in the blood must remain fairly constant or one would die. Acid/Alkaline balance, nutrient levels all must be within tight ranges or you will go into toxic acidosis and die. For example, even if your blood shows adequate levels of calcium doesn't mean that you are not calcium deficient. Your body could be robbing your bones of calcium to keep the blood within safe range yet your bones are getting more brittle with each passing year. Another example would be if you ingested a toxic level of lead or mercury your blood levels would drop within 30 days yet that would not necessarily mean that your body excreted the metal. What usually happens is that it will store in tissues, organs, glands and fat. In the hair it will still show up and therefore let you know your overall tissue or body level of the toxic metal.

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By James Jordan, J.D., C.N.C.