What’s your toxic burden? Hair Mineral Analysis yields valuable information

by Barb Jarmoska

Freshlife founder

“Detox” has become a buzzword these days, and that’s a good thing. Many people are waking up to the fact that their body is a repository for all manner of toxins including heavy metals, petroleum byproducts, xenoestrogens and agricultural chemicals.

Some of the worst toxins are heavy metals, including the notorious top 5: arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury and aluminum. As these poisons are stored in body tissue, many health challenges result.

The super star of assessment tools for toxic metal burden is a laboratory analysis of a sample of your hair. Extensive research has established that hair element levels are related to human systemic levels. In other words – what shows up in your hair is a good picture of what is stored in your body. Hair analysis can thus uncover an explanation for certain existing health challenges as well as serve as a valuable tool for predicting the development of potential problems.

Freshlife partners with Doctor’s Data, Inc. to provide this service to adults and children alike. Located in Chicago, Doctor’s Data is one of the premier labs in the country, having performed over four million hair element tests for physicians and other health care providers. This has allowed them to accumulate the largest available database regarding this procedure.

A hair test costs $75 and requires about a tablespoon of hair – best shaved from the nape of the neck with a new, disposable razor. The procedure entails the purchase of a hair analysis kit at Freshlife, collecting the hair according to instructions, putting the hair sample in the bag provided and returning the paperwork and hair sample to Freshlife. Results are returned to us about 2 weeks from the time the sample is dropped off. When the report is returned, a free consultation with one of the Freshlife Wellness Coaches is available to help you interpret your results. The database and physicians at Doctor’s data are also accessible to us should there be questions about your analysis.

Your hair test includes a reading of 39 different minerals – 16 of which are toxic and 23 considered essential for health. Thus- you not only uncover your toxic burden but your nutritional status of such important minerals as iron, chromium, selenium, zinc and others.

If you are intrigued by the idea of discovering just what “dust of the earth” you are made of, begin by asking for a brochure. Here you will read some of the symptoms of mineral/metal imbalances as well as 28 facts on the relationship between mineral status and general well being. The Freshlife wellness coaches invite you to embrace your best health with a Hair Mineral Analysis.