There's lots of information and references here:
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/hair.html
Tanya
Dr Tanya Hart
Clinical Biochemist
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Poole and Royal Bournemouth Hospitals
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Subject: Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
Does anyone have experience interpreting data from this analysis.
GP has sent a 12 page report on patient who has presumably sent hair
sample accompanied by dollars for analysis, and although it does make
some recommendations, if you put them all together the diet is going to
pretty bland and restrictive.
Only place I can find giving interpretation is the centre which
performed the analysis, so possibly a little biased?
Whilst it may be true blood mineral levels do not accurately reflect
tissue levels, to say someone has a calcium, copper and lead burden does
appear strange. (Patient's clinical presentation is fatigue and small
joint pain).
Any help advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Gary Mascall
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