What is on the report? – Hair Analysis App

Below is a list of all of the HTMA patterns we currently analyze on the app. Please note under most patterns is a read more button which allows the reader to look at much more information. Many of these patterns only show up on the main report not the free one.

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Welcome to your initial hair mineral analysis report

In this report, you will find a detailed review of the significant hair analysis patterns on your mineral analysis chart.

Hair Analysis is a powerful method of viewing your mineral makeup in the present. What many people are unaware of is that your cells are the powerhouses of the body. Blood, on the other hand, is a buffered system, meaning that the body has to keep it in balance as much as possible. Therefore, when toxins accumulate, the body tends to remove these quickly from the blood and shunt them into the cells. As a result, by analyzing the cells we are able to not only see the health of the cells, but we can get a good understanding of the toxic metal build up in the body that is often challenging to ascertain from other testing methods.

However, there’s more. Not only can we view toxic metal accumulation, but we can also see a plethora of other very interesting and important patterns that can aid you in understanding the best course of action for your health

We can study things like the metabolic rate, blood sugar and carbohydrate imbalances, energy production, the health of the adrenal and thyroid glands, and many more. We can also see things like unhealthy personality tendencies, lifestyle imbalances, a tendency to overthink, whether someone is in a chronic fight or flight response, and more. In-fact, the more we learn about the mineral makeup of the body, the more patterns we discover.

We have discovered 100’s of Hair Analysis Patterns assessing the degree of health on the physical, mental, emotional, lifestyle and more.

Please read this report carefully, and we wish you well on your journey to health and happiness.

RETEST HTMA

The best way to look at retests is to see them as ‘the next step.’ Improvements come in many shapes and sizes, and even tiny changes on a Hair Mineral Analysis test can mean big things. Sometimes people think they have not made many improvements, yet they have. Remember, the test needs to be read as a story and as a whole, targeting down on one number like the copper level, for example, is not the best way to view retests.

Retests are critical checkpoints on a program, we do retests to see how the body chemistry has changed over a certain period. Sometimes, there are significant changes on a test; sometimes there are little, the most important thing is that you are moving forward and even getting a retest in the first place is a big step forward.

Some people feel worse when their retest comes through. Most of the time this is because people are detoxing and heaving healing reactions (Herxheimer reactions). At times your personal healing program may need to be adjusted. One may have switched metabolic types, or a mineral ratio may have flipped. In these cases, old supplements may no longer be serving an individual (because often they have done their job) so new supplements are needed or a change in the diet is required in order to balance out a person’s mineral levels further.

As mentioned above people often are ‘dumping’ a lot of heavy metals which is causing them not to feel good. Again, this is actually a positive sign as we want the metals to come out of the body. A large nickel dump for example on a test will often be the reason why someone may have been having negative thought patterns recently and even suicidal thoughts. This can make people think the program isn’t working. It tends to put a person much more at ease when they realize it’s not them with the bad thoughts, instead it was caused by a metal release, in this case, nickel.

Sometimes it may appear people have not made much progress. Often, in reality, they have underneath; we can see this from slight changes on the test. Other people may have had a very stressful period in their life where their body’s energy was used up elsewhere. For some, they may not have committed too well to certain aspects of their healing program, and it could be holding them back a little. Whatever the situation is, as we say, all we care about is ‘the next step,’ and that is what’s most important.

Positive Patterns

Any pattern that is in an ORANGE color and has a sunshine icon (like above), we call POSITIVE patterns. If you have a positive pattern on an initial hair test, usually this is because one feels optimistic about starting a new healing program and/or something in their life is going in a positive direction for them.

However, positive patterns are the most important on retests. Please focus on these patterns as they are strong indicators of great positive changes in healing and development.

Because positive patterns can be HTMA patterns, single minerals, toxic metals dumps and others they are spread out within the report. Please look out for them.

The Calcium/ Magnesium ratio on a hair mineral analysis can yield a lot of extremely valuable information. It is one of the most important ratios on a hair mineral chart.

There is a lot of information one can gather from the Calcium/Magnesium ratio such as cell solubility, bowel function, glandular interaction, and more. However, one of the most important points we can assess from the ratio is the current level of sugar and carbohydrate tolerance the individual can handle. This is accurate up to a ratio of about 13:5. Above a ratio of 13:5 we have found that this is more of an indicator of lifestyle stress.

You have a healthy Calcium/ Magnesium Ratio (Ca/Mg)

In general, the Calcium/Magnesium ratio is called the sugar ratio. A healthy ratio is a good sign that your body is currently tolerating sugar intake well at the moment.

An elevated Calcium/ Magnesium Ratio (Ca/Mg)

Dr. Eck called the Calcium/Magnesium ratio the sugar and carbohydrate tolerance ratio because a high ratio, he felt, indicated that a person was eating excessive carbohydrates in the diet.

Overeating too much on carbohydrate “fuel” foods can imbalance the delicate ratio between body structure and body movement or solubility. In most people, overeating on carbohydrates involves eating white flour and refined sugar, both of which have had most of their magnesium stripped away.

An important note about this diet-related ratio is that one person may “tolerate” many more carbohydrates than another. Thus, the calcium/magnesium ratio is not a measure of the exact quantity of carbohydrates in the diet. That which is too much for one person may be perfectly fine for another person whose carbohydrate tolerance is higher due to better health or other factors.

You Have A Low Calcium/ Magnesium Ratio (Ca/Mg)

A low Calcium/Magnesium ratio can mean a few different things. You can see some of them below.

1. A low Calcium/Magnesium Ratio is related to blood sugar issues.

2. Supplementing Magnesium without balancing out Calcium can create a low Ca/Mg ratio.

3. Living in “a tizzy”. Other words for this are panicky, confused, disoriented, “freaked out”, or even somewhat hysterical. There is often intense rage or acute anger.

3. Not coping well due to not enough buffer elements. To the person with a Ca/Mg less than about 4, life does not make sense. There is not enough of the buffer or damper element, calcium, to handle one’s life situation in the world.

4. A need to move on. Like the high Calcium/Magnesium ratio, there is a need to move on. Only with the low calcium/magnesium ratio, the situation or lifestyle factor has become so problematic, annoying or harmful, it can make people feel like they want to give up, of course this is an incorrect response and a proper healing program can rapidly correct this biochemical imbalance. This means however that a low Calcium/Magnesium ratio is perhaps more of a problem than a high Calcium/Magnesium ratio. It is definitely more acute, in this regard.

Improved Calcium/ Magnesium ratio (Ca/Mg) – Better sugar metabolism/ diet improvements

Improved Calcium/ Magnesium ratio (Ca/Mg) – and in a range between 5+9.5

This is a positive pattern and sign that you have made great progress in your lifestyle and/or diet.

Still in a Lifestyle Stress Pattern but an improvement from your last test

This is a very interesting Hair Mineral Analysis pattern. It is often called the lifestyle stress, spiritual defensiveness, or out of integrity pattern.

Definition. The pattern is present whenever the Calcium/Magnesium ratio in a hair sample that has not been washed at the laboratory is greater than 13.5:1. The higher the ratio above 13.5, the more severe and therefore important the imbalance is.

When this pattern is present on an initial or a retest hair analysis, it indicates that something in a person’s lifestyle or something outside of themselves is interfering with health. This could be a job, relationship or living space that is not currently in alignment with one’s deeper feelings.

Often when a job is changed or a relationship has improved or sometimes ended, the person comes out of a lifestyle stress pattern.

It is fascinating how a hair mineral analysis test can sometimes tell you about whether something outside of yourself is not in alignment with your true self. This is one of them amazing patterns.

An improvement in this ratio means that there has been an improvement in your lifestyle area that has been holding you back however it has not been fully transformed.

It is good to look at problems with jobs, relationships, living environments, and other external things and to try and fix them in order to fully come out of this pattern.

You are in a Lifestyle Stress Pattern

A lifestyle stress pattern appears on a properly performed Hair Mineral Analysis test when the Calcium/Magnesium ratio is above 13.5

A lifestyle stress pattern means that there is something going on in a person’s external life that is not working out well for them. Often this is a job that they are working at but in reality it is not good for them, it can also be a relationship or where you live.

It is an indicator that someone’s inner space or soul is not happy with the current situation but the person is going along with it.

It can be difficult for a person to leave these situations. This is often the reason why people cannot leave in the first place. They are like boulders that hold people down. It may be hard to remove the boulder but when a person does it always improves their life for the better and frees them from whatever shackles they were in before, both physically and mentally.

Extreme Lifestyle Stress

When a person is showing a lifestyle stress pattern and the calcium is very high this is an indicator that the lifestyle stress mentioned above is extreme.

Wasting One’s Time

If the extreme lifestyle stress pattern is also combined with a low potassium level this represents another pattern called wasting one’s time. All this can help one understand the pattern. Wasting one’s time basically means whatever lifestyle stress is causing a person to be in the pattern really isn’t serving a person well at all, in other words the individual is basically ‘wasting their time’ with whatever lifestyle stress they are currently accepting.

Out of Lifestyle Stress

This pattern indicates an improvement of something outside of yourself that is no longer affecting you. This is often a relationship, a job or perhaps where you live or other lifestyle issues.

It is a great pattern and means whatever has changed in your lifestyle has changed for the better!

The calcium/potassium ratio is one of the very important ratios on a hair mineral analysis. Hair must not be washed at the laboratory at all for accurate mineral readings.

Dr. Paul Eck called this ratio the thyroid ratio. He used it to help determine the oxidation rate.

Thyroid glandular activity lowers calcium in the body. This is well known in medicine. Potassium sensitizes the tissues to thyroid hormone.

A Hair Mineral Analysis is not an indicator of a person’s thyroid output. Rather it measures the thyroid hormone’s effect on the cells. It can show how much thyroid hormone has managed to get into cells or how little.

This is quite powerful because many people for example may show low thyroid hormones in the blood. However their cell permeability may be high. Health practitioners often will give thyroid hormones to an individual if they are showing low thyroid hormones in the body, when in reality their cells may be very permeable if too much thyroid hormone is going into the cells. This can be a dangerous combination, that is one example of how Hair Mineral Analysis tests can be superior in areas to blood tests.

You have a slightly elevated Calcium/ Potassium (Ca/K) ratio

An elevated Calcium/ Potassium ratio is an indicator of reduced thyroid effect.

You have an elevated Calcium/ Potassium (Ca/K) ratio

An elevated Calcium/ Potassium ratio is an indicator of reduced thyroid effect.

You have a slightly low Calcium/ Potassium (Ca/K) ratio

A low Calcium/ Potassium ratio is an indicator of an excessive thyroid effect.

You have a low Calcium/ Potassium (Ca/K) ratio

A low Calcium/ Potassium ratio is an indicator of an excessive thyroid effect.

Your previously underactive thyroid effect has sped up and therefore improved

This is a great sign that more thyroid hormones are finding their way into your cells creating a more balanced cellular hormone level. You will usually feel a degree of improved energy because of this. .

Your previously underactive thyroid effect has slowed down further

Your previously underactive thyroid has slowed down further. This is not necessarily a bad sign it can be due to many factors involved with deeper healing and rest.

Your previously over active thyroid effect has slowed down and therefore improved

This is a great sign that your thyroid gland effect is slowing down into a more balanced level.

Your previously overactive thyroid function effect has sped up

Your previously overactive thyroid effect has increased further. This is not necessarily a sign of ‘getting worse’, it can be due to a release of toxic potassium, or an increase of the oxidation rate due to metal release and others.

The Sodium/ Potassium ratio is arguably the most important ratio on a hair mineral analysis chart. It is the vitality ratio. It could also be called the electrical ratio and internal ratio.

It can help measure many things including.

Adrenal strength– Low Na/K= Low Adrenal Strength. High Na/K= Showing Increased Adrenal Strength.

Electrical Potential of cells. Low Na/K= A discharging of electrical potential. A High Na/K= Higher electrical charging or potential of cells.

A movement indicator. Low Na/K= Slowing of movement forward, exhaustion, and reversal of movement. High Na/K= Forward momentum, forward-thinking, more future-oriented.

An emotional indicator. Low Na/K= Feeling stuck in the past, less optimistic, stuck in a hole. High Na/K= Future orientated, more optimistic, feeling more elated.

And many more!

A balanced Na/K in general means you are balanced in the indicators above.

High Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio

Sodium and potassium are mainly regulated by the adrenal hormone’s aldosterone and cortisol. A high Sodium/ Potassium ratio on a hair analysis is an indicator of a relatively greater secretion of aldosterone (sodium) in relation to cortisol (potassium). The adrenal glands, in general, are overworking, it is preferred to see a test with a high Na/K ratio than low. It is a sign of some adrenal strength.

A high Na/K generally represents a more forward-thinking, future-oriented person. It is certainly more favorable than a low Na/K. However, a high sodium/potassium ratio is associated with several conditions, including acute stress, inflammation, and sometimes a zinc or magnesium deficiency.

This pattern also may indicate the emotion of anger, or an aggressive personality.

Other symptoms may include water retention, edema, and perhaps a higher blood pressure or a labile or fluctuating blood pressure due to water retention and/or kidney stress. These are among the prominent physical symptoms that come with higher aldosterone levels in relation to cortisol, for example.

In order to lower and balance a high Na/K ratio you use Zinc. Many people mistakenly always take a zinc supplement. However this can make a person feel worse if they already have a low Na/K ratio.

You have a perfect Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio

Healthy Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio

You have a healthy Sodium/Potassium Ratio.

Healthy Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio (Upper end)

You have a healthy Sodium/ Potassium Ratio however it is at the upper end of the healthy range. You may therefore be experiencing some inflammation, anger, and acute stress.

High Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio X2

You are likely to have some of the symptoms related to a high Na/K ratio like inflammation, anger and acute stress.

High Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio X3

It is quite likely you have some of the symptoms related to a high Na/K ratio like inflammation, anger and acute stress.

High Sodium/ Potassium Ratio (Na/K) X4

It is highly likely you have some of the symptoms related to a high Na/K ratio like inflammation, anger and acute stress.

High Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) Ratio X5

This ratio is very high, and it is likely you have some of the symptoms related to a high Na/K ratio like inflammation, anger and acute stress.

Your Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio is above 12

When the sodium/potassium ratio is above 12, it is an indicator for liver and kidney stress in some cases.

A low Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio X1

This is a mild low Na/K ratio. You may experience some symptoms of a low Na/K ratio like fatigue, blood sugar imbalance, kidney stress, liver stress, cardiovascular stress, and emotional symptoms like frustration, resentment and hostility

A low Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio X2

A low Na/K ratio. You may be experiencing symptoms of a low Na/K ratio like fatigue, blood sugar imbalance, kidney stress, liver stress, cardiovascular stress, and emotional symptoms like frustration, resentment and hostility

A low Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio X3

You are likely experiencing symptoms of a low Na/K ratio like fatigue, blood sugar imbalance, kidney stress, liver stress, cardiovascular stress, and emotional symptoms like frustration, resentment and hostility

A very low Na/K can make you feel stuck as if you are in a hole. There can be a lot of depression and feelings of apathy.

A low Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio X4

It is highly likely you are experiencing symptoms of a low Na/K ratio like fatigue, blood sugar imbalance, kidney stress, liver stress, cardiovascular stress, and emotional symptoms like frustration, resentment and hostility

A very low Na/K can make you feel stuck as if you are in a hole. There can be a lot of depression and feelings of apathy.

Improved Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) ratio – This is a positive sign

An unbalanced sodium/potassium ratio can cause a plethora of symptoms. An improvement in this ratio is a great sign.

Sodium/ Potassium (Na/K) has done a forward flip

This is seen as a positive shift, signs of forward momentum and thinking.

The oxidation rate in simple terms means how quickly the body burns food, or how fast it converts food into energy. It is similar to metabolism. There are three types of oxidation rate. Slow, fast, and mixed. Extreme slow and extreme fast is not a healthy metabolism to be in. Most adults should be slow oxidizers, and most babies are fast. A healthy oxidation rate is mild slow, or mild fast, however most adults should ideally be mild slow. One of the biggest aims of healing using Hair Mineral Analysis is to balance out the oxidation rate. By doing so, energy is released consistently over a long period which means the person is much more stable, healthier and happier.

Brief oxidation rate summary

If an oxidation rate is slow, a person feels very fatigued, lethargic, depressed, and they often have malaise. They also often have sugar cravings, constipation, dry skin, and other problems. It is characterized by weak adrenal and thyroid glands which often causes many of their symptoms.

If a persons oxidation rate is too fast, often the opposite occurs but in a very unhealthy way. A person’s body is running too fast or too rich. It is like driving down the highway in the fast lane. It causes anxiety, irritability, paranoia, inability to feel relaxed, and other problems. Fast oxidizers have a tendency towards inflammation, high blood pressure, oily skin, and frequent bowel movements. Fast oxidation is characterized by an overactivity of the adrenal and thyroid glands.

Mixed Oxidation means the body sometimes acts like a slow oxidizer and sometimes acts like a fast oxidizer. Often it is a transitory period and the individual will either fall into slow or move into fast.

Your oxidation rate is MILD SLOW

Mild slow oxidation is a good oxidation rate. You may experience some mild symptoms of slow oxidation below.

Those with a slow oxidation rate tend to be tired, apathetic, depressed, and even despairing and suicidal if their oxidation rate is very slow. If the copper level is also high people can be quite emotional. Another symptoms is anxiousness, although fatigue and depression are the most common. People in slow oxidation often use stimulant foods, drugs, or other methods to keep going.

Blood sugar and blood pressure tend to be low. Older people can often develop arteriosclerosis and diabetes. Slow oxidizers are often cold and do not sweat easily. Their brains often work slowly, and many have brain fog, spacey thinking, and slower thinking.

They usually have dry skin and dry hair, and many complain of constipation. They often gain weight on the hips and legs, while the upper body may be smaller. Most have underactive thyroid glands, especially women. They are prone to osteoporosis, cancer, infections, skin problems, and many other health conditions.

Your oxidation rate is SLOW

You are in slow oxidation. It’s likely you are suffering from some of the below symptoms.

Your oxidation rate is EXTREME SLOW

It is very likely you are experiencing symptoms of slow oxidation listed below.

Your oxidation rate is MILD FAST

Mild fast oxidation is not a bad oxidation; a good oxidation rate is mild slow or mild fast. However, adults are usually in slow oxidation, so it may be an indicator of some stress; you may have mild symptoms of fast oxidation written below.

Those with a fast oxidation rate tend to be anxious, irritable, in a hurry, and aggressive if their oxidation rate is very fast. They are usually somewhat emotional, short-tempered, and high-strung. They easily become anxious and wound up, and may need sedative drugs to slow down.

Their blood sugar can be on the high side due to higher cortisol levels. Their blood pressure tends to be on the high side because of salt and water retention. For the same reason, their tissues often have a watery appearance.

They are often warm and sweat easily. Their brains often work well, with fast thinking.

They usually have oily skin and some tendency for frequent or loose bowel movements. They may gain weight in the area of the abdomen due to high levels of cortisol and cortisone.

They are in a fight-or-flight mode too much of the time. This uses up certain nutrients and eventually can result in symptoms and illnesses associated with this metabolic type. These include high blood pressure, fatal heart attacks, anxiety, panic attacks, arthritis, and others.

Your oxidation rate is FAST

You are in fast oxidation. It’s like you are experiencing some of the symptoms associated with fast oxidation.

They are often warm and sweat easily. Their brains often work well, with fast thinking.

They usually have oily skin and some tendency for frequent or loose bowel movements. They may gain weight in the area of the abdomen due to high levels of cortisol and cortisone.

Stage of stress – Resistance

Your oxidation rate is EXTREME FAST

Your oxidation rate is extreme fast, it’s very likely you are experiencing some of the symptoms of fast oxidation below.

They are often warm and sweat easily. Their brains often work well, with fast thinking.

They usually have oily skin and some tendency for frequent or loose bowel movements. They may gain weight in the area of the abdomen due to high levels of cortisol and cortisone.

Your Oxidation Rate is SLOW MIXED

You have symptoms of both slow and fast oxidation, it is not necessarily a “bad” oxidation rate but we would prefer either mild slow oxidation or mild fast oxidation. Ideally mild slow in adults.

‘Slow mixed’ means that although you are in mixed oxidation you are edging more towards slow oxidation than fast oxidation

Therefore you may be experiencing more symptoms of slow oxidation than fast, some common symptoms of slow oxidation are. Tired, apathetic, depressed, emotional, low blood pressure, cold, do not sweat easily, brain fog, spaciness, dry skin, constipation, weight gain on the hips and legs and more.

Symptoms of those with a fast oxidation rate tend to be anxious, irritable, in a hurry. Fast oxidation can make you somewhat emotional, short-tempered, and high-strung. Other symptoms are high blood pressure, warm and/or sweaty, oily skin, loose bowel movements, panic attacks and others.

Your Oxidation Rate is FAST MIXED

You have symptoms of both fast and slow oxidation, it is not necessarily a “bad” oxidation rate but we would prefer either mild slow oxidation or mild fast oxidation. Ideally mild slow in adults.

This means that although you are in mixed oxidation you are edging more towards fast oxidation than slow oxidation

Symptoms of slow oxidation are. Tired, apathetic, depressed, emotional, low blood pressure, cold, do not sweat easily, brain fog, spaciness, dry skin, constipation, weight gain on the hips and legs and more.

Your previous oxidation rate was MILD SLOW

Your previous oxidation rate was SLOW

Your previous oxidation rate was EXTREME SLOW

Your previous oxidation rate was MILD FAST

Your previous oxidation rate was FAST

Your previous oxidation rate was EXTREME FAST

Your previous oxidation rate was SLOW MIXED

Your previous oxidation rate was FAST MIXED

The first four minerals on a Hair Mineral Analysis Test are Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium and Potassium. We can gather a lot of information about a person’s health and key supplement recommendations are often created from the first four minerals. The first four minerals represent a lot of what is happening on the surface of a person, both physically and mentally.

Calcium Curr: 182.0 – Prev:

Calcium is a plentiful mineral in the body. It is the body’s structural mineral, it allows us to stand upright in the world. Most of our calcium is in bones, teeth and nerves. When stressed calcium is one of the first minerals to leave the body. Most people need more bioavailable calcium to help them heal the body.

High Calcium

Your calcium is high.

Elevated calcium symptoms may include fatigue, depression, defensiveness, muscle weakness, pain, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, kidney stones and gallstones. Others are bone spurs, rigidity, slow metabolism, constipation, social withdrawal and spondylitis (rigidity and inflammation of the spine).

Biounavailable Calcium. In many instances of calcium toxicity, calcium builds up in the body in a biounavailable form. This means it is present, but cannot be used properly. This condition causes symptoms of both deficiency and excess at the same time because there can be a deficiency of available calcium, and an excess of biounavailable calcium at the same time.

Your Calcium is within healthy range

Your calcium is within a healthy range, however, it is slightly elevated, you may experience some issues with elevated calcium.

Your Calcium is perfect

Your Calcium is within a healthy range

Your calcium is within a healthy range however it is slightly below ideal. You may therefore be experiencing symptoms of low calcium such as: sleep issues, easy bruising, poor posture, fight or flight reactions, osteoporosis and more.

Your Calcium is low

Your calcium is low, you may be experiencing symptoms of low calcium such as.

osteoporosis, rickets, non-union of fractures, tooth decay and insomnia. Teeth, fingers and other bones may be misshapen. The posture can be poor and legs bowed.

Other symptoms are muscle cramps, irritability, hyperkinesis, hyperacidity, bruising, high blood pressure, fight-or-flight reactions, fast oxidation, lead and cadmium toxicity, tetany and cancer.

Your Calcium is elevated

Calcium toxicity symptoms may include fatigue, depression, defensiveness, muscle weakness, pain, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, kidney stones and gallstones. Others are bone spurs, rigidity, slow metabolism, constipation, social withdrawal and spondylitis (rigidity and inflammation of the spine).

You are out of a Calcium Shell

Congratulations, you are no longer in a calcium shell, this is a sign of excellent improvement in your health.

People who emerge from a calcium shell often feel like they are literally ‘come out of their shell,’ they tend to be more present in the world. Their personally usually comes alive and they often feel more outgoing and/or joyous

Calcium Shell- Female – Calcium level of 165 mg% + above

On an initial hair test, a calcium shell usually indicates psychological withdrawal, the presence of trauma, and perhaps overwhelming stress, inability to handle stress well, or a very sensitive body. Often it is accompanied by a very slow oxidation rate.

On a retest mineral analysis, a sharp rise in the calcium level to or above 165 mg% in a woman or to or above 155 mg% in a man generally indicates a need for protection. We call this pattern hiding. It might occur due to a trauma, such as a death in the family.

Visualization. The pattern looks like a “wall of calcium”, often accompanied by elevated magnesium, on the left side of the chart.

KEY WORDS TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE CALCIUM SHELL PATTERN

Simple key words that can help one understand the meaning of the calcium shell pattern include:

psychological withdrawal, hiding, lowered awareness, numb, calcified, traumatized, depressed, and “living in the bomb shelter or behind a wall”. The next sections explain why these words are helpful for understanding this very important pattern seen on many hair mineral tests.

WHEN THE PATTERNS APPEAR

Calcium and magnesium shell patterns almost never appear in children, and never in babies. They are also fairly rare in the elderly, above age seventy, or so, on earth.

However, they are common in the later teen years, and they occur in adults. They are much more common in women than in men.

A shell pattern is much less common in men, and if it is present in men, it is likely to be lower than in women, in general.

NOTES:

1. A higher calcium level indicates a more severe calcium shell.

2. When the calcium level is above about 340 mg%, it is called “petrified” pattern. This is a reference to calcification, as in petrified wood. However, it also refers to the feeling of being terrified.

3. Any calcium shell pattern, and particularly if it is a double shell pattern or greater, is a trauma indicator.

Calcium of 165-209 mg% is a single shell pattern.

Calcium of 210-259 is a 2x or double shell pattern.

Calcium of 260-299 is a 3x or triple shell pattern.

Calcium of 300-369 is a 4x or quadruple shell pattern. – petrified pattern.

Calcium of 370-459 is a 5x or quintuple shell pattern. – petrified pattern

Calcium of 460-539 is a 6x or sextuple shell pattern. – petrified pattern

Calcium of 540-639 is a 7x or septuple shell pattern. – petrified pattern

Calcium of 640 + is an 8x shell pattern. – petrified pattern

Calcium Shell- Male – calcium level of 155 mg% + above

Visualization. The pattern looks like a “wall of calcium”, often accompanied by elevated magnesium, on the left side of the chart.

KEY WORDS TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE CALCIUM SHELL PATTERN

Simple key words that can help one understand the meaning of the calcium shell pattern include:

WHEN THE PATTERNS APPEAR

Calcium and magnesium shell patterns almost never appear in children, and never in babies. They are also fairly rare in the elderly, above age seventy, or so, on earth.

However, they are common in the later teen years, and they occur in adults. They are much more common in women than in men.

A shell pattern is much less common in men, and if it is present in men, it is likely to be lower than in women, in general.

NOTES:

1. A higher calcium level indicates a more severe calcium shell.

3. Any calcium shell pattern, and particularly if it is a double shell pattern or greater, is a trauma indicator.

Calcium of 155-199 mg% is a 1x or single shell pattern.

Calcium of 200-249 mg% is a 2x or double shell pattern.

Calcium of 250-309 mg% is a 3x or triple shell pattern.

Calcium of 310-339 mg% is a 4x or quadruple shell pattern.

Aggresiveness – Calcium less than 14mg%

This pattern is defined as a calcium level about 14 mg% or less on a hair test in which the hair has not been washed at the lab. This is a common pattern seen in young children and in adult in fast oxidation. It is also occasionally seen in four lows pattern or other types of patterns on hair tests.

As with all the hair analysis patterns, it is not a diagnosis of anything. Instead, it is a trend or tendency for certain metabolic imbalances. This pattern is called aggressiveness because when the hair tissue calcium level becomes very low, a person is usually in a fight-or-flight reaction, and one of the symptoms of this is aggressiveness. This is because calcium has a calming, buffering, and relaxing effect on the nervous system.

Other symptoms associated with this pattern are irritability, nervousness, muscle tightness, muscle cramps, and other symptoms of calcium deficiency. If the pattern has gone on for a long time, other symptoms may include demineralization of the body, osteopenia, osteoporosis, tetany and others.

Magnesium Curr: 7.0 – Prev:

Magnesium is one of the most important, if not the most important mineral in a human body. The reason being is that it is used in so many areas of the body. From osmotic balancing to cell membrane potential, to nervous system functioning, to hormone production and much much more. Magnesium is often chronically low in many people. Magnesium is a high energy mineral, it often contributes to the chronic fatigue pandemic that is currently sweeping the globe.

Your Magnesium is within healthy range

Your Magnesium is elevated

When magnesium is above about 10 mg% in the hair, some of it is biounavailable and usually in an oxide or another ‘amigo’ form. These compounds of magnesium are very irritating, not as alkaline-forming, and pro-oxidant. As a result, they damage body tissues.

‘Amigo’ magnesium cannot participate in many enzyme reactions. Instead, it just builds up in the tissues exactly like a toxic metal. This is why we say it is biounavailable – meaning unavailable for use in many enzymes.

However, it is part of a defense mechanism of the body. When the adrenal glands are depleted and toxic, the irritating quality of these magnesium compounds stimulates adrenal gland activity that is necessary to maintain life.

Biounavailable magnesium is a problem for millions of people. Symptoms of this imbalance may include fibromyalgia and other types of pain, irritability, insomnia, muscle weakness, depression, muscle cramps, especially after exercising, and possibly others.

Your Magnesium is low

Low Magnesium is a chronic problem in the 21st century. Magnesium is needed for many vital roles in body, to cell membrane charge, to nervous system issues.

Magnesium is extremely important for good heart health, hormone secretion, protein synthesis and more.

Deficiency issues vary a lot. Some common defficiency symptoms are: Edema, swelling, dryness, diarrhea, EMF sensitivity, fatigue, malaise, depression, apathy, mental dullness, memory impairment, learning disorders, irritability, anxiety, heart attacks, seizures, schizophrenia, psychoses and more.

Magnesium Shell Present

A magnesium shell is similar to a calcium shell and has similar symptoms. Please read the calcium shell article below for more information on shell patterns. Below is more information on magnesium shells.

Definition. A magnesium shell is said to be present any time the hair tissue magnesium level is greater than about 20 mg%. I have not worked out the quantification of a magnesium shell at this time (2015).

Meaning. A magnesium shell usually indicates some degree of biounavailability of magnesium in the body. This is definitely the case when the magnesium level rises very high, above about 100.

Usually with a calcium shell. A magnesium shell often accompanies a calcium shell. The reason for this is that on a hair mineral test, the calcium and the magnesium levels generally rise and fall together. This means that the ratio of calcium to magnesium is usually maintained, even when the levels are very high or very low.

Slow oxidation. Most cases of a magnesium shell occur in slow oxidizers. That is, the calcium and magnesium levels are elevated, while the sodium and potassium levels are low.

Four highs pattern. Uncommonly, a magnesium shell occurs when a person has a four highs mineral pattern. In most cases, the oxidation rate is slow and a calcium shell is present, as well.

Getting help pattern. It is rare to find a magnesium shell present by itself. One situation in which the magnesium level can temporarily rise very high, with or without the calcium level rising as much, is the intervention we call “getting help”. This is not a magnesium shell, however. It is a magnesium elimination.

In this situation, the body usually reacquires a soul in its energy field. Along with this, the hair magnesium rises because an inferior magnesium compound is eliminated from the body and is replaced with a higher quality magnesium compound in some enzyme binding sites.

Belligerence – Magnesium less than 3mg%

What is belligerence? It is a feisty, confrontational, and perhaps warlike quality. Dictionaries also define it as aggressive.

In addition to belligerence, common symptoms of low tissue magnesium include nervousness, irritability, anger, Attention Deficit Disorder, hyperactivity or hyperkinesis, muscle tension, muscle cramps, and often cardiovascular symptoms.

Cardiovascular symptoms. They may include high blood pressure, angina, and impaired circulation. Low magnesium can also result in a fatal heart attack or stroke.

Sympathetic nervous system heart attacks. These are fast oxidizer heart attacks in which all of the coronary arteries constrict in a cascade effect. This is far worse than having one or more blocked arteries. For this reason, these heart attacks are often fatal. However, they are completely preventable with nutrition.

Doctors should be warning everyone to eat more magnesium foods and to take a magnesium supplement. That this does not occur is an enormous failure of the medical profession.

Why is the belligerent pattern important?

The reasons include:

1. It is a form of aggressiveness that can get out of hand if it becomes extreme. It could lead to violence, for example.

2. It puts great stress on one’s body. As stated above, this can cause high blood pressure and even fatal heart attacks and strokes. These are quite common, in fact.

3. Belligerence gets in the way of a person’s mental and spiritual growth. This is an important problem for both adults and children.

For example, if a child is belligerent and tends toward hyperactivity, he or she may not learn well in school, even though the child is very intelligent. This will set the child back and can also seriously impair self esteem and confidence. It could even lead to suicide, and it does.

Sodium Curr: 24.7 – Prev:

Sodium is the solubility and volatility element. It is found mainly outside the cells or extracellularly. Although sodium does not participate in a single enzyme in the body, it is the body’s great solvent, meaning it dissolves many chemicals. It is also a major regulator of the fluid balance, pH and other fluid-related aspects of the body.

High Sodium

High sodium or adrenal stress pattern- volatile, high stress, inflammation

An elevated hair sodium level is a feature of fast oxidation and an alarm stage of stress. The cause is usually higher aldosterone secretion by the adrenal glands. This may be due to acute stress or to emotions such as anger or fright. Cadmium and other toxic metals in the kidneys, along with kidney infections, can also raise the hair tissue sodium level.

Your Sodium is within healthy range

Low Sodium

Low hair sodium. A low hair sodium level is associated with weak adrenal activity, slow oxidation and an exhaustion stage of stress. It indicates sodium loss through the kidneys and is usually affected little or not at all by eating salt

Low Sodium- Basic Burnout

Adrenal burnout syndrome is underactivity of the adrenal glands. There is depletion of nutrients required for adrenal activity. Toxic metals replace some of these nutrients, so just taking supplements is not always effective in reversing the condition.

Adrenal burnout results in symptoms such as low blood pressure, weakness, and fatigue that is not relieved by rest and sleep. It is very common today.

Other terms that have a similar meaning to adrenal burnout include adrenal insufficiency, adrenal fatigue and adrenal exhaustion.

Sodium increased, a sign of an improved adrenal response

Sodium has a close connection to the adrenal output. An improvement in this mineral as long as its below the ideal sodium level is a sign of adrenal improvement.

Extreme Adrenal Stress Pattern

Extreme adrenal stress pattern is an extreme adrenal gland reaction or fight-or-flight reaction. In fact, any time the sodium level on a hair mineral analysis is over about 30 mg%, one could say that it is a degree of adrenal alarm reaction. However, this pattern is defined as a sodium level above 100 mg%, as this would define an extreme adrenal reaction.

This is a common finding on hair tests among babies and young children up to the age of about 4 -8. After that age, the pattern is much less prevalent, although it does occur in adults, at times, more so men than women.

Something seems to be stressing the adrenal glands out alot and it is important to try and understand what may be causing this stress in order to reduce it.

Potassium Curr: 6.2 – Prev:

Potassium is a major electrolyte in the body. This means it is present in large quantities, and is required in large quantities in the diet. Potassium has a single electrical charge, also called a monovalent element. This makes it a good electrical conductor, a solvent, and tends to make it very water-soluble.

Potassium performs many essential functions ranging from regulating the heart to balancing the electrical potential of the body by polarizing the cells. In fact, one could call potassium the polarizer mineral.

Your Potassium is within healthy range

You have low Potassium

Constipation, muscle weakness, fatigue, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, leg cramps and more

High Potassium

If the kidneys become toxic or congested, it can affect the hair potassium level – usually raising it. This is a sign of kidney stress. It is a common finding on hair analysis tests.

The most common cause of kidney stress and kidney congestion and toxicity is the presence in the body of the ‘amigos’ – aluminum and toxic forms of copper, iron, manganese, cobalt, chromium, selenium and vanadium.

When any of these elements are removed from the body, the hair potassium level can rise for a few months due to a little extra effort required of the kidneys. This is the meaning of kidney stress.

Kidney stress may also be due to the release of certain medical drugs, cadmium, mercury or other toxic substances. In many, but not all cases, this will temporarily affect the hair potassium level and perhaps the ratios involving potassium, as well.

Sympathetic Dominance/ Pusher Pattern – Chronic Fight or Flight

Sympathetic dominance/ Pusher Pattern indicates a person who is over-utilizing their sympathetic nervous system. In simple terms, the person is pushing themselves, or worrying too much.

It is not the same as a sympathetic state of body chemistry which is fast oxidation. This is why the pusher pattern is a good terminology to use so as to not get confused with a sympathetic state of body chemistry.

The sodium and potassium readings on a hair tissue mineral analysis, and to some degree their ratio, have to do with the utilization of this branch of the autonomic or automatic nervous system.

Symptoms

1. More physical activity than is appropriate for them

2. Anxious or worriers. This is a form of “running around aimlessly” in the mind

3. Tired, but usually somewhat out of touch with the fatigue and exhaustion. They often feel tired only when they slow down.

4. A very active mind.

5. Willfulness.

6. Fearful and always somewhat depressed underneath due to fears, worries and fatigue.

7. A high copper type of personality.

8. Reduced libido in some cases.

9. Ungrounded and not centered enough.

10. Often occurs in intelligent, spiritually-oriented people.

Similar to other patterns on a test we can quantify some patterns. For example, there are many sympathetic dominance indicators. Below are the indicators on your test. Every x1 increases the severity of sympathetic dominance.

Sympathetic Dominance X1- Slow oxidation + K of 4mg or less

Sympathetic Dominance X1- Slow oxidation + Na/K 4 or more

Sympathetic Dominance X1- Potassium is 4mg%

Sympathetic Dominance X2- Potassium is 3mg%

Sympathetic Dominance X3- Potassium is 2mg%

Sympathetic Dominance X4 Potassium is 1mg%

Sympathetic Dominance X1- Potassium is 4 or less, Na/K is greater than 3

Sympathetic Dominance X1 – K 4 or less, Na/K greater than 3

Sympathetic Dominance X1- Potassium less than 4, Na/K greater than 3, Ca/Mg greater than 9.5

Sympathetic Dominance X1 – Four Lows is present

The number of sympathetic dominance indicators you have is 0

Burned Out Sympathetic Dominance

Burned Out Sympathetic Dominance. This pattern is present when the sympathetic dominance pattern of a low potassium level combines with a sodium/potassium ratio less than 2.5.

This may indicate that a person has been in sympathetic dominance for a long time, or it has been quite extreme, so that now the adrenal glands are quite exhausted, causing a low sodium/potassium ratio. It is not a healthful pattern at all, and is associated with exhaustion, fatigue, depression, and most chronic illnesses.

Improved Sympathetic Dominance/ Pusher Pattern (Fight & Flight Response)

Although you are still in a sympathetic dominance/ pusher pattern it has improved which is a great sign.

This generally indicates a little less worrying and/or overthinking.

Below are the patterns on the first four minerals on a hair mineral analysis chart. Many of the patterns found on hair analysis tests are generated using the first four minerals, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium + Potassium.

Three Lows Pattern- Calcium is high

Your Calcium is high and the other electrolytes are low. This is common and often found in slow oxidizers and those with sympathetic dominance. Often, with this pattern, the calcium/magnesium ratio is high. If this ratio is between about 9.5 and 13.5 which, it usually indicates that a person is eating too many carbohydrate foods (starches and/or sugars). If the calcium/magnesium ratio is above about 13.5, it indicates that a lifestyle factor is interfering with one’s health and that the person is defending this lifestyle factor or attitude when one should let go of it. Your currently Calcium/Magnesium ratio is 26

Three Lows Pattern- Sodium is high

A three lows pattern represents someone who is exhausted. A good analogy of this pattern is a car stuck in a ditch with it’s wheels spinning. There is often a degree of overwhelming stress and the individual often feels stuck but is unsure of what to do.

Sodium is high and the other three are low. The name given to this pattern is four lows under stress, especially if the sodium level is just slightly above 25 mg%, your sodium is 24.7. It means that the person is close to a four lows pattern (which is generally a more exhausted pattern), but there is so much inflammation or irritation that it keeps the person out of four lows at this time. This pattern is often associated with a sympathetic dominance pattern. You are currently not in sympathetic dominance.

Three Lows Pattern -Magnesium is high

Three Lows Pattern- Potassium is High

Your potassium is high and the other three are low. This pattern is more common in children and in adult men. It is always associated with a low sodium/potassium ratio, which is another indicator for adrenal exhaustion or burnout. It is also usually associated with a fast oxidation rate, which is more common in children, and in adult men rather than women.

Calcium Left Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

A left pivot involves a turnaround in one’s understanding of others, usually one’s family members. It is also associated with a faster oxidation rate if it involves the first four minerals or first tetra.

Calcium Right Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

A right pivot involves a turnaround and improvement in one’s own moral values. It is also a slowing of the oxidation rate if it involves the first four minerals on the chart or first tetra.

Magnesium Right Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

A right pivot involves a turnaround and improvement in one’s own moral values. It is also a slowing of the oxidation rate if it involves the first four minerals on the chart or first tetra.

Magnesium Left Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

Sodium Left Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

Sodium Right Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

A right pivot involves a turnaround and improvement in one’s own moral values. It is also a slowing of the oxidation rate if it involves the first four minerals on the chart or first tetra.

Potassium Right Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

A right pivot involves a turnaround and improvement in one’s own moral values. It is also a slowing of the oxidation rate if it involves the first four minerals on the chart or first tetra.

Potassium Left Pivot

Pivot patterns are very positive indicators.

All pivot patterns indicate a turnaround in a person’s thinking. They are not lifestyle patterns, but rather have to do with gaining insight, which results in a shift in one’s understanding.

Four Lows Pattern

Four lows on an initial hair test. This indicates a collapse and exhaustion. It is often a chronic pattern that can last for years if not corrected. It has become much more common and can be seen in both adults and children. 40years ago it was never found in children. This is just one of the indicators of declining health in the world.

It is important to note that going into Four Lows on a retest Hair Mineral Analysis means something else, it is actually a celebration pattern and it signifies deeper healing and rejuvenation. It is important to distinguish between the two.

Ways to understand a Four Lows pattern on an initial Hair Mineral Analysis

At times, an attitude or lifestyle pattern. Some cases of four lows on a first hair analysis are related to lifestyle. These factors include working too much or too hard, being much too hard on oneself or others, being in an oppressed or very stressful situation of some kind, or compulsive or obsessive tendencies that wear out the body.

Attitudes that could drive a person into a four lows pattern and/or keep one there include anger, intense fear, even intense guilt or some other emotion that wears down or depletes the body.

While improving the attitudes and lifestyle are important for all healing, they are most important for this pattern when it occurs on a first hair analysis. Recall that if the pattern only occurs on a retest, it is not important, however this test is in initial Hair Mineral Analysis so it’s important to look into.

An autonomic nervous system imbalance. Four lows always reflects an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system. This is the automatic and regulatory nervous system of the body.

Using the analogy of the car stuck in the ice or mud, the person just keeps spinning the wheels instead of realizing he is not getting anywhere and should try a different way of living, thinking or acting.

Getting out of four lows is certainly possible with the correct healing program. Four lows isn’t well known about in modern medicine, and many health practitioners will often advise people to do things that can be harmful or atleast very ineffective in four lows. Therefore it is important to think positive with this pattern and be grateful that you have discovered it because many people unfortauntely do not.

Four Lows on a retest

CELEBRATION PATTERN

A Four Lows pattern on a retest is a celebration pattern. It is a sign of deep healing. A time for extra rest and rejuvenation while your body, mind, and spirit go through a deep retracing period.

It is important not to feel down or depressed that one has gone into four lows on a retest, this is completely different from a four lows pattern on an initial test. It is a great sign that the body is healing itself on deep levels.

A good analogy of going into four lows on a retest is that your body has gathered the resources necessary to put the car into the garage for a deep refurbishment. The reason why we call this a celebration pattern is that people do not go into the repair facility in their life without doing deep healing, so we know that if this happens a person has dedicated themselves to healing their body and as a result the body has taken itself into a phase of deep healing and rejuvenation.

One interesting observation that can happen in this pattern is that the person may go through a process of resolving relationship difficulties. It appears that the body needs to go into four lows in order to process certain past relationship issues. These are often but not always parental relationship issues that have now come up to be resolved. Amazingly the parents do not even need to be around in order for the person to resolve these issues.

Some of these issues are simple and can be resolved within a few months or even less. Other issues are old and deep, and their resolution can take a few months or more. The duration does not matter. One must not think that something is wrong if it takes months or a year or more to come out of a four lows pattern on a retest.

Four Lows on a retest, Digging Deeper Pattern

At times, on a retest, a four lows pattern will become an even lower four lows pattern. This means that one or more of the macromineral levels (calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium) will decline further on a retest.

We call this digging deeper pattern. It indicates that a person is delving more deeply into traumas or other blockages that caused or contributed to the four lows pattern.

This is not a problem at all. It usually resolves on its own on the next hair tissue mineral retest. It is a good sign of deeper healing and rejuvenation as the body works through old layers, traumas and patterns to heal.

Still in four lows on a retest

You are still in four lows on a retest. This is ok, it just means that the body is going through a prolonged period of much needed deep healing.

A Four Lows pattern on a retest is a celebration pattern. It is a sign of deep healing. A time for extra rest and rejuvenation while your body, mind, and spirit go through a deep retracing period.

Out of Four Lows

OUT OF FOUR LOWS!! – GREAT WORK – You’re out of four lows. You have successfully navigated through a deep healing and retracing process.

You have come out of Four Lows into Fast Oxidation

Adults should exit a four low pattern into a slow oxidizer pattern. Rarely, a person exits into a fast oxidizer pattern. This is called backing out of four lows or coming out backwards.

However, at times, if this occurs, the person will soon go back into four lows, perhaps bouncing in and out of the pattern several times, until they finally exit into slow oxidation.

There is nothing ‘good’ or ‘bad’ about this situation; it is just what the body needs to do at the time in order to heal.