Faqs

A group of levels or ratios or some combination of the two. Slow and fast oxidation, for example, are mineral patterns defined by several ratios.

A relationship consisting of one mineral level divided by a second mineral level.

Refers to actual mineral levels reported on the graph.

A pathological loss of minerals through the hair can occur due to lack of a retaining factor. A mineral loss elevates the reading.

A physiological effect of elimination of an unneeded mineral, that had been retained. Excretion elevates the mineral reading on a test.

One mineral can displace or replace another. Displacement causes an elevated reading of the mineral displaced.

Metabolism is the total of the chemical reactions taking place in the body. Metabolism is divided into two parts, anabolism, and catabolism. Anabolism refers to those reactions which build up [...]

Internal stressors are those factors, which originate from inside the body, which causes stress. Nutritional imbalances can be the result of stress but is also a cause of internal stress. This is [...]

Factors arising from outside our bodies, which affect our health, are called external stressors. They may include physical factors (heat, cold or noise), social pressures, financial or job [...]

There are two aspects to the body’s biochemical energy system, 1) the rate of energy production or oxidation rate and 2) the energy pathway or the steps involved in energy production. Both [...]