TERMS

The hair analysis graph must be viewed as a system – that is, all at once, for proper understanding, Trying to understand one reading without considering all the other readings, will only [...]

The concept that as old mineral patterns are passed through on the way back to health, previous symptoms may return for a period of time.

The oxidation rate is the rate at which food is burned in the body. The oxidation rate is closely related to the metabolic rate, a term referring to the general rate of chemical reaction or [...]

Minerals which are directly related. When the level of one mineral goes up, the level of the other mineral goes up also. Minerals may be both synergistic and antagonistic under different conditions.

Minerals which are inversely related. When the level of one mineral goes up, the other mineral level goes down. Minerals may be both synergistic and antagonistic under different conditions.

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.