01/30/2026
A hair tissue mineral analysis stands as the most revealing test available to understand human biochemistry.
It provides precise data on individual mineral levels, critical mineral ratios, and the burden of toxic metals.
The most fascinating and clinically actionable aspect it reveals are the distinct mineral patterns governing metabolism.
These patterns tell us if the body is stuck in a sympathetic dominant state, a high-alert metabolic posture.
When you are locked in sympathetic dominance, true detoxification becomes physiologically difficult and inefficient.
The primary therapeutic goal must be to support a shift into the parasympathetic state, where repair and elimination naturally occur.
We achieve this by using targeted nutrients to modulate key ratios, such as lowering elevated calcium to raise potassium.
This is why hair analysis is indispensable, as it allows us to construct a program that addresses the patient's unique strengths, weaknesses, toxic burdens, and dysfunctional mineral patterns simultaneously.
Dr. Robert Selig
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