Program description
Many health programs use a case base approach using the clients history of symptoms to build a decision framework on the best health interventions to apply. We also use an individual case approach but take this concept further. We will monitor your own biochemistry through hair mineral analysis (HMA) which tells us objectively what interventon will best suit the individual, based on their own biochemistry. Over time we found that the test we use matches the observed conditions providing a high level of confidence in our supplemental health interventions. This biochemical ratio approach has been in use for over forty years and was developed by Dr Paul Eck. Dr Eck followed William Albrecht's work in soils showing how the right levels of calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium and micro nutrients greatly improved the production capacity of different soils. He also followed work by Dr George Watson who researched oxidation types in people and Dr Hans Seyle's work on the adaption stress theory. Dr Eck was able to apply these principles into an effective human health program and found many chronic conditions could benefit from the balancing program. We continue to fine tune these findings using the feedback from clients and the hair mineral analysis test.
The test we use tells us a lot about a person’s health status. The main points we monitor include:
- Oxidation Type: a person may be a slow or fast oxidator depending on how food is converted into energy through the Kreb Cycle (energy cycle). This helps us understand how efficiently a person is generating energy from their diet.
- Thyroid Ratio: The thyroid is like the spark plugs for your energy cycle. If it is too slow you will run sluggish and too fast you could be feeling anxious or on edge.
- Adrenal Ratio: The adrenals that sit on top of the kidneys and provides the hormones required to deliver the fuel we get from our food to the kerb cycle and provides hormones to help us deal with stress. Many of us in todays 24/7 life style will have adrenal fatigue or even exhaustion due to over depleting the adrenal hormones. This can impact on our energy, immune system, digestion and even our mental state.
- Vitality Ratio: tells us how much overall drive the body has to get through the day. It is also an indicator of the body’s immune system status and inflammation levels.
- Heavy Metals - we monitor heavy metals to see the level of toxins in the body. These toxins run interference with normal biochemical processes and can put the body into a state of constant immune response placing too much pressure on the liver to detoxify the body.
By monitoring these ratios we can provide the right interventions to help the body restore balance to biochemical processes at the individual level. Pending individual test results, we can recommend calming parasympathetic minerals, digestive aids, methylation agents, probiotics, glandular support agents and oxidation balancing minerals in addition to advice on diet and stress management.