BURNOUT INDICATORS ON
A HAIR MINERAL TEST
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© January 2019, L.D. Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All information in this article is for educational
purposes only. It is not for the
diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.
Definition. ÔBurnoutŐ refers to nutritional depletion of the adrenal glands. However, it is also a more general term that refers to lowered energy, lowered vitality, and a poorer overall state of health of the body. It is a somewhat general term, but we define it precisely using hair analysis. It is useful to explain a personŐs symptoms and even a personŐs psychological outlook.
Causes for burnout. The underlying cause is a derangement
of body chemistry. It involves nutrient
deficiencies, excessive toxic metals or toxic chemicals, and other problems
such as chronic infections in the body.
The causes and effects at other levels include bad diets, bad eating
habits, overwhelming stress, and emotional problems. These cause nutrient depletion and toxin buildup in the
body. Fortunately, these
conditions are reversible, although it takes some effort and persistence to
undo the damage.
SYMPTOMS
OF BURNOUT
Among
the many symptoms are fatigue, often unrelenting no matter how much sleep a
person obtains. Another is
depression. Others range from low
blood sugar, anxieties, skin problems, headaches, constipation, impaired
digestion, lowered immune response, infections, candida
albicans and other fungal infections, chronic pain in
the body, brain fog. mood swings, mind racing,
insomnia and others.
As
the condition progresses, however, it can lead to almost any symptom or
condition from simple allergies to cancer.
THE
MECHANISM OF LOW HAIR SODIUM
According
to Dr. EckŐs research, the main factors responsible for the sodium reading on a
hair mineral analysis are the level of aldosterone,
an adrenal hormone, along with the activity of the rennin-angiotensin
mechanism of the kidneys. Low aldosterone is associated with reduced adrenal glandular
activity. In some cases, the
kidneys may also cause reduced sodium in the blood, and eventually in the
tissues of the body.
BURNOUT
INDICATORS ON A HAIR MINERAL ANALYSIS
The most important single adrenal exhaustion or burnout pattern on a properly performed hair mineral analysis is a sodium level less than about 8 mg% on a hair mineral analysis, but only when the hair is not washed at the laboratory. This is critical for accurate sodium readings, as this is a water-soluble mineral that is easily washed out if the hair is washed at the lab, as is often the case.
While
a low sodium level on a hair test is considered Ňbasic burnoutÓ, there are
several other indicators of adrenal burnout or exhaustion on a hair mineral
analysis. Among the most reliable
are the following:
á
Four lows
pattern.
á
A three lows pattern.
á
Potassium less
than about 5 mg%.
á
A
sodium/potassium ratio less than about 2, and definitely if it is less than 1.
á
A very slow
oxidation rate.
When a person has more than one of the indicators
for adrenal burnout, we refer to it as double burnout, triple burnout of even a
quadruple or quintuple burnout pattern.
This simple way to quantify burnout is often extremely helpful to assess
the degree of burnout in many cases.
BURNOUT INDICATORS VERY USEFUL
Assessing the number of burnout indicators that are
present on a hair mineral analysis in which the hair has not been washed at the
laboratory is one of the most important assessments to make when interpreting
any hair mineral analysis.
Research is ongoing to identify ways to quantify burnout more precisely,
but for now the simple method described above works well.
For many more details on adrenal burnout, read Adrenal Burnout Syndrome on this website.
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