Splitting hairs

Splitting hairs

Q: My naturopathic doctor recommended that I have a hair mineral analysis test done. When I told a friend of mine about the recommendation, he said that hair analyses are notoriously inaccurate. While I respect my doctor, I don't want to pay for tests that aren't going to give me valuable, accurate information. What are your thoughts on hair testing for minerals?

Dr. Wright: Hair mineral analyses get a lot of bad press. While I agree with critics that they're not perfect tools for determining accurate levels of every mineral in the body, I've been using them since 1973 and believe they're still very useful. They check for between 30 and 50 minerals, and the total cost is almost always less than $75, so it's one of the most reasonably priced tests available.

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