Hair Mineral Analysis Research Studies

A partial list of references that relate to the science of Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA).

Contents

1. Comments from research reports.
2. Books about hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (hTMA).
3. Medical journals, articles and reports.

Comments From Research Reports

Books About Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and Essential Mineral Balance

• Bland, J, Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, An Emergent Diagnostic Technique, Thorsons Publishing, 1984.
• Body Chemistry and Behavior, A Course Manual,American Institute For Biosocial Research.
• Brown, AC and Crounse, RG, Hair, Trace Elements, and Human Illness, Praeger Publishers, 1980.
• Casdorph, HR and Walker, M, Toxic Metal Syndrome, Avery Publishing, 1995.
• Chatsworth, L and Chatsworth, C, Energy, Healthview Publishing, 1985.
• Chatt, A, Katz, SS, Hair Analysis: Applications in the Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, VCH Publishing, 1989.
• Davies, IJT, The Clinical Significance of the Essential Biological Metals, C.C. Thomas, 1972.
• Droesti, I, Smith, R, Neurobiology of the Trace Elements, Volumes I and II, Humana Press, 1983.
• Eck P., Toxic Metals in Human Health and Disease, Eck Institute of Applied Nutrition and Bioenergetics, Ltd.,1989.
• Eck P., Healthview Newsletter, Interview #27-29, Healthview, 1981.
• Eck P., Watts D., The Most Commonly Asked Questions About Hair Analysis, Eck Institute of Applied Nutrition and Bioenergetics, Ltd., 1983.
• Eck P., Watts D., et al., Healthscope Newsletter, Issues 1-22, The Eck Institute of Applied Nutrition and Bioenergetics, Ltd., 1982-1985.
• Eck, P, The Mineral Approach To Metabolic Dysfunctions, an interview, Analytical Research Labs, 1982.
• Eck, P, Watts D., Foreman, D, Lifting The Cloak Of Mystery From Hair Analysis: A New Approach, Analytical Research Labs, 1982.
• Frompovich, CJ, Understanding Body Chemistry and Hair Mineral Analysis, C.J. Frompovich, 1982.
• Gittleman, AL, Why Am I Always So Tired, Harper San Francisco, 1999.
• Goyer, RA et al, Medical Toxicology, Academic Press, 1995.
• Hemphill, DD, Cothern, CR and Beck, B, Trace Substances in Environmental Health, Annual Conferences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1972-1992.
• Kutsky, R, Handbook of Vitamins, Minerals and Hormones, 2nd edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981.
• Leek, R, Hair Analysis, R. Leek, 1980.
• Malter, R, The Strands of Health; A Guide To Understanding Hair Mineral Analysis, Education & Health Resources of Arizona, Cottonwood, AZ 2002.
• Passwater, RA and Cranton, EM, Trace Minerals, Hair Analysis and Nutrition, Keats Publishing, 1983.
• Pfeiffer, CC, Mental and Elemental Nutrients, Keats Publishing, 1975.
• Pfeiffer, CC, Zinc and other Micronutrients, Keats Publishing, 1978.
• Seven, MJ (ed.), Metal Binding in Medicine, Philadelphia, Lippincott 1960; 321.
• United States Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Trace Metals in Mammalian Hair and Nails, EPA-600 4.79-049, August 1979.
• Valkovic, V, Human Hair Vol. 1. Fundamentals and Methods for Measurement of Elements Composition, CRC Press, 1988.
• Valkovic, V, Human Hair, Vol II. Trace-Element Levels, CRC Press. 1988.
• Werbach, M, Nutritional Influences on Illness, Third Line Press, 1993 2nd Edition. (with Laboratory Methods For Nutritional Evaluation)
• Watts, DL, Trace Elements and Other Essential Nutrients, T.E.I., 1995.
• Albrecht, WA, The Albrecht Papers, Acres U.S.A., 1975.
• Andersen, BD, The Rhythms of Nature, Harmonic Spiral, 1st edition, 1999.
• Atkins, RC, The Atkins Health Revolution, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1988.
• Bernard, C, An Introduction to the Study of Experimental Medicine, Collier Books, 1961.
• Braunwald, E et al, ed., Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
• Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, and Zinc Concentrations in the Hair of Individuals Living in the United States. Interface. 1973.
• Clarkson TW, et al, Monitoring Of Toxic Metals, Plenum Publishing Co., NY, 1988.
• Cleave, TL The Saccharine Disease, Keats Publishing, 1975.
• Crook, WG, The Yeast Connection Handbook, Professional Books, 1999.
• Davies, IJT, The Clinical Significance of the Essential Biological Metals, M.B., London, 1921.
• Douglass, WC, The Milk of Human Kindness is Not Pasteurized, Copple House Books, 1985.
• Douglass, WC, Into the Light, Second Opinion Publishing, 1993.
• Gerson, M, A Cancer Therapy – Results of 50 Cases, 3rd edition, Totality Books, 1977.
• Gerson, C, Bishop, B, Healing The Gerson Way, Totality Books, 2007.
• Gutherie, HA, Introductory Nutrition, V. C. Mosby Co., St. Louis, 1975.
• Guyton, A, Textbook of Medical Physiology, W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Hall, RH, Food For Naught, The Decline in Nutrition, Vintage Books, 1974.
• Harper, NA, Rodwell, VW, Myers, PA: Review of Physiological Chemistry, Lange Med. Publications, Los Altos, Ca, 94022, 1979.
• Hoffer, A, Walker, M, Orthomolecular Nutrition, Keats Publishing, 1978.
• Hubbard, LR, Clear Mind, Clear Body, Bridge Publications, 1990, 2002.
• Jensen, B, The Chemistry of Man, B. Jensen, 1983.
• Jensen, B, The Science and Practice of Iridology, B. Jensen, 1974.
• Jensen, B, You Can Master Disease, B. Jensen, 1952.
• Kelley, WD, One Answer to Cancer, 1980, 1997.
• Kervan, CL, Biological Transmutations, Beekman Publishers, 1980.
• Kirschmann, JD, Nutrition Almanac, McGraw-Hill , 1979.
• Koch, W, The Survival Factor in Neoplastic and Viral Diseases, 1961. (and all his other works)
• Mandell, M, Scanlow, LW, Dr. Mandell’s 5-day Allergy Relief System, Pocket Books, New York, 1979.
• Mertz.W, ed., Trace elements in Human and Animal Nutrition, 5th ed, Academic Press, New York, 1980.
• McVicker, M, Sauna Detoxification Therapy, McFarland & Company, 1997.
• Nickel, DJ, Nutritional consultant’s manual of quick fixes, Analyt. Res. Labs., 1992.
• Ott, JN, Health and Light, The Effects of Natural and Artificial Light on Man and Other Living Things, Pocket Books, 1976.
• Pauling, L, Vitamin C, The Common Cold and the Flu, W.H. Freeman and Co., 1976.
• Page, M, Degeneration-Regeneration, Nutritional Development, 1980.
• Pearson, D, Shaw, S, Life Extension, Warner Books, 1983.
• Prasad, AS, Trace Elements and Iron in Human Metabolism, Plenum Publishing, New York, 1978.
• Price, W, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, 1945, 1979.
• Rapp, DJ, Is This Your Child’s World?, Bantam Books, 1996.
• Rapp, DJ, Is This Your Child? 1991.
• Rapp, DJ, Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call, 2003.
• Rogers, S, Detoxify or Die, Sand Key Company, 2002.
• Ryan R, Terry C. Toxicology Desk Reference: The Toxic Exposure and Medical Monitoring Index, 3rd ed., Taylor & Francis; 1996.
• Sauberlich, HE et al., Laboratory Tests For The Assessment Of Nutritional Status, CRC Press, 1984.
• Schroeder, H, The Trace Elements and Man, Devin-Adair Company, 1975.
• Schroeder, H, The Poisons Around Us, Keats Publishing Inc., New Canaan, Connecticut, 06840, 1974.
• Schroeder, H., Pollution, Profits and Progress, Stephen Greene Press, VT, 1971., Also A Matter of Choice, the Big Water Fight and America Vanishing by H. Schroeder.
• Scogna, JR, The Promethian, LEP Publications, 1983.
• Seelig, MS, Magnesium Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of Disease, Plenum Publishing, New York, 1980.
• Selye, H, The Stress of Life, McGraw-Hill , 1956.
• Selye, H, Stress Without Distress, Signet Books, 1975.
• Schmidt, MA, Smith, LH and Sehnert, KW, Beyond Antibiotics, Healthier Options for Families, North Atlantic Books, 1993.
• Schutte, KH and Myers, JA, Metabolic Aspects of Health, Discovery Press, 1979.
• Segala, M, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Life Extension Foundation, 2000.
• Smith, E et al., Principles of Biochemistry, Vols. I and II, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1978.
• Stryer, L, Biochemistry, 2nd edition, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1981.
• Sylver, N, The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy, The Center For Frequency, NY 2004.
• Tsalev DL. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry in Occupational and Environmental Health Practice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 1995.
• Watson, G, Nutrition and Your Mind, Bantam books, 1972.
• Watson, G, Personality Strength and Psycho-Chemical Energy, Harper and Row, 1979.
• Williams, RJ, Nutrition Against Disease, Environmental Protection, Pitman Publishing, 1971.

Medical journals, articles and reports.

• Abraham, JL, Trace elements in hair, Lancet, 1982 Sep 4;2(8297):554–555.
• Abugassa I, Sarmani SB, Samat SB. Multi element analysis of human hair and kidney stones by instrumental neutron activation analysis with the ko-standardization method. Appl Rad Isotopes. 1999; 50:989-94.
• Aharoni A, Tesler B, Paltieli Y, Tal JH, Dori Z, Sharf M. Hair chromium content of women with gestational diabetes compared with nondiabetic pregnant women. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992; 55:104-7.
• Ahmed AF, Elmubarak AH. Lead and cadmium in human hair: a comparison among four countries. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 1990 Jul; 45(1):139-48.
• Airey D. Total mercury concentrations in human hair from 13 countries in relation to fish consumption and location. Sci Tot Environ. 1983; 31:157-80.
• Airey, D, Mercury in human hair due to environment and diet: a review. Environ Health Persp., 1983;52:303-316.
• Al-Delaimy W et al. Nicotine in hair of bar and restaurant workers. N Z Med J. 2001 Mar 9;
• Allen, RB, Nutritional aspects of epilepsy, Int Clinical Nutrition Review, 1983;3(3), July, 1983.
• Amodor, M, et al., Hair zinc concentrations in diabetic children, Lancet, 1975;2(7945):1146
• Anderson RA et al. Designing a biological monitoring program to assess community exposure to chromium: conclusions of an expert panel. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1993; 40:555-83.
• Anderson, RA, Chromium as an essential nutrient for humans, Regul Tox Pharm., 1997;26:S35-S41.
• Anderson, RA, Kozlovsky, AS, Chromium intake, absorption and excretion of subjects consuming self-selected diets, Am J Cllin Nutr., 1985;41:1177-83.
• Anttila, J and Simell, O, Serum and Hair Zinc as Predictors of Clinical Symptoms in Acrodermatitis Enteropathica. J Inher Metab Dis., 1984;7:46-48.
• Ashmead, H, Tissue transportation of organic trace minerals, J Appl Nutr., 1970;22:1-2.
• Ashraf W, Jaffar M, Mohammad D. Age and sex dependence of selected trace metals in scalp hair of urban population of Pakistan. Sci Total Environ. 1994 Jul 18; 151(3):227-33.
• Ashraf W, Jaffar M, Mohammad D. Trace metal contamination study on scalp hair of occupationally exposed workers. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 1994 Oct; 53(4):516-23.
• Ashraf, MH, Fosmire, CJ, Effects of marginal zinc deficiency on subclinical lead toxicity in the rat neonate, Penn State U., Univ. Park, PA 16802. #4481.
• Assarlan, GS, Oberleas, D, Effect of washing procedures on trace element content of hair, Clin Chem., 1977;23(9):1771-1772.
• Atalla L, Silva CM, Lima FW. Activation analysis of arsenic in human hair – some observations on the problems of external contamination. Ann Acad Bras Cien. 1965; 37:432-41.
• Attar KM, Abdel-Aal MA, Debayle P. Distribution of trace elements in the lipid and nonlipid matter of hair. Clin Chem. 1990 Mar; 36(3):477-80.
• Aufreiter, S, Hancock, RG, Pigmentation and temporal effects on trace elements in hair, Biol Trace Elem Res., 1990;26-27:721-728.
• Bache CA, Lisk DJ, Scarlett JM, Carbone LG. Epidemiologic study of cadmium and lead in the hair of ceramists and dental personnel. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1991 Dec; 34(4):423-31.
• Bader M, Dietz MC, Ihrig A, Triebig G. Biomonitoring of manganese in blood, urine and axillary hair following low-dose exposure during the manufacture of dry cell batteries. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1999 Nov; 72(8):521-7.
• Baer, MT, Tissue zinc levels and zinc excretion during experimental zinc depletion in young men, Am J Clin Nutr., 1984;39:556-570.
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• Barrett, S., Hair analysis called unreliable, unscientific, JAMA, 1985;254(8):1041-1045.
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• Bayer, VW, Die bestimmung von magnesium in gewebeproben mittels AAS, Magnesiumbestimmung, Magnesium Bulletin 2/1983.
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• Berlin, M, Interaction between selenium and inorganic mercury, Environ Health Perspect., 1978; 25: 67–69.
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