Guidance by Eileen Durfee, founder of Nuco Enterprise Solutions LLC, the owner of the Wellness Shopping Online brand · Updated August 2026
Hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) reads your mineral chart as a pattern — the relationships between minerals — rather than any single number in isolation. In nutritional balancing science, two of those relationships describe your overall oxidation rate (how quickly your body tends to produce energy): the calcium/potassium ratio and the sodium/magnesium ratio. Together they point toward a slow, fast, or mixed pattern, and that pattern — not a symptom alone — is what a program is built around. Choose the collection below that matches your report.
Slow oxidation reflects an under-driven, exhaustion pattern — often lower energy, sluggish thyroid and adrenal indicators, and a tendency toward copper excess and low zinc. Formulas here are chosen to support that direction.
Slow Oxidizer Support →Fast oxidation reflects an over-driven, "fight-or-flight" pattern with more active adrenal and thyroid indicators and elevated tissue sodium. Formulas here are chosen to support that faster direction.
Fast Oxidizer Support →The sodium/potassium (Na/K) ratio is one of the most watched relationships on a chart. Whether it reads low or high changes which side of the ratio a program supports — so it has its own collection.
Na/K Ratio Support →Not sure which pattern is yours? A hair analysis kit reports your mineral levels, key ratios, and toxic-element exposure, so your choices come from your own numbers instead of a guess. New to the idea of oxidation types? Start with Oxidation Type — Fast or Slow?
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Hair tissue mineral analysis is a screening tool for nutritional and toxic-element status; the patterns described are educational research associations and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always work with a qualified healthcare professional on a program that suits you.
