The library — written from lived experience
Understand the terrain, then change it
These essays record what I learned using hair tissue mineral analysis and Susan Cachay's mineral-balancing protocol to shift my own deep-rooted chronic issues — no jargon, no miracle cures, and nothing here that replaces individual medical advice.
01The test · 6 min readWhat a hair test actually revealsA hair tissue mineral analysis is not a diagnosis. It is a long-exposure photograph of what your body has been doing with its minerals for months — and that picture changes everything.02Root causes · 6 min readWhy your chronic symptoms keep coming backWhen the same fatigue, anxiety or pain returns no matter what you do, the problem is rarely the symptom. It is the terrain underneath it — and terrain has to be rebuilt, not suppressed.03My story · 7 min readMy experience with Susan Cachay's protocolAfter twelve years of treating other people's pain, I hit a wall I could not treat my way out of. This is what happened when I stopped looking for a fix and started following a protocol instead.04The protocol · 6 min readHow mineral balancing shifts deep-rooted issuesA plain-English walkthrough of what a mineral-balancing protocol actually involves — the test, the stages, the retests, and what to realistically expect along the way.05The technique · 5 min readHow SLM Bodywork differs from remedial massageSLM Bodywork is the hands-on technique I use in the clinic to help people with chronic back pain, including sciatica. It is a whole-body approach developed by Steve Lockhart — not a spot-treatment massage. Here is what it is, how it works, and why it is different.
I add new essays as I learn more and as readers ask new questions. If there is something you would like explained — a symptom, a ratio on your own hair test, a fear — it may become the next entry. This is a shared map, not a finished one.