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title: Calcium Shells, Mineral Imbalance, and Hidden Inflammation
date: 2026-10-01T16:00:00Z
modified: 2026-10-01T16:00:00Z
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author: Elizabeth
timestamp: 2026-10-01T16:00:00Z
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​ Elizabeth Yarnell and Jill Norris continue their minerals series by reviewing Elizabeth’s hair analysis and contrasting tissue mineral patterns with standard blood tests. They discuss the calcium shell phenomenon, long-term stress and trauma, low potassium, adrenal strain, and how mineral imbalance can show up in multiple sclerosis, fatigue, inflammation, and mood changes. The conversation also covers silica, magnesium, copper, thyroid patterns, heavy metals, and why mineral balancing may need to come before gut or detox work. The Inflammation Investigator: Chronic Illness & Autoimmune