Hair tissue mineral analysis

A Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis tests for 20 minerals and toxic minerals in your hair sample. It is a screening test that measures the mineral content of your hair, which reflects the mineral content of your body’s tissues. It is non-invasive, relatively inexpensive and extremely accurate. If a mineral deficiency or mineral excess exists in the hair, it usually indicates a mineral imbalance within the body. Sometimes minerals are bio-unavailable meaning the body can’t utilize them. It is regarded by many integrative doctors, naturopaths and nutritional therapists as one of the most valuable screening tools available in everyday and preventative health care.

HTMA measures the levels of the following minerals in the hair:  Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Iron, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Chromium, Selenium and Phosphorous as well toxic heavy metals such as Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, Aluminum, Nickel and Cobalt. 

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis represents the mineral levels in the majority of the soft tissues in your body, which includes your skin, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, nerves and connective tissue. It also includes, internal organs such as your heart, kidneys, liver and brain. Additionally, it exposes chronic elevated levels of heavy metals or minerals that get excreted through your hair.

If there are mineral deficiencies, mineral imbalances or heavy metals present in your hair analysis, then this represents about a 3-4 month period of metabolic activity, which will be found systemically through most of your soft tissues. Hair analysis can give a very detailed understanding of the root cause of most chronic illness, degenerative diseases and more. 

• Mineral deficiencies and imbalances
• Heavy Metal Toxicity 
• Metabolic rate (metabolism)
• Thyroid Issues
• Adrenal Fatigue 
• Hormone Imbalances 
• Early “disease” trends
• Cellular energy levels
• Autonomic nervous system imbalances
• Glucose tolerance
• Copper Toxicity 
• Mental and/or emotional issues

HTMA can be used to assess all of the above, and more, identifying your body's unique nutritional needs. The information that is revealed on your test allows me to create a customized program using Nutritional Balancing. Learn more on the Nutritional Balancing tab.