WHAT AND WHY?
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a functional test used to provide a unique cellular reading of the mineral and heavy metal levels in your body. By analyzing small samples of recent hair growth, you can get a snapshot of what your body has been exposed to and what it is eliminating through the hair. This data is valuable for prioritizing which diet and lifestyle strategies will be most effective for addressing your bio-individual needs.
MINERALS + METALS
Minerals are elements that are essential for hundreds of physiological functions, including nerve signaling, muscle contraction, electrolyte balance, digestion, pH regulation, bone structure, blood sugar balance…the list goes on!
You can think of minerals like “spark plugs” because they act as cofactors for thousand of metabolic reactions in your body. Mineral balance is foundational to nutritional therapy and essential for health + vitality!
Heavy metals are elements that are toxic when they accumulate in the body. We are exposed to heavy metals everyday via our food, water, and environment. While important to reduce exposure whenever possible, it is also critical to support the body’s ability to detoxify + excrete heavy metals.
The HTMA provides insight into how to best support this detoxification process.
KEY RESULTS
1. METABOLIC TYPE
this rates how quickly your body
is metabolizing energy and what
macro ratios are ideal for you
2. MINERAL STATUS
this shows an overall snapshot
of the major minerals in your
body and if any are very high or
low
3. HEAVY METAL EXCRETION
this can indicate if you are
being exposed to any specific
heavy metals and whether your
body is excreting (or storing)
them
4. MINERAL RATIOS
all minerals effect each other to
some degree, so these ratios
highlight which systems need
the most nutritional therapy
support