Hair Tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) Test
Identify mineral imbalances, learn which foods and nutrients your body needs and address the cause of your health concerns with a non-invasive hair test.
Correct Lab Procedure
Important: Hair samples must be processed at a lab that does not wash the hair sample.
Test from Home
Use our simple at-home HTMA test kit
3+ Years Experience
I’ve used HTMA in practice for over 3 years and I can help you understand your results.
What is the Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)?
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a functional lab test that involves collecting a small hair sample to evaluate your body’s current mineral status. This sample will give us a deeper look at your adrenal and thyroid function, metabolic type, stress patterns and more over the last 3-4 months. Most importantly, hair analysis is a great tool for determining vitamins and minerals needed to rebalance your body and restore energy production – the key to healing many health issues.
What Can Hair Analysis Tell You About Your Health?
What Impacts Mineral Levels?
- Constant stress
- Exposure to pollutants in your environment
- Consuming food from nutrient-poor soil
- Using medications, such as hormonal birth control
- Pregnancy
- Not eating enough
- Excessive exercise
- High caffeine consumption
- Using synthetic vitamins and minerals
- Consuming foods with chemical additives
Who is the HTMA test for?
- Stress & Feeling Overwhelmed
- Acne
- Gut Issues
- Hormone Imbalance
- Anxiety
- Always feeling tired
- Headaches
- Weight Gain
- Painful periods
- Fertility Concerns
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis is a powerful way to get a deeper insight into your health. It helps us customize a plan for you based on your hair tissue mineral analysis results and health history.
HTMA Deep Dive
HTMA Deep Dive Process:
Getting started is easy! After you purchase an HTMA Deep Dive you receive:
- A pre-stamped HTMA testing kit. When you receive your test you will snip some hair and mail out your sample.
- Fill out intake forms and nutritional assessments. This provides Michelle with more information about your health history, current symptoms, stressors and primary goals.
- Complete 5 days of Food Journaling in an easy to navigate app.
- When your lab results are in, you’ll receive a 60 minute results review along with a personalized protocol and recommendations.
Questions about HTMA
The Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is an insightful tool for understanding your health, offering a comprehensive look at:
- Mineral Balance: It identifies any deficiencies or excesses in key minerals, which are essential for maintaining good health.
- Stress Response: The test evaluates how effectively your body manages stress, an important factor in overall wellness.
- Heavy Metal Detection: HTMA can detect various heavy metals stored in your body, alerting you to possible environmental exposures.
- Metabolic Rate: It assesses how quickly your body processes nutrients, which impacts your energy levels and weight management.
- Energy Efficiency: The test examines your body’s ability to produce and utilize energy, crucial for daily functioning.
- Thyroid and Adrenal Health: By analyzing mineral ratios, HTMA provides insights into the health of your thyroid and adrenal glands, which influence your energy and stress levels.
- Digestive Health: It uses specific markers to evaluate the efficiency of your digestive system.
- Blood Sugar and Carbohydrate Metabolism: The analysis helps understand how your body regulates blood sugar and processes carbohydrates, vital for consistent energy throughout the day.
Minerals are your body’s spark plugs that are needed for your body to function. Looking at your current mineral levels can give us a much deeper understanding of what is going on inside of the body. This deeper look can be used to create your personalized wellness plan, including best lifestyle practices, dietary changes and targeted supplementation.
Once your hair sample is sent to the lab, it generally takes 2 weeks for your results to come back.
Nutrient minerals tested are calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, chromium, selenium, phosphorus, cobalt, molybdenum, and lithium. Toxic metals tested are lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum, and nickel.
Yes. You can cut your own hair sample or have a friend or hairdresser cut it.
The ideal sampling location is the back of your head (nape area). This is where hair grows most consistently. Beard hair or pubic hair should only be used as a last resort, or if sufficient head hair is not available.
You must cut your hair sample from as close to the scalp as possible. This will provide the most recent data. However, sampling can easily be done in a way that is not noticeable and does not affect your hairstyle.
The lab needs 125 mgs of hair (about a tablespoon). A cardboard scale is included in the kit to ensure you send enough hair.
Some dyes contain minerals, so it is best to take the sample before dying your hair or allow the hair to grow out an inch or so before sampling. I like to wait a minimum of 6 weeks before taking your sample.
Yes! The HTMA can provide valuable insights into a child’s mineral levels, potential imbalances, and nutritional status, aiding in targeted dietary and supplement recommendations to support their growth and well-being.
I use Analytical Research Laboratories in Phoenix, Arizona for hair analysis. ARL is CLIA-certified and is one of only two labs that uses proper testing techniques. This means that they do not wash the hair sample at the laboratory, a practice that has been shown to produce inconsistent results.
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