WHAT IS THE HTMA?

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a non-invasive, easy to do, affordable method to look at an accurate report of your tissue levels of 36 key minerals and heavy metals impacting your health. Long-term exposure to toxic elements/minerals can progressively impair various bodily processes, leading to a variety of health conditions. By looking at the composition of minerals and heavy metals being excreted in the hair, we can infer about the mineral/heavy metals in other tissues in the body.

It's a window into the cell’s mineral activity. Hair is made up of dead cells, and cells are the major site of metabolic activity in the body, so analyzing the hair gives us a unique window into the cells that we wouldn’t be able to see otherwise. An average of the mineral activity over 3-4 months; similar to how the rings of a tree tell a story.

WHY MINERALS? 

Minerals are the “spark plugs” of the body. Without the proper minerals, the body can't function properly. Needed for millions of enzymes as co-factors, facilitators, inhibitors and as a part of the enzymes themselves, minerals help vitamins do their job. Minerals also run enzymes run hormones. If there's hormone imbalance, there is mineral imbalance. Their availability and usability has a great deal to do with the health of the human body.

MINERAL TESTING PROVIDES INSIGHTS ABOUT... 

• Your metabolism and the rate at which your body is using minerals 
• Stress levels and how your body is responding
• Adrenal and thyroid activity
• Immune function and tendencies for illnesses
• Carbohydrate tolerance and impact on glucose and insulin
• Digestion and stomach acid production
• Overall energy levels and production
• Heavy metal accumulation
• Mental health and emotional well-being

SIGNS YOU'RE AT RISK FOR MINERAL IMBALANCE...  

• You’re often stressed
• You exercise and sweat regularly 
• You’ve been pregnant
• You’ve breastfed 
• You have chronic digestive issues
• You’ve had an eating disorder
• You’re a chronic dieter
• You regularly consume processed foods
• You have a history of hormonal birth control (i.e. Pill, IUD)
• You’ve supplemented with vitamin D, zinc, vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
• You’ve trained for an endurance event (i.e. marathon, triathlon)
• You’ve had a major illness or surgery
• You drink unfiltered or soft water 
  
  

HTMA GIVES INSIGHTS INTO...

• Hormone Imbalance
• Metabolism
• Thyroid Function
• Adrenal Health & Stress
• Blood Sugar Balance
• Digestion
• Heavy Metal Toxicity
• Immune Function