Make sure you use a qualified practitioner to order your HTMA test, properly assess your results and create a comprehensive, individualized plan to address your unique needs.
- Hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA), is an analytical test which measures the mineral content of the hair.
- HTMA provides you with an economical and sensitive indicator of the long-term effects of diet, stress, toxic metal exposure and their effects on your mineral balance that is difficult to obtain through other clinical tests.
- It is important to determine your mineral status because minerals are absolutely critical for life and abundant health. They are involved in and are necessary for cellular metabolism, structural support, nerve conduction, muscular activity, immune functions, antioxidant and endocrine activity, enzyme functions, water and acid/alkaline balance and even DNA function.
- Many factors can affect mineral nutrition, such as; food preparation, dietary habits, genetic and metabolic disorders, disease, medications, stress, environmental factors, as well as exposure to heavy metals. Rarely does a single nutrient deficiency exist in a person today. Multiple nutritional imbalances however are quite common, contributing to an increased incidence of adverse health conditions. In fact, it is estimated that mild and sub-clinical nutritional imbalances are up to ten times more common than nutritional deficiency alone.” ~ Trace Elements Inc.