HAIR TISSUE MINERAL ANALYSIS – HTMA

WHAT IS A HAIR ANALYSIS?

Hair analysis is much more than a test for minerals. From a small sample of hair, you can learn about your metabolic rate, stage of stress, immune system, and adrenal and thyroid glandular activity. The test offers accurate information about energy levels – (Vitality Index), Thyroid gland function, Adrenal gland function and carbohydrate tolerance.

We need the following information in order to process your test kit: Name of person being tested: Natural Hair Color: Name of Shampoo: Any dyes used in hair: List of all medication you are currently on: Ethnic Origin: Pregnant: Yes or No Age: Address: Phone: Date of Birth: List of all your symptoms:

Many symptoms are associated with mineral and vitamin deficiencies and heavy metals. Mineral imbalances reduce needed vitamins in our bodies, cause arthritis, depression, frontal headaches, high blood pressure, weight gain, adrenal fatigue, tendency toward hypo- or hyper- thyroidism, hypoglycemia, osteoporosis, immune difficulties, and contribute to learning difficulties We utilize Trace Elements Inc. (TEI) the leading lab in the US for our HTMA.

Minerals interact not only with each other but also with vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Minerals influence each of these factors, and they, in turn, influence mineral status. Minerals act as enzyme activators, and vitamins are synergistic to minerals as coenzymes. It is extremely rare that a mineral disturbance develops without a corresponding disturbance in the synergistic vitamin(s). Therefore, evaluating mineral status provides good clues of vitamin status and requirements.

Minerals Assessed in your HTMA!

Essential mineral nutrients Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium (Na) Potassium (K) Copper (Cu) Zinc (Zn) Phosphorus (P) Iron (Fe) Manganese (Mn) Chromium (Cr) Selenium (Se) Boron (B) Cobalt (Co) Molybdenum (Mo) Sulphur (S)

Toxic minerals / Heavy metals Antimony (Sb) Uranium (U) Arsenic (As) Beryllium (Be) Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) Lead (Pb) Aluminium (Al)

Additional mineral nutrients / Trace elements Germanium (Ge) Barium (Ba) Bismuth (Bi) Rubidium (Rb) Lithium (Li) Nickel (Ni) Platinum (Pt) Thallium (Tl) Iodine (I) Vanadium (V) Strontium (Sr) Tin (Sn) Titanium (Ti) Tungsten (W) Zirconium (Zr)

Hair is ideal tissue for sampling and testing. First, it can be cut easily and painlessly and can be sent to the lab without special handling requirements. Second, clinical results have shown that a properly obtained sample can give an indication of mineral status and toxic metal accumulation following long term or even acute exposure. A HTMA reveals a unique metabolic world: intracellular activity, which cannot be seen through most other tests. This provides a blueprint of the biochemistry occurring during the period of hair growth and development.