Hair Mineral Analsis
THE TEST
PRICE: 70€ (ex. consultation)
Hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA)
is an analytical test which measures your mineral content and heavy metal exposure. Test results reflect how much of these elements are in your tissues and provide a vivid picture of your internal environment, that very few tests can reveal.
Have you ever wondered…?
• Am I getting enough essential vitamins and minerals?
• Am I eating foods that provide enough or perhaps too much of a particular nutrient?
Did you know…
• 90% of people unknowingly have toxic metals such as mercury from fillings, vaccines and pollution.
• Simply taking one-a-day multivitamins doesn’t ensure you are getting everything you need.
• Even if you take supplements, you may not be absorbing them.
• Many nutrients work together so a balance in their relationship is just as important as individual nutrients
• Health concerns such as fatigue, weak immunity and sleep problems can stem from nutrient imbalances?
• Nutrition supplements, when properly used, can have tremendous therapeutic effects. However, taking supplements without first knowing what the body needs, may actually have unintended consequences like causing shortages of other nutrients. This only further complicates health problems by upsetting the natural balance of the body.
• Calcium supplements or high-calcium-containing foods can help prevent osteoporosis in one person, but actually contribute to brittle bones in another.
• Zinc is commonly known to help fight the effects of a virus, but too much zinc can contribute to bacterial infections.
• Copper is an essential nutrient, but excessive amounts can cause depression, weight gain, PMS symptoms and frontal headaches.
• Iron is necessary to prevent anemia, but too much can cause a different type of anemia, and contribute to migraines, arthritis and cancer.
WHAT CAN CAUSE A MINERAL IMBALANCE
There are many factors to take into consideration, such as:
Diet – Improper diet through high intake of refined and processed foods, alcohol and fad diets can all lead to a chemical imbalance. Even the nutrient content of a “healthy” diet can be inadequate, depending upon the soil in which the food was grown or the method in which it was prepared.
Stress – Physical or emotional stress can deplete the body of many nutrients while also reducing the capability to absorb and utilize many nutrients.
Medications – Both prescription and over-the-counter medications can deplete the body stores of nutrient minerals and/or increase the levels of toxic metals. These medications include diuretics, antacids, aspirin and oral contraceptives.
Pollution – From adolescence through adulthood the average person is continually exposed to a variety of toxic metal sources such as cigarette smoke (cadmium), hair dyes (lead), hydrogenated oils (nickel), anti-perspirants (aluminum), dental amalgams (mercury and cadmium), copper and aluminum cookware and lead-based cosmetics. These are just a few of the hundreds of sources which can contribute to nutrient imbalances and adverse metabolic effects.
Nutritional Supplements – Taking incorrect supplements or improper amounts of supplements can produce many vitamin and mineral excesses and/or deficiencies, contributing to an overall biochemical imbalance.
Inherited Patterns – A predisposition toward certain mineral imbalances, deficiencies and excesses can be inherited from parents.
Pricing and Insurance
The test is performed in our office or a kit can be mailed for our out-of-town patients doing their appointments by phone. Our prices are much lower than other companies’ because we do not up-charge for any of our tests. We will provide you with a receipt and encourage you to submit to your insurance carrier as many patients get fully reimbursed.