Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

What is a HTMA??

How can it help you get to the root cause of your health issues? 

A Hair tissue mineral analysis involves sending off a little snip of hair to a Lab (The lab I use is in Australia).

How is it different from blood tests?

1cm of hair can reflect what has been going on in the body for the past month compared to blood that only reflects what is going on at the exact time it was taken. Ideally we send 3ms to get a good snapshot of the last 3 months.

Our blood is also really tightly regulated by the body to stay within a specific range. This means early imbalances often don’t show up in blood, while HTMA reveals what's stored in tissue, giving a more functional picture of what’s going on.

What can a hair mineral analysis show?  

So many of us live with unexplained fatigue, anxiety, burnout, hormonal imbalance, and chronic symptoms that standard tests don’t explain (eg. we feel like crap but our bloods say we are fine). A HTMA test can uncover hidden imbalances in your biochemical terrain that may be the root cause of these issues.

It can support healing from:

• chronic fatigue and burnout

• hormonal imbalances (PMS, low testosterone, thyroid issues)

• anxiety, panic attacks, and low mood

• insomnia and poor stress resilience

• digestive complaints linked to mineral deficiencies

• blood sugar dysregulation

• poor immune function or recurrent infections

If you're looking for deeper insights into your health, especially when blood tests come back normal, HTMA may be the tool you're missing.