Hair tissue mineral analysis is a scientific test, which measures the mineral content of your hair. Mineral content of the hair reflects the mineral content of the body's tissues. A mineral deficiency, or surplus in the hair corresponds with the mineral level within the body.
HTMA also acts as a good indicator for the activity of many metabolic processes within the body.
In addition, HTMA can provide an important insight into supportive strategies for conditions ranging from depression and behavior disorders to cardiovascular and neurological illnesses. Used in conjunction with other familiar diagnostic tests, HTMA can provide a more holistic and comprehensive approach upon which to base more effective nutritional therapy
Why Hair Analysis?
Blood mineral analysis will tell which minerals are circulating extre-celllarly. Urine analysis will tell which minerals have been excreted. Only hair analysis will reveal the unique mineral absorption during a very specific period of time.
Since the structure of hair remains unchanged, the minerals are fixed in the hair. The levels in hair are not subject to change and the analysis accurately provides concentrations of minerals that have accumulated in the hair tissue over the hair growth period, which is approximately the last three months.
In addition, a hair tissue mineral analysis is more stable than a blood test, since blood tests are subject to variations on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. Also, the body tends to maintain blood mineral levels near normal at the expense of other tissues.
As a screening tool, hair, according to many researchers and the Environmental Protection Agency, is the tissue of choice for measuring toxic and many nutrient elements.
The hair sample is tested for minerals in parts per million. This analysis allows for exact recommendations of only those supplements that are actually needed. This is important knowledge in order to discover the body's toxic metal levels.
4 main reasons to why Hair Analysis is an effective test:
- Accuracy— If compared with blood, hair is less susceptible to the homeostatic mechanisms that quickly affect trace elements levels. For example, serum level of minerals.
- Comprehensiveness – It gives a clear and specific picture of which minerals your body contains more of and which mineral it is deficient in. This is very helpful if you are planning to regulate your diet or drawing out a nutrition plan
- Cost Effectiveness—hair analysis is more cost-effective than mineral testing through other means.
- Convenient sampling - Hair specimen can be collected more quickly and easily than blood, urine, or any other tissues, using a non-invasive method.
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