HTMA Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

The HTMA test is done at home by cutting hair (at the scalp) and sending to the lab for analysis. This test measures the level of 20 minerals and toxic metals in a sample of hair. The hair test “can provide pertinent information about one's metabolic rate, energy levels, and stage of stress (1).

A sample of hair cut close to the scalp provides information about the mineral activity in the hair that took place over the past three to four months, depending on the rate of hair growth (2).

Though there are multiple labs that run this test, I choose to use Analytical Research Labs. I choose to work with ARL because they “are one of only two laboratories that do not wash the hair at the laboratory. Washing hair samples at the laboratory has been shown to erratically wash out the water-soluble elements. This creates much less accurate results” (3).

An excerpt from Analytical Research Labs’ website; click here to read the full article

The HTMA Hair Test is one I value above most others as the information is truly tangible and reveals a clear path of support. I believe everyone would benefit from this test since minerals are truly foundational to our health, determining our digestion, metabolism, mood, energy, and more.

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