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One of the questions I’m frequently asked about Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis is: ‘Why do I need a hair test if I’ve already had blood tests?’
It’s a very good question – and the simple answer is that blood testing and hair mineral analysis aren’t trying to tell us exactly the same thing.

I’ve used HTMA throughout more than 25 years of working in nutritional therapy, and for me it remains an incredibly valuable nutritional assessment tool – when it’s used appropriately.

When you receive an HTMA report, it’s natural to look first at which individual minerals are high or low. But some of the most useful information can come from looking at the relationships between minerals.

HTMA stands for Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis. It is a simple, non-invasive laboratory test that measures the levels of minerals and certain toxic elements found within a small sample of hair.