Hi friends! How are ya? I hope you’re enjoying the day so far. Today is admin stuff, plus a home strength training workout and breakfast for dinner tonight.

For today’s post, I wanted to share my wits with HTMA as one of the testing tools I’ve been using. I shared increasingly well-nigh my food sensivity test here, and will do flipside post on my Candida, Metabolic, and Vitamins test. It’s been really incredible to get insights well-nigh imbalances, expressly with the eye and autoimmune stuff I’ve experienced in the past year.

At first glance, HTMA seems like a *simple* test, but there’s so much that goes into it, and SO much that it can tell you. It’s a snapshot of how your soul is responding to stress. When we’re stressed, we shrivel through our minerals increasingly quickly, which can leave us depleted and exhausted. This can moreover be a very helpful postpartum tool, as babies use nutrients from the mom. The minerals work in pairs, so it’s important to examine the relationships between the minerals, and try to find balance. There will never be a *perfect* HTMA test result; it’s increasingly well-nigh seeing improvements in your soul over time.

Embarking on a journey to understand your body’s unique needs and intricacies is a powerful step towards holistic well-being. Today I’m going to share what this test entails, its benefits, the process, and my personal experience.

Note: This information is based on personal wits and education. Consult with a healthcare professional for personalized advice. This test does not dianose, prevent, treat, or cure illness or disease. It’s simply an informational tool for your unique body. 

Hair Tissue Mineral Wringer (HTMA) Test review

What is HTMA and What Can It Tell You?

HTMA is a diagnostic tool that analyzes mineral content in your hair tissue. As our hair reflects the mineral sonnet of our body, this non-invasive test offers a window into the past 90 days of mineral imbalances, heavy metal exposure, and potential nutritional deficiencies. It goes vastitude surface-level symptoms, and can help uncover root causes of various health issues. Minerals are essential for our unshortened soul and are the “spark plugs.”

Pros and Benefits:

HTMA provides a holistic perspective on your mineral status, aiding in the identification of imbalances that may contribute to health challenges. It can moreover requite insight into your nervous system, adrenal function, thyroid function, and absorption.

Early Detection: Detecting mineral imbalances early allows for proactive adjustments to prevent potential health issues

Tailored Nutrition: With insights from HTMA, personalized nutrition plans can be crafted to write specific deficiencies and promote overall well-being.

Cons:

External Contamination: External factors like hair products or environmental exposure may influence test results. Choosing a reputable lab and pursuit pre-test guidelines mitigates this concern.

How to Take the Test:

Order the Kit: Select a trustworthy HTMA provider and order your kit. (I work with clients with test-only packages, and as part of 1:1 coaching.)

Collect Hair Sample: Follow the kit instructions to collect a hair sample from the when of your head, closest to your scalp. You don’t need a ton of hair; it’s well-nigh a tablespoon. The test kit comes with a paper scale to ensure you have enough.

Send to Lab: Mail the sample to the designated lab for analysis.

This is my test – I did a full dispersal of the results over on IG.

Who May Goody from HTMA?

Chronic Health Issues:

Individuals experiencing persistent health challenges may goody from uncovering underlying mineral imbalances.

Athletes:

Optimizing mineral levels is crucial for athletes aiming to enhance performance and recovery.

Preventive Health:

Proactively addressing potential imbalances can potentially prevent future health issues.

The Dispersal of HTMA Results:

HTMA results offer a comprehensive dispersal of various minerals and heavy metals in your body. Key minerals include magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, and trace elements like zinc and copper. Elevated or depleted levels of these minerals can provide insights into potential health issues.

Understanding Mineral Imbalances:

Magnesium: Deficiency may contribute to muscle cramps, anxiety, and fatigue.

Calcium: Elevated levels may impact cardiovascular health and unorthodoxy density.

Zinc: A crucial mineral for immune function; deficiency can stupefy wound healing and immunity.

Copper: Imbalances may influence energy levels and contribute to hormonal issues.

Interpreting Heavy Metal Exposure:

HTMA moreover assesses exposure to heavy metals like lead, mercury, aluminum, and cadmium. Elevated levels may indicate environmental exposure or wordless detoxification pathways.

Hair Tissue Mineral Wringer (HTMA) classifies individuals into variegated metabolic types based on their oxidation rate. This rate, wontedly referred to as the metabolic type, categorizes people into fast oxidizers, slow oxidizers, or mixed oxidizers.

Here’s a very unenduring overview of each:

Fast Oxidizers:

Metabolic Characteristics: Fast oxidizers have a rapid oxidation rate, meaning their persons process nutrients quickly.

Common Traits: They may wits bursts of energy followed by fatigue, have difficulty maintaining weight, and often require sweets.

Nutritional Recommendations: Fast oxidizers may goody from a nutrition rich in ramified carbohydrates, moderate proteins, and healthy fats to help stabilize thoroughbred sugar levels.

Slow Oxidizers:

Metabolic Characteristics: Slow oxidizers have a slower oxidation rate, meaning their persons metabolize nutrients at a increasingly gradual pace.

Common Traits: They may struggle with low energy, weight gain, and wits cravings for stimulants like caffeine.

Nutritional Recommendations: Slow oxidizers may goody from a nutrition emphasizing lean proteins, ramified carbohydrates, and moderate healthy fats to support sustained energy levels.Mixed Oxidizers:

Metabolic Characteristics:

Mixed oxidizers walkout characteristics of both fast and slow oxidizers, showcasing a wastefulness between rapid and slow metabolic rates.

Common Traits: They may wits a combination of symptoms from both fast and slow oxidizers, making their nutritional needs a bit increasingly nuanced.

Nutritional Recommendations: Mixed oxidizers goody from a well-turned nutrition that incorporates elements from both fast and slow oxidizer dietary recommendations.

My Personal Experience:

Having undergone HTMA, I discovered valuable insights into my mineral status. The test identified areas of improvement, guiding me towards targeted dietary adjustments and supplementation. While not a standalone solution, HTMA serves as a powerful tool in my holistic health journey. (My supplies sensitivity testing and OAT were moreover extremely insightful!)

If you’re curious well-nigh any functional testing, please send me an email gina@fitnessista.com subject TESTING

It makes such a huge difference to take supplements your soul needs, instead of ones you think you *should* be taking (which can plane be causing negative effects). New 1:1 clients that sign with a 3-month package, they’ll receive a self-ruling HTMA and Candida, Metabolic, and Minerals test (a $499 value).