Hair has long been used and recognised as an excellent tool to measure accumulation of toxins as well mineral levels. As explained in a previous blog, accuracy depends on the laboratory. There are specific areas that can be assessed using a hair analysis (HTMA), explained here. The following article by InterClinical Laboratories explains different terms … Read more
HTMA: Setting the Record Straight The following information is shared with approval from Ian Tracton. I highly recommend and regularly use InterClinical Laboratories for HTMA testing. What OligoScan says about hair analysis – and what the peer-reviewed evidence shows OligoScan and its sellers routinely characterise Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) as inferior, unreliable, or limited … Read more
Hair elemental analysis, (when performed properly), can serve as a highly accurate and qualitative screening test for exposure to toxic metals. But due to some of its limitations, namely that it is not considered capable of detecting acute toxicity (i.e. those stemming from a more immediately recent exposure) it is therefore not considered an acceptable … Read more