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
Today’s blog is a reminder that everything that you do, eat, consume and are exposed to will influence your fertility, pregnancy outcomes and the health of your children as well as your grandchildren. This applies to both parents. Reproductive health can be significantly impacted by environmental factors. • These factors include physical (e.g., pollution), biological … 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
Respiratory infection rates and prognosis are associated with several risk factors. Pre-existing respiratory weakness due to heavy metal exposure, particularly from smoking and air pollution, are noteworthy. These two factors (among several) both increase disease risk independently as well as provide avenues by which heavy metals enter the body. In the face of heavy metal burden, … Read more