HTMA

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

(HTMA)

Minerals are the spark plugs of life
~Henry A Schroeder M.D, Ph.D

If you:

have found that randomly taking friend’s advice, guessing or even muscle-testing your supplements has let to variable results, even created underlying anxiety
are worried to take supplements in case you make things worse
want to be able to track your progress towards health

Then a HTMA test can give you the assurance you need.

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) first became widely available in the 1970s, with interpretations developing more extensively as the years progressed.

It provides insight into your metabolism rate, your minerals influence on thyroid/adrenal gland performance, toxicity levels, stress, tendency towards heart issues, detox capacity, non-localised pain and much more.

Balancing your minerals through nutritional supplementation can lead to an improvement in your symptoms, such as improved sleep, pain, bone/teeth deposits, energy levels and more. People have even found a stabilisation of mental health symptoms, such as anxiety & depression, by improving severely extreme/depleted minerals.

Mineral balance is a foundational requirement to improving as well as maintaining health & vitality.

What Does the HTMA Look Like?

The HTMA lab test measures a range of elements including:

Nutritional elements (both macro-minerals and trace-minerals)
Toxic elements
Additional elements (has some information, but less critical)
Nutrition & Toxic ratios (very important health indicators)

There are a range of patterns which are commonly seen in the HTMA results and give guidance to the nutritional and lifestyle changes needed to bring the minerals back into a state of balance.

Here are some real-life examples of the nutrition and toxic element panels only, showing commonly recognisable patterns (& other notes) below:

Mixed oxidation pattern, with high stress (experiencing weight gain, also a smoker)

Slow oxidiser pattern, with trending calcium shell & trending copper burden

Fast oxidiser pattern with indicator of lowered vitality (experiencing allergies & tiredness)

4 Highs pattern & copper burden (high stress & bio-unavailability of minerals)

4 Lows pattern (long-term depletion of minerals)
TEI/InterClinical chart

4 Lows pattern (long-term depletion of minerals)
ARL chart

Important Things to Note

Balancing minerals doesn’t just mean take less X & take more Y as it shows up on the test… that’s the crude approach
Taking one mineral in excess, will reduce other minerals that are correlated with it, so understanding how minerals interact is also vital. Please get it interpreted properly
Things can be hidden and tricky with copper & heavy metal toxicity. This takes time to uncover

CONDITIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO DO HTMA

4cm of undyed/untreated hair from scalp (not the ends of your hair)

If you have already sourced your own results, please email Leah on invoke.spirit@gmail.com to discuss first as not all labs follow the required process (e.g. it is not recommended to wash the hair sample, and the lab should have a good reputation among HTMA practitioners).

The Process

Pay for mini-package. This include cost for hair sample mailed to you, lab analysis costs, analysis interpretation & supplement plan and general consultation. Make sure you include your home or postal address.
You will receive the envelope/form in the mail and an email of instructions to take the hair sample. Book in for your pre-lab chat session.
After collecting your hair sample, send the hair sample in envelope and filled out form to the lab (pay the labs directly via the form). NOTE - please send to lab as soon as practical, as 4cm roughly represents your last 3-4 months of mineral balance.
A few weeks later, Leah will receive your results. An email confirmation will be sent for you to book for your interpretation session. Please allow at least 1 additional week for Leah to analyse results.
During your interpretation session, your lab results and supplement plan will be explained. You can ask any questions for clarification.
Book in for the catch-up session with Leah after you've purchased your supplements & started taking them for a couple of weeks. We can determine in the session whether the plan needs to be tweaked, establishing a better routine and/or working through any hidden resistances.

Booking in for a Package

If you would love to have a session, either book in below or contact Leah via email/phone message. You'll receive a reply shortly. Online sessions are over Zoom and sufficient screen size is helpful when viewing your lab results.

There are several options available to you:

(Australia/Asia Pacific)

Lab Interpretation & Supplement Plan Mini-Package

2x 30min + 1x 90min

30min Health Review pre-lab chat
90min HTMA analysis interpretation (on Zoom - recording available). Supplement plan explanation based on HTMA
30min post-lab catch-up
Hair sample kit posted to you (allow up to 1wk)
InterClinical Lab analysis
Emailed supplement plan

NOTE: Email Leah first if you already have your lab results, for different link

$714 (incl. hair sample kit + lab analysis costs. No supplements incl. in costs)

Use this option if you want InterClinical labs (TEI).
Asia-Pacific/Australia only.

Order here

(Worldwide)

Lab Interpretation & Supplement Plan Mini-Package

2x 30min + 1x 90min

30min Health Review pre-lab chat
90min HTMA analysis interpretation (on Zoom - recording available). Supplement plan explanation based on HTMA.
30min post-lab catch-up
Hair sample kit posted to you (allow up to 1wk).
ARL Lab analysis
Emailed supplement plan

NOTE: Email Leah first if you already have your lab results, for different link

AUD$650 (incl. hair sample kit + lab analysis costs. No supplements incl. in cost)

Use this option if you want ARL labs. Limited in some analysis parameters.

Order here

Sacred Vital Health Customised Package

Various (~6 to 9 months)

A customised health intensive bringing in all the services to suit your unique health needs.

Include any or all of the following:

Medical Intuition Package
Functional Lab Package
Physical/Emotional Pain Unravelling
Intuitive Health Planning & Coaching Package.

Recommended for those who want to dig deeper into underlying status & root causes, be supported to make those tough changes & start developing your own intuitive connection to health.

Find out more here.
$1800

NOTE: this price does not include lab tests or supplements. Functional lab tests/supplements are also optional in this package.

Free 30min chat

Choose whichever works best for you.

NOTE that the lab analysis is included in the prices. Please see below for lab prices.

Supplements are NOT included in the prices. You can order supplements recommended by Leah or you can order your own preferred brands.

Looking forward to connecting with you and you having more balanced minerals in service to your health.

Lab Options & Prices

ASIA-PACIFIC (InterClinical)
Costs subject to change, please visit interclinical.com.au for latest prices.

Profile 1 – lab results only, no computer-generated results - AUD$174 (as of Jan 2025)
Profile 2 – lab results with computer-generated results - AUD$189 (as of Jan 2025)
Antimony is $45 extra

WORLDWIDE/USA (ARL)
Costs subject to change, please visit arltma.com/hairanalysis for latest prices.

Profile 1 – lab results only, no computer-generated results - US$47 (emailed results)
Profile 2 – lab results with computer-generated results - US$77 (emailed results)