Malcolm Lewis, PhD, LAc, Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM)

           A hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) simply stated, is a screening test that measures the mineral content of your hair. However, a hair tissue mineral analysis is much more than a test for minerals.  Providing a mineral blueprint of one's biochemistry, a hair tissue mineral analysis can provide pertinent information about one's metabolic rate, energy levels, sugar and carbohydrate tolerance, stage of stress, immune system and glandular activity. A hair tissue mineral analysis is a screening test for the level of 20 minerals and toxic metals in a sample of hair. It is a tissue mineral biopsy that is non-invasive, relatively inexpensive and extremely accurate. The laboratory I have chosen (ARL - Analytical Research Labs) uses only the most advanced and sophisticated instrumentation available today, the Perkin Elmer Elan 9000 ICP Mass Spectrometer to assess mineral levels in parts per million or parts per billion.  

             A hair tissue mineral analysis is considered a standard test used around the world for the biological monitoring of trace elements and toxic metals in humans and animals species. The same technology is used for soil testing and testing of rock samples to detect mineral levels. 

             Hair, like all other body tissues, contains minerals that are deposited as the hair grows. Although the hair is dead, the minerals remain as the hair continues to grow out. A sample of hair cut close to the scalp provides information about the mineral activity in the hair that took place over the past three to four months, depending on the rate of hair growth.  ARL laboratory quality control procedures include known controls which are tested at the beginning, middle and end of every batch of hair samples to insure the accuracy of the results; automatic retests for any reading that is out of a normally expected range, provided sufficient hair is available for a second sample.

            Test results are printed on an easy-to-read graph.  The printed graph includes the mineral results, major mineral ratios and the oxidation type.  The lab report includes a complete individualized test interpretation by the method developed by the late Dr. Paul C. Eck, a well-respected leader in the research of tissue mineral analysis utilizing hair and the founder of Analytical Research Labs. This 15-20 page report is unique as it includes information related to one's metabolic rate, energy levels, sugar and carbohydrate tolerance, immune system, autonomic balance, glandular activity and metabolic trends, a personal dietary supplement program, basic diet recommendations and other information that can be inferred from the test results.

            Unique to this ARL’s lab report is the only personalized transition dietary plan based entirely upon the results of one's hair tissue mineral analysis. This 25 page report includes three transition diets, menu plans and a wealth of information covering food preparation, eating habits, changing one's habits, cooking, shopping and other valuable information.

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