HTMA testing

Get to the Root of Your Symptoms with Functional Testing That Speaks Your Body’s Language

What Is HTMA?

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a functional lab test that measures the mineral and heavy metal content stored in the hair.

Unlike blood tests, which show a snapshot of your current state, HTMA reflects long-term trends—offering a clearer picture of what’s going on beneath the surface in your metabolism, stress response, digestion, and detox pathways.

It’s one of the most powerful starting points for personalized nutrition and root-cause healing.

Why Minerals Matter

Although minerals make up only 4% of the body by weight, they control nearly every function in the body. When they’re out of balance, you can experience:

  • Constant fatigue or poor sleep

  • Mood swings, anxiety, or brain fog

  • Bloating, constipation, or poor digestion

  • Irregular or painful cycles

  • Trouble managing stress or blood sugar

  • Hormonal imbalance and hair thinning

  • Over-reliance on caffeine just to function

Minerals are also the building blocks for hormone production, energy creation, thyroid function, detoxification, and nervous system regulation.

The HTMA Process

Here's what working together through HTMA looks like:

Step 1: ✂️ Hair Collection
You'll receive simple instructions for collecting a small hair sample (scalp preferred). No blood, no labs—just clean, dry hair sent to a professional testing facility.

Step 2: 🧪 Lab Analysis
Your sample is analyzed through a certified lab to measure mineral levels and heavy metal accumulation. You’ll receive a multi-page report showing both current levels and key mineral ratios.

Step 3: 📋 Personalized Review
We’ll walk through your results in a 1:1 consult or video recording (depending on your service option). You’ll get a clear, easy-to-understand breakdown of what your results mean and what they’re telling us about your body systems.

Step 4: 🔎 Action Plan & Protocol
Based on your results and goals, I’ll create a personalized food, lifestyle, and supplement plan to rebalance your mineral levels and support your metabolic type. You’ll know exactly what to focus on over the next 4–6 weeks.

Step 5 (Optional): 📈 Retest & Refine
Minerals shift with your healing. Retesting every 3–6 months helps refine your plan and track progress as your body adapts.

What HTMA Can Reveal

  • Adrenal Stress: Sodium, potassium, and magnesium levels

  • Hormone Imbalance: Zinc, copper, magnesium, and calcium ratios

  • Thyroid Clues: Calcium-to-potassium ratio, selenium, iodine transport

  • Digestion & Bile Flow: Zinc, cobalt, sodium, and sulfur status

  • Liver Burden: Elevated cobalt, iron, or toxic metals like mercury and aluminum

  • Toxic Load: Heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and aluminum

  • Nervous System Support: Magnesium, calcium, and potassium balance

The Benefits of HTMA

  1. Personalized, root-cause based care

  2. Understand your metabolic type (slow, fast, mixed)

  3. Better energy, digestion, hormone balance, and mood

  4. A protocol that’s actually built for how your body works

  5. Insight into what your symptoms have been trying to tell you

The Client Journey

Here’s what it looks like when you move from burnout and confusion to clarity and confidence:

Step What You’ll Do What You’ll Get
1 Collect hair sample Easy at-home instructions
2 Lab testing + report A comprehensive HTMA report
3 Personalized walkthrough Clear insight into your symptoms
4 Protocol + support plan Food, supplement & lifestyle guidance
5 Optional retest Track progress + adapt as needed

IS HTMA RIGHT FOR YOU?

What Clients Are Saying

  • “Candace is incredible! She takes the time to listen, understands our concerns & help explain what will help you heal. She has amazing meal plans & with whole foods that are actually yummy. Your body/gut will thank you when you start Candace’s meal plans!!!”

    Danielle H.

  • “Candace is amazing! I absolutely love working with her! She is timely in her responses, completely professional and relatable! I came to her for my unhealthy eating habits and she completely met me where I was. She didn’t make me feel bad at all, she made me feel comfortable and at ease about my food problems. She helped me so much! And walked me through everything with such passion! Loved my experience so much!”

    Amanda B.

  • “Candace got me back on track. She exposed me to many new foods, tasty meals, and gave me the understanding and knowledge to help me improve my health. She is a wealth of knowledge and has a passion to help others improve themselves!!”

    Patti

Ready to Get Started?

HTMA is perfect if you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’ve “tried everything” but still feel off. It offers clarity when symptoms don’t make sense—and a map to help you move forward.

NUTRITION DISCLAIMER

The information provided by From The Roots LLC is for educational and informational purposes only and is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or qualified health care provider. Please see our disclaimer page for more information.