Interclinical HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis)

What It Is

A non-invasive screening test that measures the mineral composition of your hair, precise to parts per million. Hair acts as a long-term recording system for your body's mineral activity, capturing information that a standard blood test often misses. It reveals nutritional deficiencies, mineral imbalances, toxic metal exposure and patterns related to your metabolic type and stress response.

What It Measures

Nutritional Minerals (15 elements)

  • Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium

  • Copper, Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron

  • Manganese, Chromium, Selenium

  • Boron, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Sulfur

Toxic Heavy Metals (8 elements)

  • Aluminium, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium

  • Lead, Mercury, Uranium, Antimony

Additional Elements (14)

  • Barium, Bismuth, Germanium, Lithium

  • Nickel, Platinum, Rubidium, Strontium

  • Thallium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten

  • Vanadium, Zirconium

Significant Mineral Ratios (27) Including key ratios that reveal metabolic patterns, thyroid and adrenal function trends and stress adaptation:

  • Calcium/Magnesium

  • Sodium/Potassium

  • Zinc/Copper

  • Calcium/Potassium

Who This Is For

  • Fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, mood instability or poor sleep

  • Hair loss, hormonal issues or recurring illness

  • Slow recovery from exercise or illness

  • Unexplained symptoms that standard blood work has not explained

  • History of high stress, poor dietary patterns or environmental toxin exposure

  • Children with behavioural concerns, learning difficulties or recurrent health issues

Why It Matters

Minerals are the spark plugs behind every metabolic process in your body. They drive energy production, hormone function, nerve signalling, immune defence and detoxification. Imbalances often show up in tissue long before they appear in blood. This test gives us a metabolic snapshot that blood testing simply cannot provide, along with clear direction for targeted nutritional support.

How It Works

  • Order through the Genesis Functional Health website

  • You will receive an envelope and order form via mail (posted to you on the same day or next business day) or you can pick up from our St Leonards clinic

  • Cut a small hair sample from the back of the head (about one tablespoon of hair, cut close to the scalp)

  • Place the sample in a clean paper envelope (not plastic) and post it to Interclinical Laboratories with your completed form

  • Hair must be clean and dry. If your hair is chemically treated, wait until you have approximately 2.5cm of new growth before sampling

  • Results are typically available within 2 to 3 weeks

  • A follow-up consultation is then booked to review your results and create your personalised mineral rebalancing plan