What is HTMA And Why Do You Need It?
HTMA is Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis. It is a functional test that gives us a cellular reading of the minerals and heavy metals in the body. Through this test we gain insights into the body’s physiology and psychology.
We run this test because minerals are essential for life. They help build and activate enzymes, which are the proteins that help speed up chemical reactions in the body. All of our cells require enzymes to work properly. Think detoxification, digestion and energy production (among many other things)
Chasing Symptoms Is A Losing Strategy. Let Me Tell You Why.
The model of health care we all know is a symptom management focused model. Its goal is to diagnose based on a set of symptoms and treat these symptoms with medications/therapies. It does not view symptoms as useful pieces of information being communicated by the body or look to find out why they are showing up (this is a generalization, there are some healthcare providers that do and Functional Medicine trained practitioners definitely do ).
Unfortunately, by working in this model of only managing symptoms we miss the opportunity to address what caused the symptoms to show up in the first place. Our bodies are perfectly designed and they don't waste energy doing things that are not necessary. If the symptom is there, it is there for a reason. Every symptom is a clue that something is out of balance inside. They are a little nudge from our body for us to pause and pay attention to what it's trying to say.
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