Update: 02 November 2024
Find a Qualified hTMA Practitioner
Our mission is to ensure that your experience with hTMA is safe and effective.
Practitioner qualifications make an important difference in patient safety. The science of hTMA is complex. Accurate hTMA interpretation requires extensive knowledge in molecular biology, toxicology and several related biomedical sciences. Essential practitioner qualifications include, medical licensure, an advanced background in clinical nutrition and hTMA interpretation experience.
Verify Medical Credentials
Please be aware that there are some practitioners offering hair analysis that do not have the requisite medical training and experience. This can be a serious health and safety concern for many individuals.
If you have a medical condition or are taking pharmaceuticals, it is important to work with a practitioner that has a medical license (e.g. AC, DO, MD, ND, PA, RN, etc.). A medical professional has the ability to identify contraindications, assess complications and adjust the hTMA protocol, or make additional recommendations, to ensure patient safety and protocol efficacy.
hTMA uses mass spectrometry to identify the levels and ratios of key minerals and toxic elements in your body, then analyzes this data with an algorithm based on "normal-health" statistics to generate corrective recommendations for a patient.
There is no other medical test that yields the comprehensive range of useful clinical data hTMA does. Still, it is important to appreciate that hTMA is only a test. It is a tool which identifies limiting factors: i.e., nutrients that are deficient or in excess. The goal of your practitioner prescribed corrective protocol is not to achieve perfection in numbers, but to support regenerative health.
Because each individual's health profile is unique, protocol complexity is increased. In fact, this human variable often requires that adjustments be made to lab generated recommendations. And depending on a person's health status, additional supportive therapy may be helpful. In other words, it's complicated. This is why only a licensed medical practitioner (with clinical hTMA experience) is considered to be qualified to ensure patient safety and protocol effectiveness.
Three considerations when choosing your practitioner.
- Accurate interpretation of the hTMA data requires both medical training, and clinical experience.
- Many individuals selling hTMA online are not properly qualified to help patients. Titles such as nutritionist, holistic "health" coach and many similar qualifications, indicate inadequate training. Also, they are likely not covered by medical insurance, and may be overstepping legal bounds - regarding diagnosis and prescribing supplements (please check your state's laws).
- Currently there are no accredited hTMA educational programs.
Please choose your practitioner carefully.
Internet directories are not necessarily a great way to find practitioner either – many are incomplete or inaccurate, and some are just paid listings. The best approach is to do your own homework. For example, you could call them to discuss your concerns. It is important to find a qualified practitioner that you can trust. A referral from someone you trust can be helpful too.
Finally, trust your intuition.
Recommended Practitioners
Because privacy is important, we do not publish practitioner names or contact information. However, if you are having difficulty finding a qualified practitioner, we are happy to provide you with a recommendation.
Please fill in the Practitioner Request Form and we will send you a recommendation for a qualified practitioner.