What Your Hair Can Indicate About Your Health
- Catherine Nicholls
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Insights Into Your Health Through Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)
When most people think about health testing, they think blood tests. But blood only shows what’s happening right now. Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) looks deeper, revealing longer-term patterns in how your body is functioning, adapting, and coping.
Your hair is a storage tissue. As it grows, it records information about mineral status, stress, metabolism, hormone patterns, and toxin exposure over several months. This makes HTMA particularly useful when symptoms are ongoing, complex, or difficult to pin down.
Here’s what your hair can indicate about your health.
Energy, Mood & Stress Patterns
HTMA can highlight how your body produces and uses energy, and how it responds to stress.
This includes patterns linked to:
Fatigue, burnout, or hyperactivity
Stress tolerance and stress response
Cortisol and aldosterone imbalances
Slow, fast, or fluctuating metabolism
Blood sugar regulation challenges
Adrenal function indicators
Muscular tension and nervous system load
Brain dominance and functional imbalance
Histamine sensitivity
Patterns associated with anxiety, irritability, or low mood
Rather than isolating one symptom, HTMA helps build a picture of how your nervous system and stress physiology are functioning as a whole.
Nutrient Status & Mineral Use
HTMA doesn’t just show whether minerals are present, but how well your body is using them.
It can highlight:
Mineral and vitamin deficiencies or excesses
Absorption and utilisation difficulties
Protein deficiencies and metabolism patterns
Restrictive diets contributing to deficiencies
Bone health and mineralisation trends
Electrolyte balance (such as sodium, potassium, magnesium)
Hydration indicators based on mineral ratios
Food cravings linked to mineral imbalances
This is particularly helpful when supplements don’t seem to be working as expected.
Hormone-Related Indicators
HTMA provides indirect insight into hormonal patterns by analysing mineral ratios that influence endocrine function.
These patterns may relate to:
Thyroid function (overactive or underactive tendencies)
Oestrogen, progesterone, or testosterone imbalances
Copper excess, which can be linked to oestrogen dominance or certain gut dynamics
PMS, perimenopause, menopause, or stress-driven hormonal shifts
HTMA does not replace hormone testing, but it adds valuable context.
Immune Function & Inflammation
Hair analysis can highlight trends associated with immune resilience and inflammatory load.
Including:
Immune system stress patterns
Recurrent or persistent infections
Inflammation indicators
Histamine response tendencies
Allergy-like sensitivity patterns
This can be particularly relevant for those with long-term or unexplained symptoms.
Toxins, Detox & Elimination
HTMA is well known for identifying toxic element exposure and detox capacity.
It can indicate:
Heavy metal exposure
Detoxification efficiency
Liver stress patterns (via mineral ratios)
Kidney function indicators
Yeast, candida, or fungal imbalance tendencies
Oxidative stress
Importantly, HTMA also shows whether the body is able to safely eliminate toxins.
Cardiovascular & Circulatory Indicators
Mineral balance plays a key role in circulation and oxygen delivery.
HTMA can highlight:
Blood pressure tendencies
Anaemia-related patterns
Circulatory efficiency and mineral transport indicators
Bringing It All Together
HTMA offers answers where standard testing often falls short. When combined with homeopathic support, it allows us to address both the biochemical patterns and the body’s ability to rebalance itself.
Rather than managing symptoms in isolation, we work with the root patterns influencing your health.
If you’re curious about what your body has been trying to tell you, HTMA can be a powerful place to start.
Getting started with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis is simple.
Book in for a Discovery Call with Catherine and she will provide you with a test kit.
