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    Understanding HTMA Retesting and its Impact on Optimal Health

    In this podcast episode we explore the importance of Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) retesting in maintaining optimal health. HTMA testing provides insight into the body’s mineral status and its ability to handle stress. It’s an invaluable tool in health maintenance that allows us to examine mineral levels and heavy metal excretion using a small hair sample, both of which impact hormonal balance. An HTMA retest is important so that you can evaluate the effectiveness of the changes you’ve implemented since your initial test. I recommend retesting around the six-month mark to allow the body to adapt to the new changes and habits, and also allow enough hair growth that…

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    The Impact of Minerals

    Our bodies are unable to make their own minerals, we must consume them through our diet. Having sufficient mineral levels is imperative for overall good health. Many of our minerals work together or impact one another, so having them in balance with one another is also very important! Today I’m doing a quick review of our four most important/most impactful minerals: Calcium (Ca) We consume calcium largely from dairy sources: milk, cheese, & yogurtOther high calcium foods: oranges, almonds, broccoli, spinach, okra, salmon, chia seeds Too high–slow thyroid, restless leg, constipation, kidney stones Too low-blood sugar fluctuations/drops, anxiety, histamine problems Magnesium (Mg) Magnesium rich foods: avocado, spinach, almonds, bananas, cashews,…