Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Nutritional Medicine
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Nutritional Medicine
On the old art of bringing herbs together, and why it feels especially welcome as the cold season sets in. There’s an old instinct in herbal medicine that long predates the science now catching up to it: herbs were almost…
The most common myth in hair mineral analysis is exactly backward, and cell biology explains why. The claim that won’t die The myth usually arrives in plain language, something close to this: “Hair only shows what the body excretes, so…
Practitioner Education The overlooked mineral of connective tissue: what the evidence says about supplemental silicon, and the patients most likely to benefit. The mineral hiding in the tissues that age first. Almost every clinician reaches for calcium and vitamin D…
HTMA: Setting the Record Straight What OligoScan says about hair analysis – and what the peer-reviewed evidence shows InterClinical Laboratories © 2026 – Practitioner Only – Not for Public Distribution OligoScan and its sellers routinely characterise Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis…
Introducing… Professor Dr(retired) Robyn CosfordMBBS (Hons), FACNEM, Professor of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine Over 35 years as an integrative medical specialist helping hundreds of clients overcome health issues ranging from minor irritations to life-threatening illnesses, many cases being written off as…
1. Introduction: Why Assessing Mineral Balances Matters in Cancer Care Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) provides a clinically relevant, non-invasive method for monitoring mineral status and toxic metal burden in individuals undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment. Given the growing…
Cancer Risk Screening: Why Testing for Toxic Metals Matters Introduction Environmental exposure to toxic metals is a proven contributor to cancer development. Leading authorities such as the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classify arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium (specifically…
Want to learn more? Silicon’s Emerging Role in Health: Insights from the 1980s Given the distribution of silicon in the body, as well as the biochemical changes that occur in bone with a silicon deficiency, silicon is involved with the…
InterClinical Mentoring Session:The complex relationships between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, sugar dysregulation, endocrine function, and female fertility emphasise the importance of understanding underlying causes. The clinical approach to addressing PCOS includes the use of HTMA testing (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis)…