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Revision as of 12:51, 30 April 2013 by Bon courage (talk | contribs) (→Nutritional Balancing science: rm irrelevant material)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)hTMA (hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) nutritional balancing the practice of attempting to analyze human hair to determine nutritional factors. According to Quackwatch, "analysis of human hair is not a valid technique for identifying an individual's current bodily excesses or deficiencies of essential or nonessential elements. Nor does it provide a valid basis for recommending vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements."
Nutritional Balancing science
Hair is one of the biological sample tissues of choice used by the Environmental Protection Agency in determining toxic metal exposure. A 1980 EPA report states that hair can be effectively used for biological monitoring of the highest priority toxic metals. The EPA report confirms findings of other studies which also conclude that hair may be a more appropriate tissue for studying exposure to some trace metals.
Quackwatch addresses HTMA in an article entitled, Commercial Hair Analysis: A Cardinal Sign of Quackery.
Further reading
Books
- The Strands of Health: Understanding Hair Mineral Analysis – Dr. Rick Malter, Ph. D.
- Hair, Trace Elements, and Human Illness – A.C. Brown
See also
References
- ^ Barrett, Steven. "Commercial Hair Analysis: A Cardinal Sign of Quackery". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- Jenkins, D. (1980). BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TOXIC TRACE METALS. VOLUME 2. TOXIC TRACE METALS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. PART I (EPA600380090). Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.