HTMA Testing in Vancouver, British Columbia

HTMA Tests for Vancouver Residents

Vancouver's health-conscious community has embraced functional and integrative approaches. HTMA measures selected nutrient minerals and toxic metals in a hair specimen you collect at home. It does not diagnose deficiency or toxicity and does not replace medical assessment or blood work.

Why Vancouver Residents Choose HTMA Testing

British Columbia's environment and lifestyle raise a few common questions:

• Seafood consumption: BC's love of Pacific seafood makes mercury a common question; HTMA reports the mercury measured in your hair specimen against the laboratory's reference interval
• Active outdoor lifestyles: Many athletes and outdoor enthusiasts like to track data — HTMA is one measurement, not a test of performance or recovery
• Well water in surrounding areas: Some BC regions have naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater; if you rely on a well, have the water itself tested — a hair result is not a water test
• Health-conscious population: Vancouverites often like data-driven approaches to their health

HTMA measures the concentration of selected elements in the hair specimen you submit, reported against the laboratory's reference intervals. A result outside a reference interval is not a diagnosis of deficiency or toxicity, and hair testing does not replace medical assessment or conventional tests such as blood work.

Instructions by Email

After ordering, we email your collection instructions and printable HTMA submission form — no physical kit is mailed. Collect your sample at home, then mail it with your completed submission form to Trace Elements, Inc. in Addison, Texas — a CLIA-certified laboratory (per the laboratory) that uses ICP-Mass Spectrometry. Canada Post tracked packet is usually the most affordable option; you pay the postage.

We serve all Vancouver neighbourhoods and the Lower Mainland including Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, New Westminster, Langley, Abbotsford, and Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Naturopaths & Functional Medicine

Vancouver has one of Canada's highest concentrations of naturopathic doctors and functional medicine practitioners, some of whom use HTMA in their practice. If you work with a licensed healthcare professional, you can share your laboratory report with them to interpret in clinical context.