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John Bumpus
John Bumpus, founder of MineralBalancing.org, specializes in HTMA and Mineral Balancing Science. Combining traditional health wisdom with modern research, he focuses on increasing nutrient reserves to boost energy and vitality. As a sought-after speaker and educator, John has impacted countless lives globally.
Dr. Nina-Marie Rueda
Nina-Marie loves reading, hiking, sitting outside in the sun, and spending undistracted time with her husband and 3 children. As a traditionally trained Naturopathic Doctor who focuses on perinatal and pediatric health, she helps practitioners understand how to use mineral balancing from preconception through childhood so that they can help their clients make and raise happy, & healthy kids.
Jensen Schoonover
Jensen empowers unlicensed practitioners to effectively use functional lab testing, leading to practice growth, improved client retention, and greater confidence. When not hosting her podcast or developing lab analysis apps, she teaches practitioners to use HTMA in her Instant HTMA Professional Course, which includes a custom HTMA Analysis App.
Dr. Robert Selig
Dr. Robert Selig D.C., a functional medicine practitioner and HTMA expert with over 30 years of experience, founded the Back To Natural Health clinic in Chicago. Dr. Selig integrates mineral balancing, homeopathy, nutrition, detoxification, and advanced therapies, tailoring each approach to the patient’s unique biochemistry.
Rachel L. Neumann
Rachel, a spiritual teacher, energy healer, and empowerment coach for over 40 years, has focused on why people get sick and don’t heal. As an early HTMA pioneer, she began using mineral analysis with patients in 1973. She also runs the Facebook group “Mineral Sanity & Health” with over 1,940 members and hosts the “In Conversation” series on mineral balancing.
Kendra Perry
Kendra, a RHN and FDNP, discovered HTMA in 2015 while battling chronic fatigue and insomnia. After identifying and detoxing severe copper toxicity, her energy improved significantly. Inspired, she integrated HTMA into her practice, training over 500 practitioners in 27 countries. Kendra now leads one of the world’s top HTMA training programs.
Dr. Rick Malter
Dr. Rick Malter, (AKA “Magnesium Man,”), credits HTMA testing with saving his life over 40 years ago. In 1980, while suffering from severe hypoglycemia and exhaustion, Dr. Candelaria, a colleague, alerted him to the cardiovascular risks of severe magnesium deficiency.
Rick Fischer
Rick’s unique path to becoming one of Canada’s leading HTMA specialists began with a health tragedy that happened to a loved one. He subsequently dedicated many years to the research of ‘Copper Toxicity’, keenly aware of the effects this mineral imbalance has and the lack of understanding in the general medical community.
Lisa Pitel-Killah
Lisa discovered HTMA when she was desperately trying to get to the bottom of her chronic fatigue. It was then that she discovered that Copper Toxicity was what was holding her back, and the true root cause of her issues.
Letter: Hair Mineral Analysis and Nutrient Minerals
Letter: Hair Mineral Analysis and Nutrient Minerals This article is written/contributed by Dr. Rick Malter, PhD Visit website at Malter Institute SHARE THIS POST In
Reduced stomach acidity a cause of anaemia, obesity and even allergies and autoimmune diseases
Reduced stomach acidity a cause of anaemia, obesity and even allergies and autoimmune diseases This article is written/contributed by Justyna Brzezińska – Life Line Diagnostics Visit
What are the causes of high blood pressure?
This article is written/contributed by Jerzy Maslanky, Dietitian – Life Line Diagnostics Visit website at Life Line Diagnostics SHARE THIS POST According to the health
Psychological Factors and Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA): The Psychological Judge (Inner Tyrant)
This article is written/contributed by Dr. Rick MalterVisit his website at The Malter Institute SHARE THIS POST There are two major ways in which the
The Chaos of Healing
This article is written/contributed by Rachel L. NeumannVisit her website at rachellneumann.com Back to articles Did you expect your healing journey to be simple, linear,
Osteoporosis & HTMA
This article is written/contributed by Lisa Pitel-KillahVisit her website at LPK Health and Performance Group Back to articles A Simple Definition – A Full Case
Copper Excess: Psychological Implications
There is increasing evidence that significant environmental changes in biochemical factors are contributing to a wide range of psychological problems in children, adolescents, and adults. These problems include: ADD, hyperactivity, distractibility, and memory problems, learning disabilities, depression, anxiety…
All Roads Lead to the Liver
As I always say, all roads lead to the liver and found this new product called TUDCA that looks promising for the liver and gallbladder. Here is some of the info on this very promising remedy. TUDCA is FDA-approved for the treatment of liver diseases caused by a lack of bile flow (cholestasis) [5, 6].
The Nutritional Link to Relationship Struggles
There currently exists a gaping disconnect between the fields of mental health and nutrition, with neither side acknowledging in a mainstream way how one affects the other. This is especially true when it comes to relationships, countless numbers of which have unsuspectingly fallen victim
A DOG’S JOURNEY THROUGH HTMA
Hey there, I am Lisa Pitel-Killah, TC is my Chihuahua and was born January 26, 1999. My husband Troy and I brought him home at the young age of 8 weeks; he was always an energetic pup and loved his walks, and as you can see…..the sunshine!! But a little over a year ago, he started to suffer from bloody diarrhea
Hair Analysis (HTMA) vs Blood: Which Test is Better for Understanding Mineral Status?
Blood offers many essential medical markers, and so of course it most certainly has its purpose for testing. However, relying on a blood test to determine one’s mineral or heavy metal status is, stated quite bluntly, a half-blind approach.
IODINE
We have all heard about iodine before, whether we are familiar with the periodic table, or not. Iodine is the highest of all elements used in biological systems. It is an anti-fungal, an anti-viral, and its antibiotic effects go well beyond traditional antibiotics because it will kill viruses.
VITAMIN D DANGER
Like most people, I used to be a big believer in the benefits of supplementing Vitamin D… that is until I became heavily involved in nutritional research and subsequently began seeing first-hand in clinical practice just how dangerous this “fad supplement” really is.
CERULOPLASMIN, VITAMIN D AND MG
Ceruloplasmin (Cp) is probably the most complex protein in the human body with 1046 amino acids with anywhere from 6-8 copper atoms that must be embedded in the right position for this protein to fold correctly so that it works.
STRESS, MG AND ADDICTIONS
Addictions can be related to stress and magnesium deficiency. Therefore, physiological and metabolic factors are associated with addictions. The “fight or flight” aspect of the stress response involves psychological and emotional factors, especially anger and fear or anxiety.
ZINC AND BLOOD SUGAR
Zinc is needed in the production and storage of Insulin with the help of the other cofactors of Mn, Sulfur and 17 different amino acids, which will synthesize and store your insulin in the pancreas. But, let’s not forget we need Ca to stimulate the pancreas to release the insulin…
HTMA AND THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS
As our health/disease care system moves from one crisis to another with steadily increasing costs, primarily for drugs and “medications”, many different plans and solutions are offered to try to solve the problems.