When Normal Labs Don’t Explain Your Symptoms

The lab takes approximately 2 weeks for results. Once your results are in, you’ll be contacted via email to set-up an appointment with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Nikki Leary to get personalized recommendations.

During the consultation, you’ll meet with Nikki Leary, a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner to discuss your lab results with personalized recommendations for foods, supplements and lifestyle tweaks that can help you hit your wellness goal. You'll receive your full test results and a client packet that explains them, and summarizes the recommendations discussed during the call.  

The test shows hair mineral levels for: calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, iron, manganese, chromium, selenium, cobalt, molybdenum, sulfur, germanium, barium, bismuth, rubidium, lithium, nickel, platinum, thallium, vanadium, strontium, tin, titanium, tungsten, zirconium

But if that feels like a lot, don't worry, I'll read the results for you so you'll fully understand what's important to know for your health goals. 😉 

 Yes, please wait 8 to 10 washes after using hair dye. Ideally, test hair that has grown out. 

Pro tip: Have your hair dresser take your hair sample before getting your hair dyed at your next appointment. 

Allow between 4-6 months between tests based on how you're feeling and how strongly you've adhered to your plan. 

Blood labs are incredibly valuable. They show what’s happening in your bloodstream at that exact moment.

But minerals don’t live in your blood.

Your body works very hard to keep blood levels stable — even when your tissues are depleted. That means your labs can look “normal” while your cells are struggling.

Mineral Tests look at mineral patterns stored in your tissues over time. Instead of a snapshot, it shows trends — how your body has been managing stress, energy production, metabolism, and detoxification over the past several months.

Blood labs answer: “What’s happening right now?” 

Mineral analysis helps answer: “Why has this been happening — and what pattern is driving it?”
 

They’re not competitors. They’re different layers of data.

For women in perimenopause who feel wired, tired, anxious, inflamed, or stuck — this deeper layer often explains what standard labs miss.