Not all HTMA is the same, nor are all practitioners. Here are some basic tips to keep in mind...
1. I specialize in the complex interpretation of HTMA data. It's at the very core of the clinical and educational work I do. With many thousands of hours of research, thousands of 1 on 1 clients worldwide, thousands of HTMAs personally assessed, and MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS, I am also the 'go to' mentor/teacher for numerous other health practitioners (including Functional Diagnostic Nutritionists, Functional Medicine Doctors, Osteopaths, Naturopaths, and other HTMA Practitioners).
2. I am co-founder of the HTMA Virtual Summit, dedicated to bringing excellence and leadership to upholding the integrity of authentic HTMA.
3. I am one of the world's leading experts on 'COPPER TOXICITY'. My research and contribution has been medically recognized and is available at www.coppertoxic.com, the Internet's most comprehensive resource and support site on the topic. I've brought together an international network of leading practitioners, researchers, and patients, sharing their voices to make a difference. My team offers the most comprehensive copper toxicity support packages available anywhere.
4. Beyond just being a practitioner, I'm a nutritional educator & founder of Mineral Mastery, an advanced nutritional education training program to broaden both public and medical community awareness on the role minerals play in health, including educating on the importance and clinical relevance of HTMA.
5. For lab testing I work exclusively with TEI Labs, one of only 2 recognized labs that specialize in HTMA and which follow all proper testing protocol and procedures. It does NOT chemically wash the hair sample (as many labs do). While there are all different types of "Hair Analysis", not all are suitable for nutritional balancing.. TEI has advanced the understanding of certain mineral ratios and loss patterns beyond that of its competitors, and also offers a more comprehensive panel of heavy metal test results (testing levels of 36 essential minerals and toxic metals). I am an Authorized Provider of Hair Trace Mineral Analysis by Trace Elements Inc. (Clinical Laboratory License No.: 45-D0481787 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, State of Texas Department of Health, CLIA 1988)
6. My client reports/assessments are one of the most comprehensive and personalized in the industry. Most practitioners simply provide an 'automated lab report'. Those 'automated' reports often miss many of the key nuances of the mineral pattern and can in fact be misleading. I personally put in ~4 hours of my professional time into each report (yes, you are working with me directly, not someone else who I pass the work off to). I analyze your unique situation and create a PERSONALIZED 35+ page report which considers your specific symptomatology & history, interprets your charts, gives you explanation to both the physical and psychological effects that mineral imbalances may be causing you, and provides detailed supplementation and detox guidance. INCLUDED in my reports are:
7. I am passionate about what I do, It was the life-altering event of seeing how a mineral imbalance (and faulty medical guidance by her physician) saliently affected a loved one and destroyed our family - leading me into a mission of educating and bringing awareness to copper toxicity and this field of mineral balancing. My hope is to create a more informed world where similar outcomes can be avoided and people are given informed guidance before it's too late. Millions are suffering from vast amounts of mis-information when it comes to nutrition as well as hair analysis, and this further fuels my passion to bring the real science of mineral-based health and nutrition to the forefront.
8. I am available and accessible. I will not make you wait weeks or months to arrange a consult. You always have access to me via email, and if you desire a phone consult, it can usually be arranged within the week.
9. My fees are competitively priced, below or on par with other professionals, despite my report being the most comprehensive and informative HTMA assessment you'll find anywhere.
10. Since 2017, 2% of all online HTMA sales is donated to TheirWorld, a global children’s charity committed to giving the most vulnerable children and young people a brighter future in their world.
“I wanted to thank you for the geniality of your analysis and report. I am grateful for having the opportunity to work with you. Thank you again Rick your work changes lives as it supports people to be more themselves.” ~ Michel
“Just wanted to touch base with you and let you know how amazing I am feeling…This time last year I felt doomed, dark and a shell of a person… I know that my journey /detox may still be far from over but just the last 3 months has been like a light has been switched on…Please never stop doing what you do as there are too many people out there that suffer and are shrugged off by GPs. Without your help my family wouldn't be where it is today.” ~ Mariana
“I too extend my gratitude to you for the profound work you are doing and contributions you are making to bringing further light to copper toxicity and in the world of TRUE health and healing in general!” ~ Megan
"...Since that day, Rick has been my go to. He has guided me through every question and concern. Rick has proven countless times that he is here to spread awareness and do what is best for those who are experiencing copper toxicity, no matter the cause. He truly was a huge support for me since the beginning. After I heard about the hTMA hair test, I decided to get it done about two months after my IUD removal. …I encourage all of you to have an hTMA test and reach out to Rick Fischer for guidance. It saved my quality of life and for that, I am eternally grateful." ~ Joanie
“The report I received provided an amazing insight into my current state of health. It has renewed my enthusiasm to continue on the path of fixing my health as well as providing an easy to follow road map to get there. There are a couple of options when it comes to fixing your health. I choose the path of fixing the cause of the symptoms rather than taking drugs to mask the symptoms. Rick has an amazing knowledge of how to do this through mineral balancing and I highly recommend his services. I feel that the value for money in the services he provides is outstanding. Thank you for your help Rick." ~Chris
"Thank you so much for the results and for the very detailed explanation. I am very impressed with the amount of information you provided. Definitely I will recommend your work highly to any of my friends who were considering this kind of testing to be done." ~ M.S.
"Your website (coppertoxic.com) is a major contribution to understanding this epidemic health problem that has destroyed so many lives. With your passion and determination you have made yourself an expert in copper toxicity."
~ Dr. Richard Malter, Ph.D
“I want to start off by saying how grateful I am for your assessment. I found it to be very clear, thorough, educational etc. To come across a healing science and a skilled practitioner who could confirm (my own beliefs and health studies) brings me such relief. I’m so grateful. Thank you SO much." ~Nabil
"I had my HTMA through Rick Fischer and happily recommend him to people. Does a great report. He did an amazing website on copper toxicity and really understood some issues I was experiencing. Was so glad to find someone who really knew their stuff after previously following a path without proper guidance / support..” ~Natalie
“I really appreciate your dedication to helping people. It's nice to have someone I can ask questions when I feel so alone and there are no doctors (that I can find ) that understand any of this." ~ Amanda
"Credit where credit is due; I must say I thought the quality of information was excellent. Worth every penny. I think what you do is brilliant, and you clearly know your stuff very well. I admire that."
~ Steve Hawes, Functional Medicine & HTMA Consultant, BSc in Biochemistry & Nutrition
“Thanks again for all you do and for being someone I can touch base with and learn from. I’m telling everyone how fortunate I feel to have found you!” ~Paige Rennekamp, CNHP
“Thank you also for your dedication. Your efforts towards awareness and hopefully educating the medical community are greatly appreciated by women like me who are afflicted with copper toxicity." ~ Debbie
"Your HTMA test literally saved me!! It gave me EXACTLY what I needed to figure out what I need to do in order to balance out the body and give it exactly what it needs as I have rebooted my entire system. For that, I THANK YOU.” ~ Elliot
“Thank you for the amazing contribution you have made. Your website [coppertoxic.com] is a critical part of my practice. It's the go to place for my patients.”
~Abdul Saad (MPsych-Clin)
"Thank you again for all your help, guidance, and support. It truly means a lot to me, for the first time in a while I'm feeling in control and positive about the future of my health." ~ Alyssa
"Thank you so much for the report! There is a lot of good and detailed information in here. I've already implemented some of your suggestions and I've noticed a difference already! I'm also really enjoying your book, I haven't been able to put it down since I got it." ~ Mira
I found this report to be very thorough with good explanations. High quality report which I would definitely recommend to others. I found out what may have been missing from my diet. The sheets to print out are also very helpful. ~Barbara G.
“I am so excited about your report that I stayed awake last night to read it all, and woke up early eager to read it again. I appreciate your professionalism, the way you answer emails promptly, and delivered the report when you said. There is so much info, and how wonderful to have such a comprehensive plan to work with. Thanks again for all the wonderful work that you do". ~Carolyn
"If you decide to work with Rick follow the protocol to the T. I have and I feel sooo much better. I had the IUD out for 8 months and tried to supplement on my own. Nothing helped. When I started working with Rick I was literally rock bottom. I really didn’t know if it was all gonna work. I have only been on the protocol for 2 months. I feel and look sooo much better. ~Mayra
"My life was ruined from birth control that caused copper toxicity. I developed social phobia, depression, irrational, everything bothers me and weird PMS...I have lost a decade of my life BUT I have learned so much! To get better, I’d say get a hair test done and get Rick to interpret the test and guide you into fixing your mineral deficiencies and he will help you understand why you feel awful. He helped me & the price is very very reasonable." ~Alexandria S.
"Listen to this guy! I had my first HTMA with Rick several months back. Hair loss was one of my biggest complaints along with some crazy physical symptoms. My hair did not grow back or change simply from removing the IUD (and I waited almost 3 years). Not only has my hair been growing back with his personalized advice, but the protocol is also reversing my grey hair. ~Vanessa F
"I had barely been able to work 20 hours and take care of my kids. Now I am feeling better working 25 hours, thinking more clearly, focusing better, sleeping quite a bit better, and have more stamina. ~Jenni S
"I would recommend this test. I was surprised by the depth of information covered for each section and was excited to see how practical the advice is! The results are presented in a very thorough, professional way and even more was included than I expected. Thank you!" ~Danielle
"I do wish to thank you, Rick. [HTMA picked up acute infection which led to discovery of AML leukemia...] Your lab results, at that moment in time, may have saved [my wife's] life." ~Thomas
"You have been instrumental in my daughter recovering her health and I am so grateful" ~Hala
“Your clients will be lucky to have found you. There are not too many “specialists” within this area!! You are one of the few and probably one of the best!”~Marie
I have felt massive improvement over the months and want to make sure my healing continues under your guidance". ~Lauren M.
"I am trying to follow your program. Taking all my supplements, eating healthy. Overall I feel great... I feel like I am finally taking the supplements my body actually needs, my hair is all growing back. I have been telling people about your balance and restore program. :) just wanted to share that with you. Thank you for your program! It’s working!" ~Valli.
Your report was incredibly comprehensive and I feel as though it was worth every dollar invested I have told many people of your services and I am so grateful for you and that work that you have done for me! Thank you so very much"
~Madison
“Integrative Health Coaching is an amazing service to help you with your health issues that you often can't find answers to via conventional medicine. Many people suffer with so many unpleasant health issues, mental disorders, hormonal disorders, depression, intense physical or emotional pain and whatever they try doesn't seem to help. Rick is one of the top experts in HTMA in North America. His reports are extremely detailed and comprehensive. Rick doesn't settle for mediocre work, he is a perfectionist and takes his life mission very seriously. He is determined to help each of his clients to the best of his abilities and goes way beyond what you would expect from a medical professional. Rick has helped me uncover my most mysterious reasons behind my adrenal burnout, hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalances, anxiety, muscle pains and chronic anemia and put me on a health protocol that is helping me regain my mineral imbalance and regain my health. I highly recommend Rick to anyone who cannot find the answers to their health issues. Thank you Rick for doing this work!!" ~Jasmine G.
"I would like to express a very sincere “thank you” to Rick Fischer who guided me very intelligently and rationally with my first HTMA test in 2017. As a health practitioner, my health took a sharp and scary turn in the fall of 2017 after I had initiated my own attempt at remineralization and detoxification.
When I received my first HTMA report from Trace Elements, Inc., I broke down in tears. They were tears of relief. I knew that with this “map” in hand, I could find my way out of the complex situation that had arisen. I had gone into a copper dump. I was teetering on burnout, my calcium was so high, I was having warning signs of an impending heart attack, and my nervous system had seemingly gone “haywire”. I felt so enthusiastic about my research on HTMA and my steady health gains after implementing the protocol suggested by Rick that I knew I needed to take more HTMA training.
I had been completely unaware of the health implications of copper toxicity, nor did I realize that I had likely been copper toxic from birth. The time had clearly come in my life to really start getting “under” this and getting “into" my biochemistry. It continues to be life changing.
I’ve once again sought out Rick’s guidance for mentorship with my HTMA cases for my clients, and for myself and family members. Working with Rick in this capacity is exposing me to his knowledge and experience and it is also helping me to integrate my background of offerings into this foundational work. I’m most grateful to be learning from someone who is very knowledgeable and highly experienced in the field."
Michelle Haley DHHP, RCST®, HTMA Practitioner
"I have been struggling for years with anxiety, depression, allergies, fatigue and major sinus issues. I feel I've exhausted all avenues. I've spent years going back and forth to Dr's who have little to no answers why a clean living, non smoking, young 30's female has been so sick with such low energy. I've tried therapy, anti anxiety, antidepressants, allergy specialists, naturopaths, supplements, sinus surgeries...you name it. Not one person has had a definitive answer. I started the birth control pill at age 18 and around age 30 switched to the copper IUD. The pill made me feel crazy and awful so I thought the IUD was the answer. With the IUD, things took a turn for the worse and my symptoms just got worse, including brain fog, racing thoughts, and even worsening fatigue. After 1.5 years on the IUD I knew something was seriously wrong and I needed answers.
I recently met Rick at a public speaking event. What he spoke about on stage resonated with me and sounded similar to what I had been experiencing. We chatted after, and he seemed pretty confident that my problems stemmed from copper toxicity. He knew so much about it and everything he explained was so accurate to what I had been experiencing. I removed the copper IUD and started to feel better. I contacted Rick and did the lab HTMA test. He was so accommodating and went out of his way to work around my schedule and explained everything so thoroughly. Within two weeks I had the results back and what do you know....it showed I have extremely high levels of copper! Having a definitive answer after so many years of not knowing what was wrong is such a huge relief. Rick wrote a report and regimen for me to follow and took the time to walk me through it all in a way I could understand. I'm very excited to get started and I'm confident this is going to be a huge game changer for me. The fact that he knew almost right away what was wrong and was so accurate was huge for me and I feel he knows exactly what I need to do to get back on track. I would highly recommend having an HTMA test done and having Rick on your side." ~ Chelsea
"Thank you for helping to save my daughter's life and mental health... With your HTMA test and nutritional guidance, we were able to steer her away from the psyche meds. She is now off ALL the meds... We ordered the items you suggested, and after a couple of weeks on that regimen, and a few days after her last dose of the psyche meds, she is BACK TO NORMAL! My beautiful, funny, smart, loving, friendly, social butterfly is finally back! We couldn't have done it without your research and info on your website, your HTMA testing, and your consult. The medical doctors dismissed us and only read us their credentials every time we suggested not going by their treatment plan. We will DEFINITELY be using your services for other family members in the near future. Thank you for being our guardian angel and live saver!!" ~K. Baker
"HTMA has really opened my eyes about so much that I want to learn as much as I can. I completed the functional diagnostic nutrition course recently which was great but I’ve always believed in mineral imbalances playing a big part in health issues but it isn’t really addressed in much detail in that training. I’ve read so much info on your site and wish I knew about copper toxicity 20 years ago when I started having so many issues. I always said it all went downhill when I started birth control pills and now I know why!! People might start thinking I’m crazy because I’m trying to cut all my friends and family’s hair now. Thanks again!" ~ Maryann
“The guidance provided is exceptional, I have been studying your report like the Bible, putting the dots together from my previous assessment and this. I have been tested in the past by different health practitioners that could detect somewhat the same problems but it was always addressed incompletely. My honest first thought was why I have not done this 10 years ago, and why is this approach not as widely available. This report has so much information, every time I read it I find another gold nugget. Thank you kindly for helping me and making sure you deliver the best report…Lots of well put together information I believe is going to be life changing for me. It explains scientifically why I have the health issues and how I can control the real cause. I wish I could have had this info earlier to avoid getting here. Thank you kindly Rick" ~Gabriela
“I am so glad I decided to invest in my health and wellbeing by going ahead with HTMA. It is the single most valuable health decision I have ever made, and one that benefits my whole being: physical, mental and spiritual.
The test results were really insightful, especially coupled with the content in [Rick's] analysis, which was thorough. It helped make sense of some things I felt were happening but couldn't pinpoint or describe; and it revealed others that I didn't think about before or had previously dismissed. The rebalancing protocol he suggested covered everything, including some of my specific concerns. And the depth of information is excellent - he provided lifestyle tips, nutrition information, and even emotional and mental wellbeing tips.
It is rare to find practitioners in any field who care so thoroughly about every part of their patients' lives. Rick does. Combined with what I learnt in the Mineral Mastery course (I'm a nerd, so I bought it to understand what was happening in my body), I am amazed that such "simple" information is not more readily accessible or known! What the test and report revealed made sense as to why doctors couldn't figure out exactly what was going on with me, or how to even treat me, aside from prescribing meds or dismissing my own concerns. I think this test helps you make sense of that feeling you just have when you know something is "off" with you. In my case, it had been going on for a few years, and if I had only known before it got worse, it would have saved me the anxiety, money, pain and frustration.
I am even more grateful to have found Rick, because there were a couple others I could have gone with who were more mainstream and pricey. But I found Rick's straightforward honesty compelling and I could sense his passion and genuine nature the night I found his practice and was reading his articles. I take a long time to make any purchase, but I bought the test that same night and haven't been disappointed since. We had a consult on the phone after my report came in, and he was patient and understanding. He also answered all my additional questions via email and was always positive and helpful. His book, The Healing Workbook, also proved to be so valuable and was synergistic to the physical healing initiated by the mineral rebalancing protocol. I was able to start resolving some of the root emotional issues that were undoubtedly the cause of my current state. I have truly learnt so much and I am now able to connect so many things about health, wellbeing and nutrition to make better choices that serve me.
Ultimately, I think HTMA not only gives insight to your physical ailments, but also your mental health. And it empowers you to use that information to serve you positively. To me, that's even more important than just learning what was "off". I recommend anyone getting this test to get that same sense of control back to their lives and wellbeing." ~Roanna L
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