Metals - Toxic + Nutrient Elements - Hair
Mosaic Diagnostics
Sample type: Hair
Requires fasting: No
At home test
Details
This test is a valuable and inexpensive screen for physiological excess, deficiency, or maldistribution of elements. It provides important information that can assist in the early diagnosis of disorders associated with aberrations in essential and toxic element metabolism.
- Molybdenum
- Chromium
- Manganese
- Cadmium
- Mercury
- Arsenic
- Phosphorus
- Iodine
- Cobalt
- Boron
- Strontium
- Sulfur
- Vanadium
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Bismuth
- Nickel
- Platinum
- Thallium
- Thorium
- Tin
- Uranium
- Germanium
- Silver
- Titanium
- Rubidium
- Zirconium
- Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio
- Zinc/Cadmium Ratio
- Zinc/Copper Ratio
- Sodium/Potassium Ratio
- Calcium/Magnesium Ratio
- Calcium (Ca)
- Iron
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Copper, Hair
- Lead, Hair
- Lithium, Hair
- Potassium, Hair
- Selenium, Hair
- Sodium, Hair
- Zinc, Hair
Estimated days for results: Results should arrive 10 business days after the lab receives samples.
MosaicDX offers a number of testing options for assessing nutrient and toxic (heavy metals) elements, including hair, red blood cells, whole blood, urine, and stool.
The most applicable sample type can be determined by considering several factors, including toxicokinetics, dose, length of exposure, route of exposure, and half-life. By using multiple sample types, practitioners can choose the most clinically relevant option. To gain a better understanding, please read on below.
Specimen Type Overview
- Urine (20-38 analytes): Exposure window of 1-2 weeks. Often used as a first screening before a detox program.
- Hair (39 analytes): Exposure window of 90-120 days. Best sample for lithium status in mental health evaluation.
- Whole Blood (22 analytes): Exposure window of 120 days. Useful as a screening tool.
- Red Blood Cell (18 analytes): Exposure window of 120 days. Best sample type to see nutrient status and determine what nutrients are present in the cells of the blood.
- Stool (13 analytes): Exposure window of 24-48 hours. Reflects ingested sources of metals such as food, water, and pharmaceuticals.
10 business days
- Follow the test collection instructions here.
- DO NOT collect hair that has been treated in any of the following ways:
- Dyed
- Bleached
- Permed
- Otherwise chemically treated
- Collect only head or pubic hair. DO NOT mix head and pubic hair together.
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
