Mineral Deficiency, Heavy Metals, & Metabolism Analysis - Take your hair sample in 5 min or less
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Are you tired and don’t know why? Are you not feeling 100% yourself?
IDENTIFY your deficiencies. Learn exactly what your body needs...
Say goodbye to painful blood draws and messy urine tests.
Blood and urine typically indicate a short-term result, while hair is the best identifier of tissue mineral status and heavy metal toxicity.
This important data provides metrics crucial to understanding your baseline health. Save time, money, and hassle, so you no longer need to go to the clinic or doctor to treat symptoms.
Learn how to implement changes to overcome the root cause of health issues and how to properly take care of your body.
You can now equip yourself with the knowledge you need to make SMART decisions about your health.
*Due to state laws we can't provide prepaid hair sample return labels to customers in the state of New York*
How To Test In 3 Easy Steps
1) Collect Hair or Nail Sample: Collecting your hair sample will take 5 minutes or less. Scalp hair is the ideal source location, but pubic and underarm hair is satisfactory as well. Fingernail and toenail samples are accepted as well.
2) Send Sample: We provide you with a prepaid shipping label, with shipment tracking for US customers. Not to worry, we still accept hair samples from our Worldwide customers.
3) Receive Private Test Results: Your results are private and never sold to third party companies. Results are processed by our Physician-Approved and Certified Lab. Once your results are processed, we then email via secure a HIPAA compliant server the PDF of your Hair Analysis report. Most samples are processed in less than 10 business days. Typically 8-10 days from the day you put your sample in the mail.
Optional but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Consultation - Once you receive your test results, we can provide you a hair analysis consultation with an Upgraded Certified Nutritionist to help interpret your test results with you for precise actionable results. Most customers will need help interpreting their results. We offer product recommendations tailored to your specific health needs and test results. The consultations have been a game-changer for many of our customers. Consultations are approximately 45 minutes. Please reserve 1 hour.
How To Submit Your Hair Sample For Mineral Analysis
We offer an optional consultation to help you analyze your lab results and develop an action plan on how to optimize your health. Book an appointment with one of our Upgraded Certified Professionals to help guide you through your test results.
Many find it difficult to find knowledgeable health care professionals who are familiar with how to interpret hair analysis results. Test, Don't Guess® before taking another supplement. Get the results that can help change the course of your health.
Our Upgraded Certified Nutritionists Evaluate the Following:
- Metabolism*
- Hormone Levels*
- Thyroid Function*
- Adrenal Function*
- Heavy Metal Toxicity Levels*
- Mineral Deficiency and Imbalances*
- Immune Function*
- Develop a Personalized Action Plan
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- Make sure to checkout with a Consultation in the dropdown selection when ordering, so you can book one of our Certified Professionals.
Please note, you must purchase Kit B or C to receive a Consultation.
Our Mission
Upgraded Formulas was founded to optimize your health through effective testing with follow-up supplementation and nutritional planning. We strive to deliver the highest quality and assurance standards with the most advanced processes available.
Our Promise
The ideal place to start healing and optimizing for your daily well-being, physical and mental performance. We will help identify any potential issues with mineral deficiency, heavy metal toxicity, and metabolism function. This test is so valuable as a foundational assessment of your baseline health, it is a no-brainer investment.
You will begin to get more out of life if you take the correct action based on your results. We have consultation options to give you the guidance to confidently dial in your health. We guarantee it.
Save Money On Supplements
Our hair test results will show you the vitamins and nutrients you have in deficiency or excess. We've had many customers purchasing hundreds of dollars of vitamins only to discover that they weren't treating the root cause of their health issues. You'll know exactly what you need to do to put your health back on track.
How else will you know if you actually need to be taking any of the supplements you're paying for? In some cases, hair test results reveal they can actually be harming your health because you were already overloaded. Calcium is a common mineral that you may be overconsuming.
In that case, you would be paying for a supplement that is costing you your vitality, energy, and good mood. So what do we recommend?
Well, it's true that getting a hair mineral analysis test is one of the best things you can do for your health. In fact, these hair tests are more accurate than blood or urine tests for your mineral deficiency, heavy metal toxicity, and metabolism.
Your hair sample can reveal a lot about your health. Hair test results include your levels of nutritional elements such as Calcium, Zinc, and Magnesium. They’ll show your levels of heavy metals, and any extra elements inside your hair that reflect your body’s current state.
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FAQs
Q: Can I place my hair sample in plastic?
A: NO. Please do not place your hair sample in any plastic material. This will result in a rejection. Please place your hair sample in the provided (A) Paper Envelope.
Q: How much hair is needed for my sample?
A: 1 FULL TABLESPOON. You can also use a larger soup spoon to measure your sample. This will ensure that the lab will have enough hair to test.
Q: What if I don't have enough hair to send in?
A: We also accept fingernails and toenails as long as they are free from any polish. Please clip the nails from each finger or each toe to send in.
Q: I Have Dyed Hair, Will That Affect The Results?
A: We accept treated hair. It does not disrupt the key minerals we are looking at, it is much more important to have the test done sooner rather than later - because doing so means you begin to act on better information about your health as soon as you can. Please include as much information as you can about what type of dye was used. You can also use hair from other areas of your body, as explained in the test kit.
Q: Can I buy a Hair Analysis for someone else?
A: YES. Please email care@upgradedformulas.com the name(s) of the individual(s) that will be taking the analysis.
Q: Can I buy Multiple Hair Analysis Kits?
A: YES. Please understand all information will be tied to the original purchaser email. Please email care@upgradedformulas.com the name(s) of the individual(s) that will be taking the test.
Q: How often should I test?
A: It's recommended that you test quarterly, every 90 days or 3 months after you receive the lab results to stay consistent with changes.
This enables you to implement an action plan to address any issues that are identified in the test. The retest enables you to track progress. Repeat this process until you are satisfied with your results.
Q: Is the hair analysis accurate?
A: Yes. Many studies have shown that hair tests will show mineral and heavy metal levels. One study showed that hair tests reflected supplements taken by pregnant women.
In fact, some researchers have used one of Beethoven’s hairs to learn more about him and the time he was alive. While most labs wash hair (and thus the minerals), our labs do not do this.
Q: What minerals and heavy metals do you test for in hair?
A: Human hair contains the following nutritional elements. Additionally, each of these nutrients and heavy metals provides nearly 1000 more data per element than blood testing:
- Calcium (Ca)
- Copper (Cu)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Sodium (Na)
- Potassium (K)
- Zinc (Zn)
- Phosphorus (P)
- Iron (Fe)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Chromium (Cr)
- Selenium (Se)
- Sulfur (S)
Heavy Metals
- Mercury (Hg)
- Lead (Pb)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Arsenic (As)
- Aluminum (Al)
- Beryllium (Be)
- Antimony (Sb)
- Uranium (U)
Other important elements such as Vanadium can also be found. Your hair can show you the entire periodic table.
Q: What can my Hair Analysis reveal?
A: As you can tell from above, we can identify a lot! The test results will show your mineral deficiencies and imbalances. They’ll also show the presence of any potentially harmful levels of heavy metals in your system. The test can be a great wake-up call for the kinds of minerals and nutrients you should be consuming. You will receive insight into your metabolic activity, adrenal function, thyroid function, and parathyroid activity.
Q: Is the hair analysis HSA eligible?
A: Our tests and consultations are often reimbursable by your health savings account. Check with your HSA and get ready to upgrade your health. You can always pay directly here on the site and check on the status later.
Q: What should I do with the results of my Hair Analysis?
A: Your Hair Analysis can help you and your doctor find and use targeted supplementation to in response to major deficiencies of VITAL minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Germanium, Chromium, Potassium, Iron, Vanadium among others and take action with our minerals or another brand whom you trust to take action and make changes
Q: Is this a Drug Test?
A: NO. The test will not reveal any drugs in your system.
Q: Is my Information Private?
A: YES. The results of the lab test are known only to you and are not saved by the lab. Your health information is completely private to you. The personal information collected is for test verification only. You can opt to share it with a certified nutritionist, dietician, doctor, or anyone else you trust with your health information.
Q: When Should I Expect My Results?
A: Patients in the US can expect results in about 10-14 business days from when you send your hair sample off to our lab.
The travel time to the lab is usually 5 days unless in Canada or outside the US. The time to process your results once the lab receives the sample is 4-5 business days, after which you will receive your results via the email you provided at checkout.
Once ordered here on the website, your hair analysis kit should arrive in 4 to 7 business days if shipping to the US.
Once you receive your kit watch the above video and mail in your hair sample with hair that has been freshly shampooed and dried. Dyed hair is acceptable, please include as much information as you can about what type of dye was used.
The test results are then sent via secured PDF electronically, so it's vital that you follow the instructions in the kit to activate it and provide all the right contact information.
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Hi Barton, I know you guys recently asked if anyone could share their journey to health using your products, so I figured I’d send you guys a note about my journey. It may sound extreme, but your products and services have changed my life in way that's tough to describe, but I’ll do my best. I’ll spare you the details, but for as long as I can remember I’ve struggled with my weight and confidence. I’ve tried every diet, exercise program and supplement there is out there, and no matter what I did to lose the weight I’d always regain it. I had this fatigue and sugar cravings that left me feeling like a zombie rummaging through the cupboards at 11PM most nights and always sabotaged my weight loss. I was always embarrassed to ever mention I was on a new diet to anyone because I knew what they were thinking without them saying a thing. So when I started looking into the ketogenic diet, I didn’t mention it to a soul. I first found Upgraded Formulas through your “How to defeat the sugar boogeyman” blog and kept poking around your website. Since my cravings and weight loss were front of mind, and I liked what I read I decided to get a Hair Mineral Analysis Test to see if there was something I was deficient in. When I first got my test results it felt like I was trying to understand Japanese, so I decided to get a consultation to help me understand things better. I can’t explain how helpful it was to get the consultation because Kelsey helped me clearly understand what I was deficient in and helped me build a plan. She even gave me a few things to look out for on my keto diet as well which really helped. Armed with the right minerals and feeling solid with my Keto diet things started to click about three weeks into my new plan. My fatigue started to disintegrate, and I had more energy than I can even remember, and the cravings that were always lurking around the corner were nowhere to be found. I finally had the energy to start walking each day and started with 15 minutes. Then I worked my way up to 30-45 minutes per day. Because I actually enjoy eating keto, and my cravings were gone it felt simple and easy to stick with a diet for the first time ever. When I did follow up hair tests and consultations to stay on top of my deficiencies Kelsey regularly would tell me I no longer needed to supplement certain minerals anymore. With a combination of your testing, guidance and minerals I’ve dropped 32lbs and have been able to keep it off for over 13 months, which has never happened for me. As the weight came off my confidence went up and I’ve never felt better head to toe! I’ll be forever grateful to the crew at Upgraded Formulas because you helped me so much and gave me guidance in a time when I was feeling stuck and needed it the most!
Upgraded Formulas
Thank you Lauren ~ we appreciate you.
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They went above and beyond to make sure I was satisfied with my order. They fixed an issues I caused without hesitation. Much appreciated.
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I was amazed at the depth of the information provided by the test. I am looking forward seeing what impact the recommendations make when I repeat the test in 3 months.
Upgraded Formulas
This is fantastic Tom!
United KingdomSuper Helpful
The tests and products have been really helpful for me to understand my nutrient levels and take actionable steps. I eat a really good diet already, but I never knew what my actual nutrient status was. I thought I was getting enough sodium and potassium, but it turns out I wasn't. I made some changes after the great consultation with Ryan and things are looking a lot better! Feeling great as well.
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The hair analysis and consultation was eye opening. Loving the sleep improvement. energy through the day, have been noticeable and the diet tweaks suggested were simple and straightforward. Taking the sample was easier than expected. Just watch the video.