Low Minerals: What You Need to Know

If you’ve recently done an HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) and discovered your mineral levels are low, you might be wondering… what now? Minerals are the spark plugs of the body. They regulate energy, hormones, digestion, skin, mood, and so much more. When they’re depleted, your body isn’t able to function at full capacity and symptoms may start creeping in. Often times when symptoms show up we are quick to blame hormones or digestion, and often overlook the key players behind the scenes that are directly impacting everything… minerals.

But here’s the thing, low minerals aren’t just about what’s on your plate. They tell a deeper story about what’s happening inside your body.

Why Minerals Get Depleted

Some of the most common root causes we see in practice include:

👉 Chronic stress and burnout – Your adrenal glands burn through minerals like sodium, potassium more rapidly when you’re under stress. Ongoing stress can leave those minerals depleted and you feeling drained.

👉 Low stomach acid – Without enough stomach acid, you can’t properly absorb minerals from your food, even if you’re eating a nutrient-dense diet. There are also minerals like sodium and cobalt that play a key role in stomach acid production.

👉 Inflammation – Chronic inflammation increases your body’s mineral needs and often worsens depletion.

👉 Infections or gut imbalances – Parasites, yeast, or bacterial overgrowth can block absorption and increase mineral loss.

👉 High toxic burden – Heavy metals, mold, or chemical exposures compete with minerals, displacing the good stuff your cells actually need.

Mineral imbalances don’t happen in isolation. They’re a reflection of underlying imbalances and stress your body has been navigating.

Why Replenishing Matters

Low minerals = low resiliency. Minerals:

✅ Regulate your body’s stress response

✅ Support hormone production and detoxification

✅ Power your mitochondria

✅ Keep digestion, skin, and immune function running smoothly

By restoring minerals, we’re not just giving your body nutrients, we’re giving it the resiliency to adapt, repair, and thrive.

Strategies to Support Low Minerals

Mineral-rich foods and targeted supplementation matter, but the full picture is about both replenishment and reducing what’s draining them.

Mineral Replenishment

• Food first – Some of the most mineral rich foods include root veggies, fruits, nuts, and seeds (think potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, bananas, citrus, brazil nuts, and pumpkin seeds).

• Salt your food – Using mineral-rich salts like Redmond Real Salt or Celtic sea salt provides needed sodium and trace minerals.

• Utilize electrolyte powders or mineral mocktails – Brands like LMNT and Cure Hydration make great options for daily electrolytes. Check out this blog post for DIY mineral mocktails.

• Supplemental support (this is personalized!) – Depending on your HTMA, this could look like adrenal cocktails, magnesium, trace mineral drops, or targeted mineral blends.

Non-Mineral Strategies (Just as Important)

• Stress management – Deep breathing, meditation, nervous system support all help calm the body and reduce adrenal mineral burn.

• Improve stomach acid + digestion – Bitters, apple cider vinegar, lemon water to optimize digestion and enhance absorption.

• Support detox pathways – Sauna, sweating, castor oil packs, and proper hydration (water with electrolytes) can help reduce toxin burden so minerals aren’t displaced.

• Address gut infections/imbalances – Testing like The Gut Panel often reveals deeper factors leading to mineral imbalances and digestive dysfunction such as low stomach acid.

Minerals are foundational, but they’re also just the beginning. If your HTMA shows low levels, it’s not just about “taking more magnesium.” It’s about asking why those levels are low in the first place and giving your body both the resources and the environment it needs to heal.

This is the exact approach we take in our 1:1 Functional C.A.R.E Method™. If you’ve recently done HTMA testing with us (or want to), let this be your roadmap for what comes next. Together, we’ll review your results, build a personalized replenishment plan, and dig into the ‘why’ behind depletion so you can truly rebuild from the ground up.