Environmental Toxin Testing
Urine Minerals & Metals Test
Also known as: Urinary toxic & nutrient elements
Also searched as: urine heavy metals test · urine metals test · mineral wasting test
The toxic metals and essential minerals your body is clearing through urine.
Urine shows which metals and minerals your body is actively eliminating. It's often used as a screen before a detox program, to check for mineral losses, and — only when a qualified practitioner directs it — to compare samples collected before and after a detox challenge. You may also see it called "urine heavy metals test", "urine metals test", or "mineral wasting test".
What the Urine Minerals & Metals Test measures
Toxic Elements
Twenty metals with no healthy role, measured to see what your body is clearing.
- AluminumCookware, foil, antiperspirants, some processed foods.
- AntimonyFlame retardants and some industrial exposure.
- ArsenicRice, well water, some seafood and poultry.
- BariumDrilling and industrial exposure, some drinking water.
- BerylliumIndustrial and manufacturing exposure.
- BismuthSome medications and cosmetics.
- CadmiumCigarette and vape smoke, contaminated soil.
- CesiumEnvironmental exposure reviewed for excess.
- GadoliniumFrom MRI contrast dyes.
- LeadOld paint, dust, older plumbing.
- MercurySome fish, amalgam fillings, some cosmetics.
- NickelFoods, cookware, and jewelry.
- PalladiumDental work and industrial exposure.
- PlatinumIndustrial exposure and some dental materials.
- TelluriumIndustrial exposure reviewed for excess.
- ThalliumEnvironmental exposure reviewed for excess.
- ThoriumEnvironmental exposure reviewed for excess.
- TinCanned foods and some industrial exposure.
- TungstenIndustrial exposure reviewed for excess.
- UraniumWell water in some regions.
Nutrient Elements
Essential minerals, included in the Toxic + Nutrient version, to check for losses.
- BoronSupports bone health and mineral metabolism.
- CalciumBone, nerve signaling, and muscle contraction.
- ChromiumHelps insulin move sugar into cells.
- CobaltPart of vitamin B12.
- CopperEnergy, iron use, and neurotransmitters.
- IronOxygen transport.
- LithiumSupports a calm, steady nervous system.
- MagnesiumEnergy, sleep, and a calm nervous system.
- ManganeseBlood sugar, bones, and antioxidant defense.
- MolybdenumEnzymes for detoxification and sulfur metabolism.
- PhosphorusEnergy and protein metabolism.
- PotassiumFluid balance and nerve signals.
- SeleniumThyroid hormone conversion and antioxidant defense.
- SodiumFluid balance and adrenal activity.
- StrontiumReviewed alongside calcium and bone metabolism.
- SulfurDetoxification pathways and connective tissue.
- VanadiumTrace element reviewed for balance.
- ZincImmunity, skin repair, hormone production, and mood.
Versions available
20 toxic metals, for exposure and clearance screening.
38 elements; adds essential minerals to check for losses and guide mineral support during detox.
The right version is chosen with you based on your symptoms and history.
Who the Urine Minerals & Metals Test is for
A good fit if you have a known or suspected metal exposure, are planning a detox, or suspect you're losing essential minerals faster than you can replace them.
- Planning a detox
- Known metal exposure
- Fatigue
- Brain fog
- Tingling or numbness
- Mineral levels that won't hold
Two ways to get the Urine Minerals & Metals Test
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- At-home or in-office collection, depending on the test
- Our team helps you order and set up your kit
- Add Tiffeny Parker as your practitioner so I can see your results
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What results can reveal
- Which toxic metals your body is actively eliminating
- Recent or ongoing metal exposure
- Essential mineral losses through urine
- Whether detox support is depleting needed minerals
How we interpret it
We read every panel through a functional lens — optimal reference ranges, ratios, and cross-panel patterns. Results become part of your written Root Cause Report and your personalized 12-week protocol.
We rebuild mineral reserves before any metal detox. Urine results help confirm what's leaving — and that essential minerals aren't being lost along the way.
Often paired with
Minerals & Metals Test
Cellular mineral status and heavy metal burden — the foundation of the Method.
Toxic Heavy Metals Test
Toxic metals and the essential minerals they compete with — measured in blood and urine.
Stool Metals Test
Metals coming in through food, water, and other things you swallow — measured in stool.
Often used alongside this lab
Ready-made options people often use while working on these results. Program members get a personalized plan, with a practitioner discount applied.
Heavy Metal Detox Protocol
A kit to support the gradual release of heavy metals. Build minerals first.
See in the shop →Universal Binder
A broad-spectrum binder used to help carry toxins out during detox.
See in the shop →Cilantro Liquid Extract
Cilantro extract, traditionally used to support heavy metal detox.
See in the shop →Common questions
Not sure which panels you need?
Start with the Root-Cause Fit Assessment. Takes about 3–5 minutes. If it looks like we're a good fit, you'll be invited to schedule a 45-minute consultation to discuss your health history, goals, and whether this program is the right next step for you.
Educational information only. Functional lab testing is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Results are reviewed in the context of your full health history.