Editorial and Scientific Policy

htma.expert is operated and published by Lifeline Diag Sp. z o.o. Lifeline Diag Sp. z o.o. holds editorial responsibility for the content published on the website.

The purpose of htma.expert is to provide balanced, evidence-based educational information about Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, mineral metabolism, laboratory methodology, environmental exposure and related scientific topics.

Content published on htma.expert does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or an individual recommendation. HTMA should not be used as a standalone diagnostic method and should not replace appropriate clinical evaluation, blood or urine testing, or consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Priority is given to:

• systematic reviews and meta-analyses;
• peer-reviewed scientific publications;
• publications of recognised scientific and public health institutions;
• validated laboratory methodology;
• professional guidelines where relevant.

Both supporting evidence and limitations or critical positions are presented in a balanced way, so that readers can see the full state of the scientific discussion rather than a selected part of it.

Articles may display the author, the substantive reviewer, the publication date, the date of the last scientific review, the list of references and a conflicts of interest or funding disclosure.

Where an individual author or reviewer has not been named for a given article, the byline “HTMA Expert Editorial Team” is used only for material that the editorial team has actually reviewed and approved.

htma.expert is supported by LifelineDiag and Mineralco. Lifeline Diag Sp. z o.o. is the website operator and publisher. Commercial or organisational relationships relevant to a specific article are disclosed within that article.

• Errors can be reported to contact@htma.expert or info@lifelinediag.eu.
• Substantive scientific corrections are marked in the article together with the date of the correction.
• Articles are periodically reviewed.
• Content that is no longer current may be corrected, marked as archived or removed.

Artificial intelligence tools may be used to support research organisation, translation, language editing or preparation of initial drafts. AI-generated output is not published without human editorial review. A human editor remains responsible for verifying factual claims, references, limitations and the final wording of each publication.

In particular:

• AI tools cannot independently approve content for publication;
• citations and sources must be verified in the original publications;
• substantive health-related content requires human expert review;
• if material concerning the public interest were ever published without genuine human review, it would be clearly labelled as AI-generated or AI-modified.

Version 1.0 · Effective date: 1 September 2026.