MICRONUTRIENT TESTING
NUTRITIONAL AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Eating normal healthy foods provides nutritional contents to the body. However, the nutritional contents in the foods you eat may not be enough. There might be not enough vitamins or mineral contents in the foods you eat. In such a condition, taking nutritional and dietary supplements is recommended to help increase the nutritional contents in your body. The there are supplements that make up for the loss of specific nutritional contents in your body. But how does a person determine which to take and how much of it to take?
MICRONUTRIENT TESTING
Micronutrient testing provides the most comprehensive nutritional analysis available by measuring functional deficiencies at the cellular level. It is an assessment of how well the body utilizes 31 vitamins, minerals, amino/fatty acids, antioxidants, and metabolites, while conveying the body’s need for these micronutrients that enable the body to produce enzymes, hormones, and other substances essential for proper growth, development, and good health. Repletion recommendations are made based on need.
WHY IS NUTRIENT STATUS IMPORTANT?
Virtually all metabolic and developmental processes that take place in the body require micronutrients, and strong evidence suggests that subtle vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant deficiencies can contribute to degenerative processes such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Evaluating micronutrient status can therefore be the first step in identifying metabolic inadequacies while shedding light on the possible underlying causes of complex chronic conditions.
WHEN SHOULD TESTING BE CONSIDERED?
Extensive scientific and clinical studies spanning 50 years have repeatedly demonstrated that micronutrient deficiencies can adversely affect health. These deficiencies can set the stage for chronic disease and compromised immune health at any stage in life, particularly if they persist.
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes
- Neurological disorders/Alzheimer’s
- Autism and other spectrum disorders
- Mood disorders
- Fatigue
- Osteoporosis
- Fertility issues
- Weight issues
- Sports performance optimization
