SpectraCell Micronutrient Testing

SpectraCell Laboratories, Inc. offers numerous nutritional testing services using the latest technology.  One of their tests is a comprehensive analysis of 32 vitamin, mineral, antioxidant, and amino acid functional levels from your white blood cells.  You may wonder why this test could be beneficial and the answer is simple; nutrient status is the key to overall good health and the prevention of some chronic diseases.

Every individual has a unique biochemical make-up, which means people have different micronutrient needs.  Testing is an important step in discovering your personal needs as well as any deficiencies that may be present.  Deficiencies often result from…

• Absorption:  Even people with great dietary balance may have deficiencies if their body is unable to absorb all of the nutrients.  Quite often consumption of one nutrient may actually inhibit the uptake of a different essential micronutrient.
• Chronic Illness:  Prescription drugs used to treat many of today’s common ailments will cause specific micronutrient deficiencies.  Illnesses, directly or indirectly, affected includes arthritis, cancer, and cardiovascular disease just to name a few.
• Aging:  As a body ages the nutrient requirements change.  For instance, as people approach their fifties they often have low levels of vitamin B12 because their body does not absorb it as well, increasing the overall amount of this vitamin needed daily.
• Lifestyle:  Level of physical activity plus smoking or use of alcohol will also vary a person’s overall micronutrient needs.

To determine if you may have a deficiency, talk to your current doctor and ask him about comprehensive micronutrient testing.