A profile of essential minerals where optimal levels are necessary for good health. Increased metabolic needs, dietary insufficiency, excessive nutritional supplementation (sometimes with competitive absorbance), genetic factors and increased detoxification needs can all lead to disturbance of mineral levels. Mineral deficiencies may develop over many years leaving sub-optimal reserves to cope with acute conditions and poor adaptive capacity for long term health.
The profile includes serum calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, chromium, manganese and erythrocyte (red cell) magnesium.
Also consider urine iodine (best measured in urine rather than serum), see: Iodine test
Sample report: Sample Mineral Report
Turnaround time: 5 days
Sample Requirements: Yellow (SST), Lavender (EDTA) & Navy Blue (EDTA) – needs to be spun and aliquoted within 24 hours of blood draw
Postal Samples: Accepted (if received within 24 hours, otherwise navy tube must be centrifuged and the plasma separated).