Schizophrenia Archives - Viva Health Laboratories

Fatty Acids (blood-spot NUT6, whole blood – NUT6P)

Over the past two decades there has been sustained interest in essential fatty acid supplementation. The focus has now switched from supplementation with fish oil to the use of oils containing specific, enhanced concentrations of named essential fatty acids. In the late 1990s large clinical trials were published supporting the cardiovascular benefits of consumption of…

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Kryptopyrroles (pyroluria) [KRYP]

Indications: ''Kryptopyrrole'' is a name given to a pyrrole-zinc-vitamin B6 complex that may be excreted in the urine of affected individuals. Kryptopyrroluria, which may be associated with abdominal pain or a haemolytic crisis, can result in zinc and vitamin B6 deficiency and also schizophrenia. The condition has similarities to acute intermittent porphyria in that coproporphyrins…

Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Bipolar Depression Schizophrenia Vitamins and Function Tests

Food Intolerance Panel – (IgG – Serum) [FIPS]

Indications: Immunoglobulin G (IgG) food sensitivity, also known as delayed food intolerance, describes an adverse reaction to food that is mediated by IgG antibodies. Unlike IgE mediated food allergies, which can cause immediate and severe reactions, IgG food sensitivities typically manifest with delayed symptoms that can take hours or days to appear. These symptoms can…

Allergy Autism and Related Conditions Bipolar Depression Malabsorption Poor Growth Appetite Profiles and Screens Schizophrenia Steatorrhoea

Vitamin B12 (“Active”) – Serum [B12A]

Test ID: B12A Patient Instructions: No vitamin B12 containing supplements for 24 hours prior to testing. (This test is referred to an external laboratory) Turnaround time: 3 days (temporarily increased from 2 to 3-days 11th May 2026) Sample Collection Instructions: Standard venepuncture procedure Sample Requirements: Yellow (SST) Sample Stability: Postal acceptable Test Datasheet:

Anorexia Nervosa Attention Deficit And Hyperactivity Bipolar Coronary Heart Disease Dementia Depression Fatigue - Chronic and ME Hyperlipidaemia Multiple Sclerosis Neuropathy Poor Growth Appetite Schizophrenia Vitamins and Function Tests

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) [VIB3]

Indications: Our niacin (vitamin B3) test includes levels of niacinamide, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and the total vitamin B3 level (as NAD). Vitamin B3 is required as a co-enzyme in electron-transfer reactions (catabolism of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and alcohol), also as a substrate for NAD-consuming enzymes (ADP-ribosylation, NAD-dependent deacetylation, calcium mobilization) and as a ligand (inhibitory…

Bipolar Dementia Depression Fatigue - Chronic and ME Neuropathy Schizophrenia Vitamins and Function Tests

Vitamin D Panel (25-hydroxy D2 & D3) – serum [VITDS] & blood-spot [VITDB]

Indications: Raised in tumoral calcinosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, idopathic hypercalciuria and scarcoidosis as well as normal growing children and pregnant lactating females. Depressed in chronic renal failure, vitamin D dependent rickets, pseudohypoparathyroidism and tumor induced osteomalacia. This is the preferred test for vitamin D levels (also known as 25-hydroxyvitamin D). Sample Collection Instructions (finger-prick option): Vitamin…

Alcohol Excess Autism and Related Conditions Bipolar Cardiac Failure Coronary Heart Disease Depression Diabetes Fatigue - Chronic and ME Fibromyalgia Hyperlipidaemia Infections – Recurrent or Severe Inflammatory Arthritis Osteoporosis Schizophrenia Vitamins and Function Tests