Vitamins Testing

Verify balanced levels of nutritional functioning based on your individual biochemistry. Micronutrient test measures over 30 different vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants, and elements of carbohydrate metabolism. Your current supplemental regimen may be based on sound advice and science, but knowing what specific deficiencies exist for you is key to optimal health and prevention.

Nutrient status is a vital foundation of health

Each micronutrient plays an individual and indispensable role in promoting optimal functioning of all our cells. When some of our cells do not function at their best, the foundation of our health is compromised, setting the stage for the development of disease. By identifying and correcting functional micronutrient deficiencies, you are taking an important step toward long-term maintenance of optimal health.

Micronutrient Test is More Advanced Than other Laboratory Tests

Before the introduction of the Micronutrient Test, many diagnosis and risk assessments were based on clinical observation and measurements of static levels of certain nutrients in serum. Static serum levels are not always representative indicators for assessing cell metabolism and utilization.

MicroNutrient Test offers a unique means to scientifically assess the intracellular requirements of micronutrients that play an important role in overall health and wellness. Micronutrient test measure the biochemical function of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants, providing a powerful clinical assessment tool. Our panels are designed to provide you with the most comprehensive nutritional analysis available.

What if I am deficient?

As the only lab that can offer a truly functional intracellular testing (Micronutrient Test), we also provide you with targeted nutrient repletion recommendations for those vitamins and minerals found to be deficient.

Why Nutritional Testing is Important?

• 1. Nutrient deficiencies are common, in fact 90% of people are deficient and 50% of those are already taking supplements.
• 2. Vitamin deficiencies contribute to common degenerative disease like heart disease, stroke, cancer and Alzheimer’s.
• 3. Many prescription medication can cause nutrient depletions. (Ask us to provide you with a chart)
• 4. Having a strong antioxidant defense system protects you against heart disease, cancer and other chronic conditions.
• 5. There can be too much of a “good thing” — too many antioxidants can be harmful. The only way to know what you need is to be tested.
• 6. Simply taking a multivitamin may not be enough to meet your nutritional needs.
• 7. You might be over supplementing with unnecessary vitamins, minerals or antioxidants. Too much can be harmful.
• 8. Aging can be caused by a lack of nutrients.
• 9. Heaving healthy cells promotes strong immune function and optimal health for a lifetime.
• 10. Your doctor thinks it is medically necessary for a comprehensive health care program.

What does Micronutrient Test Include?

The MicroNutrient Test from ANY LAB TEST NOW® tests for 32 vitamins and minerals:

• VITAMINS Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Biotin, Folate, Pantothenate
• MINERALS Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper AMINO ACIDS Asparagine, Glutamine, Serine.
• ANTIOXIDANTS Alpha Lipoic Acid, Coenzyme Q10, Cysteine, Glutathione, Selenium, Vitamin E, SPECTOX™ for total antioxidant function.
• CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM Chromium, Fructose Sensitivity, Glucose-Insulin, Metabolism.
• FATTY ACIDS Oleic Acid.
• METABOLITES Choline, Inositol, Carnitine.

If you have an abnormal calcium, phosphorus, and/or parathyroid hormone level, if you have evidence of bone disease or bone weakness, if your doctor suspects that you might have vitamin D deficiency, if you are going to start drug treatment for osteoporosis, or to monitor treatment of vitamin D deficiency; the National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends that women at high risk of vitamin D deficiency (older women, women with malabsorption, institutionalized or homebound women, and women with dark skin) be tested.

Also known as: Vitamin D2; Vitamin D3; Calcidiol (25-hydroxy-vitamin D); Calcifidiol (25-hydroxy-vitamin D); Calcitriol (1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D)

Why measure Vitamin D for Cardiovascular risk?
Recently published in Circulation, it was found that Vitamin D deficiency can increase one’s risk for heart disease. The researchers concluded “Vitamin D is associated with incident cardiovascular disease”

How big of a Problem are low levels of vitamin D?

Low levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, the principal circulation storage form of Vitamin D, are present in as many as one third to one half of otherwise healthy middle-aged to elderly adults. The Vitamin D sufficiency is important to calcium homeostasis and in the maintenance of healthy bone. Deficiency of Vitamin D leads to the mobilization of calcium from bone, which can lead to osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and rickets. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased risk of developing
– Autoimmune Diseases
– Multiple Sclerosis
– Type 1 Diabetes
– Hypertension
– Cardiovascular Disease

Blood Test to learn your Vitamin D Levels

ANY LAB TEST NOW offers DiaSorin’s Vitamin D ICMA assay. The cleared DiaSorin Vitamin D assays have been used in major clinical studies where Vitamin D is measured. This test measures both Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 together and reports a total 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D.
Vitamin D Levels are reported part of Micronutrient Test as well.

Background about Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods and available as dietary supplement. It is also produced when UV Rays from sunlight strike the skin and trigger Vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D obtained from Sun exposure, food and supplements is biologically inert and must undergo chemical modification for activation. The first occurs in the liver and converts Vitamin D to 25 Hydroxyvitamin D, also known as calcidiol. The second occurs primarily in the kidney and forms physiologically active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, also known as calcitriol.

Why we need Vitamin D?

Vitamin D has many roles in the body but primarily it is essential for promoting calcium absorption in the gut and maintaining adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal mineralization of bone and prevent hypocalcemic tetany. It is also needed for bone growth and bone remodeling by osteoblasts and osteolasts.

How Can we maintain Vitamin D Sufficiency?

There two sources of Vitamin D; diet and exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D levels can be increased by spending some time in the sun. The normal diet is very low in Vitamin D. Most foods, with the exception of fatty fish oils, contain little Vitamin D. Vitamin D is available without prescription.

Am I deficient?

Deficiency less than 10ng/mL
Insufficiency 10 – 30 ng/mL
Sufficiency 30 – 100 ng/mL

Common Questions:

1. Is fortifying milk and cereals with vitamin D a good practice?

Yes. The amount of vitamin D produced by the body may be insufficient, especially when there is limited exposure to sunlight (winter, places with overcast and cloudy weather). Since dietary vitamin D is found naturally only in a few foods, such as cod liver oil, dietary intake would not be sufficient for most people. However, in the United States, vitamin D is routinely added to milk, fortified cereals, and fruit juices to ensure adequate dietary availability. Fortification has been a real success story in the United States, drastically reducing the rate of juvenile rickets and making it a relatively rare occurrence.

2. Can I get my vitamin D from yogurt and cheese?

Maybe. Although all milk is fortified, many dairy products are not. The current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D is being revised, and some experts suggest that adults should take at least 2000 IU of vitamin D daily.

3. Are there other uses for vitamin D?

Yes, there is a topical form of vitamin D cream that is used to treat psoriasis. Research is being done in other areas, including the potential use of vitamin D to help control autoimmune conditions.

4. Is vitamin D a necessary component of calcium supplements?

Since absorption of calcium is dependent on vitamin D, many manufacturers of calcium supplements add vitamin D to assure optimal calcium uptake. If you have adequate amounts of vitamin D from other sources, the additional vitamin D is not necessary. The amount of vitamin D in these tablets is not likely to lead to excess vitamin D or be harmful either.