Are you tired or noticing other symptoms and could this be related to your diet?
Are you following a diet? Want to know if you are deficient in vitamins and/or minerals?
Are you currently taking dietary supplements or multivitamin preparations and want to measure the effect on your blood (or body)?

Through this test, which measures a comprehensive number of the most common vitamins and minerals in the blood, you will get an answer as to whether you are deficient or in excess of key vitamins and minerals.

This blood analysis is best done in the morning. You do not necessarily have to be sober.
Best indicates whether or not you take vitamin or dietary supplements (and which ones).

You will receive the full report after about 10 days.
It is appropriate to have an annual check-up.

Vitamins and minerals are molecules that are essential for the normal functioning of the body but which humans cannot produce themselves and must therefore take in sufficient amounts through diet. A special case is vitamin D that we can take in through the diet but can also produce itself in the skin under the influence of sunlight. Most people in our society have a varied and balanced diet. Nevertheless, we see that 5% to 10% of populations develop vitamin deficiencies. Some population groups are at higher risk: growing children, pregnant women, people on specific diets or medications, vegetarians/veganists and the elderly population. Women of childbearing age are also at higher risk for iron deficiency due to blood loss during menstruation. In addition, impaired bowel function can also cause reduced absorption of vitamins from the diet.

The vitamins and minerals panel tracks the most common and important deficiencies: vitamin D, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and B9 (folic acid). Detecting all possible vitamin deficiencies would be too expensive and is not necessary at all: indeed, most often we see that deficiencies of several vitamins occur together as a result of a one-sided diet. In that case, we will see this by simple analysis of vitamin D/B12/B9, and the problem can be remedied by supplements or dietary modification. The panel also measures the most common deficiencies of minerals and salts: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and zinc. The available supply of iron is also measured via determination of the iron storage protein ferritin.

Deficiencies of these vitamins develop gradually and can cause a wide variety of symptoms. A deficiency develops gradually. The first symptoms occur after a few weeks, depending on the body’s supply. Only after several months may more specific symptoms appear, depending on the vitamin(s) or minerals. Symptoms may include fatigue, lethargy or difficulty concentrating. Deficiency of vitamin B12 causes nerve damage and anemia. Deficiency of vitamin D causes weaker bones and problems with calcium metabolism. Iron deficiency causes anemia. Folic acid is essential during pregnancy for normal baby development but deficiencies also cause problems with blood cell formation. Zinc deficiency causes numerous skin abnormalities, hair loss, diarrhea and problems with baby development during pregnancy.

A deficiency can only be determined with certainty after blood tests.

This blood test measures the 3 most important vitamins and 7 markers for various minerals in the body:

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