Nutrition blood test & health dashboard analytics

Dr Brad Leech: Optimal Health Check

$595 AUD

Micronutrients are vitamins and minerals needed by the body in very small amounts. Micronutrients are vital to healthy development and disease prevention, and deficiencies may also lead to reductions in energy level, mental clarity and overall capacity.

Insight into your nutritional health

Poor diet can have a significant impact on your health. It can cause conditions like obesity, metabolic syndrome and common chronic systemic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis.

This nutrition blood test is a comprehensive and reassuring way of assessing your current state of health and identifying common conditions based on the levels of vitamins and minerals in your blood.

Following the results of your nutrition blood test, consider optimising your health with clinical nutrition. We offer teleconsults with our experienced dietician who will work with you to develop your bespoke treatment plan. This may involve nutrition programming or therapeutic nutrition - check out our blog for more information.

What we test

Full blood count with differential

The full blood count is used as a broad screening test to check for such disorders as anaemia (decrease in red blood cells or haemoglobin), infection, and many other diseases. It is actually a group of tests that examine different parts of the blood. Results from the following tests provide the broadest picture of your health.

The full blood count measures:

Trace Minerals

Like vitamins, minerals are substances found in food that your body needs for growth and health. There are two kinds of minerals - macrominerals and trace minerals. Your body needs just small amounts of trace minerals which include iron, copper, zinc and selenium.

This nutrition blood test measures:

Urine Iodine (random)

Iodine is an essential cofactors for proper thyroid function.

This random urine iodine test measures

Iron Studies

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional problem in Australia. It slows your body’s production of haemoglobin, which your red blood cells need to pick up oxygen from your lungs and carry it to every cell in your body. If you have a shortage of iron you experience symptoms of anaemia, which include feeling breathless after little exercise, feeling tired, heart palpitations and looking pale.

Macronutrients

There is no specific blood test for macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats because the body does not store these macronutrients in the bloodstream, but rather uses them for energy or storage in the body's tissues. However, there are blood tests that can measure various markers related to macronutrient metabolism and overall nutritional status.

Fat Soluble Vitamins

The fat soluble vitamins are soluble in lipids. These vitamins are usually absorbed in fat globules that travel through the lymphatic system of the small intestines and into the general blood circulation within the body. These fat soluble vitamins are then stored in body tissues.

This nutrition blood test measures:

Total B12 & Folate

Active Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin found in meat products and certain algae such as seaweed. It helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells and is also needed to make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Both high and low vitamin B12 blood test levels may indicate an underlying problem. Low levels can suggest anaemia, a parasite or hyperthyroidism, whilst high levels can be a sign of liver disease, diabetes or kidney failure.

This vitamin B12 blood test measures:

Vitamin B6

This nutrition blood test measures:

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is crucial for growth and repair of tissues, healing wounds, healthy bones and teeth and assisting the body with collagen production and iron absorption.

Liver Function (LFTs)

Your liver processes drugs and alcohol, filters toxic chemicals, stores vitamins and minerals, and makes bile, proteins and enzymes. This liver function test examines enzymes and other markers for evidence of damage to your liver cells or a blockage near your liver which can impair its function.

This liver function test measures:

UECs (Kidney Function)

Your kidneys filter waste from your body and regulate salts in your blood. They also produce hormones and vitamins that direct cell activities in many organs and help to control blood pressure. When the kidneys aren't working properly, waste products and fluid can build up to dangerous levels creating a life-threatening situation.

Inflammation

There is growing evidence that atherosclerosis (fatty build-up in artery walls) is an inflammatory process. The inflammatory markers homocysteine and hsCRP levels are risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Inflammation (ESR)

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a measure of the degree of inflammation present in the body. Increased blood levels of certain proteins increase the ESR.

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

Thyroid Function

Your thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate growth and energy expenditure. Thyroid disorders are quite common, and many people don’t have any symptoms at all. This thyroid test screens for the thyroid hormones that play a key role in regulating the body’s metabolism.

This thyroid test measures:

Bone Health

These bone health markers are part of a complex feedback loop that play a critical role in maintaining bone health. When you don’t get enough calcium, you increase your risk of developing osteoporosis and stress fractures.

Test instructions

Fast from all food and drink (other than water) for at least 8 hours, and no more than 12 hours prior to your test.

Consider ceasing nutritional supplements for 3 days before the test.

Download and print your pathology form from your i-screen dashboard.

Take your form to one of our affiliated collection centres to have your sample taken.

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