Vitamin Deficiency Testing Bergen County NJ
Do you take a handful of vitamins every day without knowing which nutrients your body needs? Since each micronutrient plays an indispensable role in cell function, your health may be compromised by such a random approach to supplementation. Unfortunately, even those with healthy eating habits can have vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Moreover, genetic predisposition, biochemical availability and absorption, metabolic rate, aging, medical conditions and medications all affect individual micronutrient requirements. If your diet includes too much processed foods, you should consider vitamin deficiency testing.
Essential Vitamins & Minerals for Life and Health
- Omega-3 - (fat soluble)
- Potassium (electrolyte)
- Calcium (bones and teeth)
- Magnesium (muscles)
- Iron (autoimmune health)
- Co-Q10 (blood oxygenation)
- Vitamin A (fat soluble)
- Vitamin C (water soluble)
- Vitamin D (fat soluble)
- Vitamin E (fat soluble)
- Vitamin K (fat soluble)
- Vitamin B-1 (thiamine)
- Vitamin B-3 (niacin)
- Vitamin B-6 (pyroxidine)
- Vitamin B-9 (folate)
- Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin)
MedWell uses vitamin deficiency testing to measure levels of selected vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other essential micronutrients. Rather than meeting the FDA's recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamins and minerals, our goal is to design a plan with an array of vitamin and mineral supplements created specifically to meet your body's needs. Since nutrient deficiencies do not correlate with nutrient intake, even the healthiest-minded person may have unmet micronutrient deficiencies. Our staff will use vitamin deficiency testing to determine the natural foods that should be in your diet as well as outline a program for essential supplementation.
Nutritional deficiencies are a widespread problem that affects millions of Americans. Bad dietary habits, certain drugs and poor gut health are common culprits. Vitamins and minerals are substances your body needs to be healthy and deficiencies can take a heavy toll on your well-being. Since every "body" is different, micronutrient deficiencies vary based on people being biochemically unique. The right supplementation of vitamins and minerals is the foundation for a healthy body, but the foods you eat probably aren't feeding your body the right balance of micronutrients to produce enzymes, hormones, and other essential substances for proper growth, development and good health.
You may have noticed, the FDA recently released guidelines for a new Daily Value and Recommended Daily Intake Chart. This updated information is consistent with the most recent findings between nutrients and chronic diseases, health related conditions and maintaining a healthy dietary pattern. However, true daily value really depends on your diet, lifestyle, environment and nutritional genome. Unfortunately, some of requirements went up, some went down and others got completely ignored despite the evidence. What the Food and Drug Administration did not take into account is the depletion caused by toxins, medications, chemical agriculture and epigenetic factors including psychological, emotional and biological stress.