What's this test for?
Lacking in vitamin D may contribute to you suffering from a range chronic diseases. Maintaining Vitamin D levels can protect the body from a wide range of diseases. Viruses, cardiovascular disease, bone disease including osteoporosis, rickets and osteomalacia, autoimmune diseases, depression, strokes, nervous system disorders and type 1 and 2 diabetes.
Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can include:
Results
Results are normally available in 2 working days after receipt of the sample at our lab. You will receive an email and SMS once your test results are ready to be downloaded from your secure account area, where you can also simply track and manage all your health test results at any time.
We can test for a range of different allergies and health markers, using one of our home-testing kits. In this kit, you'll be able to test:
Indicators of potential vitamin deficiency
Once you've got your kit, make sure to read all of the enclosed instructions - they'll make sure you easily and safely get the best sample possible.
Time to take your sample. All of our health tests come with the exact tools you need to take a sample in the comfort of your own home.
Put your sample in the prepaid envelope provided and pop it in the post. Now you can sit back and relax - we'll let you know when your results are ready.
Folate helps cells grow and divide. Folate reduces risk of certain birth defects, is important for red blood cells and crucial in creating amino acids.
Ferritin is a protein found inside cells that stores iron so your body can use it later for, amongst other things, the production of red blood cells.
Vitamin B12 is found in animal products such as red meat, fish, poultry, milk, and eggs. B12 is necessary for normal red blood cell production, tissue and cellular repair, and DNA synthesis. B12 is also important for nerve health. A deficiency of B12 can lead to anaemia and nerve damage.
Anaemia if left untreated, B12 deficiency can result in irreversible neurological damage. Early and accurate detection of Vitamin B12 deficiency is therefore vital. Anaemia is a condition that occurs when you have fewer red blood cells than normal, or that you have less haemoglobin than normal in each red blood cell.