Vitamin D Testing
Overview
What is a Vitamin D Test?
This test measures the levels of vitamin D (total, 25-hydroxy D2 and D3) in the blood. Vitamin D is crucial for many medical conditions and even weight loss
- Easy to use: At home test
- Collection Method: Dried Blood Spot
- Measures: vitamin D total, 25-hydroxy D2 and D3
Why testing Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is an epidemic in our society. Vitamin D is crucial for bone strength and may have implications on other medical conditions including osteoporosis, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Vitamin d is also linked to weight loss. Getting enough vitamin D can keep your hormone levels in check and may help enhance weight loss and decrease body fat.
In addition, recently vitamin D deficiency has also been linked to infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. In contrast to water-soluble vitamins, the body has no easy way of getting rid of fat-soluble vitamins. For this reason, excessive amounts may build up inside the body. That is the reason it is usually recommended to measure vitamin D deficiencies, before taking any supplements.
vitamin D deficiency suspected to be the underlying cause of a number of symptoms.
Vitamin D test
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What You Get
With ordering the test you will get all the tools and instructions you need to perform the test at home along with a pre-paid label to ship back to the lab. (Shipping is included)
In addition, with each test you will recive COMPLIMENTARY:
60 min 1:1 Meeting With a Functional Nutrition Practitioner
- Overview your test results
- Overview your assessment questionnaire
- Assess the current situation, measure biometrics and set goals
- Presenting a personalized nutrition & health protocol
Nutrition & Health Protocol
- Based on the Test Results & Questionnaire
- Completely Personalized
- Fits Your Lifestyle
- Holistic approach, including nutrition suggestions and sample menu, exersice, rest, stress and supplements
Vitamin D test
How It Works?
After ordering the testing kit, we will provide you with all the information you need about the process. In addition, we will send you a short questionnaire to understand your preferences, history and goals. After receiving your test (3-5 business days) your coach will guide you with the instructions in order to perform it correctly. You will get a pre-paid label to ship the specimen back to the lab. Results are between 10-14 business days from the day that shipping has arrived back to the lab. We also send each result to a third-party lab interpretation company for accurate understanding of the results.
Collaboration with top licensed laboratories. We don't compromise when it comes to standards, technology, or accuracy. We work with a top licensed laboratory, which exceeds accreditation and regulatory requirements and is both CLIA- and COLA-certified. Liquid Chromatography/ Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) instrumentation is used to quantitatively evaluate client urine specimens for metabolically-derived organic acids. Produced by US BioTek Laboratories