VITAMINTESTING.COM: Vitamin Deficiency Test Information

The treatment of certain diseases can potentially be improved via specific tests.  Below is a list of diseases along with an explanation of how vitamin testing can be beneficial. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – This disorder frequently involves mitochondrial inefficiencies (deficits in cellular energy production) that can be revealed by comparing the organic acids, amino acids and minerals test [...]

        A report by WebMD on May 15, 2007 states that ” Men who take too many multivitamins may be increasing their risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to new research from the National Cancer Institute.” The research found that taking a multivitamin more than seven times a week was associated with a 30% increased risk [...]

Mineral levels in the body are often measured in the blood or via hair samples.  Minerals are chemical elements that are fundamental to every function in the body.  They join together in crystalline structures to form bone.  So, deficiencies in minerals can have adverse effects on your health.  The importance of calcium and phosphorus to [...]

            It’s been an established fact for some time that antioxidants are essential to getting rid of free radicals that can cause a large range of health problems.  Antioxidant levels can be measured, directly or indirectly, in many ways including through blood and urine tests.  However, not enough is often said about how much antioxidants are needed to protect the body and the [...]

According to a Tufts University review of evidence from a number of large-scale observational studies, multivitamin use may have a positive effect on the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but no impact on mortality.                                    Epidemiological Studies Rimm et al. [1] first reported a significant reduction in coronary events with multivitamin use in [...]