Eating truly healthy, nutritious food every day is a great way to increase your overall health. We often crave foods that contain the nutrients we need most, but there are many vitamins, minerals and amino acids to keep track of. ‘Truly healthy food’ is highly individual for every body.
A cutting-edge micronutrient test gives you a lot of valuable information and can support your dietary choices. SpectraCell Laboratories is the leader in micronutrient analysis; their blood test for essential micronutrients quantifies vitamin, mineral and antioxidant levels within your white blood cells (lymphocytes).

Here are the top 5 reasons to get the test:

1. Discover your deficiencies.
Studies show that most people, including supplement users, are deficient in at least one nutrient.
The SpectraCell test checks:
  • Vitamins: A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, D, K, Biotin, Folate and Pantothenate.
  • Minerals: Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper.
  • Amino Acids: Asparagine, Glutamine and Serine.
  • Antioxidants: Alpha Lipoic Acid, Coenzyme Q10, Cysteine, Glutathione, Selenium and Vitamin E.
  • SPECTROX for total antioxidant function.
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism: Chromium, Fructose Sensitivity and Glucose-Insulin Metabolism.
  • Fatty Acids: Oleic Acid.
  • Metabolites: Choline, Inositol and Carnitine.
2. Correct your deficiencies. 
Armed with the SpectraCell data, you can explore new foods and supplements that contain the nutrients you lack. Figure out what works for your body.
3. Prevent disease and optimize health.
While Western medicine is typically concerned with acute problems and not with creating optimal health, in the June 19, 2002 volume of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Fletcher RH and Fairfield KM conclude:
“Although the clinical syndromes of vitamin deficiencies are unusual in Western societies, suboptimal vitamin status is not. Because suboptimal vitamin status is associated with many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and osteoporosis, it is important for physicians to identify patients with poor nutrition or other reasons for increased vitamin needs.”
There is a large body of research that clearly demonstrates the link between specific vitamin deficiencies and the development of disease, which I will cover in depth on Health Safari TV.
4. Feel healthier! Increase your performance!
If you’re deficient in an essential nutrient, there’s no doubt that it limits performance in your daily life. Get healthy!
A micronutrient test will help you navigate the vitamin maze and get the products that your body needs.
5. Save money on supplements.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you walk into the vitamin section of your grocery store? There are thousands of products. Half of them are endorsed by Dr. Oz. You need some kind of testing to know what to take. Stop wasting your money on vitamins that your body doesn’t need.
The SpectraCell micronutrient test costs 138 for medicare patients and 240 for all other insurance. Non insured is 450.00 and is covered by some insurance companies. I think taking the test once per year is a good idea. If you’re an athlete, performer, or lead a physically demanding lifestyle, then you should consider having your micronutrient levels tested more frequently