Biochemical Testing
In order to determine why an individual is having a chronic illness, it may be necessary to carry out some biochemical testing, to identify which part of which system is showing poor performance.
A neurological problem along with other factors could be as the result of poor digestive system performance from bacterial overgrowth in the intestines, which results in poor absorption of nutrients, with which that system needs to function. another example is an abnormally low magnesium count in the blood, which may result in seizure activity from overactive calcium ion channel activity in the cells of the brain. Elements like Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium and Sodium work together to maintain equilibrium in these cells, but if one or more of these minerals is ‘out of sync’ then unexpected activity can occur e.g. seizures.
There are many types of test available using urine, blood and hair samples. The Nutritional Therapist will be able to advise on the most suitable test for you or your child’s condition.
Presently, we use Genova Diagnostics Europe (formerly known as IWDL Ltd) for our testing and you can find out more about the work they do by clicking here.