This guide to recommended nutritional tests by disease, lists those tests that are justified in current medical literature (basic profiles) and newer tests of a more specialist nature (advanced profiles) which may be appropriate for some patients. These are guidelines only and individual requirements will vary.
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Basic profile |
Advanced profile (additional tests) |
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NEUROLOGY |
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Neuropathy |
Vitamins B1,B3,B6,B12, folate, essential fatty acids, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, antioxidants £328.50 |
Blood toxic metals £110 |
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Dementia |
AS ABOVE |
Toxic metals scan £110 |
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Multiple sclerosis |
Vitamins B1, B12, essential fatty acids, SODase, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg £170 |
Mercury sensitivity, short-chain polypeptides £127 |
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CARDIOLOGY |
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Coronary heart disease and hyperlipidaemia |
Vitamins B6, B12 & folate, essential fatty acids, Cu, Cr, RBC Mg, SODase £199.50 |
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Cardiac failure |
Vitamins B1, GSH-Px, RBC Mg & RBC K £68 |
Superoxide dismutase £23 |
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Cardiac arrythmias |
Vitamins B1, Serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, Essential fatty acids £116 |
WBC Mg £30 |
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GASTROENTEROLOGY |
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Steatorrhoea and malabsorption |
Fat soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids, serum profile with RBC Mg, GSH-Px £166 |
D-Xylose test, short-chain polypeptides £92 |
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Burning mouth syndrome / Recurrent mouth ulceration |
Vitamins B2, B3, B6, B12 and Folate £137.50 |
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PSYCHIATRY |
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Alcohol excess - see also Ethanol metabolism datasheet |
Vitamins B1, B3, folate, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, vit C, essential fatty acids, GSH-Px £226.50 |
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Major Psychosis: depression, schizophrenia and manic depression |
Vitamins B1, B3, B12, folate, essential fatty acids, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, Vit C £236.50 |
Histamine £25 |
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Anorexia Nervosa |
Vitamins B1, B12, folate, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, WBc Zn, essential fatty acids £205.55 |
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PAEDIATRICS |
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Poor growth and poor appetite |
Sweat mineral profile, vitamin A, B1, FBC, ferritin, B12 £161.50 |
Short-chain polypeptides £69 |
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ADHD and other conditions |
Vitamins B1, B3, B12, folate, essential fatty acids, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, vit C, ferritin £271.50 |
B6, kryptopyrroles, histamine, short chain polypeptides £125 |
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RHEUMATOLOGY |
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Osteoporosis |
Existing Biolab osteoporosis screen / serum mineral profile, essential fatty acids, [Vit D if aged 75+] £119/£99 [40] |
D-Xylose test £21 |
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Inflammatory arthritis |
Essential fatty acids, SODase, zinc/serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, GSH-Px, a B vitamin, ferritin £198 |
Cholesterol esters £67 |
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Fibromyalgia |
Vit B1, RBC Mg, GSH-Px, zinc £68 |
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OTHER CONDITIONS |
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Recurrent or sever infection |
Vitamins B1, A, C, WBC zinc, copper, essential fatty acids, GSH-Px, ferritin £207 |
Short-chain polypeptides, Superoxide dismutase £92 |
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CFS/ME |
Vitamins B1, B3, B12, folate, essential fatty acids, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, vit C, GSH-Px, ferritin (low or high) £290.50 |
Coenzyme Q10, superoxide dismutase £46 |
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Severe drug/nutrient interactions |
Vit C, B2, B6, zinc essential fatty acids, GSH-Px £142 |
Superoxide dismutase £23 |
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Degenerative eye conditions |
WBC Zinc, essential fatty acids, carotenoids, vit C, GSH-Px, vit B6 £174 |
Superoxide dismutase £23 |
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Diabetes |
Vitamins B1, C, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, essential fatty acids £133 |
Vitamins B3, B6, cholesterol esters £101 |
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Obesity |
Serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, essential fatty acids, vitamin B1, vit C £133 |
Vitamins B2 and B6 £34 |
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Fertility problems |
Essential fatty acids, serum mineral profile with RBC Mg, GSH-Px, ?toxic metals scan / lead, vit B1, B3 £249 or £161 with just lead |
WBC Mg, Superoxide dismutase £53 |
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?Early menopause |
Ferritin, FBC [and B12 if needed] £55.50 [£86.50] |
WBC Mg £30 |
For further details please contact Mark Howard, Biolab Manager at: mark@biolab.co.uk