Vitamin and Mineral Testing in Austin, TX

Do you take vitamins and supplements regularly? If so, how do you know whether they’re actually working? Periodic lab work is a smart way to monitor your nutrient levels – but standard serum tests have a limitation: they don’t reveal what’s happening at the cellular level, which is where optimal healing actually occurs.

SpectraCell’s Micronutrient Testing measures nutrient levels within your cells rather than just in your blood, giving a more complete picture of what’s happening inside your body.

How the Test Works

A sample of lymphocytes is isolated from your blood and grown in a culture containing optimal levels of all the essential nutrients needed to sustain them. The cells’ growth response under these ideal conditions is measured and compared to a 100% optimal-growth baseline, revealing where your cells are functionally deficient.

What the Micronutrient Report Tells You

Your personalized report includes several measures:

• Test results – your cellular growth response compared to optimal growth
• Functional abnormals – an interpretation of the nutrients found to be deficient
• Reference range – how your results compare to thousands of previously tested patients
• SPECTROX – a measure of your overall antioxidant function
• Individual antioxidant levels – which specific antioxidants may be lacking
• Immunidex – an indication of your immune response, which may improve as deficiencies are corrected

How Deficiencies Affect Common Conditions

Micronutrient deficiencies can play a role in many everyday health complaints. For example, fatigue, headaches, hypothyroidism, difficulty losing weight, and even premature aging have all been linked to specific nutrient shortfalls – meaning stubborn symptoms may stem from your body lacking what it needs to function optimally.

What If You Don’t Want to Take a Lot of Supplements?

We believe in supplementing as minimally as possible – no mega-doses and no spending money you don’t need to. That said, our food supply has changed dramatically over the past 50 years: produce is often grown in mineral-depleted soil, fresh food loses nutrients during long transport, and many modern foods are refined and stripped of their natural value. As a result, the average person shows five or six nutrient deficiencies on SpectraCell testing. Testing lets us target exactly what you need – nothing more.

Get Tested in Austin

To learn more about SpectraCell Micronutrient Testing and whether it’s right for you, contact our office for a consultation. Call 512-347-8881 to get started.