Vitamin D –the importance of testing Vitamin D is essential for maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It also plays many other important roles in the body, including regulating inflammation and immune function. Vitamin D promotes intestinal calcium absorption and helps maintain adequate blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, which is necessary for healthy bone mineralization. The majority […]
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Thyroid Function Tests and Iron studies From Thyroid UKHypothyroidism or underactive thyroid can lead to poor iron absorption which is why it’s important to check your iron and ferritin levels. What causes iron deficiency?Iron deficiency is caused by a lack of iron in the body which in turn causes iron deficiency anaemia . It can be caused
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Orthomolecular medicine is reported to have benefits to patients with mental problems. I measure and correct the deficient levels of these essential trace elements, as well as, prescribe pharmaceuticals where necessary. Mental disorder and trace elements relationships to clinical presentation of chronic depression, Schizophrenia , dementia, Attention Deficit Disorder, developmental disorders like Autism Spectum Disorder. Review Ideggyogy
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Iron studies require detailed interpretation. The following figures on Iron Studies are taken from Melbourne haematology guidelines. Serum iron; Considerable variation occurs within a day in individuals and assessment of serum iron alone provides little helpful clinical information. If initial serum iron is low I repeat the test to identify if low serum iron is a chronic or
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