Targeted blood testing gives you valuable insight into how your body works. Discover deficiencies, check organ function, and understand the cause of your symptoms.
Read moreInside your body, many things happen at once: your heart pumps blood around, your lungs take in oxygen, and the meal you just ate is digested in your gut. Most of these processes run on their own, without you noticing. Only when symptoms appear do you realise something is not working as it should.
Since you are reading this, chances are you have symptoms or concerns you want to do something about. But where do you start?
Your blood can reveal a wealth of information about your health. It can show whether organs such as your thyroid and liver are working well. And we look further: we also check whether your body has enough essential vitamins.
Every organ and every process in your body needs them to function at its best. When they are missing, important processes can grind to a halt, leading to symptoms or even illness.
When you eat the right food and your digestion works well, your body extracts all the nutrients it needs from it. Through your gut and blood vessels, these nutrients first travel to your liver (your body's distribution centre), where they are stored until they are needed elsewhere.
From there they travel through an extensive network of blood vessels, from the top of your head to your toes, together with oxygen and immune cells, to keep your body in balance.
Blood testing gives you a clear picture of what is happening in your body and how your vitamin reserves are doing. Deficiencies can arise from several causes.
A one-sided diet or too little variety can mean your body does not take in all the nutrients it needs.
When your gut does not work well, nutrients are absorbed insufficiently, even if you eat healthily. Gut issues often play a big role here.
Illness, stress or genetic factors can mean your body needs more than usual. The blood test shows what is really going on.
