What is Micronutrient Testing?
A micronutrient test is an evaluation that monitors how your white blood cells respond to more than 30 vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants. It takes into consideration health factors such as metabolism, age, genetics, prescription drug usage, and nutrient absorption rate.
A small sample of blood is collected – analysis of this sample is how we perform our micronutrient test. The results provide your Cenegenics physician with scientific, in-depth evidence of specific micronutrients insufficiencies or deficiencies you’re experiencing.
What are Micronutrients?
Micronutrients are chemical substances that are only required in small amounts to maintain normal functioning. Nonetheless, they play a central role in metabolism, as well as disease treatment and prevention [1].
Optimal micronutrients levels are an important component to maximizing your health performance when attempting to lose weight or maintain healthy body composition.
Why Choose Cenegenics Micronutrient Testing?
Cenegenics’ scientific approach to people’s wellness goes beyond overnight “solutions” or fad diets, which always leave gaps in your nutrition. Even if you’ve experienced some level of success with such diets or solutions, more often than not, their extreme approach can burn you out too quickly, making you drop off at some point.
Whether your quest is to lose weight or to simply become healthier, in many cases the “micro” factors can make the biggest difference. That’s precisely why Cenegenics offers testing that encompasses some of the following essential micronutrients:
- Asparagine – eliminates waste created during the breakdown of proteins
- Glutamine – acts as a building block for protein synthesis, and is essential for immune health
- Serine – essential for brain and central nervous system functioning
- Oleic Acid – helps reduce disease risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and high blood pressure
- Alpha Lipoic Acid – beneficial for individuals with type 2 diabetes, helps reduce blood pressure
- Coenzyme Q10 – improve immune function, combat chronic fatigue, and lower high cholesterol
- Cysteine – essential for detoxification and metabolic functioning
- Glutathione – reduce oxidative stress and damage
- Selenium – helps combat free radicals, and defend against heart disease and cancer
- Chromium – important in the fight against diabetes by reducing insulin resistance
- Choline – crucial for DNA synthesis
- Inositol – used for nerve pain, panic disorders, and other neurological issues
- Carnitine – plays a role in energy production
Cenegenics Clients also have their glucose/insulin metabolism evaluated at startup, and as a part of ongoing client lab testing – as well as total antioxidant functioning, and immune response scoring to determine if there are any other underlying barriers impeding your journey towards optimal nutrition.