Vitamins & Minerals Balance test

Rs. 1,499.00
Rs. 1,499.00
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About the Package:

Generally called as micronutrients, vitamins and minerals is required for the body to produce energy, keep about hundreds of bodily functions normal, growth, strengthening bones, healing wounds, bolster the immune system, repair cell damage, and more. Lack of micronutrients can cause deficiencies in body adults and kids. Also, lack of vitamins and minerals plays a crucial role in causing lifestyle diseases like type-2 diabetes, heart diseases, osteoporosis, cancer, etc.

With this Vitamins, Iron & Mineral Balance Plus test, find out your micronutrient deficiencies. And you are not going to stop with the report. Talk to our in-house nutritionist and get a personalised plan to improve your body’s vitamins and minerals balance.

On the other hand, a diet lacking in nutrients may lead to the the following symptoms.

  • Brittle hairs and nails.

  • Dullness/ pale skin

  • Mouth ulcers

  • Weight loss/ gain

  • Hair loss

  • Numbness, pain, or tingling in the extremities.

  • Dizziness/Light-headedness

  • Poor concentration

Importance of vitamins:

  • Our body needs 13 essential vitamins, including A, C, D, E, and K and B vitamins: thiamine(B1); Riboflavin(B2); Niacin(B3); panthothenic acid (B5); pyridoxine (B6); biotin (B7); folate(B9) and colabamin (B12).

Importance of minerals:

  • Minerals have diverse functionalities in the body's metabolism and in maintaining homeostasis. From building strong bones to transmitting nerve impulses, minerals are required for healthy life.

  • There are totally 21 minerals that are required by our body which can be further subdivided into macro and trace minerals. You need larger amounts of macrominerals. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride.

Why should iron and iron markers be tested?

  • Iron plays a vital role in maintaining many body functions, including the production of hemoglobin, that is necessary to carry oxygen all over the body. Also, Iron is necessary to maintain healthy cells, skin, hair, and nails.

  • Iron-deficiency is diagnosed by blood tests . Additional tests such as serum ferritin, iron, total iron-binding capacity, and/or transferrin is required to understand how well your blood carries iron, and how much iron is stored in your tissues.

Who is it for? All age groups

Why should you do Vitamins, Iron & Minerals Balance test?

Nutrients play a pivotal role in almost every physiological process. Over the time, nutritional imbalances can lead to above mentioned symptoms. All often, people tend to brush of these symptoms/ concerns aside. But, in reality, they may be on track to developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension or heart disease. A simple blood test is a powerful tool that can help identify nutritional problems at their early stages and prevent the development of disease.

The test includes:

The test includes 30+ parameters such as,

Vitamins (3)

  • Vitamin D

  • Vitamin B12

  • Folate

Minerals (5)

  • Calcium

  • Phosphorus

  • Magnesium

  • Calcium/ Phosphorus Ratio

  • Zinc

Iron Markers (4)

  • Iron, serum.

  • Ferritin

  • Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)

  • % Transferrin saturation

Electrolytes (2)

  • Sodium

  • Potassium

Blood health (14)

  • Red Blood Cells

  • Hemoglobin

  • Hematocrit

  • Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)

  • Mean corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

  • Mean corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

  • Total Platelets

  • RDW

  • Total White Blood Cells (WBC)

  • Neutrophils

  • Lymphocytes

  • Monocytes

  • Eosinophils

  • Basophils