More questions (vitamins)

[lesbud1]

Sorry but is there a blood test that will test all the vitamins/minerals? or which one is the most comprehensive please?

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

The core vitamins to be tested that are recommended here are

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

The cheapest way to do these is with a thyroid/vitamin bundle from Medichecks or Blue Horizon. They can be done individally but it tends to cost more.

Medichecks Thyroid Check ULTRAVIT medichecks.com/thyroid-func... You can use code THYROIDUK for a 10% discount on any test not on special offer

or

Blue Horizon Thyroid Check PLUS ELEVEN bluehorizonmedicals.co.uk/t...

Both tests include the full thyroid and vitamin panel. They are basically the same test but with the following small differences:

For the fingerprick test, Blue Horizon requires 1 x microtainer of blood (0.8ml), Medichecks requires 2 x microtainers (total 1.6ml)

Blue Horizon includes Total T4 (can be useful but not essential). Medichecks doesn't include this test.

B12 - Blue Horizon does Serum B12. Medichecks does Active B12.

Serum B12 shows the total B12 in the blood. Active B12 shows what's available to be taken up by the cells. You can have a reasonable level of Serum B12 but a poor level of Active B12. (Personally, I would go for the Active B12 test.)

If you want more than those vitamins, do a search on Medichecks for "Vitamins".

[lesbud1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

thanks will do.