When was the last time you comprehensively analyzed your body for vitamin and mineral deficiency?

Identifying and remedying vitamin and mineral deficiency is a key step in promoting a long healthy life and preventing disease.

Micronutrients- or vitamins and minerals- are essential for your cells and body to live and function.

If you are not getting enough of a certain vitamin or mineral, your cellular function and body’s processes will be compromised if the problem is not identified and corrected.

The trouble is, not all vitamin and mineral deficiencies show obvious symptoms. And often times, symptoms creep up in a gradual way.  So how do you know when you are lacking a specific vitamin or mineral?  

TOP 3 REASONS FOR VITAMIN AND MINERAL DEFICIENCY IN WESTERN SOCIETY :

1)  Degradation of Modern Food Quality

Our body’s cannot produce vitamins and minerals, so it relies on food and supplements for a source.

Unfortunately because of nutrient depletion in our soil and crops, and modern day food processing, many of the foods that once provided a great source of vitamins and minerals, now give us a minimal amount of nourishment.  Although we eat a lot in our society, many people are actually overfed and undernourished.  

2)  Congestion/Inefficiency in Your Digestive System

Your digestive tract could be congested with plaque and residual waste- especially if you have been eating processed foods and never done a cleansing program before. The intestinal tract is where nutrients are apsorbed and assimilated.

However just like plumbing in your home- over time- if the pipes are not properly cleaned and maintained, residue can and will build up. Residues in your digestive tract prevent nutrients from being apsorbed properly.

3)   Presence of Parasites and/or Candida in Your Body

Our body houses over 90 trillion micro-organisms. About 80% of people in ‘developed countries’ have a candida imbalance.  And 1 in 3 are hosting parasitic organisms. Since these parasitic microbes eat off of your food supply, and feed off of your body’s nutrients to survive- people who have parasites or a candida imbalance are often found to be under-nourished.

Some symptoms of vitaman and mineral deficiency:

Dry skin, brittle nails and hair, low energy, fatigue, easy to bruise, compromised immune function, easy to catch colds or flu, anxiety, hair loss, weak muscles, insomnia, digestive irregularity, organ degeneration, anemia, constipation, diarrhea, dental problems, loss of appetite, depression,

How do you know for sure if you are deficient in micronutrients?

If you suspect you may have deficiency, how do you know which vitamins and minerals you are deficient in, specifically?

If you suspect you maybe lacking in vitamins or minerals, it is important that you check yourself out and correct the problem as soon as possible.

If your family doctor suspects deficiency they may order blood tests to be done in the laboratory. The limitation on this technique is that usually only one or a handful of nutrients are ordered to be tested at one time. Testing must be outsourced to a lab, so you will have to wait over a week for your results.  Also blood testing does not pick up subtle imbalances- you must wait until the deficiency is well established before it is indicated in lab tests.

There is a new, non-invasive way of testing your body for vitamin and mineral deficiency. Electro-Meridian Scanning takes less than an hour and allows you to scan your body for deficiency in the full spectrum of vitamins and minerals. The major benefit of this method, is that it is able to detect more subtle imbalances- meaning you can identify deficiencies using this method much earlier before they would become apparent in traditional laboratory tests. We will provide you with a detailed print out of the result. Another benefit is that it is non-invasive, so it is safe and comfortable for children as well as adults.  

Once you know where you’re lacking, you can then adjust your diet and know which supplements you need to take to correct the problem and rebalance your body. We recommend, cleansing your body to maximize absorption and assimilation, and then eating a diet high in nutrient-dense super-foods, and naturally sourced supplements.

We also recommend re-testing periodically, quarterly at least, to quantify your progress and detect any new changes.

Here is a summary of our recommended protocol for detecting, treating and preventing mal-nourishment.

1. Scan your body for vitamin and mineral deficiency.
2. Cleanse your digestive tract to optimize absorption and assimilation of nutrients.
3. Increase quantity nutrient dense foods and naturally sourced supplements in your diet.
4. Re-evaluate your body on a monthly basis while on your treatment plan to quantify progress.
5. For maintenance of good health, have your vitamins and minerals analyzed at least quarterly to detect deficiencies in their early stages .

For symptoms of specific nutrient deficiencies, please refer to this chart, sourced from Total Wellness by Joseph Pizzorno, ND