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Micronutrient testing can help to pinpoint the areas that need to be addressed and why. Assessing thyroid function is more complex than simply looking at TSH levels and making sure that it falls within the broad range of .4 – 4.5.
Many factors need to be assessed through proper laboratory testing and evaluation of clinical symptoms. If your physician relies solely on checking your TSH to assess your thyroid then he is doing you a great disservice.
Are you suffering from symptoms that sound like they are related to abnormal thyroid function? You are not alone – thyroid function, particularly functioning below normal capacity is very common.
Unfortunately, standard screening lab tests through your family doctor have been found to not accurately reflect thyroid function. In particular, the TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) test uses a “normal range” that includes people suffering from abnormal thyroid function.
Take the guess work out of the equation. At Arc Point Lab a micronutrient test will provide you with answers. vitamin deficiencies causing thyroid/ hypothyroid symptoms can be easily supported properly by learning exactly what nutrients your body truly needs. Your body cells are all influenced by thyroid hormones.
A micronutrient test that looks at the white blood cells where the nutrient levels do not fluctuate is far more accurate. We all have different areas in our bodies that are weak links where disease will show up first. If we don’t correct nutritional deficiencies disease progresses and other diseases start to show up.
A micronutrient blood test is a way to check for nutrient deficiencies that are having a negative effect on the thyroid. The micronutrient tests measures how micronutrients are actually functioning within white blood cells. These tests allow nutritional assessment for a broad variety of clinical conditions including thyroid disorders.
ARCpoint Labs is a full-service Third Party Provider and testing facility for affordable drug, alcohol, DNA, steroid, background screening and clinical lab testing in Southwest Florida. It specializes in consultation to businesses, schools, government agencies, judicial environments, and private citizens.
ARCpoint Labs offers a complete spectrum of drug, alcohol and DNA testing services that are the most competitive in the industry.
Because of the number of drug, alcohol and DNA tests it conducts, clients depend on ARCpoint Labs of Fort Myers to remain on the cutting edge of the evolving drug screening industry. As new and better tests come into the market, it will provide the tests and the expertise to interpret them.
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4350 Fowler Street, Suite #2
Fort Myers, FL 33901
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