Mental Health Support

Micronutrients play a prominent role in mental health. The brain, neurons and messenger chemicals all require micronutrients in order to function optimally. Further, mental health relies on highly orchestrated feedback systems that need micronutrients to work. If you are deficient in one or more micronutrients, it may compromise your ability to make the necessary biological chemicals (called neurotransmitters) that keep your mood stable and emotional responses appropriate to circumstances that elicit them. Obviously, there are many factors that contribute to depression – hormone levels, neurochemistry, medications, what we ingest and of course, the circumstances of life. How each of these factors affect our mental health and mood is highly dependent on micronutrient status. So, regardless of the reason, a micronutrient deficiency may negatively impact mental health. By repleting deficient micronutrients, you are potentially altering your body chemistry in a way that makes you more resistant to depressive or anxiety symptoms.
 
Tests for:
Vitamins: Vit B1, Vit B3, Vit B6, Vit B8, Vit B9, Vit B12, Vit D, Vit E
Minerals: Calcium, Chromium, Copper, Magnesium, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc
Amino Acids: Asparagine, Glutamine, Serine
Fatty Acids: Oleic Acid
Antioxidants: Alpha Lipoic Acid, Coenzyme Q10, Cysteine, Glutathione, Selenium
Carbohydrate Metabolism: Chromium, Fructose Sensitivity, Glucose-Insulin Metabolism
Metabolites: Choline, Inositol, Carnitine
Spectrox® (Total Antioxidant Function)
Total Antioxidant Function
Immunidex (Immune Response Score)