Suppression of Immune System Function
There is overwhelming evidence documenting that vitamin, mineral, antioxidant and other essential micronutrient deficiencies suppress the function of the immune system. This contributes to degenerative processes leading to diseases such as arthritis, cancer, heart disease and diabetes, to name a few. Most people may be deficient in these micronutrients and not even know it. These deficiencies can contribute to disease processes and keep you from feeling your best.

Even if you eat a balanced diet, exercise and take a multi-vitamin, you still may not be supplying your body with what it needs. Here's why:

• Biochemical Individuality
  The micronutrient requirements for one person may be quite different than the requirements of another because each of us is metabolically and biochemically unique.
  
• Absorption
  Although you may eat a balanced diet, if you do not absorb vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and/or other essential micronutrients properly, you will have deficiencies
• Chronic Illness
  Health conditions such as arthritis, cancer, cardio-vascular disease, diabetes, fatigue and multiple sclerosis, to name a few, can be affected, directly or indirectly, by micronutrient deficiencies.
  
• Aging
  Our micronutrient requirements at age 30 are quite different from our requirements at age 40, 50, and beyond. Absorption difficulties, especially of vitamin B12, quite commonly occur as we age.
  
• Lifestyle
  Excessive physical activity, prescription drugs, smoking, alcohol and even sedentary habits all impact on micronutrient demands.

Testing to Determine Nutritional Deficiencies
Levels of certain nutrients have historically been measured in the serum. Such serum measurements can be transitory, reflecting an individual’s nutritional status over a narrow window of time. New technology offered by the Optimal Health & Wellness Center measures the intracellular function of selected vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other essential micronutrients within your white blood cells (lymphocytes). Since lymphocytes carry an individual’s nutritional history for a period of four to six months, these new tests can reveal an individual’s nutrient status over a period of time. The results obtained, therefore, uncover deficiencies that standard serum tests may miss. If not corrected, such deficiencies could impair your health by contributing to the development and/or progression of chronic disease. With the advanced Functional Intracellular Analysis™ (FIA™) blood test, the guesswork is taken out of potential nutritional deficiencies that can often go undiagnosed with routine testing.

Customized Plan of Care for Your Unique Needs
Once the test results are reviewed by Dr. Basaldua, you will be given specific recommendations for repletion. Each deficiency will be explained to you and your supplementation will be monitored. Follow up test will be performed to ensure proper dosing and maximum absorption allowing you superior results.