Did you know that there are safe – yet extremely under-utilised – tests that can give you valuable feedback about what is going on in your cells, and help you establish which diet and lifestyle will be optimal for you? Nutritional therapist Niki Gratrix reports.
I am excited to be sharing information in this article which is literally at the cutting edge of nutrition and really gives the reader a glimpse into the future direction of this field. This information is very timely and appropriate for those interested in optimum health and raw food. While disagreement continues to rage within the field about what is the “best” diet, in this article I’ll run through the tests which can help you to discover whether or not a particular diet and lifestyle is right for you.
I’ll be covering two categories of tests in this article. First, some basic “functional” tests which you can use to get information about your level of health before a diagnosable disease state occurs. They can also help you establish if your diet and lifestyle are leading to any deficiencies or imbalances.
At the moment, functional testing is greatly under-utilised by those interested in optimum health and well-being. This is partly because some of the tests that can be really useful have to be paid for, and – in the UK anyway – we’re all used to getting healthcare for free on the NHS. In addition, increased regulation means that these tests can only be ordered by qualified practitioners. There is no direct advertising about them to the public, so they are little known about.
Yet there are some fantastic tests out there which can give you valuable objective feedback as to how well balanced you are biochemically, and take the guesswork out of your diet and lifestyle choices. Sometimes, having a result in black and white can really motivate you to complete the regime or make the changes you need to. Other times it can confirm you really have cleared that parasite or candida now, or the other goal you were trying to achieve, so there’s no need for the strict diet or supplements any longer.
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