Q: How does a Bio-Clarity™profile help me?

A: Your profile clearly helps you:

• Know your current health status
• Understand what it all means
• Choose your ideal path towards optimal health

Q: How reliable is my report information?

A: Your biochemistry is like a blueprint showing how your cells function. That’s why your Bio-Clarity™ profile is based on your unique biochemistry. And it identifies specific biochemical imbalances in your body.

That’s important because it’s well studied that health issues stem from biochemical imbalances.

Your report is also accurate because:

• All recommendations are sourced from published medical studies
• Reports based on over 25 years of medical research
• Compares your biochemistry to over 220 known disease patterns
• Analyzes hundreds of biomarkers
• Sorts complicated lab data into 80 easy-to-understand health categories

Q: How can I benefit from the report?

A: Get a clear snapshot of your current health status

• Quickly see areas of concern - Ranks biochemical abnormalities and imbalances
• Know where to start - Prioritizes which imbalances to address first
• Know if your treament plan is working - Tracks health progress over time

 Spend your healthcare dollars wisely

• Invest your time and money on what your body actually needs
• Enjoy peace-of-mind you aren’t accidentally harming yourself
• No longer waste time and money treating areas already in balance
• Stop settling for one-size-fits-all treatment protocols and dosages

Reach your health goals faster

By knowing where your biochemical imbalances are, you also know what you need to regain balance.  And when you regain balance, you optimize health.

Get a personalized Health Improvement Plan

Based on your unique biochemistry and the latest medical research, these recommendations help you get your biochemistry back into balance. Your plan includes:

• Beneficial and harmful foods
• Beneficial and harmful supplements
• Aggravating drugs list (available on certain reports)
• Prioritizes the most important health issues to address first

Q: Which test should I run first?

A:This will vary with each person. As a general guideline, however, we recommend initially running the Comprehensive Blood Chemistry or The Environmental Pollutants/Metabolic Panel (especially if the individual has a known history of living/working in toxic areas).

Q: If I can only do one or two tests which should they be?

A:The two we recommend are: first, a comprehensive blood chemistry. Second, a urine organic acid test.

Q: When should I order a follow-up test?

A:As you may know, your biochemistry constantly changes. So depending on the extent of your illness, you should re-test within 3 months to one year. We recommend re-testing every 3 months if:

• You are actively trying to get healthier and you want to measure progress
• You have significant health challenges

If you are relatively healthy, then re-testing once a year is adequate.

Q: What are the most important supplements among those listed on the Bio-Clarity™ Report?

A:Each person has a different set of recommendations based on their unique biochemical imbalances. Electrolytes, amino acids, and B-Complex nutrients are most commonly recommended, probably because these are the ones people are most commonly deficient.

Q: Does insurance cover Bio-Clarity™ profiles?

A: Insurance will often cover a complex blood chemistry lab test, but the Bio-Clarity™ profiles are a cash service. 

Q: I take medications and supplements. Do I need to stop taking these before I test?

A:No. Continue taking your regular medications and supplements on the day of your test. 

Q: How long should I fast before taking my test?

A:For a blood test, you must fast 8-10 hours before taking the test. So the foods you eat don’t influence your test results. For a plasma amino acids test, you need to fast 12-14 hours before your test.

Q: How do I read my reference ranges?

A:You may notice the reference ranges on your report don’t match the lab’s reference ranges. That’s because each variable in your test has a different reference range. For example, the uric acid range is different from the potassium range.

 Your report ranks all of these differing ranges into one easy-to-read chart that contains four health zones where: 

• Zero (0) marks the middle of the lab reference range and represents balance
•  +50% = the high end of the reference range
•  -50% = the low end of the reference range 

Your four health zones are:

Q: Why do some of your reference ranges differ from the labs?

A: Generally, our reference ranges match the standard ranges from the lab testing companies. But when recent medical studies prove otherwise, we use other reference ranges.

For example, reference ranges like the one for Ultrasensitive TSH is based on the population of people in the U.S.  But numerous studies show 3 out of 10 people have thyroid problems. This greatly skews the range.

In the Colorado Prevalence Thyroid study, 40,000 people were monitored. Their results suggest the range for healthy people should be 1.1 to 2.5uIU/mL. This is the range we use. Some labs use a wider range of .5-5.5uIU/mL.

By using the 1.1 to 2.5 range, your results are being compared  to a healthy population – rather than basing “healthy” on a sick population.