Details on blood spot testing at Vitamin D Council Heartland Assays is a company run by Drs. Ron Horst and Bruce Hollis Do not notice dried blood spot testing on their website Dec 2014 Vitamin D related tests which they provide include Plasma or Serum 25(OH) Vitamin D2/D3 by LC/MS/MS - $60/sample: Vitamin D Binding Protein - $25/sample Total 25(OH)D by Liaison - $29/sample Total 25(OH)D by RIA - $35/sample Total 1,25(OH)2D by RIA - $45/sample Serum or Plasma Vitamin D2/D3 LC/MS/MS - $60 24,25(OH)2 Vitamin D2/D3 by LC/MS/MS - $60 Results There was good agreement between measurements of 25OHD from DBS and plasma; R2 = 0.73 from a regression of plasma concentration on DBS concentration. The within-batch and between-batch intraclass correlations from the 500 replicate measurements were 0.82 (95% confidence interval, 0.80, 0.85) and 0.73 (95% confidence interval, 0.68, 0.78), respectively. Quick self test of vitamin D deficiency not quantitative, but free and extremely easy to do
They mail out a coupon which you bring to a Labcor location to get your blood tested Life Extension will send you the results within a week - your choices include mail, FAX, e-mail ... (I have used LEF many times and have gotten results in e-mail the next day. Cost of test: Non-members $62.67, members (as of Feb 2013) The $75 Life Extension membership fee is applied to any product they sell! Note: many of their great supplements are available at lower than member cost on Amazon. Description: The Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy test is primarily ordered to measure the amount of 25-hydroxy vitamin in the bloodstream to rule out Vitamin D deficiency. A significant deviation from the normal range may require further evaluation by your physician. Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy: AKA = 25-Hydroxycalciferol. 25-OH-D, Cholecalciferol Metabolite, Vitamin D, Vitamin D3 Metabolite GrassrootsHealth is sponsoring the use of blood spot test kits (laboratory analysis done by ZRT Labs)
The tests are to be done twice a year by each individual along with the submission of some basic health data. The kits are not available as a ‘stand alone’ without health data. You have to fill in some information on amount of vitamin D you are taking, etc They provide a quantity price discount. I suspect all kits are shipped at the same time) 1 test - $65 + $5 shipping 2 tests - $63/test + $5 shipping 10 test - $60/test + $5 shipping Video of use of GrassRoots home test kit similar for other home tests A group of 6,000 people have vitamin D levels higher than 50 ng – GrassrootsHealth many charts Here is the GrassRoots Chart as of April 2012 Money back guarantee, but not available in Canada or New York. Test results are currently mailed, not e-mailed. Test type is EIA by Diasorin (Liason). £28 UK and £33 overseas. - overseas customer have to add airmail return postage It is a service by a hospital in Birminham England.which has been doing vitamin D tests for 20+ years
CLICK HERE for a Video showing the use of their test kit Orders are placed over the phone, not online. Results are sent by email however. Here is a copy of their test results (- in nmol, not nanograms) Note: UK considers > 10 ng to be adequate. How should Vitamin D be tested – a changing landscape – June 2016 Big differences (~10 ng) in vitamin D test results, even when using the same type of tester – Aug 2015 Vitamin D measurements vary with the same sample of blood – March 2014 Warning – Medicare will pay for just 1 vitamin D test PER LIFETIME (if not related to a few diseases) No longer debating vitamin D supplementation, now debating need for testing first – April 2013 Instant vitamin D Yes-No test now available VA showed increased vitamin D testing associated with lower health costs - Lancet May 2012 Vitamin D Testing NutriStart Canada Jan 8, 2014 Due to low Magnesium, Low Omega-3, Genes, Kidney disease, etc.
To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/vitamin-d-society/canadians-encouraged-to-get-winter-d-levels-tested WOODSTOCK, ON, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - More than 90 percent of Canadians are at risk for negative health outcomes because they will become vitamin DThat's why Canada's Vitamin D Society is recognizing November as its 4th Annual Vitamin D Awareness Month. The solution starts with one simple step: Get your vitamin D levelsThe Vitamin D Society is promoting that message in a new public service advertising campaign distributed to Canadian radio Vitamin D deficiency is linked to a significantly higher risk of most cancers, heart disease, autoimmune diseases including the flu and costs the Canadian health care system more than $14 billion annually and is a direct cause of 37,000 premature deaths, according to a study published this year in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Nutrition Food Research by vitamin D researcher Dr. William Grant.
Breast cancer is at the top of the list of diseases that could be prevented in many cases with higher vitamin D levels. sunshine hormone" vitamin D is now know to regulate proper cell growth in most tissues -- a function researchers now believe slows or even eradicates the spread of cancer cells. Breast cancer survivor Carole Baggerly -- who founded one of the world's most effective vitamin D advocacy groups, GrassrootsHealth -- is featured in the Vitamin D Society's new public service ad. a vitamin D deficiency problem," Baggerly said. levels between 100-150 nmol/L could reduce your risk of breast cancer by up to 80 percent according to Dr. Cedric Garland, one of our GrassrootsHealth offers an affordable and accurate home vitamin D test ) as part of an international study for those who have difficulty getting 'D' testing from their doctors. A surge in vitamin D testing has provincial governments considering limiting vitamin D testing,