What does an appointment include?

In-clinic Blood Analysis - Duration: Approx 60 minutes   

At the live & dry blood analysis session I will take a small drop of blood from your finger tip and place it immediately under the microscope. Your blood is then magnified 1000x and projected onto a screen. During the analysis, I scan your blood sample, observing the blood cells and the plasma to check their status and to highlight any indications.

The dry blood test follows and gives a different, but valuable perspective that adds to the overall picture of your health. It assesses inflammation, oxidative stress, toxicity, parasite activity as well as certain nutrient levels.

During the session we will discuss your health, what we see during the analysis, and any concerns you may have.

By the end of the appointment you will have a greater understanding of your blood, your health and what you need to focus on to achieve your health goals.

On Booking

Once you have booked your appointment you will receive a confirmation email which also contains important information for you to prepare for the appointment.

There is a questionnaire for you to complete prior to your appointment which gives me details about your current health symptoms, health history, diet, supplements and medications if relevant. This information helps to make your appointment and subsequent report or great relevance and support to your health journey. The more detail there is, the better for you.

At Your Appointment

You are required to fast for 5 hours before your blood sample is taken. You are advised to hydrate well before-hand with water primarily and you can add in herbal tea or black tea/coffee. You are free to bring something to eat with you and you are welcome to eat this during the analysis session once the blood sample is taken.

At the appointment a small drop of blood is taken from your finger tip for the live blood analysis and another drop is taken for the dry blood analysis.

The live blood is placed onto the microscope and magnified so that we can see the individual blood cells and components of the plasma. This is projected onto a big screen for ease of viewing.

As I scan the sample and take images to record the state of your blood we will discuss what is seen and what it means. I usually ask further questions regarding your health and often this may remind you of details you may have not mentioned in the questionnaire.

The dry blood is assessed next and this offers further insights into your health and this is also discussed as the sample is analysed under the microscope.

After Your Appointment

We have an hour together, however I spend further time after your appointment looking at the second sample. Correct analysis depends on a thorough scan of the samples which takes time. It is very useful to allow a sample to age to assess other aspects of health. Overall I analyse your blood for up to two hours. 

Once I have analysed your blood samples and taken images to reflect the true state of your live and dry blood, I review all the information I have regarding your health from my notes and your questionnaire.

From this I draw up your blood report which highlights all the most relevant indications and the most impactful to your health. Each indication is given a score to show how prevalent it is and they also have an explanation as to what can cause it, what the most common symptoms relate to it and a general list of recommendations.

Your Blood Analysis Report

At the end of the report is my professional interpretation of your results that connects the dots between your blood analysis and your health/symptoms. I point out in your report the dietary, supplement, further testing and other various health approaches that will help to remedy your issues and move you towards better health.

Live & Dry Blood Analysis Total Cost £249

Next Steps

At the analysis appointment we often discuss your next steps and if so, I would have presented these options in your report. 

These include more detailed and bespoke plans for your health such as a dietary and/or specific supplement protocol. For things like a letter for your doctor or a functional nutrition analysis of lab blood tests, please find out more on the Other Services page.

Follow up blood analysis appointments are typically conducted 2 to 4 months after the first one and will reflect any dietary and supplement changes you may have made. This is due to the blood cells being replaced at a rate of 2 million per second and after 3 to 4 months none of the cells that were present at your first analysis are there, they will have all been replaced.

At the follow up blood analysis you can see any changes that have taken place. It is a fabulous monitoring tool for assessing efficacy of protocols and allows you to see the healing in action as well as adjust protocols to keep your health in track.

For more information, please call Shirah on 07877746155 or email info@vitalise-nutrition.co.uk