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Comprehensive Vitamin Panel Analysis

There are thirteen essential vitamins that are required for the body to function properly Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (niacin), Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), Vitamin B7 (biotin), Vitamin B12 (cobalamin), Folate.

Each of these vitamins plays a vital role in various body functions, such as growing healthy teeth and nails, regulating metabolism, and maintaining brain function. A vitamin panel blood test checks the levels of these essential vitamins and their precursors to identify any deficiencies and determine if supplements are needed.

  • Vitamin A is an essential nutrient required for healthy vision, skin growth and integrity, bone formation, immune function, and embryonic development. Vitamin A is required to produce photoreceptors in the eyes and to maintain the lining of the surface of the eyes and other mucous membranes. Deficiencies may occur in individuals with digestive disorders like celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Signs of deficiency include night blindness, dry skin, and frequent infections.

  • Vitamin B1, also called thiamine, has a wide spectrum of uses including metabolic reactions and forming adenosine triphosphate (ATP), an energy source every cell type in the body uses. It helps convert food into energy. Deficiencies may occur in individuals with digestive disorders like celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Signs of deficiency include loss of appetite, muscle weakness and memory loss.

  • Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin, is important for energy production, enzyme function, and normal fatty acid and amino acid synthesis. Signs of deficiency include skin disorders, sores at the corners of the mouth, cracking of the lips, hair loss, reproductive difficulty, and chronic sore throat. 

  • Vitamin B3, also known as niacin, plays a role in converting carbohydrates into glucose, metabolizing fats and proteins, and keeping the nervous system working properly. Niacin also helps the body make sex-related and stress-related hormones and improves circulation and cholesterol levels. Signs of deficiency include indigestion, poor circulation, depressed mood, cracked skin, and sensitivity to the sun.

  • Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid, gets its name from the Greek root “pantos” meaning everywhere because it is widely available in a variety of foods. This vitamin is necessary to synthesize cholesterol, produce red blood cells, maintain a healthy digestive tract, and breakdown fats and carbohydrates. Signs of deficiency include headache, fatigue, irritability, disturbed sleep, nausea, muscle cramps, and numbness in hands or feet.

  • Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, which is involved in making serotonin and norepinephrine, chemicals that transmit signals in the brain. It is also involved in the formation of myelin, a fatty protein layer that forms around nerve cells. Deficiencies may occur in individuals with digestive disorders like celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Signs of deficiency include skin rashes, cracked lips, sore glossy tongue, mood swings, low energy, increased infections, tingling in the hands and feet. 

  • Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, plays an important role in the normal functioning of the central nervous system, metabolism, and the formation of red blood cells. Deficiencies may occur in individuals with digestive disorders like celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Signs of deficiency include anemia, fatigue, poor balance, memory loss, shortness of breath, reduced sensation, and tingling in hand and feet.

  • Vitamin C plays an important role in the growth and repair of body tissues, including repairing and maintaining cartilage, bones, nails and teeth, healing wounds, and forming scar tissue, and aids in making skin, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. The most common risk factors for vitamin C deficiency are poor diet, alcoholism, mental illness smoking and dialysis, Signs of deficiency include bruising, bleeding gums, tooth loss muscle and joint pain, weakness, skin discoloration and dryness, nail deformities, and poor healing.

  • Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy (Calcidiol) plays a major function in calcium homeostasis helping maintain strong bones and teeth. It is also protective against a range of diseases including diabetes, cancer, allergies and depression and has shown to play an important role in our immune response to infections including COVID-19 and Influenza. Signs of deficiency include muscle pain and weakness, weak bones and bony pain, fatigue, frequent infections, hair loss, depressed mood, and impaired wound healing.

  • Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin and antioxidant that has a wide spectrum of health effects. It plays an important role in our immune response to infections and helps protect our cells against free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that are produced when your body breaks down certain foods or is exposed to radiation and cigarette smoke. Free radicals are linked to heart disease, cancers, dementia and other diseases. Signs of deficiency include sensation loss, muscle weakness, night blindness, and frequent infections.

  • Folic Acid is a B vitamin that plays an important role in DNA synthesis and producing red blood cells. Folic acid is absorbed through the small intestine and stored in the liver and must be ingested through diet since the body can not make it itself. Signs of deficiency include fatigue, anemia, shortness of breath, headaches, pale skin, palpitations, rising in the ears, and loss of appetite.

  • Vitamin K is an important for bone health, blood clotting, and wound repair. It is readily available in many foods and deficiency is rare. Level testing is not widely available. 

  • Biotin is a water soluble B vitamin and plays a role in your body’s conversion of food to energy and the health of your hair, skin, and nails. Deficiency is rare because it is found in so many foods. When is does occur, some causes include signs include hair loss, brittle hair and nails, dry skin and eyes, nausea, insomnia, fatigue, muscle pain, and burning in the hands and feet. Biotin supplementation can affect some common lab results and supplementation should be disclosed when having blood tests.

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How do I get started? 

Schedule a free consultation with Dr. Albright at Elysian Beauty and Wellness. She will take the time to learn about you, your medical history, and your symptoms to determine a personalized approach to vitamin testing followed up with the appropriate supportive medical care.