Special Tests

All Basic HealthPrints include serum zinc, serum magnesium, and manual differential (red and white blood cell details) tests.  These tests are rarely ordered because they are expensive.  Today cost containment policies make ordering serum zinc, magnesium, and manual differential tests difficult.  They are typically not covered by insurance.  YFH believes that these tests, as well as more common tests, must be done to properly balance your body’s systems and to prevent many diseases.

Serum Zinc (only available in our HealthPrint service)-

Testing your zinc level is imperative because it is critical for having a healthy immune system.  It is important to make sure your level is just right because a high score can over stimulate your immune system and a low score can leave you under protected.  Illness (even the common cold) and stress usually lower zinc levels dramatically.

Zinc is very important for healthy skin, eyes, sexual libido, prostate health, infertility issues, PMS and male/female hormone imbalances.

Serum Magnesium (available in our HealthPrint and Test Only services)-

A magnesium test is critical for accurately analyzing and balancing calcium, phosphorous, and alkaline phosphatase levels.  These tests are essential for monitoring osteoporosis (bone density), menopause, fertility, PMS, and irregular heart beats.

Manual Blood Cell Analysis (only available in our HealthPrint service)-

There are two primary ways to analyze blood cells - manually and by machine (automated).  It is less costly to run an automated or machine analysis of your red and white blood cells and platelets.   The machine is set to a level that will only indicate scores for bands and atypical lymphocytes (two types of white blood cells) when they are outside of the normal range.

A manual differential is performed by a qualified person who observes your live blood cells under a microscope.  The person observes the type, number, color, size, and shape of the cells, regardless of the machine settings.  This is more expensive and requires the lab to employ staff with these skills.  When few manual differentials are ordered due to cost containment, they become very expensive.

Are automated and manual blood cell analysis really that different? 

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