Health Tests by Post

"Find out if you are digesting and absorbing your food properly?"

A simple stool test can uncover valuable information about your health

Think of your body as a finely tuned engine, and food as its fuel. If you are not completely digesting the foods you are eating and absorbing their nutrients, you're not adequately fuelling your body. The lack of adequate fuel, or the inability to use it properly, can lead to a variety of health problems...

"Find out if your hormones are in balance"

Now, in the privacy and comfort of your own home, you can discover if your hormones oestrogen and progesterone are in balance.

Research shows that fluctuating levels of the hormones oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone play a key role in shaping the course of a woman's menstrual cycle, affecting changes in mood, sleep patterns, appetite, sex drive and PMS symptoms...

"Find out what vitamins and minerals you should be taking to optimise your fertility"

When you are trying to conceive it is important that you have optimum levels of specific minerals. Medical research has found that certain minerals are crucial for fertility, preventing miscarriages and having a healthy baby. This test checks for...

"Find out what vitamins and minerals you should be taking to optimise your fertility"

When you are trying to conceive it is important that you have optimum levels of specific minerals. Medical research has found that certain minerals are crucial for fertility, preventing miscarriages and having a healthy baby. This test checks for...

"A simple test can now reveal the foods
that cause weight gain and other symptoms"

It is now possible for you to have a blood test that analyses 217 different foods and food additives that could be responsible for the symptoms of food intolerance that you may be suffering from.

Symptoms such as weight gain, water retention, fatigue, aching joints, headaches to name but a few, can all be due to an allergic reaction or food intolerance...

"Find out if you have the bacteria that causes ulcers and heartburn"

It is now thought that virtually all ulcers, apart from drug induced ones, are caused by an infection of the bacteria called Helicobacter pylori. In addition to ulcers this bacteria is also strongly linked with conditions ranging from indigestion to gastric cancer. A recent study has also shown...

"Find out what the mineral and heavy toxic metal levels are in your body"

By analysing your hair it is now possible for you to find out what deficiencies and excesses of minerals and heavy toxic metals are present in your body and have a personalised supplement programme designed specifically to help rectify these imbalances...

"Find out if stress is causing your health problems?"

Do you find it difficult to get up in the mornings? Have your periods stopped or become irregular? Are you constantly under pressure and/or in a state of stress? A wide range of physical and emotional disorders have been linked to stress...

Discover if your body is resistant to insulin

This test which is performed on a blood sample shows you whether you are insulin resistance. If you have fat around the middle of your body or high and lows of blood sugar during the day then it is likely that you are.
It is important to know for sure because if the problem is caught early enough then it is reversible.
Unfortunately, it can progress to...

With all the news in the press about the benefits of having good levels of vitamin D e.g. prevention of cancer, especially breast cancer, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis it is important that you know whether or not you are lacking in this vital vitamin by taking a simple blood test.

As well as all of these benefits, it is now thought that having good levels of vitamin D can help slow down the ageing process and...

Why is that problem? Well, your body makes beneficial prostaglandins (which are hormone-like substances) from these essential fatty acids. These 'good' prostaglandins help to prevent inflammation and pain (including period pains), regulate the immune system and reduce abnormal blood clotting. But the body can also produce ﾑbadﾒ prostaglandins which increase inflammation, pain and abnormal blood clotting. These 'bad' prostaglandins are produced from Omega 6 fatty acids whereas the 'good' anti-inflammatory prostaglandins are produced from Omega 3 oils.

That is why having a good ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty acids is so important. Years ago we...