When your blood test for nutritional deficiencies presents red flags, you dig a little deeper and do a cellular lab test (or at least, that is what this Dietitian did).
Just like a finger prick for blood sugar testing, a blood test for nutritional deficiencies can only tell you what is happening in the blood at that moment. Akin to an A1c for diabetes (which tests the blood sugar over 3 months), Spectracell does cellular testing of micronutrients to measure the bodies stores.
The test results indicated that Aiden is unable to produce components the body uses to maintain normal cell function such as CoQ10 and glutathione. Given Aiden's food intake, this wasn't a shock, but it is very disappointing. What is knowledge when you can't do anything to change the outcome?
I believe in food first, and supplements only when needed. It was so hard to find a multivitamin that Aiden would take and didn't have chemicals I didn't want him to ingest every day. Now I have to figure out how to bypass supplements I don't have faith in. First stop, increase the fat and amino acids he gets daily in hopes that he can create a healthier balance in his body on his own.
Whole milk and a few more desserts for Aiden! I'm sure he won't mind!
Age 10
Aiden's first "real" haircut since his diagnosis in 2011. He did so great!
I believe in food first, and supplements only when needed. It was so hard to find a multivitamin that Aiden would take and didn't have chemicals I didn't want him to ingest every day. Now I have to figure out how to bypass supplements I don't have faith in. First stop, increase the fat and amino acids he gets daily in hopes that he can create a healthier balance in his body on his own.
Whole milk and a few more desserts for Aiden! I'm sure he won't mind!
Age 10
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