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- Is a finger-prick blood test as accurate as a venous one?A finger-prick sample and a venous sample are not interchangeable.
- How often should you retest?For the markers in Elixir Health panels, eight to twelve weeks is the interval at which a change in diet, supplementation or training becomes visible in the number — ferritin,…
- What does "in range" mean?A reference range is the interval within which most results from a reference population fall for a given test on a given analyser.
- Where does the sample go?At an Elixir Health appointment the sample never leaves the room.
- Who looks at your result?Every Elixir Health panel is reviewed by a GMC-registered clinician before you act on it.
- Is a finger-prick blood test as accurate as a venous one?
A finger-prick sample and a venous sample are not interchangeable. Manufacturers list "whole blood" and "fingertip blood" as separate specim… - Who looks at your result?
Every Elixir Health panel is reviewed by a GMC-registered clinician before you act on it. A phlebotomist takes the sample and explains th… - Where does the sample go?
At an Elixir Health appointment the sample never leaves the room. It is taken, run on the analyser on the table, and disposed of as clinical… - What does "in range" mean?
A reference range is the interval within which most results from a reference population fall for a given test on a given analyser. It is not… - How often should you retest?
For the markers in Elixir Health panels, eight to twelve weeks is the interval at which a change in diet, supplementation or training become…
Elixir Health is a point-of-care measurement service. Samples are analysed at the venue and never sent to a laboratory. A single measurement on a single day is not a diagnosis. Elixir is not a clinic or a pharmacy. 18+.