Here can you read about some of the analysis that I use and you might come in contact with during a nutritional medicine session.

Health Statement / Anamnés
In this I make memory notes around your symptoms, you health history/path and your every day life conditions.

As your treating continues, I fill in more notes. The Health Statement is the most important analysis/source of information around your health. When we go over the Health Statement I’ll also explain for you how different symptoms can be connected with eventually organ/gland/nutrition imbalances.

 

Iris analysis
I examine your eyes with a magnifying glass and a light and do what is called an iris analysis. In the iris I read both genetic weaknesses and strengths, but also what your body has experienced in your life. The iris also mirrors many of your personality traits. With a help from a lamp and a magnifying glass I read your iris.

Some of the most coming signs you can see in the iris are:
- Low hydrochloric acid in the stomach
- Irritated mucous membrane in the bowels or in the stomach
- Physical traumas
- Increased sensitivity for stress
- Reduced liver detoxication capacity
- Allergic reaction or inflammation

Your body type
There are many ways of grouping people. Body Typing is yet another way to do this. We all have characteristics from all of the body types, but there is always one which is predominant in our life.

Different body types have different strengths and weaknesses. All body types have their own characteristic appearances. They account for special personal traits and different needs regarding diet, exercise, choice of profession and inclination towards different symptoms or illness.

In times of imbalance it is particularly important to understand how to act in order to regain your balance. Through greater self-understanding and knowledge of your own strengths and weaknesses, you create a better basis for for choices and changes.

These body types are developed from the original Ayur Vedic body types; Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Ayur Veda means "Knowledge about life" and body typing is a science that is thousands of years old.

Through simple measurement of your skeleton, I establish your main body type, which will remain the same during your whole life. On top of that, the other body types can more or less influence your personality and how your body tends to gain weight.

Another way of determining your body type is a living blood analysis in combination with the information you give me when we discuss your health situation.

Dark field picture of red blood cells
Phase contrast picture of white blood cells

Living blood analysis (dark field or phase contrast microscope)
Most people find it very interesting to se their own blood live. The difference between a living blood analysis and other blood analysis is that we look at blood that is unprocessed and not destroyed. The process goes like this: I make a capillary stick in your fingertip and analyse your blood immediately in a microscope. The blood is projected on a computer screen so we both can see it while I analyse it. I’ll explain what we see and how it may be connected with your health. A living blood analysis primarily tells all about your digestive system and immune system.

A livning blood analysis can be especially useful when:
- Digestion problems
- Inflammations
- Autoimmune diseases and allergies
- Impaired immune system or infections

The picture shows an irritated bowel/stomach mucous membrane and a reduced absorption of nourishments

Oxidative Stress Analysis (dried blood in light microscope)
This analysis is done in dried blood from a little drop from your finger. The test is usually taken by me at the clinic, but is also possible to take by your self at home and be sent to me by post.

When defence reactions in the body, there is also a increased oxidative stress. The analysis indicates processes in the body that can enhance to an increased degradation process in the tissues in a long run.
Therefore this analysis can be useful both in preventive care and in a treatment programme.

.This analysis gives information about:
- Allergic and stress reactions
- Thyroid imbalances
- Occurrence of parasites and viruses
- Presence of heavy metals
- Auto immunity or inflammation
- Liver weakness
- Stomach and intestine imbalance etc.
 

Blood pressure measuring
A simple and reliable way of measure the blood pressure on the arm. Optimal blood pressure is 120/80. To get a authentic level, you have to sit our lie down for at least 10 minutes. There are some nutritional connections with a high blood pressure. One of these can be magnesium deficiency. Therefore it’s common that a high blood pressure normalizes after a period of nutrition therapy, diet and lifestyle changes. If you have a high blood pressure, this simple analyse gives you a concrete receipt on the result of your treatment. Observe that eventually changes in medicals shall always be done in consultation with the treating doctor.


Hair tissue mineral analysis
A hair tissue analysis can be parts of a health check up together with a health declaration, blood analysis and iris analysis.
These analyses show the status of minerals in your body, and also identify many poisonous metals and your mineral protection conditions.

Minerals and organ functions affect your feelings and vice versa. Amongst other things it gives an indication of thyroid and endocrinal gland activity, which mirrors your energy level and stress. I send my hair tissue analysis to Trace Elements in the United States, which gives results of the highest quality and safety.

The hair tissue analysis is not a diagnostic tool and shall be seen as a screening test and can show tendency to pathological processes in the body and can give guidance of where to take a deeper look.

The test will be done like this:
I cut 150 mg from your neck hair. The hair must be natural (no colour or permanent the latest 3 months). The hair test will be sent to Trace Elements and after 5 weeks you will receive a detailed report in English.
A hair mineral analysis costs €130 and includes the specimens taking and a written report in 12 pages with texts and diagrams.


Functional analysis
Together with Genova Diagnostics in the United States and Scandlab in Sweden I can I offer a broad spectrum of functional medicine analysis.

At times it is valuable to have a laboratory analysis in order to identify a functional fault or to prevent health problems. An analysis can make the treatment more accurate and effective, which in the long-term may make the treatment shorter and therefore more economical.

The analysis methods I use are of the highest quality from some of world best laboratories and shall be seen as a complement to the traditional national health services. The functional analyses enhance the natural methods for restoring organ functions and hormonal balance.

Most of the analysis it possible to make at home with help from instructions and a test kit from the laboratory. You will find a lot of useful information about functional medicine research, the body functions and the analysis at Genova Diagnostics

The picture shows a comprehensive digestive stool analysis/CDSA.
Laboratory reports

My clients often hear that their analysis/laboratory levels are good, even if they feel unwell. But what does these laboratory reports mean? The reference interval in the analysis is the same as common results, but they refer to the expression, normal results, which shouldn’t be mix up with optimal levels.

I have been taught to interpret the most common public medical laboratory analysis and can give you feedback on your analysis reports from a functional medicine perspective.