Archive for the ‘Laboratory Assessment’ Category

10 Reasons Why I Am A Chiropractor and Use Labs

In October 2005, I started the Life Enhancement Clinic with a goal of serving those in my community and helping them to restore health and wellness.  My interests have always been in the patient’s best interests.  I thought that all the parties involved in patient care would think the same thing.  Unfortunately, I found out [...]

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Understanding Your Labs – Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

The MCV is a common component of the standard complete blood cell count, or CBC.  If you have ever visited a doctor you have undoubtedly received a complete blood cell count test.  The MCV is used for determining the size of the red blood cells and serves as one of the most valuable measures for [...]

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Measuring Oxidative Stress – Are You At Risk?

Measuring Oxidative Stress Integrative Medicine ● Vol. 8, No. 3 ● Jun/Jul 2009 Joseph Pizzorno, ND ●  Oxidative stress plays a key role in virtually all chronic diseases. ●  Goal is to find a simple, widely available and inexpensive assessment of oxidative stress.  One test that may meet these demands is gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) ●  [...]

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