What is the Paleo Profile test?
Paleo Profile test is a combination of tests which is designed to detect maily lifestyle diseases, which is because of our non-healthy daily food diet. This paleo profile test is categorized by two different categories because of the different test combinations. The most general paleo profiles are:
- Paleo Profile Basic
- Paleo profile Advanced
Why should you go for this profile test?
Usually a healthcare provider may ask to undergo this profile test for many distinctive reasons. Main reasons are:
- If you are having signs and symptoms of certain critical diseases regarding the organs, such as heart, lungs, kidneys, liver etc. Then you will refer to gop for this test.
- If you are overweight or obese,and planning to lose weight then your doctor would prescribe this test. This test will help the doctors to determine the cause of your excessive weight gain, so after that your doctor will guide you for the next step.
- Also, you are required to have this test if you are already on a paleo diet, this will help your doctors to monitor the improvement of your health condition.
So, those are all the typical reasons why you might need to go for a paleo blood test. If you have been prescribed by the doctors to get tested, then you can choose the Thyrocare paleo profile test. You will not be required to go to the laborato yourself, because they provide blood collection services from home as well.
What are the tests that are included in the Thyrocare paleo profile test?
As mentioned before, there are mainly two kinds of paleo profiles. The paleo profile basic test includes 83 essential tests, and the paleo profile advanced test includes 95 essential tests. Tests which are included in the advanced paleo tests are:
- Six tests for cardiac risk marker
- Twenty eight tests for complete hemogram
- Five tests to check whether you have diabetes or not
- Two tests to check electrolytes levels
- Three tests to check if you have iron deficiency
- Eight tests to cover lipid profile
- Eleven tests to check the proper functioning of you liver
- Two pancreatic tests
- Eight tests to examine your kidney functions
- One test to check your thyroid
- Eight urine tests
- Two tests for vitamin
So, those are the total 95 tests, which will give you the complete clear information regarding whether you have any lifestyle based disease or not.
There are also other tests which are included in the paleo blood tests. The tests are:
- Steroids tests
- Arthritis tests
- Toxic elements tests
- Hypertension
- Electrolytes tests
- And other vitamin tests
What are the test preparations to be followed before the test?
You might be required to follow a few preparations before the test. Which includes:
- You will be required to fast for at least 8 to 12 hours before going for the test. Here fasting indicates you cannot eat any food and drink except water.
- If you have any serious health concerns, and are taking medicines then you should consult your doctor about your concern. Because some medicines can alter your test results, that is why it is important that you should consult with your doctor. And your doctor would guide you about what medicines you are allowed to take and which are not. Hence only follow your doctor’s instructions.
What is the procedure?
The procedure of the paleo profile test is just similar to any other blood test. The procedure as follows:
For the blood test:
- The blood collection is typically done by a phlebotomist in the morning, before having breakfast.
- This can be done either in the clinic or in your home. Thyrocare laboratory gives you the facility of sample collection from your home.
- To collect the blood from your hand, the phlebotomist will first clean the area where blood will be collected with a cotton swab.
- Then will put a thin needle into that particular area to draw the blood. After collecting, the sample will be stored in a specified specimen container. And then the specimen will be sent to the laboratory for the examination.
For the urinogram:
- For the urinogram, a urine sample of yours will be collected. The urine sample is collected over the time of 24 hours. You will be given a specified container by the laboratory to collect the urine.
- In the morning you will need to free your bladder by urinating. Then over the period of 24 hours, you need to collect the urine into that container, and the container should be kept in the refrigerator. And then the urine sample will be sent to the diagnostic center for testing.
What will be the result interpretation?
The test report will be provided by distinct reference ranges, and all these reference ranges usually differ from labs to labs. If you get abnormal results in any one or multiple components, then it generally indicates certain diseases. However, consult with your doctor for further assistance.
