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Great news! An inexpensive vitamin D
test is now available.
When I first started advising people to
have their blood levels of
vitamin D tested [25(OH)D or calcidiol], the cost for
the test at our local LabCorp was about $150, which was
prohibitively expensive.
Though the prices have come down rapidly, most labs still
charge as much as $60-$100.
The great news is that Carol Baggerly, through her
non-profit organization, Grassroots Health, has arranged for
tests for only $30.
The following is an excerpt from an email I received from
Carol today:
1. Sign up to participate in an
international effort to solve the
vitamin D deficiency epidemic now.
2. Get your vitamin D tested for only $40 with a blood spot
test from ZRT
logon to
www.ordervitamindtest.org
3. Fill in the health questionnaire
4. Order your test kit--choose your subscription option;
it's a 5 year project and we need to have vitamin D
measurements each 6 months for that period.
Spread the word: get at least two more people to do the
same.
The importance of this test cannot be
overemphasized; it is the most critical of all blood tests,
even surpassing tests for cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.
I have no financial interest in this
testing and post this information simply to do my part in
enhancing human health through vitamin D awareness. I also
attest that at that price, Carole and her organization are
making nothing; hers is a labor of love.
The test is available in every state but
New York. |
