Take charge of your health with an at-home Vitamin D blood spot test
Kirkman offers 25% discount on testing kit from Purity Laboratories
To recognise World Vitamin D Day and raise awareness about the importance of vitamin D, Kirkman nutraceutical company is distributing Purity Laboratories' Vitamin D Blood Spot Testing Kits at a 25% reduction from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 November.
Vitamin D Day, which took place yesterday (2 November), acknowledged vitamin D deficiency as a world problem. Researchers claim that at least one-third of the world is deficient in vitamin D, which is recognised as a risk factor for many diseases, including heart disease and cancer, and many people who are deficient are unaware of it.
Purity's new laboratory test offers an easy, accurate and economical way to test vitamin D status. The dry blood spot test can be ordered online and used at home. To operate, the patient pricks his or her finger and transfers blood from the finger onto a testing strip. The strip will then be sent back to Purity where it will be analysed for the patient's vitamin D status. The test will assess both vitamin D-2 and vitamin D-3 levels. This is a convenient option for patients who are unable to receive testing in the traditional doctor's office setting; including children, the elderly and those who are housebound.
The kit contains all of the tools necessary to perform the test including instructions, two lancets, a spot saver card, an alcohol prep pad, a surgical sponge and a latex-free bandage. A requisition form and prepaid return envelope are also included. When the test is complete, it is placed into the prepaid envelope along with the test requisition form and posted back to Purity. Results are then sent within 5–10 business days.
The Vitamin D Council reported a study from The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, which found that both vitamin D insufficiency and seasonal decline of vitamin D levels are correlated with lower scores related to cognitive performance.
Purity's Vitamin D Blood Spot Test can be purchased online or by calling +1 800 245 8282 (or +1 530 694 1600 for international callers). Receive the 25% discount by using the code CSP92. This code is only valid from 4 to 6 November, expiring at 11.59pm on 6 November.
