So, What Comes Before Lab Tests?

In the past NMC posts we have looked at why laboratory tests rarely indicate health risks and problems early.

Natural medicine practice takes a different approach to looking at possible future risks.

Threatening trends become obvious a long time before blood and urine test results conclusively indicate the presence of diabetes or other diseases.

The reasoning for this is simple and straightforward. It has long been acknowledged that mineral deficiencies predate disease development.

In fact, we believe that imbalances (lifestyle and/or nutrition triggered) may open the door to inflammatory conditions.

Inflammations directly reduce our intestinal absorption. If you experience either bloating, gas, irregular stools, diarrhea or constipation, chances are your gut walls are inflamed.

An initial accute inflammation over time leads to a chronic underlying inflammation. The body is no longer able to extract what it needs from the food. Even with the best foods, malabsorption leads to malnourishment.

Deficiencies of essential minerals precondition a patient for diabetes and other diseases (chronic gastro-intestinal inflammations, kidney, liver, heart issues).

Assessing nutritional deficiencies, therefore, may serve as an important warning beacon.

Why are we missing early signs? Look for our summary and conclusion in the next NMC Post.