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Biological Terrain Assessment (BTA)

Live Blood Analysis

Dipika Joshi
Dip. ION, MRPharmS, BSc Pharm (Hon)

Live Blood Analysis

Live blood analysis, or 'Hemaview' is a procedure is which the living blood of a person can be analysed, to reveal how the blood cells are functioning in the body. It can indicate if there has been any damage (i.e. due to parasites, toxicity or mineral deficiencies) and will point to the cause.

A standard blood test views the blood sample long after it is taken and is concerned with the numbers of different kinds of red, white and clotting cells in the blood, whereas Hemaview can show levels of dysfunction that the standard tests may miss. Nothing is more frustrating than being told everything is fine when you know it is not. In this case, "a picture paints a thousand words," and a Live Blood Analysis can indicate quite clearly what course of action is necessary to restore and maintain optimum health.

Hemaview can reveal:

 The fluidity of the red blood cells - clumping or 'rouleaux' may be early indicators of inflammation (the first sign of any disease) or heart disease

 The presence of anaemia - this may indicate iron, vitamin B 12 or folic acid deficiencies

 Blood fat levels - specifically high cholesterol levels, deficiency of vitamin E or essential fatty acids

 Immune function - the size and activity of white blood cells

 Oxidant or free radical damage - visible in red blood cell membranes

 Evidence of the presence of parasites, bacterial or viral infections

 The presence of food allergies

 The state of the liver : toxic overload, levels of functioning and early stages of any liver problems

 Whether the body is dehydrated

 The potential for blood clotting - whether the blood is excessively 'sticky'

 

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Royal Pharmaceutica Society of Great Britain


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