the technology

Spectrophotometry technique

The Oligo/Check is based on assessments performed by a spectrophotometer. Spectrophotometry is a quantitative analytical method for determining the absorbent properties (absorption) of a given medium in the whole light spectrum. Spectrophotometry is used in numerous areas: chemistry, pharmacy, environmental field, agro-food, biology, medical clinical, industrial, and others.

In the medical sector, spectrophotometry is used for examining blood and tissues.

IMPORTANCE OF

Micronutrients

Micronutrients are one of the major groups of nutrients your body needs. It's necessary for energy production, immune function, blood clotting, and other functions. Meanwhile, minerals play an important role in growth, bone health, fluid balance, and several other processes.

Micronutrients are part of nearly every process in your body. Some even act as antioxidants. Due to their important role in health, they may protect against diseases. Since your body requires micronutrients in specific amounts, deficiencies and surpluses of any one nutrient may lead to negative issues.

Heavy metals

Intoxication

Heavy metals form naturally within the Earth’s crust. We interact with small amounts of it every day, and the contamination happens when these heavy metals cross our natural barriers. The sources of this contamination are very wide, and the atmosphere, nowadays, is increasingly contaminated by heavy metals.

Toxic Heavy metal accumulation in human body occurs when microscopic molecules of metals accumulate within the body after long periods of exposure. Heavy metals attach to body’s cells and prevent them from performing their functions, which causes symptoms that could be life threatening without medical intervention. Some sources of these metals are:

Eating food that is contaminated by heavy metals (fish), processed food, junk food, and canned food.
Drinking water from older water supply systems.
Working with metals on the job, especially industrial companies.
Taking medications with high amounts of metallic elements.
Handling metals or products made with a large amount of metal (like paint or pesticides) without using personal protective equipment.

Most metals that cause poisoning are in a microscopic (molecular) form when they enter your body. They are so small; we won’t be able to see them. Heavy metals can enter the body by:

Absorbing into the skin.
Breathing in or inhaling tiny metal molecules.
Eating or drinking (ingesting) the metal from contaminated food or water.

Thanks to new innovative technologies which allow us to screen the exposure and excretion of these bad molecules, so we can perform the correct detoxification protocol on the right time. OligoCheck screens the excretion of heavy metals from our skin, the largest organ in our body. This analysis will automatically reflect the high accumulation of the heavy metals in our organs system.

Naturally, our golden organ, the Liver, performs the detoxification for heavy metals in our bodies. So, according to the OligoCheck screening, we can assess the liver’s function, through observation of this excretion (when values are in yellow).

High exposure to heavy metals, will lead to high accumulation, and eventually high excretion, which the healthcare professionals can depend solely on the OligoCheck assessment in order to take the right detoxification action with their patients.

Normally, 6 to 12 months are the average time needed to get rid of the excess heavy metals using a full detoxification protocol, which will include all the following:

Lifestyle changes: decreasing the exposure of the heavy metals, adapting daily physical activity.
Eating habits: following a healthy eating pattern, and increasing the antioxidant foods to enhance the detoxification of the body.
Food supplements and other natural procedures: taking the correct detox food supplements and doing the IV drips session will boost the body’s detox system.
Other detox procedure: it will depend on the healthcare professional assessment and the patient’s case.