Comprehensive Mineral Panel

How Our Comprehensive Mineral Panel Works

Once you place your order for the Comprehensive Mineral Panel, simply stop by one of our 4,000+ nationwide testing facilities when convenient and have your sample collected. A certified staff member will take a small blood sample, at which point your job is complete. The process is painless and takes only a few minutes. In fact, most patients are in and out of the facility in under a half-hour. From there, your sample will be processed in a CLIA-certified laboratory. You’ll have complete results in as little as 24-72 hours regarding any potential mineral deficiencies or surpluses.

Common Mineral Overdose Symptoms

An excess of minerals in your bloodstream can lead to mineral toxicity while low levels signal deficiency. The common symptoms of mineral toxicity–depending on the mineral in question–include the following:

• Nausea
• Yellowing of skin
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Hair or skin changes
• Hypoglycemia.¹

Common Mineral Deficiency Symptoms

On the other end of the spectrum, a lack of necessary minerals can lead to the development of mineral deficiency symptoms, including but not limited to:

• Extreme fatigue
• Brittle nails
• Eczema
• Insomnia
• Unexpected mood changes
• Diarrhea
• Weakness
• Loss of appetite.²

This list of common symptoms is not exhaustive but reflects those symptoms that generally occur, depending on the minerals that exist in low levels in your body.

How to Interpret Your Results

We strive to make interpreting your results as straightforward as possible. Our Comprehensive Mineral Panel is a blood test that measures your body’s current levels of specific minerals with comprehensive, CLIA-certified inductively coupled plasma, mass spectrometry and spectrophotometry testing methods.

When reviewing your results, you’ll notice ‘results’, ‘flag’ and ‘reference range’ columns. The ‘reference range’ refers to the threshold for the specific mineral. The ‘result’ is the numerical value describing the prevalence of that mineral. The final outcome of your panel can be found under the ‘flag’ column, reported as either normal or abnormal. An abnormal test will indicate a surplus or deficient level of each mineral. If your result is higher than the reference range, it is considered a surplus. However, if your result is less than the reference range, it is considered a deficiency.

For more detailed information, visit our Sample Test Results page to learn more about interpreting your results.

Can You Really Get Too Many Minerals?

Yes! Mineral overdose can result from taking too many supplements or over-consuming mineral-rich foods. While maintaining a well-balanced diet of different minerals is highly recommended, it can be harmful to consume too many minerals.³ For example, ingesting an abundance of iron can be toxic to the body and cause extreme fatigue and depression.⁴