An exciting new development in medicine, the analysis of live blood is very different from the tests usually carried out in laboratories, which quantify the actual levels of various components of a sample of blood. Live Blood Analysis is a technique that allows us to view at high magnification the quality of an individual's blood, just as it comes, straight from the body, in the living state.

A small drop of blood is obtained, using a gentle finger-prick and is placed under a powerful microscope. A video camera attached to the lens feeds the image through a video recorder and it is then displayed on a TV screen, for both the doctor and patient to view. The video below illustrates a few clips of live blood analysis.

Live Blood Analysis is not a diagnostic procedure but a screening tool, which indicates the effects of dietary and lifestyle factors on health. The doctor can identify certain abnormalities of the blood and plasma. Red and white blood cells and platelets can be seen clearly and their condition assessed for signs of nutritional deficiencies, reduced immunity and free radical damage. Sometimes other structures are visible in the plasma, e.g. chylomicrons (fats), crystal formations, amorphous plaque, fibrin spicules, white and dark lipoprotein forms. Further diagnostic tests may be advised once the assessment is complete.

The assessment of live blood is an important cornerstone of preventative health care, as nutritional imbalances are apparent well before they cause diagnosable disease states. At an early stage appropriate intervention using nutritional medicine, together with simple dietary and lifestyle adjustments can help mitigate against genetic tendencies to develop degenerative diseases in later life.

Serious health problems often respond positively to the holistic approach to treatment facilitated by Live Blood Analysis. A thorough examination of the state of the live blood allows the doctor to consider various nutritional factors that often prove to be the underlying causes of chronic ill-health. Furthermore, the patient's physical response to a recommended course of treatment can be monitored visually. Improvements in the condition of the blood can be seen, sometimes within a few days and usually within weeks. This gives patients tremendous encouragement to continue with their regimen of supplementation and diet.