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Get a broad picture of your health with our Essential Health Check

Begin the journey to improving your health and wellbeing with our Essential Health Check.

  • Test for 19 different health markers, covering: cholesterol and triglycerides, liver function, vitamin D, iron deficiency, B12, and folate.
  • Simple at-home finger-prick blood test. No social interaction required.
  • Provides hospital standard, easy-to-read traffic light results.
  • Supporting guidebook provided to help you make effective lifestyle changes.
  • Receive advice to better support your overall health.
  • Customers must be aged 18 years or over to take this test. This test is not available to customers who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Optimise your health at home

Using a quick and easy home-to-laboratory finger-prick blood test means we can measure exactly what’s going on in your blood. Get your results within 5 days, and you’ll receive advice on whether your results are acceptable, if lifestyle changes are required, and if a visit to your GP is recommended.

Take care of yourself

It’s time to start taking care of yourself, including your immune system. The Essential Health Check offers a scientific understanding of whether you are deficient in vitamins and iron, with advice to take simple steps to better protect your health overall.

Take steps to change your life for the better

Take control of your health in a positive way. Receive guidance about your liver health, and the “bad” and “good” cholesterols, and triglycerides. With support and guidance to hand, it’s easy to make changes to better support your wellbeing.

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How it Works

4 Simple Steps to a Healthier You

1

Receive your test.

Order online and we’ll post your kit directly to your home.

2

Take the easy finger-prick blood test.

Collect 2-3 drops of blood and post your sample to our laboratory.

3

Receive your results within 7 days.

Review your easy-to-read traffic light results: high, borderline, and normal reactivity.

4

Ongoing support.

Receive ongoing support for all our tests with our customer care team by your side.

What's In The Test?

Home to laboratory kit

What’s in the Essential Health Check

With 19 key health markers to test for, your kit includes a free return envelope included, making it easy for you to post your sample back to us securely. You can leave the rest to us, while our team of diagnostic experts analyse your sample in our in-house lab.

  • Essential Health Check Test
  • A prepaid return envelope
  • Two single-use lancets
  • One blood collection tube
  • One blood collection tube label
  • One plastic blood collection tube case
  • Two adhesive plasters
  • A cleansing wipe

What We Test Against

Iron Deficiency

Ferritin is a protein that stores iron in the body and is the most useful indicator of iron deficiency as stores can be decreased before any blood iron levels are low. This test can also indicate if blood iron stores are too high. If your body is storing too much or too little iron this requires follow up testing from your GP.

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 has many roles in your body. It plays a really important role in red blood cell production and helps your nervous system to function properly.

Vitamin B12 levels are important for aspects including boosting your energy, improving your memory and helping to prevent heart disease.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is needed by the body for both physical and mental health, but is best known for making sure that bones and muscles (including your heart) are strong and growing properly. It also helps regulate the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency is related to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. The development or worsening of mental health conditions, such as depression and low mood has also been linked to inadequate levels of vitamin D.

Liver Function

The liver is responsible for functions vital to life. The liver primarily processes nutrients from foods, removes toxins from the body and builds proteins. It breaks down fats, it converts glucose into energy stores and produces hormones. It also helps the body fight off infections.

What we measure

Albumin; a protein that is made in your liver. It helps to transport nutrients and hormones, as well as helps to grow and repair tissues in your body.

Globulin; a group of proteins made in your liver. Globulins play an important role in liver function, blood clotting and fighting infections.

Total protein; your albumin and globulin levels combined.

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); a protein enzyme that is only found in your liver, so it’s a good indicator of your liver function. A high ALT level can be a sign of liver damage as the ALT protein is released into the bloodstream from the damaged liver cells.

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP); your liver is one of the main sources of ALP, but some is also made in your bones, intestines, pancreas, and kidneys.

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT); a protein enzyme found mainly in the liver. A high GGT can indicate damage to the liver or bile ducts.

Total bilirubin; a yellow pigment. High bilirubin levels can be a sign that your liver is damaged. Sometimes high levels can be caused by Gilbert’s syndrome which is a harmless inherited disorder.

Cholesterol

When you think of cholesterol, you probably think of ‘bad’ or high cholesterol. But there’s also a ‘good’ type of cholesterol that your body needs to keep at an optimum level.

Cholesterol plays an important role in many of the body’s processes. However, it’s important that cholesterol levels don’t go out of balance.

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the good kind of cholesterol. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), VLDL and non-HDL are the bad types of cholesterol along with triglycerides that you want to keep in check.

The Essential Health Check measures all of these and total cholesterol as well. The test also calculates your total cholesterol to HDL ratio and your triglycerides to HDL ratio which are both useful information for a GP in determining your risk of heart problems or stroke.

The main aim is to focus on lowering your “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides, and increasing your “good” HDL cholesterol to an optimum level.

Case Studies

Matt Perry
Matt Perry

“A simple test and re-education on your eating habits can turn your life around”

Symptoms:
  • IBS / Digestive Problems
  • Tiredness / Fatigue
  • Weight Management
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Stephanie Eaton
Stephanie Eaton

“My symptoms reduced almost immediately and then continuously got better, I couldn't believe it!”

Symptoms:
  • IBS / Digestive Problems
  • Mental Health
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Lesley Robinson
Lesley Robinson

“I have more motivation and zest and having lost weight has really boosted my confidence”

Symptoms:
  • Arthritis / Joint Pain
  • IBS / Digestive Problems
  • Weight Management
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Scarlett
Scarlett

“My life revolved around my stomach – I’d wake up every night in searing pain with the concern deep down that something was wrong with me. I couldn’t go to lectures or do anything social, and I was largely a recluse, doing my uni work from my own bed. It wasn’t the life I wanted to lead. ”

Symptoms:
  • IBS / Digestive Problems
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Kristina Rihanoff
Kristina Rihanoff

“When I started the diet I was wearing a dress size 10. Within a few weeks, my stomach felt flatter and the puffiness I’d felt before had gone and I could get into a size 8.”

Symptoms:
  • IBS / Digestive Problems
  • Migraines / Headaches
  • Tiredness / Fatigue
Read more
David Brown
David Brown

“I am a different person and the brain fog, anxiety and depression have now disappeared. I feel reborn and finally have my life back”

Symptoms:
  • Mental Health
  • Tiredness / Fatigue
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Why choose us

Our heritage.

We have over 35 years in reliable and scientifically validated home-to-laboratory testing services.

Quality, accuracy & expertise.

YorkTest’s products have a 98% reproducibility rate, meaning that two separate results of the same person’s sample will correlate with each other 98% of the time. All results are confidential and additional support material is posted to you within 5 days.

Aftercare service & support.

We are the only food intolerance company to provide nutritional aftercare from a team of qualified Nutritional Therapists with the purchase of our food intolerance test.

In-house & UK based.

Based in York, UK, we’re fully audited and operate in our certified, in-house laboratory. All our tests are compliant with the European Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC (Article 12) and the European In Vitro Diagnostic Directive 98/79/EC.

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Essential Health Check results are provided for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice. You should not use this information for diagnosing or treating a medical or health condition. If you feel unwell or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your GP.

* Disclaimer yorktest food intolerance, allergy and other test results are provided for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice. The results cannot be used to diagnose, treat or cure medical or health conditions. If you are concerned about your symptoms then please contact your GP. Information on this website is for educational purposes only and you must never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it based on the information provided. yorktest define Food Intolerance as a food-specific IgG reaction

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