Blood Tests & Analysis

We’ve partnered with Optimal Testing to bring you the most comprehensive insight into your body’s healing status.

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Why Blood Testing?

Blood testing can give you insight into how your body is healing that just isn’t possible with usual manual assessment. Most simple cases will not require bloods to be taken, but this extra investigation can be useful in more complex cases. Low levels of nutrients, or high levels of inflammation or certain substances in the blood can be part of the reason that injuries or pain struggle to recover.

If you:

Have persistent or long-standing pain
Are slow to recover from injuries or pain
Experience fatigue, brain fog, or feel like you’ve lost the “pep in your step”
Seem to bounce from one injury to the next, with seemingly no link between them
Just feel like “something isn’t right”
Have been to the GP and had bloods that are described as “normal”, but you still feel “off”

Then our specialist blood tests may be for you.

How Does It Work?

Optimal Testing only sell to practitioners, so we’ll need to submit your order, with a testing kit sent to you in the post. Once it arrives, you can use the home finger prick test (pictured above) if you’ve selected a basic blood test, or arrange a blood draw at the Exmouth Health & Travel Clinic if you’re taking one of our Advanced Blood Tests. Then you simply pop your sample in the post, and we receive the results for analysis a few days later. Our partnerships mean that the price you see is the price you pay - postage, blood draws, analysis and recommendations are all included in the prices. We’ll then discuss your results at your next appointment.

Which Blood Tests Do You Offer?

Should your results indicate, we can order any test we like. However our standard offerings have two levels: our Foundation Keystone Nutritional Test, and our Advanced Level Blood Tests.

Keystone Nutrient Blood Test

This is a great starting point for patients wanting to understand how their nutritional status might be affecting their pain or healing status. We test for the most common and easily treatable nutritional causes of poor healing.

Many persistent aches or pains that are driven by nutritional factors are related to B12, iron (ferritin) or Vitamin D levels. The full panel includes:
- LDL
- HDL
- HDL % of total
- Total cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Non-HDL
- C-Reactive protein (CRP)
- Ferritin
- Active B12
- Vitamin D

Advanced Blood Tests

Our higher tier of blood tests cover a much broader spectrum of blood analytes, and we will help you pick the test best suited to your clinical situation.

Provides a complete overview of metabolic, hormonal, nutrient, and organ health, ideal for identifying underlying causes of fatigue, performance issues, or general wellbeing concerns in males. If you are over 40, we will also add a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) Test at no extra cost.
- Thyroid (Basic)
- C-reactive Protein (High Sensitivity)
- Creatine
- Creatine Kinase
- Folate
- Full Blood Count
- HbA1c
- Iron Profile
- Kidney Function Profile
- Lipid Profile
- Liver Function Test
- Magnesium
- Testosterone
- Uric Acid
- Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folate
This is a broad assessment that provides an in-depth view of hormonal balance, nutrient status, organ function, and metabolic health, ideal for investigating fatigue, hormonal changes, or overall wellbeing in females.
- Vitamin B12
- Folate
- Vitamin D
- FBC (Full blood count)
- Magnesium (serum)
- Thyroid (TSH. fT4, fT3)
- Creatine
- Ferritin
- Serum iron
- Transferrin saturation
- TIBC
- UBIC
- Full blood count (FBC)
- Oestradiol
Evaluates a range of body systems to give a detailed picture of nutrient status, inflammation, and blood sugar balance. Useful for investigating fatigue, anaemia, low energy, or metabolic health concerns.
- Full blood count (FBC)
- Iron Panel
- Thyroid (Advanced)
- Folate/Active B12
- C-Reactive protein (CRP)
- Vitamin D
- HbA1c
- Glucose

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would I need a test if my GP has said my bloods are fine?

There could be many reasons, and if you have the test results we can discuss these with you. They may be out of date or may not have done enough tests. Additionally, NHS services use different thresholds from us in lots of cases. To pick three examples:

NHS B12 testing often uses a lower threshold of 200ng/L, despite NICE guidelines stating that deficiency should be considered at higher levels if the clinical picture fits. We have seen patients with B12 levels of 400ng/L who still improve with supplementation. B12 deficiency is a serious cause of neurological problems that can become permanent if not addressed.
NHS Ferritin (iron stores) testing gives a satisfactory lower level of 13ng/ml. Research suggests there is a 550% increased chance of Fibromyalgia diagnosis if Ferritin is below 50ng/ml. Fatigue, restless leg syndrome and many other complications can be associated with levels below 50ng/ml, with some patients continuing to benefit up to 80ng/ml.
Your C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is a measure of inflammation in the body. A normal score is below 1. Typical NHS analysis will only consider it worthy of further investigation at a score 7.5 (or rarely 5). Anything below that is often not followed up. We would take a score of anything above 2 as a sign that there is low level inflammation that could be prolonging your healing or intensifying your pain, and look to find the cause.

Someone with a CRP of 4, Ferritin of 15 and B12 of 250 will likely be fatigued, in a lot of pain and finding that nothing will help. However the blood tests would be unlikely to generate a referral or further investigation under typical NHS care.

How Much Does Blood Testing Cost at Pyramid Health?

Our partnerships allow us to be your one-stop shop for payment and analysis. Our prices are:

Keystone Nutrient Blood Test - £120
Advanced Blood Tests - £250

For new patients who want to hit the ground running, we’re proud to offer our comprehensive New Patient Package - including your initial consultation, report of findings and a blood test at a very competitive rate. See our booking page for details.

Blood testing isn’t necessary for everyone. But if you've got persistent fatigue, slow recovery, ongoing pain that doesn't quite add up, or you just feel like something's off, testing can give us answers. Book or call now if you want to find out more.

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