What is the Vitamin Profile 2 test?

Vitamin Profile 2 is a comprehensive micronutrient blood test that measures a wide range of fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins essential for metabolic, neurological, immune, and skeletal health. It provides a detailed overview of nutritional status rather than focusing on a single vitamin.

This profile includes vitamins involved in energy production, nerve signalling, red blood cell formation, antioxidant defence, immune regulation, and bone metabolism. Some vitamins are measured in their most clinically relevant forms, such as Active Vitamin B12 and Red Cell Folate, offering greater diagnostic accuracy.

Vitamin Profile 2 is commonly used when symptoms are broad or unexplained, when multiple deficiencies are suspected, or for proactive health optimisation and monitoring.

Why do I need a Vitamin Profile 2 test?

Vitamin deficiencies often present with non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, low immunity, or musculoskeletal pain. Testing a single vitamin may miss combined or interacting deficiencies that affect multiple systems.

This profile is especially valuable for people with digestive or absorption disorders, restrictive diets, chronic illness, high stress, or long-term medication use. It allows targeted correction rather than blind supplementation, reducing the risk of under- or over-treatment.

You may benefit from Vitamin Profile 2 if you experience:

• Persistent fatigue or low energy
• Brain fog, poor concentration, or memory issues
• Frequent infections or slow recovery
• Bone, muscle, or joint pain
• Tingling, numbness, or nerve symptoms
• Anaemia or abnormal blood results
• Digestive or malabsorption conditions
• Limited sun exposure or dietary restrictions

Biomarkers included (11 total)

1. Vitamin A (Retinol)
2. Beta Carotene
3. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
4. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
5. Vitamin B3 (Nicotinamide)
6. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
7. Vitamin B9 (Red Cell Folate)
8. Vitamin B12 (Active / Holotranscobalamin)
9. Vitamin C (Frozen sample)
10. Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)
11. Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol)

👉 Total biomarkers: 11

Benefits of the Vitamin Profile 2 test

1. Comprehensive nutritional assessment
   Evaluates a broad spectrum of essential vitamins in one test.
2. Identifies combined deficiencies
   Detects patterns missed by single-vitamin testing.
3. Supports energy and fatigue investigation
   Covers vitamins central to mitochondrial and cellular energy production.
4. Assesses neurological and cognitive health
   Includes key vitamins for nerve signalling and brain function.
5. Supports immune system evaluation
   Measures vitamins involved in immune regulation and antioxidant defence.
6. Supports bone and muscle health
   Includes vitamin D and vitamin K–related pathways via supporting markers.
7. Guides safe and targeted supplementation
   Reduces unnecessary or excessive vitamin intake.
8. Improves long-term health optimisation
   Useful for preventative and longevity-focused health strategies.

Step-by-step – How we offer this test

Option 1: Clinic-based blood test (UK-wide)

• Choose your nearest UK clinic
• Attend your appointment
• A clinician draws your blood sample
• Samples are processed under strict laboratory conditions

Option 2: Home or hotel visit (+£60, UK-wide)

• A qualified phlebotomist comes to your location
• Blood drawn in the comfort of your home or hotel
• No need to travel or wait
• Identical laboratory processing and reporting

Your results explained

Low vitamin levels

Low levels in one or more vitamins indicate nutritional deficiency, impaired absorption, or increased metabolic demand. Deficiencies can affect energy, immunity, neurological function, bone health, and antioxidant protection.

Typical UK interpretation (low):

• Below laboratory reference ranges for individual vitamins

Low results may explain fatigue, infections, nerve symptoms, bone pain, or anaemia.

Normal vitamin levels

Normal results suggest adequate vitamin availability to support metabolic, immune, neurological, and skeletal functions.

Typical UK interpretation (normal):

• Within laboratory reference ranges

Symptoms are unlikely to be caused by vitamin deficiency alone.

High vitamin levels

High levels are usually linked to supplementation. Fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E) require careful interpretation due to storage in the body.

Typical UK interpretation (high):

• Above laboratory reference ranges

Persistently elevated levels may require dose adjustment or clinical review.