5Strands Nutrition Imbalance Test, 83 Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acid Imbalances Tested, Supplement Absorption, at Home Nutrition Test for Adults & Kids, Hair Analysis, Results in 4 Days

I work in healthcare and know that insurance does not always cover testing for vitamin deficiency. My husband and I tried this hair strand test and it was easy to complete and the results came back very quickly. The report KS easy to u derstand.

This gave me answers to so many questions. So many of my levels were so low, stuff no doctor ever tests for. The customer service was good, the process was easy and the results were way more than I expected. Now I can supplement and hopefully get to feeling better.

I'm so excited to try this test. I can't wait to find out what my body is missing so I can get on the right track for better nutrition for my body. This will be so helpful!! 10/10 would recommend.

You are probably considering taking this test for one of two reasons:1) You want to see what your body is deficient in, so you know what foods to eat more of, or what supplements to take2) You want to be pointed in the right direction for what nutrients to look at for a more in depth blood testIf this describes you, then I am sorry to say this test will not help you.This test looks at your hair to determine what nutrients your body has been absorbing. You want the right balance of nutrients - not too much and not too little. Vitamina A, for example, is toxic if you have too much, and if you have too little your body will not function properly. So you take this test to see if you need more or less Vitamin A, and the test comes back saying "Severe imbalance in Vitamin A!" Oh no! Severe imbalance? As in too much, or too little? Well, it doesn't tell you. So do you need more Vitamin A in your diet or less? It doesn't tell you. So what should you do? It doesn't tell you."Ok", you think, "I'll just get a blood test and look at my Vitamin A levels." Unfortunately, according to the test itself, the numbers it gives you will not match a blood test, because the amount present in your blood may not equate to the amount in your hair.So what was the point of the test? Now you know you have an imbalance, but you don't know if you have too much or too little, and a blood test won't clarify anything for you.Don't waste $40 on this test for nothing.

This helped my husband figure out where he was lacking! Overall, super helpful

Let me be clear it is a good product and it was easy to use and the results are helpful.This is not a vitamin and mineral test for finding out the amount of vitamins and minerals in your body, it is a test for what vitamins and minerals your body has a hard time absorbing.Just felt a little misled by the other reviews I saw saying they were deficient or not in certain minerals, this will not tell you it you are deficient it will just show which you absorb easily and which you don’t absorb easily. (This is because only a blood test can test what you are actually deficient in)However, this is useful and I will be cross referencing with a blood test if this accurately predicted vitamins and minerals that I have a hard time absorbing are also what I am in fact deficient in.(Felt misled and made me think some reviews aren’t real because other users specifically said they were measuring deficiency. Maybe they just misunderstood the results. Maybe I also made a mistake, so if the business reaches out to me and explains it I will change my review to 4 stars because I did have a good experience overall and I own a business myself and know my customers misunderstand things I say all the time)

Great customer service, fast results and shipping, results are a little hard to understand tho. Overall good test for the money.

My sample was lost in the mail, and I did not follow directions and take a photo of the tracking to find my sample. I was very thankful when Sherrie from 5Strands reached out to me to check on my sample. They were able to pull a sample from another test kit that I had purchased. I can’t explain how supported I felt and grateful I was to have the outreach and follow through!I will continue to recommend this to friends and family.