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B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday March 7, 2001 "Get the Facts. Find out about the choices it provides. " Glen Oaks M em orial Gardens 3164 9th Line, Oakville Call 257-1100 Business To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Blood analysis firm helping people live better Deborah Parker says knowing how to eat for your own blood type important I Deborah Parker and some of her sophisticated equipment used to analyze blood. She says many people would change their eating habits if they knew w hat blood type they were and how that affects their well-being. Through this technology, clients can actually view their blood cells on a monitor as Parker analyzes what she is seeing. By taking just one drop of blood from the finger, t takes only one small pinprick of blood to tell a big story about the general state of your health, Parker can examine the activity of red and white blood cells while scanning for abnormalities and says Deborah Parker, a certified blood analyst. structure changes throughout For those unfamiliar with the bloodstream. A process the term, blood analysis is a "A large percentage of the people I called ultra darkfield and lay technology that has long been see are type A's. They usually ered analysis takes about one accepted in Europe and is now being widely used complain of extreme fatigue, and it's and a half hours at a cost of $95. throughout the U.S. and west often because they are This process, says Parker, ern Canada. meat-eaters like most of society, indicates where in your body Parker, as owner of bloodbut they shouldn't be." you may have health issues link inc. in Oakville, is trying -Deborah Parker to address, and what your to introduce the technology to physical strengths and weak somewhat skeptical Ontarians who have historically shied away from nesses are. The two-fold analysis helps identify imbalances that could allow diseases to occur in holistic approaches to managing health. Working from her small, high-tech office on Kerr time, but with modifications to nutrition and Street, Parker knows the key to winning over the lifestyle, possibly involving nutritional supple ments, can be reversed before problems can arise. skeptics is education and word of mouth. Parker says knowing your blood type is also cru Once people can see and feel the benefits of cial to the process. (Blood typing is offered for $25). proper blood analysis, they'll be sold, she feels. Parker herself got into the field when she began She is a firm adherent to the studies of Dr. exploring ways to improve her own health. During D'Adamo who wrote the book "Eating Right for visits to her brother in Calgary, she decided to go to Your Blood Type". Parker says some foods actually act as poisons to a clinic on his recommendation and have her blood analyzed. The results led to a change in diet and a certain blood types. Those with type A blood, for daily regimen of nutritional supplements. Combined instance, should not eat meat. "A large percentage of the people I see are type with a regular exercise program, Parker says she not only lost weight (two dress sizes) and maintained it, A's," she notes. "They usually complain of extreme but has experienced increased energy, fewer colds fatigue, and it's often because they are meat-eaters like most of society, but they shouldn't be." and flu and a desire to eat less. Parker says actually being able to see your own Delighted with her own results, Parker decided to take her science background (a B.Sc. in biology blood on a monitor acts like an educational "feed from Queen's and a diploma in Laboratory Science back mechanism", motivating clients to improve Technology from St Lawrence College) and train to their health. She encourages her clients to return for follow-up analysis so that they can see the results for become a certified blood analyst. The process of blood analysis requires an expen themselves. 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