Question: What free radical process is being measured by the Free Radical Test?
Answer: In the process of free radical production in the body there are certain chemical byproducts produced. One of these products is malondialdehyde (MDA), which is the substance that produces the color reaction in the Free Radical Test.

Question: How was the test Validated?
Answer: The test was scientifically validated by means of the Conti Flourometric assay in the laboratory. This is a highly sensitive test that can measure minute quantities of malondialydehyde (MDA) present in body fluids.

Question: Is a Free Radical Test for urine more accurate than a similar test for blood?
Answer: The most accurate test for malondialdehyde is the urine. Blood contains only the amount of MDA circulating in the body at a particular point in time, the amount of MDA in the urine is more of an end point product and the test is noninvasive.

Question: What is the reliability of the Free Radical Test urine test? Answer: The Free Radical Test urine test is 40 to 50 times more reliable than a MDA blood test. The accuracy of the test is within a range of 90%.

Question: What time of day should the test be taken?
Answer: Conduct the test on the first urine sample of the morning.

Question: How was a quantitative blood test converted to a qualitative urine color chart?
Answer: The urine test used in the Free Radical Test was not converted from a blood test. It is a urine MDA test that was modified from a complex laboratory procedure into a simple qualitative test. The Free Radical Test is not a quantitative test, nor is it a diagnostic test for any particular disease condition. The Free Radical Test provides a useful nutritional guide in the form of a color chart that is useful in determining the amount of oxidative activity in the body and corrective nutritional antioxidants that are helpful in reaching a healthful destination.

Question: How often should the urine Free Radical Test be taken? Answer: The frequency for the Free Radical Test varies with each individual. If an individual test color is in the high free radical range, the person should begin or increase antioxidant supplementation and retest at least once a week until free radical activity has been reduced. The Free Radical Test should be taken one or two times a month thereafter.

Question: What should be done if the Free Radical Test indicates that no free radical activity was detected?
Answer: Immune stimulating tonic herb formulations should be taken until an optimum level of free radical activity is detected by the Free Radical Test. Antioxidants should not be taken if no free radical activity is detected by the Free Radical Test.