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Measurement basics
The V I T A L I T Y C H E C K is a sensitive sensor that is able to detect certain nutrient substances in the
human skin. It is strongly recommended to read and follow the tips below to get as precise and reliable
results as possible.
Preparation before starting a measurement
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Rest your body before starting measurement.
If you do physical exercise right before the measurement, you can often see an effect on your
antioxidant measurement as well as on heart rate variability that does not reflect your general
level. If you want the maximum measurement precision, allow your body to rest 20 minutes
between exercise and measurement.
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Measure at the same time each day to get consistent results. The antioxidant level may change
during the day.
During sleep your body relaxes and recovers. You can see that in the antioxidant value as well.
Most people have a higher value in the morning and during the activity and stress of the day the
value drops and is lowest in the evening. With some people, it goes up right after they had healthy
food and a lunchbreak. The changes between morning and evening typically have a magnitude of
0.1 to 0.5. You can also find differences between Monday and Friday because of workload or job-
related stress and the recovering at the weekend.
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Measure with dry skin only. If you washed your hands with soap and dried them up thoroughly,
there is still some water that remains on the skin for a while. It will have a small effect on the
measurement, so it is better to wait 30 minutes after washing hands to get the most precise
results.
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Measure on unhurt, healthy, untreated, bare, and dry skin only to get consistent results. If you
suffer from any skin diseases, the sensor will probably not be able to measure correctly, because
it is calibrated for healthy skin only.
Skin treatments of any kind, e.g., skin care products, cosmetics, sun protection, tattoos, will
influence the measurement. Hair will also have an influence. Therefore, we recommend
measuring on the base of your right hand’s thumb.
Performing measurements
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Measure in sitting position with the scanner lying on the table (
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Rest your elbow on the table for controlling the pressure when placing the hand on the sensor.
Apply no additional force, the weight of your hand/arm is enough.
You can get to the ideal contact pressure by letting the hand rest on the sensor with its own
weight. Do not use the muscles of the arm to lift the hand or to press it onto the sensor. The ideal
contact pressure is approximately equivalent to 800g of weight which is about two pounds. The
reason for this is, that your blood contains antioxidants. If you press against the sensor too hard,
you push some blood out of the skin and change the effective antioxidant level. The sensor has a
function that compensates the effect of the contact force. So, you do not need to worry to get a
perfect contact pressure. But if your contact pressure is ideal you still get a little bit better result.
Pushing blood out of the skin will make the measurement of heart rate variability completely
(HRV) impossible (relevant only for models which measure HRV).
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