Live Blood Analysis: ‘Nonsense’ being offered at string of clinics around New Zealand

More than a dozen health centres are offering a blood-screening service described as “bogus” by medical professionals. One of these centres is now the subject of a formal complaint to the Medical Council . Experts say there is no scientific evidence behind the blood service, which is often used to convince patients to spend more money.

A growing number of alternative health clinics across the country are offering a costly blood-screening service that medical experts say is “bogus”. Patients are paying more than $100 for the service, known as Live Blood Analysis. Some of these patients are later turning up at their general practice or hospitals seeking treatment for non-existent health problems.



One clinic, in Auckland, is now facing a formal complaint for using the discredited screening tool to make unverified claims about vaccine-related injuries . Live Blood Analysis, also known as hemaview or nutritional blood analysis, involves looking at blood cells by illuminating them through a microscope. It is usually promoted by alternative health practitioners who claim it can detect infections, inflammation, organ health, toxicity or “nutrient imbalances”.

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