Functional health looks to find the root cause for unwellness.
Orangic Acids Test
The Organic Acids Test (OAT) provides an accurate evaluation of intestinal yeast and bacteria. Abnormally high levels of these microorganisms can cause or worsen behaviour disorders, hyperactivity, movement disorders, fatigue and immune function. Many people with chronic illnesses and neurological disorders often excrete several abnormal organic acids. The cause of these high levels may include: oral antibiotic use, high sugar diets, immune deficiencies, and genetic factors. If abnormalities are detected using the OAT, treatments can include supplements, such as vitamins and antioxidants, or dietary modification.
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is a non-invasive, easy-to-do, affordable method to look at an accurate report of your tissue levels of 36 key minerals and heavy metals impacting your health.
Comprehensive Analysis Report: Includes detailed graphed results for 8 toxic metals, 15 nutritional minerals, 15 additional elements, 7 significant mineral ratios and 9 toxic metal ratios.
DUTCH Test
DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) is the gold standard for reproductive and adrenal hormone testing and is superior to blood or serum tests as it includes metabolites which reflect hormone utilization and patterns. This is a great lab for both men and women, specifically for those wanting to understand their fertility, menstrual irregularities, peri and menopausal issues, low libido, fatigue, weight issues, insomnia and more.
GPL Environmental TOX Profile
(Toxic non-metal chemicals)
The Journal of Pediatrics recently stated that 250 lbs of toxic chemicals are dumped into the environment per person per day. These toxins are in our air, soil, water, and household products and are involved in nearly every single health condition imaginable: from infertility, weight gain, ADHD, Parkinsons’, diabetes, hormonal imbalance, cancer, autoimmunity, and much more.
Even people that are diligent or those that don't have any observable issues likely have a hefty amount of these harmful toxins in their bodies. Understanding one's status provides direction on how to properly support avoidance and detoxification as well as reduce or prevent illness associated with these poisons. Anyone would benefit from this test.
MycoTOX Profile
(Mold Exposure)
Mold Toxicity or Biotoxin exposure is increasingly the root cause of difficult-to-determine complex illness and is largely ignored by conventional care. Molds and their toxins are often invisible and scentless and are found in buildings, vehicles and many foods. Mycotoxins compromise the integrity of the blood-brain barrier which has a neurotoxic effect and creates an inflammatory environment making the body hospitable for infections, toxicities, and drains the body's adaptive reserves. An Organic Acids Test will indicate if mold may be a concern, the Mycotoxin Profile is a home test kit using urine and is the next step which looks at the specific mold toxins affecting health and how much the body is contending with. This information guides treatments as different mold toxins respond to different therapies.
GI-MAP Comprehensive Stool Analysis
The Gut is the seat of our health. Our microbial counterparts out number us 10:1 - meaning we are more microorganism DNA than we are human DNA. Increasingly science is confirming that gut microbiome is responsible for all aspects of our health influencing immune, cardiovascular, neuro-cognitive, skin, aging and essentially everything else. When our gut is not healthy the stage is set for cancer, autoimmunity, failure to thrive and more. The industry standard is the GI MAP which has revolutionized our understanding of the gut using PCR technology revealing communities of good and bad microorganisms that are causing our health concerns. But additionally it has markers not found on other stool analysis that examine immunoglobulins, liver detox, pancreatic function and more.
IgG Food MAP with XMAP® Technology
Food Sensitivities and allergies are often drivers of chronic illness. In the "test don't guess" line of thinking, correctly identifying offending foods which cause leaky gut, chronic inflammation, digestive disorders, skin issues, weight imbalances, sleep disorders and much more can be the missing puzzle piece needed to improve health. Surprisingly things that are often considered healthy can be the most common allergens. This home test uses blood from a quick prick to the finger.
Disclaimer
A few things to be clear about
I do not diagnose or treat disease; instead I find imbalances, deficiencies, infections, toxicities etc aka healing opportunities and provide diet, supplemental, and lifestyle support to address those opportunities.
This is not medical care and you should discuss with your physician nutritional support that you choose.
I don’t work with insurance.
I don’t create personal menu plans but will tell you foods to favor and those to avoid and will steer you towards a dietary plan that does have recipes and menus that’s most suitable for your needs.
I’m not licensed, I am certified as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner.
I do not work with smokers, or substance abuse/addicts that are not in treatment or recovery.
I do not work with vegans unless they are willing to make changes in their diet to include small amounts of animal foods.
