This functional test is a window into your microbiome. Taken from a single stool sample, we can assess the current state of several digestive and immune markers as well as microbes that cause disease or that disrupt normal microbial balance, potentially contributing to your symptoms and/ or illness. It helps us understand the current state of your unique microbiome, how it is likely affecting your overall health, and how you can achieve a better balance between desirable and less desirable microorganisms in your gut. It screens for pathogenic bacteria, commensal bacteria, opportunistic pathogens, fungi, viruses, and parasites. This is my recommended starting functional test for many of my clients.

What works for someone else may not work for you. You can eat an extremely healthy diet and still have inflammation in your body. Cut out the guesswork as to which foods are creating friction in your body through an ALCAT test. Food sensitivities can lead to symptoms such as digestive disorders, fatigue, weight gain, headaches, joint pain, and skin conditions. Food sensitivities are difficult to identify because symptoms can be delayed up to 72 hours. The ALCAT® offers a useful tool for detecting the foods and chemicals causing these responses. The ALCAT® diagnostic system detects changes in the size and number of white blood cells (i.e. immune cells) in response to exposure to the offending foods and chemicals. A significant advantage of this system is that it uses whole and live blood, which contains all of the immune factors, cells and serum proteins that might be involved in an adverse reaction to a food or chemical. The results are client specific and provide an easy, precise and effective starting point for dietary and lifestyle manipulation. The ALCAT test usually contains eye opening data and can be truly life changing for many clients.

The Dried Urine Testing for Comprehensive Hormones (DUTCH) test is an advanced test for reproductive sex and adrenal hormones for both men and women. It is more comprehensive than serum, saliva or 24-hour urine testing and easily collected with four dried urine samples on filter paper. Hormones measured include DHEA, Progesterone, Estrogen (3 forms), Testosterone, Cortisol, Cortisone, Melatonin as well as their metabolites, plus a marker for oxidative damage to DNA. Checking the metabolites and methylation of estrogens is important data for understanding how well you are clearing estrogens from your body.  Daily free cortisol patterns give insight regarding stress loading and cortisol response, as compared to normal diurnal patterns.

This test is beneficial for people suffering from extreme fatigue, sleep or stress issues, fertility issues, PCOS, fibroids, PMS, irregular periods, painful periods, anxiety, mood issues and endometriosis. It provides a comprehensive picture of how adrenal and reproductive hormone imbalances may be contributing to these problems. This test can also be useful for effective monitoring of hormone replacement therapy.

Did you know that ‘normal’ blood lab ranges change every year to reflect the changing population averages? In other words, current day ‘normal’ ranges are often not optimal. Instead of using broad reference ranges based on statistical averages, a functional view of blood chemistry looks for subtle imbalances and potential health risks that can be contributing to your symptoms. This can provide valuable insight into your overall health before pathology is diagnosed.  Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis is a powerful and cost-effective screening tool that can help you achieve optimal health and prevent disease.