WHEN NORMAL IS NOT OPTIMAL

One of the most important tests! This is the key to knowing what forms of supplements are best, how the liver pathways are doing and other issues. These need correlated with the other tests. MTHFR Support is where I recommend ordering it. Gene mutations show which forms of supplements are best for you, how your body handles oxalates and ammonia, how the liver pathways and phases are doing, etc. 

The new Advanced Pathways Test allows us to understand the key SNP’s we require for methylation, detoxification and neurotransmitters. With over 300 SNP’s this comprehensive report will provide and support you and your Practitioner to make informed decisions regarding your health protocols.
Here’s a few of the genes I look at:

• BHMT 
• CBS 
• COMT
• CYP 
• GAD 
• MAOA 
• MTHFR C677T 
• MTHFR A1298C
• MTR & MTRR
• VDR TAQ 

 This is  a comprehensive urine test that measures markers for vitamin and mineral levels, oxidative stress, neurotransmitter levels, mold, Candida, certain gut infections, salicylates, and oxalates. Also known as OAT. This is a urine test that provides a comprehensive nutritional and metabolic snapshot of an individual’s overall health. The OAT measures 76 organic acids from one easy to collect urine sample.
What this test shows:

• Mold, yeast and bacterial imbalances
• Mitochondrial dysfunction
• Neurotransmitter metabolites (correlated with genetics)
• Carbohydrates, fat and protein metabolism
• Glutathione
• Oxalates
• Nutritional markers
• Amino acids
• Detoxification markers
• Ammonia

When you get blood work from your doctor, they typically look at only a few markers. Some may look at more numbers, but often it’s still not a full panel. For example, when doctors order a thyroid panel it’s usually just TSH and T3. That doesn’t give us the full story. The thyroid involves a whole system of hormones. They may tell you your blood work looks normal, even when you don’t feel well. I prefer a much stricter range of numbers. “The feel good range” as I call it. 

These are what I look at:

• Complete metabolic panel
• Complete blood count
• Full thyroid panel (TSH, Reverse T3, Free and total T3 and T4, TPO & TBG antibodies)
• Full iron panel (Iron, TIBC, Iron saturation, ferritin)
• Lipid panel
• Homocysteine
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin D
• CRP
• Hemoglobin A1C
• HNK1 (CD57) panel
• Urinalysis 

 DUTCH offers the most extensive profile of sex and adrenal hormones along with their metabolites. Rather than blood work, which only shows a couple of hormone numbers at the moment of collection, the DUTCH shows many hormones over a period of time.
What it looks at:

• Progesterone
• Oestrogens: estrone, oestradiol, estriol and their metabolites
• Testosterone and it’s metabolites
• Adrenals free & metabolized cortisol and cortisol curve
• Circadian rhythm
• DHEA and DHEAs
• Estrogen detoxification
• Sulfation detoxification
• Oxidative stress
• Organic acid markers
• Melatonin markers

 Hormone-related symptoms can occur from the age of when a menstrual cycle commences. Generally, hormonal issues is usually not a clear-cut case of one hormone level being abnormal, or even one hormone system. In fact, because of the role that hormones play as chemical messengers to wake up the genome in specific target tissues throughout the body, it makes sense that all hormone systems work in concert with each other to maintain a state of balance.

Salivary hormone measurements provide an accurate analyses of oestrogens, progesterone, and testosterone in determining the need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Hormone levels may be normal, indicating that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not needed.

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The GI-MAP detects microbes that may be disturbing normal microbial balance or contributing to illness. It’s also an indicator of digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function. 

The Complete Microbiome Mapping Test was designed to assess a patient’s microbiome from a single stool sample, with particular attention to microbes that cause disease or that disrupt normal microbial balance and contribute to perturbations in the GI flora and contribute to illness.

The panel is a comprehensive collection of microbial targets as well as immune and digestive markers. It screens for pathogenic bacteria, commensal bacteria, opportunistic pathogens, fungi, viruses, and parasites.

GeneSight Psychotropic is a pharmacogenomic test which means that it analyses how your genes may affect medication outcomes. The GeneSight test analyses clinically important genetic variations in your DNA. Results can inform your healthcare provider about how you may break down or respond to certain medications commonly prescribed to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other psychiatric conditions.

The GeneSight test must be ordered by your healthcare provider or nurse practitioner. The test is a simple cheek swab taken in your healthcare provider’s office or can be sent by your healthcare provider to be taken in the convenience of your home.

GeneSight Psychotropic is a pharmacogenomic test which means that it analyses how your genes may affect medication outcomes. The GeneSight test analyses clinically important genetic variations in your DNA. Results can inform your healthcare provider about how you may break down or respond to certain medications commonly prescribed to treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other psychiatric conditions.

The GeneSight test must be ordered by your healthcare provider or nurse practitioner. The test is a simple cheek swab taken in your healthcare provider’s office or can be sent by your healthcare provider to be taken in the convenience of your home.