labs & testing

Conventional Laboratory Evaluation

There are a variety of different laboratory tests that may be ordered by the doctor. Some of these may include:

Nutritional/Micronutrient testing

A comprehensive nutritional evaluation that measures vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other essential micronutrients within the body's blood cells. This analysis reveals a person's nutritional status over a long period of time making it a more effective measurement compared to other nutritional testing.

Food allergy/sensitivity testing

A finger-stick blood test to evaluate IgG and IgA food sensitivities. The test evaluates reactions to many different foods and is a tool to help guide elimination diets.

Organic Acid Testing

The Organic Acid test offers a comprehensive evaluation of an individual's overall health by measuring metabolic byproducts in a person's urine. The OAT accurately measures levels of intestinal yeast and bacteria, many of which are often missed with conventional laboratory testing. The test also evaluates carbohydrate digestion and mitochondrial function, while also measuring levels of certain vitamins and neurotransmitters.

Comprehensive digestive stool analysis

This test offers a comprehensive evaluation of overall health of the gastrointestinal tract. The analysis evaluates digestion/absorption markers, gut metabolic markers, gut microbiology markers, ova & parasite identification.

MTHFR Genotyping

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is an enzyme that converts folic acid into a usable form. It is a key enzyme in an important detoxification reaction in the body (one that converts homocysteine, which is toxic, to methionine, which is benign). If this enzyme is impaired, the detoxification reaction is impaired and homocysteine can build up in the blood. This can cause cardiovascular damage.

Impairment of the MTHFR enzyme can also compromise other methylation reactions in the body, including neurotransmitter function. So, MTHFR activity has also been linked to depression/anxiety. Inefficiency of the MTHFR enzyme has also been linked to migraines, autism, ADHD, fertility, cancer and birth defects because all of these depend on proper methylation.

A gene is responsible for how well the MTHFR enzyme works. A blood test can identify whether or not an individual has variant copies of the MTHFR gene.

Rapid Strep

A simple throat swab done in office to evaluate for the presence of a bacterial throat infection caused by the Streptococcus bacteria.

Urinalysis

Urine test done in office to evaluate for a number of different conditions, including, infection, inflammation, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, other metabolic disorders.

Mold testing

Environmental chemical toxicity

DUTCH test (hormone testing)

Adrenal Function Testing