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FUNCTIONAL TESTING

functional testing & interpretation

Does this resonate?

  • You’ve been told all of your labs are normal, but you feel like garbage.
  • You’ve just started to accept things as just being your new “reality,” and you’re just dealing with it.
  • You feel like there has to be something else going on.
  • You just know there just has to be something that would make it easier to reach your health & performance goals.

We use functional testing with our 1:1 clients to play nutrition detective & figure out what else might be the underlying issue or offer room for better system support.

If you’re not looking for coaching right now but want to dig into the labs and find the root of what’s going on with your body, you can still get testing.

We provide functional testing for gut health, hormone health, mineral status, and micronutrient status.

After you complete the test(s), we’ll schedule a 30-minute call where we’ll review your results and give you a basic protocol recommendation.

Note: we cannot order testing in the NY or RI

GI MAP sTOOL TEST

 

Gut health is at the root of everything else you try to do for your health. If your gut’s not doing well, it doesn’t much matter what you do nutritionally. We always start with the gut.

The gut microbiome, in particular, is vital in mediating the effects of diet and other factors, including digestive, immune, metabolic, neurological, and hormone functions.

 Figuring out what is going on in your gut can help us get to the root cause of chronic illness & symptoms that you’ve accepted as “normal”.

The GI-MAP (Microbial Assay Plus) is unique in the field of comprehensive stool testing. It relies exclusively on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology to detect parasites, bacteria, fungi, and much more, by targeting the specific DNA of the organisms tested.

  • We’ll ship a GI Map stool test kit to your house 
  • You’ll collect the sample in the privacy of your home and ship it back to the lab with a prepaid FedEx envelope.
  • I’ll interpret your results for you & recommend a protocol in a 30-minute session 
  • You’ll get a discount for my pharmaceutical-grade supplement dispensary to implement your protocol

You can order what you need here:

DUTCH Hormone test & interpretation

 

Your hormonal profile plays a huge role in your body’s functional capacity. We look at hormone patterns for many of our 1:1 clients to help us find the gaps that are keeping them from reaching their goals.

The DUTCH Plus™ is the most advanced hormone test, offering an extensive profile of sex and adrenal hormones, diurnal pattern of free cortisol, the total and distribution of cortisol metabolites, Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) and melatonin, along with their metabolites, to identify symptoms of hormonal imbalances. 

It’s the most accurate test providing a complete assessment of hormonal health to bring an important piece of the HPA-axis into focus. 

  • We’ll ship a DUCTH Plus test kit to your house 
  • You’ll collect the samples in the privacy of your home and ship them back to the lab with a prepaid kit.
  • I’ll interpret your results for you & recommend a protocol in a 30-minute session 
  • You’ll get a discount for my pharmaceutical-grade supplement dispensary to implement your protocol

You can order what you need here:

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis & Interpretation

Minerals are essential thousands of processes in the body – everything from energy production to detoxification to digestion. Imbalances among minerals can show up as mood issues, cellular hypothyroidism and low stomach acid – all of which make you more susceptible to other nutrient deficiencies and hormone imbalances. With Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis we get an idea of how your body is using and metabolizing minerals, including a snapshot of your adrenal function, thyroid function, estrogen levels, and more.

  • We’ll ship a Trace Elements HTMA kit to your house and you’ll collect a small hair sample from the back of your scalp.
  • You’ll return it to the lab in the addressed envelope provided.
  • We’ll interpret your results for you & recommend a protocol in a 30-minute session 
  • You’ll get a discount for my pharmaceutical-grade supplement dispensary to implement your protocol

You can order what you need here:

 

Micronutrient Status Test & Interpretation

 

Micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) are the drivers of everything that happens in your body. Every system is dependent on these resources, and gaps are super common. As an athlete and active adult, your needs are especially high.

The micronutrient test we like to use with our 1:1 clients checks both extracellular and intracelluar micronutrient status.

  • Micronutrients that are free floating in your blood and exist outside the cells, determined in serum are called extracellular micronutrients.

    These extracellular micronutrients are a static measure of what is in your blood at any given time. These are dependent on your short-term intake of supplements or diet and give a direct assessment of your baseline micronutrient levels.

  • Extracellular nutrient tests reflect a person’s diet over a relatively narrow time frame.

  • Intracellular micronutrients are the micronutrients absorbed by your circulating white blood cells and red blood cells.

    Cellular micronutrient absorption is an important step in maintaining and promoting optimal functioning of all our cells.

    It is important to understand that, even though you may be consuming an adequate or healthy diet or supplements, your cellular intake levels of those nutrients may not be sufficient and may still provide risks for deficiencies and the disorders associated with them.

Almost every physiological function in your body requires micronutrients to function optimally. Having adequate levels makes all the difference.

  • We’ll ship a Vibrant America blood test kit to your house
  • You’ll find a blood draw center near you (using Vibrant’s draw center locator), and the draw center will ship the kit back to the lab for you.
  • We’ll interpret your results for you & recommend a protocol in a 30-minute session 
  • You’ll get a discount for my pharmaceutical-grade supplement dispensary to implement your protocol

You can order what you need here: