Nutritional Testing

  • If you struggle with any of the following conditions or are curious about your nutritional status, nutritional testing may be able to help identify the root cause of your ailments:

    • Depression

    • Heart disease

    • Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

    • Fatigue

    • Weight issues

    • General dietary guidance

    • Malnutrition (often observed in the elderly)

    • Maldigestion/Malabsorption related to the gut

    • Athletic performance

    • Physical trauma/healing

    Nutritional testing provides a complete assessment compared to what standard labs offer. Personalized recommendations for amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, digestive support, and other nutrients are provided. Testing can also reveal toxic exposures and measure your body’s ability to neutralize those toxins.

    The benefits of nutritional balance include healthy weight, mental wellness, disease prevention, and increased energy.

    The Metabolomix+ can be collected completely in the comfort of your own home. It requires a urine sample and if your practitioner orders add-on testing, a bloodspot finger stick, and cheek swab.

    • Personalized Results Overview and Nutrient Need Overview

      • Functional Imbalance Scores in areas of methylation, toxic exposure, mitochondrial dysfunction, fatty acid imbalances, and oxidative stress

      • Nutrient Need Overview with recommendations for antioxidants, B-vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, GI support, and amino acids

      • Interpretation-At-A-Glance pages provide nutritional educational support for you and your patient highlighting the function of each nutrient, cause of deficiency,complications of deficiency and food sources of the nutrient

    • Malabsorption and Bacterial/ Yeast Dysbiosis Markers are metabolites produced by the gastrointestinal microbiome

    • Cellular Energy & Mitochondrial Metabolites are biomarkers of carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism, and the citric acid (Kreb’s) cycle

    • Neurotransmitter Metabolites are downstream byproducts of epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine

    • Vitamin Markers are specific analytes used to assess functional levels of vitamin cofactors

    • Toxin & Detoxification Markers relate to certain toxic metabolites and the body’s detoxification capacity

    • Oxalate Markers relate to kidney stone formation, oxidative stress and metabolic dysfunction

      • Essential Amino Acids must be derived from dietary sources

      • Nonessential Amino Acids are synthesized by the body

      • Intermediary Metabolites are byproducts of amino acid metabolism

        • B Vitamin Markers are involved in biochemical reactions that specifically require B vitamins

        • Urea Cycle Markers are byproducts associated with nitrogen (ammonia) detoxification

        • Glycine/Serine Metabolites are involved in the serine-to-choline pathway and the methylation pathways

      • Dietary Peptide Related Markers can indicate incomplete protein breakdown and meat intake

    • include the oxidative damage markers lipid peroxides and 8-OHdG

    • Omega 3 Fatty Acids are essential for brain function and cardiovascular health and are anti-inflammatory

    • Omega 6 Fatty Acids are involved in the balance of inflammation

    • Omega 9 Fatty Acids are important for brain growth, nerve cell myelin, and reducing inflammation

    • Saturated Fatty Acids are involved in liproprotein metabolism and adipose tissue inflammation

    • Monounsaturated Fats include omega 7 fats and unhealthy trans fats

    • Delta-6 Desaturase Activity assesses efficiency of this enzyme to metabolize omega 6’s and omega 3’s

    • Cardiovascular Risk includes specific ratios and the Omega 3 Index

    • assesses 18 toxic and 14 mineral elements

    • include MTHFR, COMT, TNF-a, and APOE

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