Functional Testing

Adrenal Testing For many of us chronic stress has led to both adrenal hormone imbalances and a breakdown in the proper communication between the brain and adrenal glands. Resetting your adrenal health can influence your metabolism, hormone production, memory, sleep, energy, and immune system . Adrenal stress also contributes to chronic pain by affecting muscle, bone and connective tissue integrity and the ability of your body to make it's own anti- inflammatory hormones. Our trusted test for measuring adrenal function is the BioHealth 201 panel. This test measures salivary levels of DHEA and morning, noon, afternoon and evening levels of cortisol. From this we can design a nutritional program to restore your adrenal health and help you move from Sick and Tired to Fit and Fabulous.	Thyroid Testing Thyroid Problems are rampant but few people get satisfaction from medical care in this area. The functional approach looks at the thyroid at a deeper level because many problems outside of the thyroid influence the thyroid. Environmental toxins have a major influence on the thyroid as does gut health, cortisol levels, and liver function. Instead of just checking thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) we take a more comprehensive look at the thyroid by ordering additional testing to find out what is really going on. We always check for thyroid antibodies because in a number of cases the immune system is beating up on the thyroid. Then the immune system needs to be the target of nutritional support thus allowing the thyroid to heal. A more comprehensive look gives us more options to help you.	Male and Female Hormone Testing In this day and age of high stress, poor quality foods, and toxicity everywhere who doesn’t have some hormonal imbalances? DHEA produced by the adrenals is the precursor to both estrogen and testosterone and progesterone will be robbed if the body is struggling to produce cortisol. For these reasons we also test and work with the adrenals as we help someone with their male or female hormones. Salivary or blood testing can be used to determine hormone levels and guide proper supplementation. What is unique about our work is that we always look at hormone levels within the context of everything else going on in the body such as liver, digestion, toxins, diet and stress levels.
Gastrointestinal Testing Whether it is abdominal pain, gas and bloating, arthritis, headaches, heartburn, skin problems, or chronic fatigue – any of these can be related to gastrointestinal dysfunction. Restoring GI health boils down to removing hidden infections, dealing with food sensitivities and resetting proper digestion. There is no better test than the 401H from BioHealth for finding hidden bacterial, yeast or parasitic infection. This is a stool test which you do in the privacy of your own home. We find that 9 out of 10 people we test have some kind of GI infection. These infections rob us of nutrients and create inflammation which damages our health in many ways.	Nutrient Deficiency Testing Many of us take vitamins and minerals but which ones do we really need? Organic acids are byproducts of normal metabolism and by measuring them we can get insight into all of the following. 1. B Complex vitamin status 2. energy production markers 3. liver detoxification pathways 4. anti-oxidant status 5. intestinal bacteria and yeast activity 6. status of neurotransmitter breakdown As you can imagine this simple urine test can give us a huge advantage in helping you solve the cause of your chronic health problems. It can also be used to help us reach peak health and performance as well as to age more gracefully.	Heavy Metal Testing Heavy Metal toxicity such as from mercury, lead, aluminum and cadmium is a real problem and can significantly impact our health. Some people have more exposure to metals than others yet each of our bodies react differently. Your functional questionnaire will give us certain indicators if heavy metal testing might be a wise choice. Traditional medical testing for metals does not use a chelating or binding agent and therefore only shows a problem if the exposure was in the last two weeks . To find the body burden of metals we give a chelating agent and measure what comes out in the urine over a 6 hour period. This testing has helped us change some lives in an amazing way.