Functional Testing
Functional testing may be used to support your journey to optimal health and vitality. Testing eliminates the guesswork by providing valuable insights into your individual biochemistry and nutritional needs allowing for a more individualized and effective approach.
While standard NHS testing is most often used to detected and diagnose existing health conditions or diseases, functional testing is used to provide an understanding of underlying root causes for your symptoms. Testing eliminates the guesswork and facilitates are more targeted approached by support your journey towards optimal health.
Function testing can explore nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalance, digestive function, barrier integrity, food sensitivities, environmental toxicity, inflammation and genetic individuality.
Popular Functional Tests
Comprehensive Stool Analysis Test
Provides comprehensive gut microbiome and intestinal health insights including clinically relevant markers of digestive and barrier function, and inflammation. Stool testing a shed light on the unique microbial community of your intestinal tract by quantifying relative abundance of different species of bacteria and fungi. Stool testing can also identify the presence of parasites.
Microbiome status can have implications in whole body health and well being and is recommended for a range of conditions including skin conditions, neurodiversity support, digestive discomfort and chronic inflammation.
Food Intolerance Testing
Can help identify trigger foods and environmental allergens to support fast symptom improvement. Addressing known intolerances can support gut barrier healing, reduce inflammation, improve immune function and overall well-being.
Hormone Assessment
Dutch Hormone testing offers comprehensive analysis of sex and adrenal hormone levels, metabolites and clearance pathways. Insights offered by Dutch hormone testing help to identify root cause of symptoms related to perimenopause/menopause, PCOS, chronic fatigue, and stress management.
Thyroid Function
Comprehensive thyroid hormone analysis including TSH, T4, T3, reverse T3, and thyroid antibodies. Some symptoms on thyroid dysfunction may chronic fatigue, weight gain/inability to loose weight, low mood, thinning hair, and dry skin to name a few.
Advanced Metabolic and Cardiovascular Markers
Get insights on your metabolic and cardiovascular health with more advanced markers. Important markers for early prevention include fasting insulin, hsCRP, homocysteine, ApoB, LDL Cholesterol density and oxidation status.
Toxin Analysis
Toxin exposure is simply a reality in modern societies that can have significant impact on overall health. Genetic individuality, environmental exposure over time, detoxification capabilities determined toxin accumulation in the body. Understanding your status and vulnerabilities enable a target approach to resolving unexplained symptoms.
Nutrient Status and General Health Screening
A thorough health screen provides important insight in kidney and liver function, nutrient status, and cellular health that may uncover root cause of unexplained symptoms as well as providing a comprehensive health overview. This is a great tool for prevention and enables informed decisions for creating a personalised diety and lifestyle protocol. Some of these test can be done through you GP.
Biological age
Measure epigenetic markers to assess biological age, pace of aging, and chronic disease risk. Our genetics are fixed at conception, but epigenetic controls gene expression. Environmental exposures, including diet and lifestyle, can influence epigenetic and ultimately genetic expression. Looking at epigenetic markers can inform target diet and lifestyle recommendations to support healthy aging.