In line with our thorough approach to your health, we sometimes suggest that our clients have laboratory tests to confirm a diagnosis, or as a metric to gauge improvement in your condition. Tests that we conduct regularly at the clinic include:
Food Intolerance Profile
Many people live with minor or major symptoms of adverse food reactions for years without ever suspecting the involvement of the immune system and the foods which trigger them. This test can take a lot of the heartache and guesswork out of diagnosing food intolerances. For people who suffer from vague digestive complaints that aren't explained by celiac disease, dairy intolerance or fructose malabsorption, often the only remaining option is to follow a strict elimination diet to identify any possible culprits. An elimination diet relies on you not reacting to any foods that are considered low-allergenic, and involves you being hyper-aware of what is going into your mouth. Like all things in life there is the cheap way and the easy way. The cheap way is an elimination diet - speak to us about this option, we have compiled a list of foods that almost no-one has tested positive for. The easy way is a blood test that determines your level of tolerance to a variety of foods - the cost varies from $110 - $380 for a comprehensive analysis of 93 foods. Our experienced practitioners will be able to tell you if this test is the best place for you to start, or if easier or cheaper alternatives might provide you with better answers to your health concerns.
Who should do this test?
For digestive complaints, any skin conditions including acne, eczema and psoriasis, hormonal imbalances, migraine, depression, fluid retention, lowered immunity, mood swings, asthma, inflammatory conditions, and any painful conditions including period pain, and behavioral problems in children.
Complete Digestive Stool Analysis
Good health starts in the digestive tract, but for some the digestion is a minefield of bad bacteria, old yeast and funguses picked up from overseas trips, and poorly functioning digestive enzymes. This test is particularly useful for people with chronic inflammatory diseases including psoriasis, arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, as well as for those who know their digestion doesn't function well.
Who should do this test?
If you suspect something is up with your digestion, this test will identify exactly what's going on.
Hair Mineral Analysis
Our exposure to heavy metals such as lead, mercury, aluminium, cadmium (among others) is of growing concern to the general public. Old-style dental amalgams containing mercury, old-style aluminium saucepans for cooking food, and for those who remember leaded petrol for older cars - these sources of heavy metals were once prolific, but their lack of presence now doesn't mean there is no further issue. It can take decades for the body to detoxify and remove levels of these metals from the body, mercury is passed from mother to child in-utero, lead can still be found in the soil next to highways and heavy traffic areas, and aluminium is still in use today in various forms. Some people's exposure has been higher than others, some people are not so great at getting rid of these heavy metals that can be toxic in even moderate amounts in the body.
Who should do this test?
Those who have chronic, unusual or unexplained symptoms ranging from headaches, aches and pains, chronic fatigue and tiredness through to metabolic disorders that affect the thyroid and adrenal glands, mood - the list is quite extensive.
Adrenal Hormone Testing
For those who are suffering from the effects of a stressful and demaning life, this test will show you how much steam is left in your adrenal reserves. When your adrenals are weakened by prolonged or intense stress you may suffer from – fatigue, foggy memory, your stress response and ability to deal with trauma is lowered, immunity is lowered increasing risk of infection, allergic reactions and inflammatory conditions, ability to cope with environmental extremes is lowered, and blood pressure irregularities may also be present.
Who should do this test?
Stress related conditions, "workaholism", chronic fatigue, poor memory, low immunity, allergies, anyone who is interested to see how much "gas is left in the tank".
