1. Food Allergy Testing

With allergies, the immune system reacts be releasing cells called antibodies. Foods that cause antibodies to be released are called allergens. IgE reactions are what most people think in terms of food allergies (eg. peanut allergies). Whereas, IgG reactions take hours or days to develop. This makes it almost impossible to discover which foods are causing the problem without testing.

Conditions associated: weight gain, digestive disorders (gas/bloating, constipation, diarrhea), mood and attention deficit disorders and other conditions such as respiratory (asthma), joint (arthritis) , skin (eczema/acne) and blood vessel problems (high blood pressure).

•Test 96 general foods (vegetarian and non-vegetarian)
•15 extra vegetarian foods
•24 common herbs and spices
•Inhalants
•AllerGSpot- includes Candida

2. Salivary Hormone Testing

Saliva measures hormone that has actually made it into tissue, because hormones pass through saliva gland tissue before getting into saliva. Blood measures hormones that might eventually get to tissue.

Conditions associated: weight gain, depression/difficulty coping/irritability, sleep disturbance, hot flashes, bone loss, breast cancer and infertility.

•Estrogen
•Progesterone
•DHEA
•Testosterone
•Cortisol
•2-hydroxyestrone: 16-alpha-hydroxyestrone (urine test)


3. Adrenal Function Test

Stress is unavoidable, which is why we have physiologic systems in place to help us cope. Under stress, the adrenal glands produce the hormone cortisol plus catecholamine hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. Exposure to stress can result in what is known as the General Adaptation Syndrome.

Conditions associated with Cortisol deficiency : allergies, fatigue, muscle aches and pains, feeling cold, morning sluggishness, low sex drive, feel unable to cope, feel “burned out”, impaired memory, symptoms of poor thyroid function

Conditions associated with Cortisol excess : irritability, feel “tired but wired”, weight gain around the waist, sleep disturbance, bone loss, high blood pressure, loss of muscle mass, insulin resistance, low sex drive and loss of scalp hair.

4. Hair Mineral Analysis  

Good health depends on having the right balance of nutritional elements and low levels of toxic elements. Hair mineral analysis is an easy and inexpensive way to measure these levels. Hair analysis shows long term exposure to the various elements. Certain elements are crucial to health, for example, calcium and magnesium are essential for bone development. However, other elements like mercury, cadmium and lead are toxic.

Conditions related to toxic elements: anxiety/depression, memory impairment, heart disease, neurological problems (numbness/tingling, tremors, twitches), fatigue, ADD/Autism.