Functional medicine assessment and lab testing is an essential first step to understanding the imbalances that are present in your body.
Functional laboratory testing services include:
Preventive Healthy Aging Bio-marker Tests:
Male and Female Complete Healthy Aging Wellness Blood Profiles
Body Composition Evaluation with BIA Biomarkers 2000 ™
For healthy aging knowing your body composition is more important than knowing your weight.
The number on the scale isn’t telling the whole story. The real story can only be found by determining your body composition. How much of your body is fat, muscle, bone, and water? What is your “individual” metabolic rate? How many calories do you need to eat each day? These questions can only be answered by body composition analysis.
Healthy body composition reduces the risk of developing obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, insulin insensitivity, type 2 diabetes, hormone imbalance, and more.
Body composition analysis is the clinical assessment of tissue and fluid compartments in the human body.
 Fat Mass
Fat-Free Mass
Body Cell Mass (Intracellular Mass)
Extracellular Mass
Total Body Water
Intracellular Water
Extracellular Water
A normal distribution of tissue and fluid in the body is associated with immunity, high function, and longevity.
Body composition analysis is useful for preventative and therapeutic applications like:
Nutritional Assessment
Anti-Aging Therapy
Physical Performance Assessment
Weight Management
Obesity
Fluid and Nutritional Assessment
Geriatrics
Lifestyles Assessment
Athletic Performance
Oxidata™ Free Radical Oxidative Stress assessment www.oxidata.com
Unhealthy pre-mature aging is associated with high levels of oxidative cell damage. You can detect cell damage within minutes with the oxidata test.
Oxidative Stress Analysis 2.0 Blood Test
This test utilizes a blood sample in order to evaluate the body's oxidative stress status and antioxidant reserve. It is a more complete measure of anti-oxidant status by measuring the critical levels of key anti-oxidants like glutathione GSH, superoxide dismutase SOD, lipid peroxides, cysteine and sulfates.
Spectracell Telomere Test www.spectracell.com
Telomeres are sections of genetic material at the end of each chromosome whose primary function is to prevent chromosomal “fraying” when a cell replicates. As a cell ages, its telomeres become shorter. Eventually, the telomeres become too short to allow cell replication, the cell stops dividing and will ultimately die - a normal biological process. SpectraCell’s Telomere Test can determine the length of a patient’s telomeres in relation to the patient’s age.
Organix™ Metabolic Cellular Energy Function Test
Organic acid analysis is a very powerful diagnostic tool that is being used more and more frequently to identify defects and abnormalities in your metabolism so they can be corrected before they result in severe health problems.
Organic acid testing is one of THE most important things you can do to protect yourself against chronic illness and make sure that your diet and nutritional supplement program is doing what it should and not causing additional problems.
You no longer have to guess about what might be “ailing you!” You owe it to yourself and those you love to utilize organic acid analysis get yourself tested and take whatever steps you need to keep yourself healthy and happy.
The results of the organic acid test are broken down into four categories:
- Mitochondrial energy production
- Systemic toxicity
- Bacteria and fungal growth in your intestinal tract
- Specific nutritional deficiencies
As you can see these are all extremely important areas that have a dramatic impact on your health on a day to day basis.
ASI™ Adrenal Stress Index Profile
This profile is an indicator of catabolic balance of your body. It measures the ratio of the hormones cortisol and DHEA as a reflection of how well your body is responding to and handling daily stresses.
General Systems Functional Lab Tests
In order to properly assess the function of the various systems of the body
we utilize tests provided by many state of the art testing laboratories like:
Genova Diagnostics
ZRT Labs
Doctors Data
USBiotek
Spectracell
DiagnosTechs
Alcat Labs
Neuroscience, Inc www.neurorelief.com
Metametrix
IgenX
Interleukin Genetics
These labs provide testing in the following areas:
Gastrointestinal Assessments:
Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis CDSA by Genova Diagnostics
Intestinal Permeability Test
Microbiology Analysis for yeast, bacteria and parasites
Digestive Function Stool Analysis
Nutritional Assessments:
Organix Cellular Energy Profile by Metametrix
NutrEval FMV™ Comprehensive Nutritional Evaluation
ONE® Optimal Nutrition Evaluation
ION: Individual Optimal Nutrition Profile by Metametrix
HS-Omega 3 Index®
Essential Mineral Elemental Analysis
Amino Acid Analysis
Anti-oxidant Protection Vitamin A, E, K & CoQ10 test
Essential Fatty Acid Omega index Balance Analysis
Spectracell Micronutrient Test
Metabolic Assessments:
Organix Cellular Energy Profile by Metametrix
Cardiovascular Risk Assessments
CV Health™ Profile
Metabolic Dysglycemia Profile
Toxin Detoxification Profile
Toxic Mineral & Chemical Test
Anti-oxidant Status - Oxidative Stress Profile
Functional Endocrinology Assessments:
ASI™ Adrenal Stress Index Profile
NeuroScience Neurotransmitter Balance Assessments
Bone Health Panel™
Bone Resorption Osteoporosis Risk Evaluation
Female Hormone Panel™
Post-Menopausal Hormone Panel™
Male Hormone Panel™
Estronex™ Estrogen balance assessment by Metametrix
DHEA, IGF and Melatonin Hormone Tests
Thyroid Hormone Panel
Vitamin D3
Immunology Assessments:
Alcat Labs Food & Chemical Sensitivity Profiles
Environmental Pollutants Profile by US BioTek
Food and Environmental Allergy Profiles
PCBs Toxin Profile
Celiac and Gluten Sensitivity Test
Anti-Chemical Antibody Profile
Immune Function Panel
Inflammatory Cytokines Profile
Individualized Genomic Testing:
Identify your individual genetic risks for unhealthy aging like:
Weight management genomic tests by Interleukin Genetics
Cardiogenomic Test for a strong family history of cardiovascular risk
Osteogenomic Test for family history of osteoarthritis & osteoporosis
Immunogenomic Test for immunologic conditions and cancer
Comprehensive Inflammation Profile for a strong family history of inflammatory conditions like asthma and arthritis
Neurogenomic test for neurodegenerative dementia and
Alzheimers.
At Natural Family Health Connecticut we are very selective in deciding which of which tests are necessary are based on your family history and the initial physical functional medicine evaluation. For more information about these laboratory assessments please contact us today!
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