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Laboratory Testing

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The Following Laboratory Tests are Described Below.

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  • Healthy Living Assessment

  • Blood Assessment

  • Micronutrient Testing

  • Environmental Chemical Toxins Screening

  • Heavy Metal Testing

  • Mold Toxin Exposure

  • Food Sensitivity Testing

  • SIBO Breath Test

  • Stool Analysis for pathogens

  • Thyroid Panel

  • Cardiometabolic Panel

  • Women's Health Assessment

  • Men's Health Assessment

  • Genetic Analysis

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Healthy Living Assessment

The Healthy Living Panel is a comprehensive blood test that provides insight into liver, kidney, blood, electrolyte and metabolic health. The Healthy Living Panel may be used as an initial screening test, or ordered as a follow-up panel.

 

Conditions:

The Healthy Living Panel may be recommended in the presence of elevated IgG to Candida, abnormal cortisol levels, low DHEAS, low testosterone, suspected anemia or nutritional deficiency, low levels of essential elements, gastric or peptic ulcer, and/or general malaise.

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The Healthy Living Panel includes:

  1. Complete Blood Count (CBC)

  2. Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)

  3. Calcium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Chloride, Sodium, Bicarbonate

  4. Glucose, Hemoglobin A1c

  5. Albumin, Bilirubin (Direct and Total), Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase (GGT), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST), Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH).

  6. Creatinine, Uric Acid, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN).

  7. Cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), Triglycerides.

Stool Analysis

Conditions Stool Analysis is used for:

  • Bloating

  • Diarrhea

  • Constipation 

  • Indigestion

  • Belching

  • Reflux

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Digestive Stool Analyses include:

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  1. Elastase - Marker of exocrine pancreatic function.

  2. Fecal fat - Marker of fat digestion & absorption 

  3. Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFA) - Marker of starch and fiber fermentation.

  4. Putrefactive SCFAs - Marker of protein fermentation.

  5. Calprotectin - Marker of neutrophil-driven inflammation.

  6. Secretory IgA - Marker of gut secretory immunity, tolerance, and exclusion of bacteria.

  7. Bacteriology - Demonstrates levels of good bacteria and presence of unwanted bacteria.

  8. Parasitology - Demonstrates presence of unwanted parasites.

  9. Celiac Profile.

  10. Fecal Occult Blood Testing for cancer detection.

  11. Colon Cancer Screening.

  12. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Breath Test.

THYROID PANEL

Any of the following tests may be run for a patient suffering from thyroid dysfunction. The combination of which highly depends on signs and symptoms of patient reviewed in their appointment.

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1. TSH

2. Free T4

3. Total T4

4. Free T4 Index (estimation of free T4: FT4I = TT4 x RT3U)

5. Free T3

6. Total T3

7. Resin T3 uptake

8. Reverse T3

9. Thyroglobulin

10. Anti-thyroglobulin antibody

11. Anti-TPO antibody

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Note the combination of items will depend on the patient.

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Package Deal:

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1. TSH

2. Free T4

3. Free T3

4. Anti-TPO antibody

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For more information check out the following:

Hypothyroidism: An integrative approach

CARDIOMETABOLIC PANEL

​This test is useful for the following conditions:

  • Hyperlipidemia

  • Coronary artery disease

  • Hypertension

  • Metabolic Syndrome

  • Family history of CVD

  • Excess abdominal fat

  • Obesity

  • Insulin resistance

  • Fatty Liver Disease
     

Cardiometabolic Panel includes:

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1. Lipoprotein Fractionation

2. Lipoprotein Particle Numbers

3. Total LDL Particles

4. Total HDL Particles

5. Triglycerides

6. Lipoprotein (a)

7. Leptin

8. Apolipoprotein B

9. hs-CRP

10. Homocysteine

11. Insulin

12. Glucose

13. Hemoglobin A1c

14. C-peptide 

15. Adiponectin

16. OmegaCheck

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Note the combination of items will depend on the patient.

Women's Health Assessment

​Conditions:

  • Menopause

  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

  • Infertility

  • Menstrual irregularities

  • Adrenal dysfunction

  • Mood disorders

  • Insomnia

  • Libido

  • Fatigue

  • Changes in hair and skin

  • Weight loss or gain 

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​Hormone Panel includes:

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  1. Cholesterol

  2. DHEAS

  3. Estradiol

  4. Progesterone

  5. Testosterone

  6. Vitamin D

  7. Cortisol

  8. Melatonin

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Comprehensive Hormone Insights™ (CHI) measures important hormones and hormone conjugates that allow evaluation of metabolized hormones, insight into hormone stores, and a view into liver function. CHI also includes many clinically meaningful cortisol measures including those that may inform on cortisol awakening response, recovery and repair and cortisol conjugation pattern. CHI also includes 17-OH-pregnenolone, an important precursor steroid, along with clinically relevant estrogen ratios that provide insights into breast cancer risk and estrogen metabolism.

 

The Comprehensive Hormone Insights™ requires a 4 urine samples, collected over a period of two days, eliminating the need for a cumbersome 24-hour collection.

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Note the combination of items will depend on the patient.

 

For more information, check out the following:

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and risk of islet autoimmunity.

Men's Health Assessment

​The Men’s Health provides insight via the biomarkers most relevant to men’s health. Men typically suffer heart attacks about seven years earlier than women, making lipid measurements an important part of the panel. In Canada, prostate cancer represents 21% of new cancers in men and hyperprolactinemia is a common finding with impotence or infertility. The Men’s Health may be recommended when androgens are low, estrogens are high or when signs and symptoms related to sexual or cardiac health are noted.

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The Men’s Health includes:

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  1. Bioavailable Testosterone

  2. Cholesterol

  3. FIT

  4. HDL

  5. LDL

  6. PSA

  7. Triglycerides

Blood Assessment

The Hematology Assessment provides insight into common markers of blood health. The Complete Blood Count (CBC) reports on the health of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Iron, vitamin B12 biomarkers are included to assess for anemias. The Hematology Assessment may be recommended in the presence of suspected anemias, nutritional deficiencies or any conditions related to blood health (e.g. infections, leukemias, clotting disorders).

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The Hematology Assessment includes:

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  1. CBC + Differential

  2. Ferritin

  3. Iron/TIBC

  4. Vitamin B12

FOOD INTOLERANCE 

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SENSITIVITY TESTING

IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE testing for a variety of foods. Testing immediate and delayed onset allergic reactions. 

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There is a growing body of evidence to support the clinical benefits of eliminating IgG reactive foods from the diet.

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In an IgG reaction, the IgG antibodies bind to food antigens creating antibody-antigen complexes. These complexes are normally removed by immune system cells called macrophages. However, if complexes are present in large numbers and the reactive food is still being consumed, the macrophages can’t remove them quickly enough. The food antigen-antibody complexes accumulate and can be deposited in body tissues. Once in tissues, these complexes can trigger inflammation, which may be responsible for a wide variety of symptoms.

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SIBO Breath Test

Also known as the hydrogen and methane breath tests help to diagnose either intolerance to sugars or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The test measures how the amount of hydrogen present in your breath changes after you consume a sugar solution.

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Commonly run for Irritable Bowel Syndrome as this test is the closest thing to understanding the root cause of IBS. 

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Based on results, a treatment approach is formulated and patients are always left feeling better.

MICRONUTRIENT TEST

Test your vitamin and mineral status. This one of a kind test, measures your nutrient status over the course of several months for a more accurate assessment than just a snapshot.

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B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6,B12, Folate, Pantothenate, Biotin)

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Amino acids and metabolites (Serine, glutamine, asparagine, choline, inositol, carnitine, oleic acid. 

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Other vitamins and minerals (vitamin D3, vitamin A, vitamin K2, manganese, calcium, zinc, copper, magnesium)

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Carbohydrate metabolism (fructose, glucose-insulin interaction, chromium)

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Antioxidants (glutathione, cysteine, coenzyme Q10, selenium, vitamin E, lipoic acid, vitamin C)

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Immunidex: Total immune function

Toxin Panels

  • Glyphosate Profile

    • Most widely produced herbicide used in agriculture and forestry, glyphosate​ is a weed killer that targets the enzymes that produce the amino acid tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine. Use of glyphosate has amplified, after the introduction of genetically modified glyphosate-resistant crops.

    • Individuals who are farmers, florists or landscapers that handle herbicides are at increased risk. Glyphosate is absorbed directly through the skin, through drinking water.
      The WHO classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen in humans.

    • Glyphosate exposure is the cause of many chronic health problems: non-hodgkins lymphoma, renal tubule carcinoma, pancreatic islet-cell adenoma and skin tumors. It also dysrupts the microbiome in the intestine, causing a decrease in the ratio of beneficial to harmful bacteria. Disruption of the microbiome could cause diseases such as autism, metabolic disorder, diabetes, depression cardiovascular disease and autoimmune disease. 

    • Treatment of glyphosate toxicity should be centered on determining the route of introduction and avoiding future exposure.

    • Glyphosate is readily metabolized in the body. However, a recent study found that glyphosate accumulates in mammalian bones .

    • Another study found glyphosate to be detectable in mammalian intestine, spleen, liver, muscle, and kidney. Kidney impairment is common in regions where glyphosate may accumulate in ground water as metal chelates.

    • The most effective way to reduce glyphosate exposure is to avoid living in areas where glyphosate is applied and to avoid eating GMO foods or animal products such as milk or meat for which GMO foods were used to feed the animals.

    • Since glyphosate is now commonly combined with the weed killer 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), testing for this chemical with the GPL-TOX test may wish to be considered also.

  • Nonmetal chemical profile

  • Heavy metal profile

  • Mold exposure 

GENETIC TESTING

Test your DNA so you are more informed about the right nutrients for you unique needs.

To learn more check out the following links.
Methylation: How can it be supported by nutrition? 

Methylation support: A focus on MTHFR polymorphisms and folate 

Naturopathic doctor in vancouver

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