Functional Health Testing

Ready to gain deeper insights into your own body and health?

State-of-the art clinical tests are a valuable tool used as an immediate and reliable indicator of current health status and physiological imbalances, nutritional status and also genetic tendency.  Amongst other clinical tools, certain tests can help us better understand your unique nutritional needs and help effectively guide or inform targeted, personalised nutrition and lifestyle recommendations.

Functional tests combining standard and innovative biomarkers, such as the GI Effects, are particularly useful in my practice as they measure how the physiology of the body is functioning, rather than merely looking for the presence of markers of disease.

Please talk to me to find out more about how testing can help you personally.  I am a trained practitioner with access to a number of testing facilities that are not always available directly to the public.

The GI Effects® Comprehensive Stool Profile

The GI Effects Profile can reveal important information about the root cause of many common gastrointestinal symptoms such as gas, bloating, indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and constipation. Using the most innovative technologies available, this advanced, ground-breaking stool test provides valuable clinical insight into digestive performance, gut inflammation and the gut microbiome, as well as screens for infectious agents such as parasites. Imbalances in any of these areas may affect not only gastrointestinal health but overall health and metabolism.

The findings provide immediate, actionable clinical information for the effective management of gut health. I use this test with clients doing the Rebalance programme.

METABOLOMIX+ : The Optimal Nutrition Evaluation

Whether you have a chronic health condition, you're an athlete, or you're simply feeling ready for a general health assessment, this test will identify your unique nutritional needs and specific areas of metabolism that need additional support here and now in order to achieve optimal health.

Going well beyond a regular screening for deficiency states, it provides a personalised functional assessment covering antioxidants, B vitamins, digestive support and minerals. Four critical areas of metabolism are measured: gastrointestinal function and dysbiosis markers, cellular and mitochondrial energy metabolites, neurotransmitter metabolites and functionally important organic acids.

FOOD SENSITIVITY EXPLORATION

This is ideal for people who may suffer from delayed reactions or sensitivities to specific foods, and are experiencing mysterious or mildly uncomfortable symptoms which they suspect may be related to their daily diet. Symptoms may not always be obvious in some cases, however, increased total antigenic load related to food sensitivities has been associated with chronic inflammation and a wide range of conditions affecting virtually every part of the body. 

This simple finger stick kit is an effective, fast way to identify potentially challenging foods by measuring IgG antibody levels to over 200 foods.

Optimal HEalth PrO NUTRI-genetic paneL, PLUS NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT

There is no such thing as a 'one size fits all' approach to nutrition. Did you know that your genetics hold valuable information that can provide you with a life-long dietary and nutritional 'blueprint'?

Combining a nutri-genetic saliva test with an environmental assessment helps build understanding of areas of your current diet and lifestyle that may be 'working against' your genetic predispositions, so you can can start to make positive, proactive changes to more effectively address issues with detoxification, methylation, oestrogen metabolism as well as help reduce your long-term health risk.