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Comprehensive stool testing is essential in integrative health to identify beneficial and pathogenic bacterial imbalances, as well as detect fungal and parasitic infections, and assess the efficiency of digestion. This testing is particularly useful for individuals experiencing gastrointestinal issues such as indigestion, frequent nausea, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, or a heightened susceptibility to illness. We are pleased to offer various types of wellness appointments tailored to specific symptomology, all aimed at uncovering the root cause of your health concerns.

Food intolerance and sensitivity differ from food allergies. While you may not be 'allergic' to a food, you could be 'sensitive' or 'intolerant,' experiencing a negative physiological response and increased inflammation. At our integrative health practice, we focus on root cause medicine and offer various types of food sensitivity blood testing, ranging from common triggers to exotic foods from different countries. We encourage you to schedule wellness appointments to explore your food sensitivities in more detail.

If you are experiencing menopausal or pre-menopausal symptoms, premenstrual symptoms, menstrual irregularities, or pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, we can help! Our integrative health approach focuses on root cause medicine, and we offer DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) testing to identify hormone imbalances, methylation patterns, and your ability to detoxify. Currently, we work with one manufacturer for DUTCH testing, and we encourage you to schedule wellness appointments to explore your health concerns further.

Micronutrient testing offers an insightful perspective into your body’s functioning at a cellular level, particularly within the framework of integrative health. This assessment evaluates vital vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, and metabolic markers that your body depends on daily. Common nutrients assessed include B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron markers, and antioxidants that promote energy production, brain function, immune health, hormone balance, and stress resilience. Additionally, the test examines nutrient cofactors linked to mitochondrial function and cellular metabolism, which can affect fatigue, mood, focus, inflammation, and recovery. By identifying nutrient deficiencies or imbalances, this testing not only aligns with root cause medicine but also reveals how effectively your body is absorbing and utilizing nutrients, making it a valuable aspect of wellness appointments.

GeneSight testing is a simple genetic test that supports integrative health by personalizing mental health treatment. It shows how your body may process and respond to certain psychiatric medications. Using a painless cheek swab, the test analyzes specific genes that influence medication metabolism, absorption, and response. This includes assessment for common MTHFR gene variants, which can affect how the body converts folate into its active form, an important process for neurotransmitter production and overall brain health. 

The results provide valuable insights into your genetic predisposition to different psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, mood stabilizers, and ADHD treatments. While GeneSight does not determine which medication you must take, it offers clinically useful guidance to help providers select medications that may be better tolerated, identify those that may require dose adjustments, and reduce the trial-and-error approach often associated with mental health treatment. This information can support safer prescribing, more individualized titration, and a treatment plan tailored to your unique biology. Incorporating GeneSight testing into your wellness appointments can enhance the focus on root cause medicine by addressing individual genetic factors.

Organic acid testing is a comprehensive urine-based test that provides insight into how your body is functioning at a metabolic and biochemical level, making it a valuable tool in integrative health. This test measures specific organic acids that reflect key processes such as energy production, neurotransmitter balance, gut health, detoxification, and nutrient metabolism. These markers can help identify imbalances related to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, yeast or bacterial overgrowth, and neurotransmitter pathways that influence mood, focus, and fatigue.

In the realm of root cause medicine, organic acid testing is particularly useful because it helps uncover the underlying contributors to symptoms rather than focusing solely on diagnoses. The results can guide highly individualized treatment recommendations, including targeted nutritional support, supplementation, dietary changes, and lifestyle strategies. For patients experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, brain fog, chronic fatigue, digestive issues, or poor stress tolerance, organic acid testing offers valuable insight into how the body is functioning beneath the surface, supporting a more personalized, whole-body approach to care during wellness appointments.