I work with patients to determine which tests are warranted and most likely to provide the answers they are so desperately seeking.
Laboratory Testing
Many times we want and need to go beyond what is offered by conventional medical testing methods to investigate our health for both preventing and monitoring disease.
There’s a reason naturopathic doctors have become synonymous with private pay lab testing. We do it, a lot, with great reason. There are too many gaps in medicine for picking up disease nuances, for detecting the exceptions which are becoming more the norm, and for offering comprehensive screening for fear of the cost to the public healthcare system.
Testing Inside and Outside the Box
Using these testing methods can directly reveal problems that are simple to correct.
In addition to most conventional blood tests I offer an array of testing methods that include:
Sensitivity Testing
Blood food sensitivity testing including candida through RMA and LifeLabs.
Stool Analysis
Comprehensive digestive stool analysis for parasites and digestive diseases through Lifelabs and US Biotek.
Ovarian Assessment Tests
Ovarian assessment tests for fertility through ReproSource.
Scratch Testing for Allergies
Scratch testing for allergies (SLIT) in office through Western Allergy Group
Salivary Hormone Tests
Salivary hormone tests for female and male hormone balance, adrenal and stress hormone tests, urinary metabolite tests for nutritional assessment – all through RMA.
Micronutrient Absorption Tests
Organic acids tests for micronutrient absorption and detoxification pathways through Metametrix.
Thyroid Panel
Complete blood thyroid panel through LifeLabs.
Heavy Metal Testing
Heavy metal testing through RMA.