Diagnostic Tests As part of your comprehensive health assessment it may be necessary to recommend specialised pathology testing to further investigate the underlying cause of your symptoms and or vitamin and mineral deficiencies. These specialised pathology tests provide valuable information in assessing your individual metabolic needs, hormonal balance and digestive function. Once your test results have been analysised, we can then target the most appropriate treatment to restore balance and improve your health. Leaders in pathology testing include Healthscope, Nutritional Laboratory Services and Bioscreenin Australia as well as Metamatrix and Doctors Data in USA. Blood, Saliva or Urine Testing? For many hormone deficiencies, blood tests alone are inadequate. Blood testing is good for some things, such as detecting hormone change and confirming ovulation, but blood testing cannot accurately measure hormone levels during hormone replacement treatment. Saliva testing is better for monitoring hormone replacement, and it is also a good choice for assessing oestrogen dominance and cortisol. A new approach to hormone testing is a 24-hour urinary hormone test. It has many advantages in that it measures total daily hormone production and metabolism. This avoids inaccuracy due to fluctuations. Secondly, it measures hormone metabolites as well as primary hormones. Hormone metabolites are hormones that have been molecularly changed in order to be excrete from the body. Some metabolites such as 16-hydroxy oestrone are particularly indicated as a marker for breast cancer. Just knowing hormone levels is often not enough. Hormone balance and function is affected by other aspects of health, such as bowel health, digestive and liver function, insulin activity and the body's pH balance. Comprehensive GI Stool Profile $210.00Proper gastrointestinal function is critical to your ability to process, absorb and eliminate waste, toxins and nutrients on a daily basis. The GI stool profile measures all key components of nutritional status including - beneficial microbial flora, opportunistic bacteria, yeast, parasitic infection, markers of inflammation, immune function, digestion of protein, fats and carbohydrates and absorption of nutrients. Read more..... FLPD $120.00The Functional Liver Detoxification Profile (FLDP) challenges the liver’s Phase I and Phase II detoxification capacity with low doses of Caffeine, Aspirin and Paracetamol. Saliva and urine specimens, collected at timed intervals, are then analysed for metabolites of the three compounds to determine the efficiency of the liver in their conversion and clearance of toxins from the body. Read more.... Hair Mineral Analysis $115.00Hair tissue mineral testing is an analytical test that assays the mineral composition of the hair. As a screening test in the preventative health care field, hair analysis is providing invaluable as clinical results continue to validate there use. Tissue mineral analysis often provides valuable information relating to mineral imbalances within the body, as well as deficiencies and excesses of many essential and toxic elements. Read More Comprehensive Thyroid profile $175.00 & urinary Iodine $80.00The Thyroid Hormone Profile measures the levels of unbound free hormones which are available to the tissues, and reflects a true measure of the body's metabolic rate. Disorders of the thyroid are among the most common diseases of the endocrine glands, particularly in women. Thyroid function decreases with age and an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism is most common in menopausal and post menopausal women. Symptoms of underactive thyroid include dry and coarse skin, weakness and lethargy, constipation, weight gain, slow pulse, heavy and irregular periods and depression. Symptoms of overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) include fast metabolic rate, rapid heart beat, nervousness and palpitations, weight loss despite increased appetite and frequent bowel movements. Read more.... Saliva Hormone Testing $120.00Our Baseline Hormone Profile provides valuable information on an individual’s hormonal status and the potential impact this may have on physical and emotional health. Hormonal imbalance may result in a symptom picture which includes weight gain, mood swings, night sweats, disturbed sleep pattern, loss of libido and hot flushes. Read more...... Adrenal Stress $80.00 & Sleep Profile $80.00The Adrenal Hormone Profile is a non-invasive saliva test which monitors the levels of the stress hormones Cortisol and DHEA-S, over the course of a day. This is an important test to determine adrenal function in patients presenting with symptoms such as anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia, headaches, low energy, stress, hormonal imbalance and poor immune function. Read more..... IgG Food Allergy & Sensitivity Profiles $350 - $750The majorities of adverse reactions to food are rarely life threatening, but may be a source of considerable discomfort in many chronic conditions. The symptoms are varied and individuals can react in different ways. Many people live with minor or major symptoms of adverse food reactions for years without ever suspecting the involvement of the immune system and the foods which trigger them. Read more...... MTHFR testing $50.00Genetic testing is now available to test for specific defects in the methlyation pathway of folic acid conversion - defects in this process have been associated with Austism, Depression, Cancer, CVD, Infertility and the metabolism of fats associated with obesity and cholesterol problems. Gentic Profiling - $399.00Genetic DNA profiling - please see main heading dor details. Liposcan Lipid profile $170.00Concerned about rising cholesterol levels, this advanced testing will indicate your cardiovascular risk before taking unnecessary medication by testing sdLDL particles in your blood that are a true indication of vascular changes and Cardiovascular disease. Click here to learn more | 
