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Functional Testing:

When guessing isn't working anymore

You've tried the elimination diets. You've taken the probiotics. You've gotten the bloodwork that came back "fine." And you still feel like something is off. That's where testing comes in, not as a last resort, but as the thing that lets us stop guessing and actually see what's happening.

GI-MAP (Comprehensive Stool Test)

If your gut has been a mess for a while and nothing you've tried has actually moved the needle, this is usually where I want to start.

The GI-MAP is a detailed stool test that looks at your gut's actual terrain: bacterial balance, inflammation, immune function, and whether things like H. pylori or parasites are in the mix. It's not magic, but it does give us something that a food diary and a probiotic recommendation can't: real data.

Most people I work with have already cycled through a few diets and a shelf full of supplements. The GI-MAP is how we find out which of those things were actually relevant to your gut and which ones weren't.

Investment: $$$

Vitract (Stool Test)

A solid starting point when you want a clearer picture without going straight into deep-dive testing.

The Vitract looks at digestion, inflammation, and microbiome patterns. It gives us useful information about how well your system is actually breaking down and processing food, which matters a lot when you're dealing with bloating, inconsistent digestion, or food sensitivity symptoms that seem to shift with no obvious pattern.

It's not as comprehensive as the GI-MAP, but for a lot of people, it's exactly the right amount of information to get started.

Investment: $$-$$$

DUTCH Hormone Test

When your energy, mood, sleep, or cycle feel unpredictable and basic bloodwork keeps coming back normal, hormones are usually worth a closer look.

The DUTCH test shows how your body is actually producing and metabolizing hormones like cortisol, estrogen, and progesterone across the day, not just a single point-in-time snapshot. That distinction matters, because a lot of what shows up as wired-but-tired, burnout, or cycle irregularity doesn't get caught in standard lab ranges.

This is the test I reach for when someone's been told their hormones are "fine" but their body is clearly saying otherwise.

Investment: $$$

Additional Testing: When the Picture Needs More

OAT

(Organic Acids Test)

Useful when something feels off but nothing has explained it yet.

The OAT looks at metabolic byproducts in urine to give us insight into nutrient gaps, gut imbalances, detox function, and brain chemistry patterns.

It's often the test that starts connecting dots for people who've been told "everything looks fine."

Investment: $$

Comprehensive Thyroid Labs

Standard thyroid panels frequently miss the full picture.

A complete panel gives us a much clearer read on how your thyroid is actually functioning day-to-day, not just whether your numbers technically fall inside a wide reference range.

Worth looking at properly if low energy, hair changes, or weight shifts haven't been fully explained.

Investment: $$

HTMA

(Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis)

A longer-view look at stress load and mineral depletion over time.

HTMA uses hair to reflect what your body has actually been doing over the past several months, particularly useful when burnout or chronic fatigue seems connected to long-term depletion rather than one specific thing.

Investment: $

A few things worth knowing before you book

These tests are not diagnostic tools. They don't diagnose disease or replace your doctor. What they do is give us a much more detailed picture of what's happening in your body, so we can work with actual patterns instead of educated guesses.

All testing is ordered directly through the lab and paid separately from my fees. You pay exactly what I pay. No markup, ever.

If we start testing during your first month, results are typically ready by the time we'd be looking at next steps, so you're not waiting around if you decide to keep going.

That said, not everyone needs testing at the start. Some people make real progress without it. For others, it's the thing that finally makes everything else make sense.

Part of what I do in an initial call is help you figure out which situation you're actually in, so you're not spending money on tests that aren't going to change anything for you right now.

If you're wondering whether functional testing is relevant for what you're dealing with, that's exactly what the call is for.

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