Laboratory testing is a vital part of understanding the root cause of your health concerns and ensuring the best possible outcomes for your treatment. By providing precise insights into areas like digestive issues, nutrient deficiencies, or hormone imbalances, lab results enable Charlotte to create a targeted, personalized plan that addresses your specific needs. This data-driven approach allows us to make informed decisions, track your progress, and adjust treatments as necessary, ultimately leading to more effective and lasting improvements in your overall health.
Gut Microbiome
This is an advanced stool test that provides information for the management of gastrointestinal health such as gas, bloating, indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and constipation. This stool analysis utilises biomarkers such as faecal calprotectin to differentiate between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) an Irritable Bowel Syndrome. this test allows you to understand how your gut bacteria are performing, are they in balance or over grown in areas? It allows you to have an understanding about your pancreatic function, inflammatory markers, protein breakdown and also if there are parasites or yeasts involved.
Vaginal Microbiome
To assess the health of the vaginal microbiome, especially before pregnancy, after pregnancy, during peri menopause and menopause.
Urinary Tract Microbiome
Have UTI’s become a problem for you or have you had UTI’s throughout your life with no understanding as to why? The constant urination, or the burning sensation when you go to the toilet. A simple test to determine how your urinary microbiome is behaving can give you some many answers.
Food intolerance Testing
Many individuals can suffer from unexplained symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, or digestive issues. Food sensitivity tests help uncover hidden food triggers, enabling you to personalise any dietary adjustments.
Early detection of food sensitivities can prevent chronic health issues, promoting long-term wellness.
Glyphosate Toxicity Testing
Glyphosate is a commonly used herbicide and the active ingredient in several popular weed killers. It has gained significant attention due to its potential health and environmental effects.
Testing for glyphosate toxicity in the body serves as a proactive approach to assess exposure levels, monitor potential health risks, and make informed decisions about personal health and well-being.
DNA Testing
This testing allows you to understand how your food routine, sleep, environmental, stress and lifestyle habits affect your DNA. As well as showing you how your unique DNA affects your own capacity to cope with the lifestyle you have.
The laboratory I use conducts complete DNA privacy - they do not sell your DNA information for research or other purposes to anyone. ( one of the main reasons I am comfortable using this company.)
Adrenal Function Stress Profile
Just how stressed are you? Do you have enough energy to get out of bed in the morning? Do you have an energy slump in the afternoon? Are you too wired to go to bed on an evening and consider yourself a ‘night owl’? Our stress levels affect the function of our gut and liver.
Vitamin D Testing
About 1 in 5 people in the UK are low or deficient in vitamin D. With our increasing indoor existence and changing food routines, it is becoming harder for us to get our required vitamin D from the sun alone. A test is available to everyone as it helps establish if your current lifestyle and diet is providing as much vitamin D as you need.
Hair Mineral testing
Please note if your hair is dyed, it is best to let your hair dye grow out for the test not to be altered by the chemicals in the dye. An average of 2-3 months natural hair colour is needed to have an accurate analysis.
Fatty acid testing
The fatty acid profile test is an easy-to-use finger prick test that you can carry out at home. This test identifies your individual omega-3 requirements based on a thorough fatty acid profile and measurement of key biomarkers:
Omega-3 index: an early cardiovascular risk indicator
Omega-6 to omega-3 ratio: an established marker of long-term health and chronic illness
AA to EPA ratio: the most accurate measure of ’silent’ or chronic inflammation.
Please let me know if you are interested in laboratory testing.
You are welcome to contact Charlotte to discuss any of the above laboratory testing options.