Scientific Testing
At health & hart we deliver nutrition and resilience programmes by following the Functional Medicine Model.
Scientific Laboratory Tests
Digestion, intolerance, energy generation, absorption, stress and metabolism are just a few of the areas that are serviced by scientific testing. At health & hart I deliver nutrition and resilience programmes by following the Functional Medicine Model. That means we're interested in your underlying systems rather than just the symptom you have. Laboratory tests can provide additional information to support your nutrition & resilience programme.
Here are some examples of tests that are available (I often recommend blood tests too), please get in contact if you feel a test may be relevant for you.
Adrenal Stress Tests
Adrenal stress tests usually involves a simple saliva test that you do at home, it provides an indication of the daily levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This is then interpreted alongside your health history and current health to further personalise your programme. It gives you a snapshot of what might be happening across the day and we can use it for discussion and to guide your programme.
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Digestive Stool Test
Digestive tests are done at your home and sent to the lab for analysis. The results are sent to me and I'll discuss the results with you. The results may indicate levels of gut bacteria, how your digestive system is functioning and the presence of unwanted guests. A digestive test might be relevant even if it's not digestive concerns you have, that's because a high proportion of your immune system is located in your gut and this might influence your health in other areas.
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I'm an approved nutritionist for Co-Biome stool testing and have also used/still use Invivo, Genova, Doctors Data and Map My Gut tests.
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Food Intolerance and Allergies
The gold standard of food testing is an elimination and challenge process and I can guide you through this process. There are many alternative foods to eat and I can help you find nutritious and tasty options if you feel or discover a food does not suit you. Its also important to replace any nutrients that might be missing.
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I know that many people have done a food intolerance test and want to talk through that. I'm happy to have that discussion in your consultations. If you've got lots of results then its important to not remove lots of foods, instead please come and talk to me and we can focus on your digestive health and overall health.
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The advantage of seeing me for a consultation is that I can advise you on the pros and cons of the food test. This is more in depth and isn't the 10 min chat you will have in the health food store or the promise that a food test will fix all your problems. There is much more to nutritional therapy and food testing than meets the eye so please allow the time to find out more.
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Additional Investigations
DNA Nutrigenomic testing for fitness, histamine, nutrients, thyroid and hormones, Please contact me to get details about these genetic tests that help us understand nutrients in the body.
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If you have already done a test then I can help to you to interpret it and create a personalised plan.
Laboratories
Nordic Laboratories - including DNA Life
Genova Diagnostics
Regnenerus
Invivo diagnostics
Co-Biome
DUTCH
Doctors Data
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I am registered/work with these laboratories.