Functional Testing

Functional pathology tests are used to investigate functional, biochemical, nutritional, metabolic and hormonal status.

The results provide us with invaluable information about how to get you better faster.

Functional pathology enables us to get to the bottom of your health issues faster.

Only very few naturopathic physicians can interpret & understand these tests because the level of training required is rigorous & time consuming.

We are proud to partner with Bioscreen, Health Scope, Interclinical Laboratories, and Meta Matrix to provide our patients with general functional pathology testing.

Hair Trace Mineral Analysis

This is the test for you if:

You have cancer, you have lived on a farm, you work in heavy industry or you wish to remove heavy metal toxins.
– Ideal prior to dental amalgam removal.

Functional Liver Detox Profile

This is the test for you if:

You have chronic inflammation or cardiac risk history and or you have tested with fatty liver. This is a great test to do prior to surgery or chemotherapy to ensure your recovery is optimised. You can do this prior to a detox to measure the effectiveness of your program.

Microbiome Stool Testing

This is the test for you if:

You have long term digestive complaints such as bloat, constipation, reflux, irritable bowel, Crohn’s Disease, or diarrhoea.

The Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis test (or CDSA) is an invaluable tool to assess your digestive system’s microbiome. The test has varying levels, with higher levels giving our expert practitioners a more in-depth understanding of the status of the delicate ecosystem within your gut to identify areas of imbalance and the far-reaching health implications this can have.

Female Hormone Saliva Profile

This is the test for you if:

You have been suffering with acne, PMT, difficulty conceiving, menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes & anxiety, heavy periods, fibroids, or endometriosis.

Organic Acids

This is the test for you if:

You have been suffering for too long with undiagnosed illness or with diagnosed illness without positive solutions.

Urinary Estrogen Metabolites

This is the test for you if:

You feel like you are going truly crazy!

Before you take chemicals to keep you from tipping over check your hormone balance.

Food Intolerance Testing

This is the test for you if:

You suffer with reactions to lots of things and don’t know where to start. This is one of the most comprehensive tests available to help you take the guess work out of your diet.

Saliva Adrenal Hormone Profile

This is the test for you if:

You have difficulty coping with stress, you are exhausted or you are not sleeping.

Urine Kryptopyroles

This is the test for you if:

You have both gut and mood dysfunction. We will often test irritable children suffering with gut problems for kryptopyroles at it is a simple urine test and it is also easy to treat.

Amino Acid Testing

This is the test for you if:

You suffer with chronic depression or other biochemical imbalance in the central nervous system.

Urine Iodine Thyroid Testing

This is the test for you if:

You suffer with metabolic problems, difficulty losing weight after having children, or think you may have thyroid issues that have gone undiagnosed. If you’re really struggling with metabolic problems, hair loss and split nails, please consider having a high sensitivity thyroid test using thyroflex.