Tests available include:
Heart Disease and Stroke
Nearly 2.6 million people in the UK have heart disease resulting in someone in the UK having a heart attack every 2 minutes. This test is designed to help you establish your risk profile and then, with the help of your practitioner, work to reduce it.
Menopause
Menopause is not just about a deficiency of oestrogen. Whether or not you have symptoms of menopause, if you are approaching that time of your life it pays to have an insight into your hormone levels so that you can take steps to keep them balanced and sail through this period of change.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is not something to only think about when you have reached retirement. Your bone health and density peak in your early to mid-thirties so it is important to ensure you are getting the right balance of nutrition throughout your life and to keep your hormones balanced. Tests are available to test both nutrition and hormone profiles in the context of osteoporosis.
PMS
Many women battle with PMS for years often taking medication every month to try and manage their symptoms without ever really feeling any better. This test takes a look at the hormones involved and with the help of targeted nutritional support you could find yourself moving away from the emotional and mental monthly rollercoaster.
Fertility
Infertility is on the rise and many couples are resorting to expensive treatment to help them have the baby they long for. These tests look more holistically at all of the hormones that can affect fertility - not just the traditional direct sex hormones. Find out what other help we can offer for pre-conception care.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
This can be a distressing problem, particularly for young women but a close up of the hormones and subsequent rebalancing treatment may help to address the problem.
Weight Management
It can be distressing and demoralising if, despite all the steps you take, you cannot reach your desired healthy weight. There may be an underlying hormone imbalance frustrating your efforts and a simple test will help you find out and give you the information you need to do something about it. The tests can also be broadened out to identify more complex metabolic, liver function or hormone problems and diabetes risk.
Anti-Aging
There is only so much you can do with lotions and potions on the outside to try and keep yourself looking young. Fundamentally it is the health of your internal organs and systems which will dictate how you age, both inside and outside. Nutrition and hormone balance is vital to maintain biological systems in the best health possible and it is possible to have tests to check on levels of both.
Depression
Depression is not usually about just one thing but about a number of factors which, when they get added together, begin to get over-whelming. If someone is suffering from depression it can be a good idea to get a full profile of their nutrition health, as well as their hormone and neurotransmitter levels. With targeted rebalancing treatment, a healthy lifestyle and the support of family and friends it is possible to make a real difference.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia
No-one is suggesting there is a miracle cure for these dipilitating and puzzling problems but there is often an imbalance of nutrients or hormones in people suffering from them and rebalancing these can go a long way towards helping with symptoms and helping someone feel more able to cope with any symptoms that remain.
Breast Health
Tests are available to look at both hormone levels and the function of the liver which plays a key role in preventing the toxic build up of key hormones. These tests can help with rebalancing areas which are known to contribute to breast health.
Prostate Health
With prostate cancer on the rise more and more men are taking proactive steps to try and avoid prostate problems in the future. Nutritional supplementation undoubtedly helps but a good place to start is understanding the profile of the hormones involved in maintaining prostate health and then designing an appropriate nutritional protocol.
Thyroid
This is one of those areas where specialised testing which looks at the amount of 'free' hormone available may give a more accurate insight into the health of your thyroid and related processes than standard traditional thyroid tests. Thyroid hormones influence many functions in the body so it is important to keep them balanced.
Adrenal stress
In these modern times our adrenals are constantly under 'stress' whether from food and drink or external influences that make us feel stressed such as work, relationships or travel. If they are constantly called on then they start to underfunction and this can lead to a myriad of problems. Adrenal stress is implicated in many problems that you would not associate it with apart from the more widely associated anxiety, sleep disorders and tierdness and there are a number of treatments available to help restore it to more balanced function.
Chronic tierdness
There is nothing worse than waking up to the alarm clock and feeling like it is still the middle of the night - particuarly if you were awake in the middle of the night feeling ready to get up. There are any number of imbalances that can cause you to feel chronically tierd whether because of sleep disruption or for other reasons. With some solid test results to point the way a therapeutic protocol can be designed to get you back some energy.
Candida or other digestive disorders
In these modern days of antibiotics and poor quality food it is very common for people to get an imbalance of bowel micro-flora which lead to digestive disorders and allergies. Tests are available to look at the balance of flora and the general condition of the intestine and bowel in order that a targeted protocol can be developed to address these often embarrassing symptoms.
Nutritional Profile
It can be useful to get a close up on your nutritional profile including the levels of different vitamins and minerals in your body. Often there is just a simple imbalance at the bottom of multiple symptoms being experienced and once known about this is usually easily resolved.
Preconception health check
The first step in your plan for having a baby should be to establish that you and your partner are in optimum health thus improving your chances that healthy sperm from Dad, and healthy egg from Mum come together to give your potential baby the best possible start in life. Ensuring you are in tip-top condition to conceive will also help towards a timely conception when you are ready and may avoid months of 'trying'. Find out what other help we can give for pre-conception care.
Functional Testing - getting the answers you want
There are many other laboratory tests available. If you are interested in having something in particular tested from a health perspective then get in touch otherwise why not Book an Appointment with our Consultant Practitioner who works closely with a number of Laboratories to ensure she can make the latest tests available where required.