Naturopathic Lab Testing

Naturopathic medicine offers a variety of different types of testing, useful for gathering information to support the body in healing itself. During each visit, Dr. Vose works with each individual patient to generate a scientific hypothesis, wherein scientifically based testing can be used to confirm or refute the clinical hypothesis. In this way an accurate scientific model for each patient can be developed. Conventional medicine testing is often used for medical diagnosis, however since modern science is always learning, the naturopathic care model can complement diagnostic uncertainty and provide a much more accurate picture of each individual patient.

COMMON naturopathic TESTS

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BLOOD TESTING

• Insurance based testing through Labcorp and SonoraQuest or Quest labs

• Self-pay discounted basic labwork offered through Rupa Health and a variety of lab companies

• Micronutrient levels in serum (blood) as well as intracellular within white blood cell and red blood cells to give a much broader picture of tissue levels of vitamins and minerals

• Functional micronutrient testing using lymphocyte proliferation by Spectracell Labs

• Autoimmune (autoimmune zoomer) and neurological repair antibodies (neural zoomer plus)

• Infectious antibodies: chronic viral infections, lyme and co-infections

• Food allergy (IgE) and sensitivity (IgG) testing, as well as IgG subclass and complement food reactivity testing and reactivity to common food additives

• Intestinal permeability and comprehensive Wheat/Gluten, Dairy, Lectin, and other food focused antibody testing.

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) blood testing for fungal infections as well as nerve inflammation to provide an accurate diagnosis

INFECTION TESTING: using advanced next-gen PCR sequencing by MicroGenDx to identify tissue samples such as sinus swab, respiratory sputum, nail, oral microbiome and other tissues.

HAIR TESTING for micronutrient and metal toxicity (can use head or body hair)

SALIVA TESTING for hormones, nitric oxide, genetics and other testing

URINE TESTING

• Hormone urine testing throughout the course of a day (4 or 5 collections)

• Neurotransmitter urine testing throughout the course of a day (4 or 5 collections)

• Microgen Dx advanced PCR identification of urinary organisms in men and women

• Urinary tract infection testing from Vibrant or Microgen Dx labs https://vibrant-wellness.com/tests/infections/uti-zoomer

• Toxicity testing including mold toxins and environment/chemical toxins

• Organic acids urine testing for mitochondria, microbial dysbiosis, and much much more

STOOL TESTING

• Gut zoomer - comprehensive quantitative PCR testing for microbiome, pathogenic organisms, inflammatory response in digestive tract, and digestive capacity

• GI-map with zonulin - limited analysis of microbiome, pathogenic bacteria and select inflammatory markers

AT HOME TESTING

• At home sleep study conducted with interpretation by certified sleep physician and potential sleep apnea support through local company

• Sleep oxygen testing by continuous oximeter, pulse, and movement analysis for an at management of sleep quality, eg. finger ring pulse-oximeter for iphone, or if you have android cell phone there are different options.

• Nitric oxide testing for cardiovascular and neurological support

• Ovulation and fertility testing for women seeking fertility support

MORE TESTING IS AVAILABLE SO LET’S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS - For new patients, to get started please request a free introduction phone call by completing the form on the home page of the website.