Outsourced Testing
CAM outsources to several labs worldwide for advanced, functional diagnostics.
Simple blood tests may not always offer enough information and often serum, urinary and salivary measurements provide a more comprehensive representation of functional health status. More sophisticated testing can be useful to solve, complex conditions more rapidly by providing more targeted therapy. These tests can be used to assess multiple external inputs and biological systems including: metabolic, genetic, oncologic, infectious, immunological, inflammatory, allergic, autoimmune, hormonal, estrogenic, adrenal, nutritional, cardiovascular, neurologic, gastrointestinal, hepatic, environmental oxidative and cytosolic.
To view a more comprehensive list of available labs visit:
www.metametrix.com
www.gdx.net
www.spectracell.com
www.youniquegenomics.com
www.doctorsdata.com
www.rmalab.com
www.greatplainslaboratory.com
www.rgcc-genlab.com
www.igenex.com
www.alcat.com
Most popular tests include:
Food Allergy Testing
There are a variety of ways to identify food allergies, insensitivities and intolerances. We offer different types of examinations, based on a patient’s needs including: IgG, IgE, IgA and innate immune response testing.
Hormone Testing
Measurement of serum levels alone may not, over time, provide adequate information about the dynamic balance of hormones such as production, transport, metabolism and excretion. It’s like trying to understand what is happening in the city by looking at the highways. Salivary and hormone testing can be useful to assess hormone levels that are free to bind to receptors. Urinary levels can be useful to understand estrogen and thyroid imbalances.
Environmental Toxicity Testing
Accumulation of toxicants has been linked to a multitude of chronic, complex health problems and diseases including chronic fatigue, mood disorders, pain syndromes and autoimmunity. Testing and identifying specific types of toxins found in the body can be the first step to the solution. A variety of types of toxins can be tested for including volatile solvents, heavy metals, chlorinated pesticides and PCBs. One of the many testing kits offered is the Heavy Metal test where the accumulation of toxic metals is evaluated in the body. Acute metal poisoning is rare; more common however, is a chronic low-level exposure to toxic metals that can result in significant retention in the body that can be associated with a vast array of adverse health effects.
Nutritional Testing
Subtle imbalances in nutrients, co-factors, fatty acids, amino acids and minerals have been linked to numerous chronic illnesses such as infections, arthritis, allergies, bone loss, body composition and cognitive decline. Biochemical individuality suggests each individuals need for a nutrient may differ. Accurate testing can be the key to restoring balancing in a personalized way.
Genetic Testing
With recent advances in technology and since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genetic weaknesses/impairments also called ‘single nucleotide polymorphisms’ can now be measured. Testing can provide early detection of an individual’s susceptibility to an environmental or lifestyle factor that leads to toxic accumulation, cardiovascular risk, pain or a diagnosable mood disorders.
Anti-aging Testing
Age adjusted telomere length is the best method to date to assess biological age using structural analysis of chromosomal change in the telomere. Serial evaluation of telomere length is an indicator of how rapidly one ages relative to a normal population. Therapies directed at slowing the loss of telomere length may slow aging and age-related diseases.
Gastrointestinal Function Testing
Health resides in the gut. Standard colonoscopies and endoscopies cannot detect functional deficits in the gut and are only designed to identify masses and overt end-stage diseases. Inadequacies in the stomach, pancreas, liver or mucosal lining of the gut or infectious microorganisms such as H.Pylori can have systemic consequences. Functional assessment of the gut can be used to identify and restore optimal function to digestion, absorption as well as the delicate status of the microbiome.
Stress Testing
Stress does not cause disease; instead what leads to a number of biological consequences, is what is known as an ‘altered stress response.’ Stress is inevitable, but the resulting bodily harm is not. The stress response is unique to every individual. Once the individual neurochemical response is known, targeted therapy can be used to buffer and maintain a healthy stress response leading to healthy stability and renewed vitality even under extreme situations.