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Testing Services
There are many ways to arrive at a decision about treatment of body and mind. Through the naturopathic medical school, Bastyr University, I was trained to use scientific testing of various types. I am now part of the team practice at National Integrative Health Associates. Following District of Columbia guidelines for practice as an N.D., here are some possible tests you can receive here, to include tests ordered through my collaboration with one of the medical doctors on staff at NIHA.
--Standard Blood Chemistries, CBC --Allergy testing, via blood test (e.g., ALCAT) --Amino Acids
--Comprehensive GI Testing: (cultures of GI flora for candida (yeast), healthy
(bifidus) and unhealthy bacteria, pancreatic insufficiency, parasites, sensitivity testing for herbal and anti-yeast antibiotic treatments)
--Food/Chemical Allergies
--Sex Hormones (DHEA, Estrogens, Progesterone, Testosterone, Prognenolone) --Stress Hormones (Adrenal and Neurotransmitter) --Sleep Hormones (Melatonin, Taurine, GABA) --Mineral levels --Heavy Metal Poisoning (Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, etc.) --Other Toxins --Heart Disease Risk Factors --Heart Rate Variability testing (tests Autonomic Nervous System function) --Cancer Markers --Osteoporosis Markers --Essential Fatty Acids --Personality Profiling [available online with authorization] --There is also Autonomic Response Testing (ART) and the Five-Aspects/Five-Levels approach to evaluating psycho-emotional factors known as Applied Psycho-Neurobiology (APN), or Psycho-Kinesiology (PK), etc. |