Specialty Labs

Along with standard labs and imaging, Radiant Health Integrative Medicine is well versed in a variety of specialty testing, giving us access to dig a little deeper to uncover pathogenic overgrowths, hormone imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, digestive disorders, food sensitivities, allergies and more. 

Below is a sample of some specialty labs that may be ordered depending on your health needs:

Food intolerances can present themselves as diarrhea, constipation, abdominal bloating, nasal congestion, chronic sinus infections, joint pain, eczema, or headaches. Unlike allergic reactions, which are typically immediate reactions and caused by IgE antibodies, food intolerances are usually IgG reactions, a delayed type of hypersensitivity to foods. Because these reactions can occur hours to even days after eating an offending food, they often are difficult to discover. But when food intolerances are removed from one’s diet, a lot of health issues may improve.

Heavy metals can enter the body from the environment, either from an industrial, domestic, agricultural, medical or technological source. If left unaddressed, heavy metals may accumulate and stay hidden deep inside tissue storages, causing chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation, and damaging the brain, lungs, kidneys, liver and other important organs. To evaluate metals in the body, one must compare the level of metals in the urine before and after the administration of a pharmaceutical metal detoxification agent such as EDTA, DMSA or DMPS.
Abnormal levels of bacteria in the small intestines can cause a variety of chronic digestive disorders: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), abdominal gas and bloating, constipation, diarrhea, chronic fatigue, brain fog and more. If there is a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), carbohydrates in the diet can ferment and cause a host of problems. This test utilizes a similar pathway: a non-absorbable sugar solution is swallowed and hydrogen and methane gases can be measured in the breath; if there is an abnormal growth of bacteria in the small intestines, gas levels will rise as the lactulose becomes fermented.

Chronic sinus fungal infections and MARCoNS (Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci) may reside deep in the nasal passages of individual suffering from biotoxin illness, chronic inflammatory illnesses, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndromes. This nasal swab test can direct us with valuable information regarding the best anti-microbial agents necessary for proper eradication.

Chronic infections, toxins, and nutrient deficiencies can wreak havoc on our immune system. Vibrant Wellness offers a variety of panels for chronic infections and that typically go under diagnosed. Mold toxicity is warranted investigation any time there has been exposure to a water damaged building. Lyme and additional co-infection testing are helpful to find lingering infections that have been unaddressed. And an organic acid test is a very flexible tool that looks at a variety of metabolic biomarkers and nutrient deficiencies.
The GI-MAP is a comprehensive stool test that uses quantitative polymerase chain reaction technology to detect parasites, bacteria, fungi and more. The GI-MAP’s accuracy and reliability allows practitioners to create personalized treatment protocols to address gut dysfunction.

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