What To Expect From Your Functional Starter Kit

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If you haven’t heard of functional medicine or functional medicine lab testing, check out our post What In The World, Is Functional Medicine?

FM lab testing can help identify:

• Mineral imbalances/deficiencies

• Heavy metal toxicities

• Inflammatory triggers and responses

• Hormonal imbalances

• Gut imbalances

And, a starter kit is a great place to start, and this includes two specific labs, an organic acids test and a hair tissue mineral analysis test.

Organic Acids Test

The Organic Acids Test gives a metabolic snapshot of a client’s overall health by assessing metabolic function within the body. The OAT can also provide an accurate depiction of intestinal yeast and bacteria and critical vitamin levels as well.

As we know, the health of the gut is a major component in our overall health and any imbalances in the gut microbiome can lead to an array of issues, from digestive and skin issues, to headaches, feelings of low energy, low mood, just to name a few.

This at-home lab test is a urine sample, as metabolic end-products show up in our urine, and this is a good measure of what the body is excreting.

Once a sample is done, the sample gets sent back to the lab, and results will be available within 4-6 weeks!

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis

This lab is great for assessing accumulation of heavy metals and also for identifying mineral deficiencies.

Minerals are absolutely necessary for countless metabolic and cellular functions within the body. Minerals help to provide the energy needed to ensure these functions occur. This is why understanding our mineral levels, and any deficiencies, is instrumental to our health and wellness.

This lab also shows if there are any heavy metal toxicities, which we know can lead to a slew of symptoms which can include:

• Headaches

• Brain Fog

• Digestive Issues

• Tingling in the hands and feet

• Poor immune function

I must admit, the first time I did this lab I cried!

I laughed so hard I cried because it felt like so much hair was cut off! In reality, it’s a small sample that is needed.

My momma got a good laugh out of helping me with this sample, though!

Where do we go from here?

This is where all the FUN happens!

Depending on whether or not there are imbalances, deficiencies, or toxicities, we now have to look at rebalancing the body from this root cause level. It’s not enough to simply KNOW where the body is imbalanced. We now get to take the steps to REBALANCE the body by removing toxicities, replenishing deficiencies, and bringing the body back to a state of balance.

Working with someone who understands how to rebalance the body is key.

Is it enough to give someone magnesium if they are lacking, or is there more to it?

Do we have to look at it in response to calcium levels?

If we are dealing with gut imbalances, can we simply eat more fermented foods, get in more prebiotics and probiotics, and hope for the best?

Or do we need to take a more calculated approach that will help remove the pathogenic bacteria, replace it with healthy bacteria, and rebuild from there?

Real Life Application

Years of over-the-counter medicine followed by a decade of prescriptions to manage chronic pain, stress on the body from the chronic pain, poor diet, bad lifestyle choices, led to imbalances in my gut and a body that was depleted of minerals.

It didn’t help that I opted for a round of antibiotics to sterilize my gut in hopes of “fixing” the pain that I had in my stomach many years ago.

Dealing with these internal stressors has created a markedly improved difference in not just the symptoms I was dealing with, but in the energy levels that I now have.

Giving your body what it needs, and removing what it doesn’t, and rebuilding from a solid foundation, makes sense.

It wasn’t until I understood the importance of FM lab testing to help me understand what was going on in my body, on a deep cellular, metabolic, and functional level, that I was able to make strides in overcoming issues that I thought I was destined to deal with for the rest of my life.

If you no longer want to just get by with low energy, brain fog, fatigue, headaches, or any other host of issues that seem to have no cause…

Schedule a discovery session and get started with your very own Starter Kit!