Indications: Research overwhelmingly indicates that gut health impacts overall health. The gut microbiome, in particular, plays a critical role in mediating the effects of diet and other factors on health, including digestive, immune, metabolic and neuroendocrine functions. Assessing GI health with the proper tools can help practitioners get to the root cause of chronic illness.…
read moreIndications: The GI Effects Stool Profile is is an advanced stool test that provides immediate, actionable clinical information for the management of gastrointestinal health. Utilising cutting-edge technologies and biomarkers, this profile offers valuable insight into digestive function, absorption, intestinal inflammation and immunology, and the gut microbiome. The profile can reveal important information about the root…
read moreThe VHL Health Risk Profile Plus is an enhanced panel of tests to the standard VHL Health Risk Profile and additionally screens for markers of thyroid and cardiovascular health risk, along with markers for monitoring prostate (males) and ovarian (females) health. Our Health Risk Profiles screen for sub-optimal biochemical markers of disease that may represent…
read moreA panel of tests screening for sub-optimal biochemical markers of disease that may represent an increased disease risk for the future. The tests cover a range of standard biochemistry markers, and more specialised nutritional screening covering minerals, vitamins and fatty acids. The VHL Health Risk Profile Plus includes further tests to assess thyroid and cardiovascular…
read moreIodine is an essential mineral for mammalian life and is primarily obtained from the consumption of seafood (bread production no longer utilises iodine fortified flour and only if sea salt is used in cooking will this contain iodine). Iodine is utilised in thyroxin and is therefore essential for normal thyroid function, but is also required…
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