Spectra cell nutrient and vitamin test
$170 HMO test price
$340 (cash price)
Covered completely under most PPOs
+ $175 45 minute visit with the doctor to interpret results
Discover the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients your body specifically needs and what it is deficient in. This enables you to tailor your supplement protocol to your individual needs. We will draw the blood in our office or we will send you to a local drawing station with the test kit.
Follow up with your results in a 45 minute one-on-one visit with the doctor. They will recommend the supplements needed and ensure you are on the best quality professional supplements. Guidelines will be discussed about how and when to best take the supplements, how to avoid interactions with medications and also what foods are needed in your diet to ensure adequate nutrition is being met.
Blood Work
Done after the first visit.
During the first appointment with Dr. Austin, she will put together a lab requisition form for you to bring to a local lab near your home for the blood draw. What is being tested for is individual and will be determined from the initial meeting when the patient shares their symptoms, health concerns and goals. Blood work is more extensive than what a patient is used to with their doctor as hormones and nutritional tests are usually included in the work up. Blood work is covered under most PPO plans. If you do not have insurance coverage, we will provide you with at cost tests to prevent you being charged insurance prices.
Body Composition Test
$10
Using bio-impedance analysis (BIA), your fat pounds, water in your body, muscle mass and how many calories you need to eat to ensure weight loss will be calculated for you. With this information, we keep track of your weight to ensure you are losing fat pounds and not losing muscle mass. It is recommended to do this test every month to monitor progress. For best results, use this in coordination with our First Line Therapy program.
Thermography Breast Screening
$240
Upcoming dates:
- Friday, April 13th
- Friday, May 11th
- Friday, June 15th
Thermography is a non-invasive diagnostic exam which uses infrared cameras to detect early signs of pre-cancerous tissue. By detecting minute variations in normal blood vessel activity, infrared imaging may find thermal signs suggesting a pre-cancerous state of the breast or the presence an early tumor that is not yet large enough to be detected by physical examination, mammography, or other types of structural imaging.
In addition to the exam of the breast and abdominal area, it also includes a 15-minute consult to go over the results with the doctor. Please call our office to book your thermogram or book online.
Food & Chemical Sensitivity Testing
These detailed results allow us to develop a comprehensive nutrition plan for the patient to follow based on her/his individual needs.
NOTE: Do not attempt to purchase these tests through our links to the Alcat website. These links are provided for information only. You will receive the testing kits at the visit.
Heavy Metal Testing
$60
Non-provocative urine test for heavy metals
Digestion and Yeast Testing
$75
During the assessment with the doctor, a test kit would be provided for you to do a three day stool sample at home. This send-away test will look for a number of digestive concerns, including the most common, yeast (Candida) overgrowth.
Hormone Testing
$150 - 175
For men and women. You will receive an evaluation report including your test results, details of your current symptoms, and an analysis of your hormone status. The test results will help you identify hormone imbalances, metabolic risk factors and overall wellness prior to the appearance of symptoms or disease. The results may also identify specific imbalances associated with symptoms, establish baselines prior to surgery or at the beginning of therapy, as well as monitor hormone levels while supplementing.
Saliva testing is a convenient, inexpensive, and above all, accurate means of testing steroid hormones. Scientific studies have shown a strong correlation between steroid hormone levels in saliva and the amount of hormone in the blood that is active or “bioavailable.” It is this fraction of total hormone that is free to enter the target tissues in the brain, uterus, skin, and breasts.
Two tests available:
1 – Estradiol, progesterone, DHEA, cortisol, testosterone
2 – 4 time cortisol test. Assesses cortisol curve to test adrenal function
March Special: Zinc Deficiency Test for Half-Price
$10
- Thyroid function
- Immune function
- Healing
- Diarrhea
- Common colds
- Age-related macular degeneration
$5 for the month of March
While getting your B12 injection, don’t forget to test your zinc status! This simple test allows you to quickly determine whether you are zinc deficient. It involves swishing a special type of zinc supplement in your mouth for 15 seconds. The taste will determine zinc status. If you are deficient in zinc, you could swallow the liquid zinc supplement and start zinc supplementation.