LabTesting
Note: Testing cannot be ordered without an appointment. All testing is additional to the price of your consultation.
HTMA (hair, tissue, mineral analysis)
Why HTMA
Minerals are essential for growth, healing, vitality and wellbeing, they are the basic ‘spark plugs’ of life. Mineral imbalances and toxic metal excesses contribute to heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, migraines, learning difficulties and hyperactivity in children, to name just a few.
The process
Before ordering the HTMA test, it is necessary to start with a 60-minute initial consultation with a Naturopath, this will capture a full picture of your health issues and help us direct you to the specific testing required.
Benefits of HTMA
Safe, scientific, non-invasive pathology test
Reliable data on more than 35 nutrient & toxic minerals, and over 25 mineral ratios
Valuable health information often not revealed in standard blood and urine tests
Discovery of nutrient mineral imbalances or toxic mineral excesses that may be affecting your health
Interpretive test reports that assess your current mineral status, highlighting areas of concern and recommended dietary changes
HTMA is regarded as one of the most valuable screening tools available in everyday and preventative health care
HTMA (hair, tissue, mineral analysis)
Why HTMA
Minerals are essential for growth, healing, vitality and wellbeing, they are the basic ‘spark plugs’ of life. Mineral imbalances and toxic metal excesses contribute to heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, migraines, learning difficulties and hyperactivity in children, to name just a few.
The process
Before ordering the HTMA test, it is necessary to start with a 60-minute initial consultation with a Naturopath, this will capture a full picture of your health issues and help us direct you to the specific testing required.
Benefits of HTMA
Safe, scientific, non-invasive pathology test
Reliable data on more than 35 nutrient & toxic minerals, and over 25 mineral ratios
Valuable health information often not revealed in standard blood and urine tests
Discovery of nutrient mineral imbalances or toxic mineral excesses that may be affecting your health
Interpretive test reports that assess your current mineral status, highlighting areas of concern and recommended dietary changes
HTMA is regarded as one of the most valuable screening tools available in everyday and preventative health care
DUTCH (dried urine testing for comprehensive hormones)
The process:
Before ordering the DUTCH test, it is necessary to start with a 60-minute initial consultation with a Naturopath, this will capture a full picture of your health issues and help us direct you to the specific testing required. The testing kit can be sent to your home to be completed at your convenience.
Urine can be a superior method to get a clear picture of your hormones. Estrogen, Progesterone, Androgens, Melatonin, Cortisol, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Epinephrine and more
Taking 4-8 samples over 24 hours will get a far more accurate picture of how your hormones fluctuate throughout the day. The following list of conditions will benefit from investigation via this test
Fertility problems
Trouble holding onto pregnancy
Anxiety
Depression
Weight problems
Chronic Fatigue
Endometriosis
PCOS
PMS and PMDD
Acne and hormonal acne
Painful, irregular, or heavy periods
Painful, irregular, or heavy periods
Endometriosis
Chronic Fatigue
PMS and PMDD
Acne and hormonal acne
Complete Microbiome Mapping Test
was designed to assess a patient’s microbiome from a single stool sample, with particular attention to microbes that cause disease or that disrupt normal microbial balance and contribute to cause problem in the gut flora and contribute to illness.
The panel is a comprehensive collection of microbial targets as well as immune and digestive markers. It screens for pathogenic bacteria, commensal bacteria, opportunistic pathogens, fungi, viruses, and parasites.
The process:
Before ordering the CMM test, it is necessary to start with a 60-minute initial consultation with a Naturopath, this will capture a full picture of your health issues and help us direct you to the specific testing required. The testing kit can be sent to your home to complete and your convenience.
Hair Analysis to establish food intolerances
Why use Hair Analysis?
Hair analysis is one of the most non-invasive, comprehensive and effective methods of identifying food, additive and environmental irritant reactions. The testing kit can be sent to your home to be completed at your convenience.
The process:
Before ordering a hair analysis test for food intolerances it is necessary to start with a 60-minute initial consultation with a Naturopath, as some intolerances may be able to be identified without the hair analysis. This will also give
your naturopath a better chance to get a full picture of your health issues therefore a better chance to help you.
The test price
includes the follow up appointment where the results will be discussed, and guidance given regarding how to incorporate this new information into your lifestyle i.e. substitutes and possible replacements. Treatments to resolve health conditions are also advised and discussed.
Commonly asked questions
We have been using our current testing service for 20 years, testing is still the same price to this day.
The sample is analysed by a New Zealand technician- a real person, unlike the online options and some retail outlets that are not. With us, all food groups, environmental irritants and food additives etc are tested for individually.
A hair sample reflects anything that has caused an immune reaction, this is the marker that is being tested for. Unlike the standard investigations that are looking only for the markers that cause swell up/can’t breathe type reactions. This is reason people with food intolerances often go undiagnosed as their reactions are not bad enough to get attention. Our method will show even slight reactions
Why use our pathology testing service?
Because the results remove the guesswork – we offer a range of test options that will help us diagnose exactly what your body needs.
These testing options below and more are available. During your initial appointment your Naturopath will work with you to establish what is the most appropriate testing for you. The following tests are additional to the price of your initial consultation. Most of these tests can be done from home via a simple urine sample or in the case of hair samples we can do this for you. Blood samples with be taken at your nearest laboratory.
Tests Offered
Sleep profile
Intestinal Permeability more commonly known as leaky gut
Comprehensive SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) test
Cortisol pattern
Extensive Thyroid hormone profile
Female Hormone Profile
Male Hormone Profile
Candida Antibodies
Cardiovascular profile
Inflammation markers
Tumour Markers
Parasite analysis
Coeliac Testing
And more
SCL and Aotea Pathology Blood Testing Service
Naturopaths order the same standard blood tests that you get at your medical doctor. These tests are often a great first step in assessing your general level of health and where any problems might be. They’re usually less expensive than some of the more focused tests, and can guide the direction we take your treatment in. Some tests are used to diagnose disease or illness, and other are used to monitor how well your body is responding to treatment.
We work alongside SCL blood testing services located in most main centres around New Zealand. In some case we use Aotea Pathology. Either way this will be made clear to you at the time of your appointment. We supply the lab form. You will pay for your blood tests at the laboratory. The results will be sent to us to analyse and the results discussed with you either by email or at you next appointment. ‘Manage my health’ is great service for people to collect relevant data in one place. Any testing you have done in the recent past is really valuable to us so we can look at your case in a holistic manner.
Some of the more common tests we order include:
TSH to test for thyroid hormone levels – too high or too low
Full Iron Studies – tells us how well you iron is processed and stored
CRP, ESR – Inflammatory markers
CBC – complete blood count. Lets us know how many red and white blood cells you have, and can point to things like anaemia or infection.
FBG & HgA1c – fasting blood glucose A1c. These are markers of diabetes
LFT – helps us understand what your liver is doing
Which tests we order, if any, will depend on your specific symptoms and our best clinical judgement. We only order tests that we deem necessary to help you reach your health goals as quickly and safely as possible.
We use these lab tests to help get a picture of what’s going on inside your body at a molecular level we also offer tests that most other health care providers don’t- which is great for you! These are helpful in figuring out what’s at the root cause of your illness and coming up with a diagnosis and treatment plan!
We treat the cause
not just the symptoms
