DIAGNOSTICS OFFERED AT COMPREHENSIVE NATUROPATHIC CARE

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Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA): Assessing the mineral and heavy metal content in the hair evaluates body chemistry and how we handle stress. We can also see toxic blockages of enzyme function, as well as nutritional deficiencies. Minerals and heavy metals in the body are only partially present inside cells, so measuring urine or blood is often not accurate. The values of the HMA do not necessarily tell us whether there is too much or too little of the mineral in the body, but rather how the body is utilizing the mineral in its metabolism.

Heart Rate Variability (Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Assessment): The ANS regulates the heart, breathing, circulation, body temperature, digestion, metabolism, hormones and more. The ANS is divided into the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) (fight or flight system) and Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS) (how well our body knows how to rest). As the body gradually stops functioning normally, the ANS stops functioning optimally. Since this system regulates our internal organ function, without a healthy ANS it is difficult to heal or maintain a healing condition. HRV is a 7-minute test that creates a printout of how your SNS and PSNS are functioning. We re-test you from time to time to check the effectiveness of your therapies.

Autonomic Response Testing: Autonomic Response Testing (ART) is a form of muscle testing that determines how your autonomic or subconscious nervous system is functioning. ART was developed by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, Ph.D. With ART we can pick up and treat underlying layers of metals, microbes and parasites and where they are located in your body, as well as focal points where illness may have originated and unresolved psycho-emotional blocks that may be in the way of getting better.

Expanded Laboratory Panels: While standard blood tests at conventional medical laboratories may report test results as within normal limits, other good medical laboratories provide much more depth of understanding in their test analyses. The patterns of relationships within test results often reveal functional imbalances before they become diseases.