Your practitioner will review your onboarding questionnaire and discuss your symptoms with you before making a test list recommendation. Feel free to review some of the most common tests we offer below to get more familiar with them and why we might suggest them.
Any digestion issues, new or old. Symptoms of any kind after international travel. Suspicion of parasite in stool or anal itching. Recent autoimmune disease diagnosis.
Chronic GI issues that may include bloating, gas, belching, reflux, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, and others symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, loss of appetite.
Insomnia, poor sleep or tired upon waking, chronic fatigue, despression, anxiety, high-stress lifestyle, loss of resiliency, low libido, fertility goals, or irregular or painful periods.
Prolonged stress, mental health challenges, behavioral issues, suspect fungus, mold or yeast issues, want to check vitamin levels, detoxification status, or mitochondrial health
Hot or cold all the time when others aren’t, trouble sleeping, weight gain, constipation, dry skin, mood swings, anxiety, or heart palpitations.
Eczema, asthma, chronic fatigue, loss of motor control, reaction time, memory loss, and verbal recall. Monitoring for past exposure and detoxification success.
If you haven't had basic blood work in a bit, we can help. Funny enough a CMP interpreted with functional lab ranges (not ranges of the median of the population) can often give you clues. The CMP is great for looking at liver and kidney function, as well as nutrient levels, among other things.
If you haven't had basic blood work in a bit, we can help. A CBC interpreted with functional lab ranges (not ranges of the median of the population) can often give great clues about possible anemia, infection, and more.
Underrated; a gateway for those with chronic symptoms and autoimmune conditions to find major improvements in their day to day. Nutrient deficiencies are a major component that drive autoimmune diseases and nagging symptoms like brain fog, hair loss, mental changes (anxiety, depression, bipolar), and so much more. The results from this test help us make custom supplements tailored to your body's needs.
Basic testing is wonderful for possible immediate relief while you heal. Complex food testing can go deeper to give you insight into why a food is a problem for you, if a particular food causes serious harm to your tissues and body, or to see if you're successfully avoiding a food you need to. A must for individuals with autism, gluten or wheat sensitivity, diagnosed autoimmune diseases, and chronic symptoms.
An Acumen functional health practitioner will walk you through what your results indicate, and what order to address everything in. Usually we see that the gut has the biggest influence on the rest of they body's systems, so we usually address the gut first (especially when non-gut tests reveal possible gut dysfunction causes). Our recommendations are frequently staged, where we wait to see how the body responds before we suggest additional changes or supplements. You'll be surprised how fast your body can begin to heal when you're working with data and not guessing about what's actually going on!
There's so much we can share, but it's hard to pinpoint the exact information relevant to your case until we talk with you... so let's talk! Below are some areas we may bring up.
What do you eat on a weekly basis? What makes you feel good, what doesn't?
How are your energy levels throughout the day? What is your sleep like?
What symptoms do you have (digestion related or not)? What does your poop look like?
Do you have any significant stressors? What do you do for enjoyment? How do you move your body? What is restful for you?
Do you have any other past or current diagnoses? Are you taking any drugs or supplements right now? Do you have any signifcant family health history worth noting?
What do you hope to achieve for your health in 6 months time? Is there anything stopping you from getting there?
The practitioners here are so thoughtful and really take time to listen. I have never felt so cared for. Grateful to feel in charge of my health again. Worth every penny.
I came to Acumen so depleted, overworked, and unhappy. Your team didn't give up on me and across the year educated me, found and removed two parasites, improved my energy by focusing on my thyroid, and so much more. Truly, thank you for lifting me back up when I didn't know how to help myself.
This group is amazing. They find the root causes and treat the whole person — I have early autoimmune markers that we are keeping at bay. My health has totally turned around working with them.
Health Acumen is a family of brands that provides advanced functional lab testing and health coaching to identify health issues early before they become chronic. In the process, we help reduce your symptoms so you have more healthy and enjoyable days.
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