The Organic Acids Test provides a broad view of metabolic health, nutritional status, and gut microbiome health. The results of the OAT test allows your functional practitioner to receive a more complete picture of what’s going on in internally regarding your metabolic health, nutritional status, and gut microbiome health in order to create a personalized functional nutrition care plan for you. Functional lab testing would be a good idea if you really wanted to hone in on the specifics of gut microbiome imbalances, hormonal imbalances, vitamin/mineral deficiencies.

What is the Organic Acids test?

The Organic Acids Test or OAT is used to provide insights into mitochondrial dysfunction, gut health (dysbiosis or imbalances in the gut leading to GI symptoms), nutritional deficiencies (vitamins/minerals), and various metabolic pathways which includes detoxification, energy production, and various neurotransmitter metabolites.

Mitochondrial health is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to addressing root causes of health conditions and improving overall health. There are many different organs in the human body and each organ works together in harmony to achieve optimal health and longevity.

What Health conditions is the Organic Acids test used for?

 It is commonly used for health conditions such as:

• Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth SIBO
• Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth SIFO
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD
• Celiac Disease
• Leaky Gut Syndrome
• Pancreatitis
• Fibromyalgia
• Acne
• Weight Loss
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS

An Example of the Organic Acids Test Results: A Basic overview

Below is an example of what an Organic Acids Test Result would look like:

You can search the free database containing detailed information about the small molecule metabolites found in the human body that are listed below by clicking here.

How can I Use my Organic Acids test results to help heal my Health condition or Symptoms with the help of a functional nutrition dietitian?

Each person is unique and this is recognized in a personalized functional nutrition assessment and intervention plan that engages and empowers the patient in this process to restore optimal function, manage symptoms and promote overall health and well-being.

Functional nutrition addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. We look at it from a root-cause perspective and create a focus on prevention through nutrition, therapeutic diets, targeted supplementation, interpretation of conventional and/or functional lab testing, botanicals, detoxification protocols, exercise, and stress management tools.

My storefront is linked here to order functional labs, which is signed off by a nationally-licensed physician, to assess for gut health issues, hormonal imbalances, or vitamin/mineral deficiencies. If you need help creating a personalized functional nutrition care plan based on the interpretation of any of the above functional labs, you can work with us here.

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Krishnamurti