The Natural Way Clinic: Naturopathic Chiropractic Massage Kitchener Waterloo Chiropractor Acupuncture

 

Counselling Counseling Kitchener Health Care Naturopath

Acupuncture TCM Chinese Medicine Homeopothy Chiropractor Allergy Homeopathy Nutrition Botanical Medicine Stress

Detox Pain Sleep fertility weight loss anxiety depression headaches digestion primary pregnancy

Urine Amino Acids– Urine Test

Summary 

Amino acid analyses aid in the diagnosis of: dietary protein adequacy and amino acid balance, gastrointestinal dysfunctions, forms of protein intolerance, nutritional deficiencies (vitamins, minerals), kidney and liver dysfunction, psychiatric abnormalities, susceptibility to inflammatory response and oxidative stress, reduced detoxification capacity, susceptibility to occlusive arterial disease and many inherent disorders in amino acid metabolism.

What Does It Measure

This test measures amino acids and diagnostic metabolites.

 

Hidden Impairments in Amino Acid Metabolism

Many individuals have “hidden” impairments in amino acid metabolism that are problematic and often go undiagnosed. These impairments may or may not be expressed as specific symptoms. They may silently increase susceptibility to a degenerative disease or they may be associated with, but not causative for, a disease. Because of the wealth of information provided, it is suggested that a complete amino acid analysis be performed whenever a thorough nutritional and metabolic workup is called for.

 

What can be learned from the test?

Amino acid analysis provides fundamental information about nutrient adequacy: the quality and quantity of dietary protein, digestive disorders, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies (particularly folic acid, B₁₂, B₆ metabolism, zinc and magnesium). In addition amino acid analysis provides important diagnostic information about liver and kidney function, availability of precursors of neurotransmitters, detoxification capacity, susceptibility to occlusive arterial disease (homocystine), and many inherent disorders in amino acid metabolism.

 

The patient’s results are presented in a functional format that permits ease of interpretation. A comprehensive summary of “presumptive needs” (eg.B₆, B₁₂ /folate, Mg) and “implied conditions” (e.g. maldigestion/malabsorption, abnormal gastrointestinal flora, impaired detoxification, oxidative stress) is presented based upon each patient’s results. Patient specific amino acid supplement schedules and user-friendly commentary paragraphs are provided to simplify nutritional intervention.

 

Talk to your health care provider about having a Urine Amino Acids test today!

 

**Description courtesy of Doctor’s Data Inc