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Functional lab testing offers an in-depth look inside your body’s major systems to identify potential problems before they affect your health. Empower You Mental Health & Wellness provides a variety of functional lab tests in-office for adults and adolescents, including bloodwork, hormone evaluations, and gut-health assessments. Candice Jackson Parrish, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, interprets the results and provides the resources you need to live a healthier life and lower your risk of certain diseases. Call the Carmel, Indiana, office today to learn more about the benefits of functional lab testing or book a consultation online.
Functional Lab Testing Q & A
What is functional lab testing?
Functional lab testing provides important information about your body and how it’s functioning. The testing results give insight into what you need to restore balance in your systems and optimize your wellness.
Empower You Mental Health & Wellness offers functional lab testing onsite for adults and adolescents to identify underlying issues that interfere with good health.
Candice uses the lab results to personalize a wellness plan for you. She focuses on holistic strategies and conventional therapies that support physical, mental, and emotional wellness.
What information can functional lab testing provide about my health?
The functional lab testing at Empower You Mental Health & Wellness includes blood work, urinalysis, saliva testing, stool testing, and hair analysis. These tests can provide crucial information about your:
- Heart health
- Gastrointestinal health
- Metabolic function
- Hormone levels
- Immune system function
Functional lab testing can also identify genetic factors that influence your existing and long-term health and can lead to diseases like cancer. Additionally, Candice can screen for nutritional deficiencies that increase your risk factors for acute and chronic conditions, including stroke, diabetes, and heart disease.
Testing may be a part of your medical evaluation for existing physical or mental symptoms. You can also benefit from functional lab testing if you’re interested in learning how to improve your overall health and lower your risk factors for potentially preventable diseases.
What are the benefits of functional lab testing?
Functional lab testing allows Candice to evaluate your health from a whole-person perspective. She can learn more about what underlying health issues might be present and identify the factors that play a role in the condition.
For instance, nutritional deficiencies can increase your risk factors for various chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and immune system dysfunction.
By assessing many aspects of your health through functional lab testing, Candice can offer specific recommendations for lifestyle changes, diet improvements, medical treatments, and other therapeutic strategies that support good health.
You can also learn how to reduce your risk factors for certain diseases by making proactive changes in your life.
Call Empower You Mental Health & Wellness today to schedule function lab testing or book a consultation online.