Laboratory Evaluations »

[11 Jul 2012 | 0 Comments]

ASHEVILLE, NC and DULUTH, GA—July 11, 2012—Genova Diagnostics, Inc. and Metametrix Inc., leading clinical laboratories in applying a systems-based testing approach to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of complex chronic disease, today announced they have combined efforts under one company. [More]

Laboratory Evaluations, toxins »

[2 Jul 2012 | 0 Comments]

A doctor inquired about glucaric acid, saying, “I don't quite get the bit about Phase I detoxification and glucarate.” He went on to lay out his basic understanding, “Glucuronidation is a Phase II process. The substrate is Uridine Diphosphate (UDP)-glucuronic acid and the enzymes are those of the UDP- glucuronosyltransferase family. Like all Phase II enzymes, it is inducible... [More]

Laboratory Evaluations, toxins »

[9 Nov 2011 | 1 Comments]

In utilizing laboratory testing to assess exposure to heavy metals, there has been a lot of controversy throughout the years over using chelated samples to report non-chelated ranges. The question has been asked many times as to how a clinician is to accurately interpret a patient’s chelated results if they are based on... [More]

Laboratory Evaluations, ION »

[1 Nov 2011 | 1 Comments]

As we prepare for the upcoming holiday season, a time of year for making connections with friends and family, it’s also a great time to connect to overall health and to the understanding that whole health includes a unified, inter-connected, inextricable composite of the body... [More]

amino acids, Laboratory Evaluations »

[31 Oct 2011 | 4 Comments]

Ever since the free love movement of the '60s, stories about managing herpes lesions with arginine and lysine have circulated. We were recently chided for not being on-board with recommending low arginine diets for patients with chronic Herpes simplex lesions. So I decided to probe related literature for scientific evidence... [More]

Laboratory Evaluations »

[24 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments]

Understanding molecular medicine requires understanding how the molecules of the human body interact, and how their activities can be changed by nutrient supplementation... [More]

Laboratory Evaluations »

[20 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments]

What is meant by the term “Molecular Medicine” can change depending on the background of the user. How this term embodies a central principal in nutritional therapies is explained in this short video... [More]