At-Home Wellness Testing: Which is right for you?
Have you ever felt off or that you are just not at your best that you can’t seem to shake? Wellness tests can provide valuable insight into what might be causing this feeling, giving you a path to feel better than ever.
Wellness Testing gives you a complete insight into your body’s overall health. From general chemistry and micronutrient values to advanced assays, including hormone levels, thyroid function, inflammation markers, and factors related to heart health.
Below learn more about the wellness testing My Labs Directs offers to decide which best suits you.
Everyone deals with stress in some way, shape, or form, but not everyone knows the negative impact that stress can have on your overall health. According to The Mayo Clinic stress, that’s left unchecked can contribute to many health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
This test measures the “stress hormone” cortisol. High cortisol levels can lead to weight gain in the face and abdomen, a weakened immune system, acne, thinning hair, fatigue, diabetes, and much more.
This test evaluates the key biomarkers below associated to maintaining optimal weight. The levels shown from this test can help you evaluate what might be causing you to be over or below your target weight.
Inflammation is your body’s natural response to an injury, but what if you’re experiencing inflammation without injury?
Inflammation biomarkers detected in your blood can indicate serious underlying conditions that may be caused by active infection, risk of heart attack, auto-immune disorders and cancer.
Though Vitamin D is not an actual vitamin and rather a hormone, it’s still extremely important to your body, and many suffer from a deficiency. Vitamin D plays a significant role in regulating your immune system to help you fight off infection. Knowing our Vitamin D levels will help you to understand your susceptibility to illnesses.
Testosterone
Testosterone is a crucial hormone for both men and women that can impact your everyday life if you suffer from a deficiency. My Labs Direct provides two testosterone tests. A Total Testosterone Test provides you with the amount of total testosterone in your body, and our Advanced Testosterone Test, which provides you with a complete testosterone panel.
Men and Woman’s Complete Hormone
Have you been feeling off and can’t figure out what may be causing it? Our Men and Woman’s Complete Hormone Test can give you valuable insight into what hormone deficiencies may be causing that pesky feeling.
Getting pregnant can be tricky for many adults. The My Labs Direct Woman’s Fertility Test checks five key hormone levels that can affect your menstrual cycle, ovulation, and ability to become pregnant.
Thyroid
My Labs Direct’s Thyroid Health Test is one of the best ways to learn more about the current health of your thyroid gland and ensure its functioning properly. Our Thyroid Health Test measures the TSH, T3 Uptake, T3 Total, T3 Free, T4 Total, and T4 Free levels.
Cardiac
According to MedlinePlus.gov, “heart diseases are the number one killer in the U.S. They are also a major cause of disability. If you do have heart disease, it is important to find it early, when it is easier to treat. Our Cardiac Risk Test includes a range of tests for monitoring overall heart health and helps in identifying certain factors that may lead to heart disease.
Ever wonder how your liver and kidneys are functioning? Whether you’re concerned about general health, possible disease, or side effects from medications, this test will give you an overview of how healthy your liver and kidneys really are.
Nutrition testing can evaluate the levels of macronutrients and micronutrients in the blood, giving you better insight into what your body has in excess or if there are any deficiencies.
Nutritional testing has many uses, such as assessing blood chemistry, hormone function, gut health, metabolic function, blood sugar regulation, food sensitivities and allergies, organ function, etc.
For real-time PCR (RT-PCR) detection of bacterial and parasitic pathogens associated with sexually transmitted infections and lesions. The STI Panels contain the assays and controls for a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acids from HSV1, HSV2, Treponema pallidum (Syphilis), in urine specimens from individuals suspected of sexually transmitted infections.
Advanced STD Panel tests for the qualitative detection of nucleic acids from Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Mycoplasma genitalium in urine specimens from individuals suspected of sexually transmitted infections.
Have you ever experienced fatigue, unexpected weight loss/ failure to thrive, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas pain, bloating, constipation, depression, and/or joint pain? All of these symptoms can be signs of Celiac Disease. Discovering what condition may be causing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms can sometimes be difficult. Convenient blood tests can aid in ruling-in, or ruling-out, which disease is causing GI distress.
The information provided by blood tests is an invaluable tool to better understand how your body is functioning and what areas may need attention. Understanding how your body functions allows you to optimize your lifestyle to achieve maximum results at the start of the new year! If you have any questions, concerns, or need testing, we can help. Contact My Labs Direct at 877-355-7978 or visit MyLabsDirect to learn more.
