Specialty Lab Testing in Denver
If you’re looking for deeper answers to ongoing health problems, specialty lab testing might be your answer. Natural Medicine of Denver offers advanced specialty lab testing for patients seeking further answers about their health. Often, patients feel stuck when traditional lab results return “normal,” yet their symptoms still linger. This is where specialty lab testing can be useful; it can go deeper and identify triggers such as inflammatory responses, sensitivities, and underlying causes that standard panels often miss.
What Is Specialty Lab Testing?
Specialty lab tests include — but aren’t limited to — assessments for hormones, nutrients, and inflammatory markers. Depending on the test, your naturopathic doctor (ND) may collect blood, urine, or another sample and send it to a specialty lab for analysis.
Unlike routine labs, specialty tests are typically not covered by traditional insurance plans, although exceptions may apply. For this reason, conventional medical doctors rarely order them, which is why many patients haven’t encountered these tests before.
At Natural Medicine of Denver, we utilize specialty lab testing because it offers a more comprehensive view of your health. These expanded panels allow both practitioner and patient to explore deeper root causes — from hormonal imbalances and chronic infections to food sensitivities, digestive issues, and exposure to and impact from environmental toxins.
Types of Specialty Testing We Offer
Natural Medicine of Denver offers a variety of specialty lab tests to detect underlying symptoms, ranging from food sensitivities to toxicity testing. Below is a brief description we provide:
Food Sensitivity Testing: Food sensitivity testing identifies how your body reacts to many particular foods, spices, and additives. These foods may cause inflammation, digestive issues, and other chronic symptoms.
Hormone & Adrenal Testing: Hormone and adrenal testing evaluates how well your body produces and regulates critical hormones, especially those related to stress response, energy levels, sleep, and reproductive health.
Nutritional & Methylation Testing: Nutritional and methylation testing look at your nutritional balance, which includes key vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B-12 and amino acids.
Infections/Biotoxin Testing: Infections & biotoxin testing detect hidden infections, mold exposure, and toxin-related illnesses and inflammation.
Gut and Microbiome Testing: Gut and microbiome testing evaluates the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria, yeast, parasites, and other microorganisms in your digestive tract.
Environmental Toxicity Testing: Environmental Toxicity Testing identifies exposure to harmful chemicals, heavy metals, and pollutants that may affect your health.
Why Choose Natural Medicine of Denver?
Natural Medicine of Denver’s naturopathic doctors and practitioners are committed to addressing the root cause of symptoms. We believe in treating the whole person, not a single symptom. There are many reasons to choose Natural Medicine of Denver for treatment. Here are just a few:
Experienced practitioners: Our experienced naturopathic doctors specialize in integrative and functional medicine and are dedicated to finding and treating the root causes of your symptoms.
Colorado-based practice: Not all states allow naturopathic doctors to conduct lab testing. However, registered NDs in Colorado can order and interpret lab tests, including specialty tests, as part of their scope of practice.
Holistic, root-cause approach: We take a holistic, root-cause approach, looking beyond symptoms to treat underlying imbalances.
Personalized review of results: Each test includes a customized review of your results, ensuring you understand what they mean.
Convenient access in Denver: Convenient access to specialty lab testing right here in Denver, with flexible scheduling and local support throughout your testing process.
Take The Next Step Towards Answers Today
If you’ve been struggling with unresolved symptoms and want to go beyond standard testing, our team is here to help. At Natural Medicine of Denver, we make it easy to access advanced specialty lab testing in a supportive, patient-focused environment.
Call us at (720) 613-8501 to schedule a free consultation.
You don’t need to navigate this process alone — contact us online and let’s uncover the root cause, together.