TESTING HOW-TO
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SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION:
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Contact me by email (HeatherRaeINHC@protonmail.com)
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Schedule the consultation
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Complete the online health history questionnaire which I will send to you
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During consultation, we gather information required for ordering and fulfilling the DNA (saliva) test kit.*
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The consultation is $125; the DNA test is $199.
SEND YOUR SAMPLE TO THE LAB:
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The test kit will be mailed to you. Please follow the instructions to collect your saliva and send it off in the box supplied.
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Take a picture of the bar code on the side of the test kit.
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Results typically take 6 – 8 weeks.
HOW TO COLLECT YOUR SALIVA
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Spit into funnel until the amount of liquid saliva (not bubbles) reaches the fill line shown on the tube. (bucal swab is available at an additional charge):
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Hold the tube upright with one hand. Close the funnel lid with the other hand by firmly pushing the lid until you hear a loud click. The liquid in the lid will be released into the tube to mix with the saliva. Make sure that the lid is closed tightly.
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Hold the tube upright. Unscrew the funnel from the tube.
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Use the small cap to close the tube tightly.
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Shake the capped tube for 5 seconds. Discard or recycle the funnel.
* ORDERING ADDITIONAL TESTS:
These tests are very helpful in understanding the bigger picture of how your genes are being expressed and their connection to hormones, nutrients, toxins and your symptoms.
Online vendors offer these tests, such as MyMedLab, TrueHealthLabs.
You do not need a practitioner to order these tests.
These tests are: Organic Acids Test (OAT), Dry Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones (DUTCH)
CBC with Differential, Full Thyroid Panel
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During the consultation, we will go over the steps for ordering test kits for additional tests.
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The test kits will be mailed to you. Please follow the instructions to collect your sample and send it off in the box supplied.
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Please email me the results when you receive them.
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Pricing depends on the test and lab you select. Note that MyMedLab offers a discount for "panels' (ordering more than one test). Consider adding a test for glyphosate.


ROOT CAUSE PROTOCOL TESTS:
Visit the Root Cause Protocol site for instructions on ordering BLOOD WORK (IRON/COPPER) and
HAIR TISSUE MINERAL ANALYSIS: https://therootcauseprotocol.com/order-lab-tests/
HOME-BASED SELF-TESTING
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Nitric Oxide test strips (Berkeley Life, HumanN)
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Sulfite/Sulfate test strips
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pH test strips (to measure acidity, alkalinity in saliva and urine)
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Blood pressure cuff
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Temperature thermometer