TEST, DON'T GUESS!

Your symptoms are not the problem—they're your body's way of communicating that something deeper needs attention. While conventional testing often focuses on diagnosing disease, functional diagnostic lab testing is designed to identify imbalances long before they become more serious health concerns.

At The Root Cause Solution, we use advanced laboratory testing to uncover the hidden factors affecting your health, including digestive dysfunction, hormone imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, detoxification challenges, immune dysregulation, chronic infections, food sensitivities, and environmental toxic burden. Rather than relying on guesswork, these insights allow us to develop a personalized, data-driven protocol tailored to your unique physiology and health goals.

Every recommendation we make is guided by objective findings—not assumptions—so you can move forward with confidence, knowing you're addressing the root cause instead of simply managing symptoms.

Explore the functional diagnostic tests below to learn how each one helps uncover critical information and supports a more targeted path to healing.

A cutting-edge stool test that uses DNA-based technology to assess the health of your gut microbiome. It identifies pathogens like parasites, bacteria, viruses, and fungi, as well as markers for inflammation, digestion, and immune function. This test provides a comprehensive view of your gut health, helping to uncover root causes of symptoms such as bloating, fatigue, skin issues, and hormone imbalances. It’s a powerful tool for creating personalized, targeted healing protocols. 

The DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) is a gold-standard test for assessing hormone health. It provides a detailed analysis of sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), stress hormones (cortisol and DHEA), and their metabolites. This test offers insight into hormonal imbalances that may be driving symptoms like fatigue, mood swings, weight gain, PMS, or sleep disturbances. The DUTCH test goes beyond standard blood work to reveal how your body is producing, using, and clearing hormones—so we can design more effective, personalized support. 

A comprehensive urine test that evaluates over 70 markers related to gut health, detoxification, energy production, nutrient status, and brain chemistry. It offers a detailed snapshot of how well your body’s metabolic processes are functioning. The OAT is especially useful for identifying hidden issues like candida overgrowth, nutrient deficiencies, oxidative stress, and neurotransmitter imbalances. This powerful test helps uncover the root causes of chronic symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, mood changes, and digestive problems—guiding more targeted and effective healing strategies. 

HTMA is a non-invasive test that measures the levels of key minerals and toxic metals stored in the hair. Because mineral imbalances and heavy metal toxicity can deeply impact energy, hormone health, nervous system function, and detoxification, HTMA offers valuable insight into your body’s long-term biochemical patterns. This test helps uncover hidden stress, metabolic dysfunction, and nutrient deficiencies—guiding personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies to support whole-body balance. 

DNA Regimen is an advanced genetic wellness assessment that uncovers how your unique genetic makeup influences metabolism, detoxification, hormones, neurotransmitters, inflammation, nutrient needs, and disease risk. Unlike ancestry-style DNA tests, this panel is designed specifically for functional and integrative health—helping us understand how your body is wired to respond to food, supplements, stress, toxins, exercise, and medications.

Your genes don’t determine your destiny—but they do shape your biological tendencies. This test gives us a lifelong roadmap to personalize your nutrition, supplement strategy, detox pathways, hormone support, and lifestyle plan, with far greater precision.

The Vibrant Wellness Zoomer series offers highly sensitive blood tests that screen for immune reactions to specific foods, toxins, pathogens, and environmental triggers. These microarray panels help detect both early-stage and advanced sensitivities, intolerances, and autoimmunity markers. Whether you're dealing with unexplained symptoms, chronic inflammation, or gut issues, Zoomer panels—such as Wheat Zoomer, Gut Zoomer, Dairy Zoomer, and more—provide a deep, personalized look at how your body is reacting to everyday exposures. These insights help guide targeted healing through diet, lifestyle, and therapeutic support. 

The Total Tox Burden test is a comprehensive urine-based screening that measures your body’s exposure to three major toxin categories: heavy metals, environmental chemicals, and mold toxins (mycotoxins). Chronic toxin exposure can contribute to fatigue, hormone imbalances, immune dysfunction, neurological symptoms, and more. This test helps identify hidden toxic burdens that may be interfering with your health and healing—providing essential insight for designing a personalized detoxification and recovery plan. 

The MRT (Mediator Release Test) is a blood test that identifies hidden food and chemical sensitivities that may be contributing to inflammation and chronic symptoms. Unlike traditional allergy testing, MRT measures your immune system’s inflammatory response to 170+ foods and additives—helping pinpoint what’s triggering issues like bloating, headaches, skin flare-ups, joint pain, or fatigue. This test takes the guesswork out of elimination diets and provides a personalized roadmap for calming inflammation and restoring balance through targeted dietary changes.