After over a decade of unexplained weight gain, chronic pain, and countless prescriptions from well-meaning doctors, I knew something deeper was going on in my body. I didn’t need another diagnosis—I needed answers. Real, root-cause answers.

If you’ve been dealing with symptoms like bloating, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, or stubborn weight and nothing seems to help, these 5 at-home functional lab tests could be the missing piece.

These labs helped me uncover my toxicities, identify nutritional deficiencies, and create a personalized plan that finally worked. No more cookie-cutter advice from random internet articles. Just clear, science-backed data specific to my body.

1. Organic Acids Test (OAT)

This comprehensive urine test looks at 75+ biomarkers related to gut health, detoxification, and energy production. It can detect hidden Candida overgrowth, bacterial imbalances, and vitamin and neurotransmitter levels—all of which impact digestion, mood, and metabolism.

2. Hair Tissu...

Okay, hear me out before you come for me.

Yes, genetic testing can be interesting… even helpful in some cases. And yes, I’ve had mine done. But if we’re talking about bang for your buck when it comes to understanding your body and improving your health? It’s not where I’d recommend you start.

Even as a practitioner, when I got my genetic results back, I found myself going, “Okay... cool... now what?” 
The results showed me what I was potentially predisposed to, but not what was actually happening inside my body—or how to truly support it.

Here’s the deal: genetics load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

You might be genetically predisposed to sluggish detox pathways, hormone imbalance, or inflammation. But that doesn’t mean those things are happening right now—or that they’re guaranteed to happen at all. It’s the daily choices you make (food, stress, sleep, supplements, environment) that determine whether those switches get flipped.

And that’s where functional medicine...