Digestive Disorders

Many root causes of chronic illness start in the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract is home to an entire ecosystem of microorganisms (known as the microbiome), living in a symbiotic relationship with it’s host. These microorganisms do far more than just reside within us- they are essential for life and health. They are responsible for many important functions such as vitamin synthesis, hormone production, immune system regulation, and communication with the neurological systems of the body.

Now, more than ever before, medical research has established a link between health benefits or disease risks brought about by these microorganisms that inhabit the human body. We can help you identify underlying causes of many GI issues such as: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), autoimmune diseases like fibromyalgia and arthritis, Candida, h. pylori and more.

Holistic health care professionals have now been able to gain a clearer understanding of the relationship between an unhealthy microbiome (dysbiosis) and the link to many chronic illnesses that exist systemically (outside of the GI tract) through the GI Map DNA Stool Analysis with Diagnostic Solutions. This test can help you further uncover the underlying cause of your chronic illness.

Diagnostic Solutions use latest and most advanced DNA testing to assess:

• Levels of healthy bacteria

• Pathogenic bacteria

• Parasites

• Yeast

• Viruses

Our microbiome contains gut flora or “healthy bacteria” that live in your gut. Gut flora has a strong effect on the brain. Gut flora can affect mood, cognition, and pain sensitivity by sending signals up the spinal cord to the brain, and the brain sends signals back that can affect gut function. For example, diseases that involve problems with the gut flora, like IBS, are strongly associated with mood disorders like anxiety and depression.

The GI tract is a pathway by which food enters in the mouth and is expelled through the anus. It is comprised of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus.