Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test
Comprehensive View of Your Gut, Energy, Mood & Vitamin Levels
- Test Type: Urine
- 30-Minute Health Coaching Call Included
Digestive upset, bloating, gas, acid reflux, mood irregularities, and weak immunity are common reasons people take this test. The simple at-home Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test will assess how well your digestive system is functioning, along with your energy and mood metabolites using a urine sample. Plus, you'll be able to find out whether you're truly getting all the vitamins you need from your current nutrition, giving you a clear picture of your digestive and metabolic health and how to support any imbalances and feel your best.
What’s Measured
- Gut Microbial Markers: Providing a snapshot of the waste products of yeast, fungus, bacteria, and other metabolic pathways present in your urine. The health of the microbiome impacts digestion, absorption of nutrients, immune system, detoxification, and brain function.
- Yeast & Fungal Markers: Evaluates for overgrowth of candida and mold. Elevations of one or more metabolites indicate a yeast/fungal overgrowth. Bacterial Balance: Evaluate the levels of expected or opportunistic bacteria in the gut to assess dysbiosis.
- Clostridia Bacteria: Identify stubborn pathogenic bacteria present. Oxalate Metabolites: Oxalic acid and endogenous oxalate (usually yeast, mold, or diet related).
- Glycolytic Cycle Metabolites: Identify mitochondrial dysfunction affecting energy production. Mitochondrial Markers: Amino Acid & Krebs Cycle Metabolites. The powerhouse of each cell in the body that helps to generate energy (ATP).
- Stress to this cycle from the toxins from candida, bacteria, oxalate, heavy metals, and environmental chemicals can lead to low energy, poor exercise recovery, and increased oxidative stress.
- Neurotransmitter Metabolites: Phenylalanine, Tyrosine & Tryptophan. Chemical messengers in the brain that impact mood and sleep. Identify issues in tryptophan metabolism, which can contribute to serotonin imbalance and excess quinolinic acid production.
- The relationship between two important brain chemicals, dopamine and norepinephrine, is critical for attention, focusing, mood, calmness, and other nervous system functions. Deficiency or excess of serotonin can impact mood, fine and gross motor skills, calmness, and sleep. Pyrimidine Metabolites (Folate Metabolism): Markers uracil and thymine help indicate folate imbalance.
- Folate is linked to the methylation cycle that supports the inner workings of cells related to DNA function and metabolism. Poor folate metabolism can lead to cognitive problems. Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation: Ketones are breakdown products of fatty acid metabolism.
- When fat is used as an energy source, it is converted into ketones in the liver by a process called ketogenesis. Elevations in ketones can lead to GI upset like vomiting and diarrhea. Nutritional Markers: Identify nutrient imbalances
- In order for the body to run effectively, it needs the right level of vitamins and minerals to act as cofactors for enzymatic reactions. Without enough of these nutritional cofactors (or if someone has genetic mutations that affect how well their enzymes work), these chemical pathways are unable to function optimally.
- Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin C, Vitamin Q10 (CoQ10), N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a key antioxidant precursor for glutathione, and Biotin (vitamin H).
- Detoxification Capacity: Identify glutathione deficiency Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant in our cells and protects against toxicity. Inadequate glutathione increases oxidative stress in the brain and nervous system, which can lead to poor attention, focus, and overall cognitive challenges.
- Glutathione deficiency can also compromise immune system health. Glutathione is an essential compound involved in liver detoxification of chemicals. Amino Acid Metabolites: Amino acids have major metabolic functions and roles in the body
- Certain elevated amino acid metabolites can even be linked to rare genetic diseases called inborn errors of metabolism. Mineral Metabolism: Assess elevated levels of phosphoric acid Measures phosphoric acid linked to dietary consumption metabolism and/or vitamin D status. High phosphorus levels can cause damage to your body.
- High oxalates in the GI tract also may significantly reduce absorption of essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium, zinc, and others. Oxalate can trap heavy metals such as mercury, lead, and arsenic in the body and lead to mineral imbalances.
Who Is It For
- Adults who want one urine test that looks at gut microbial balance, energy and mood metabolites, vitamin cofactors and detoxification capacity together.
- Anyone who wants to see whether their current nutrition is supplying the vitamins they need.
- People focused on digestive, metabolic, mood and immune wellness as part of a functional medicine plan.
- Clients working with an EquiLife health coach or Integrative Health Practitioner who want a baseline and a point to retest from.
- Customers in the United States (except New York and Washington), Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
How To Use
- Purchase & Register: After you check out with your at-home lab, it will arrive promptly at your door. Follow the easy instructions included for registering your test before you send in your sample(s).
- Collect & Return: Each at-home lab comes with detailed instructions for collecting your test sample(s) and returning them to one of our CLIA-certified lab testing facilities.
- Results & Review: Once your samples have been processed, you will receive an invitation through EquiLife's health portal to schedule your one-on-one health coaching call to review your results in depth.
What’s In The Box
- Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test collection kit with step-by-step instructions
- Urine collection cup or strips
- Registration instructions (QR code) for the EquiLife health portal
- Return packaging for the CLIA-certified laboratory
- A 30-minute one-on-one health coaching call, scheduled after your results arrive
What To Expect
- How will I receive my results and my coaching call to review those results? Once you receive your at-home lab test, please follow the instructions provided to register your test. Once your sample(s) are sent to one of our CLIA-certified labs, it will take approximately 3 weeks for your results to be returned, during which time you will receive information on how to schedule your one-on-one health coaching call.
- Do at-home lab tests expire? All at-home lab tests expire 6 months from their purchase date. To ensure you will receive your results, please be sure to send all samples for completed lab tests prior to the 6-month expiration date. Unfortunately, there can be no returns or replacement lab tests sent after the 6-month time frame. Please remember to register your labs prior to sending your sample to the laboratory.
- What if I have additional questions? We have compiled thorough FAQs for our at-home lab tests, which you can browse here: https://faq.equi.life/en-US/articles/lab-kit-faq-14490 For additional questions, you can contact us at support@equi.life.
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Why people take this test:
Insight Into Metabolic and Gut Markers
- Bloating & Gas
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Mood
- Immune Function
Benefits
What Does This Test Measure
- Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth - Yeast & Fungal Markers
- Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth - Bacterial Markers
- Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth - Clostridia Markers
- Oxalate Metabolites
- Glycolytic Cycle Metabolites
- Mitochondrial Markers - Krebs Cycle Metabolites
- Mitochondrial Markers - Amino Acid Metabolites
- Neurotransmitter Metabolites
- Pyrimidine Metabolites - Folate Metabolism
- Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation
- Nutritional Markers
- Indicators of Detoxification
- Amino Acid Metabolites
- Mineral Metabolism
- Indicator of Fluid Intake
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Each at-home lab comes with detailed instructions for registering your test, collecting your test sample(s) and returning them to one of our CLIA certified lab testing facilities.
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To ensure you feel confident about your lab findings, EquiLife provides a complimentary, one-on-one call with a certified Health Coach who will review your results with you in-depth and answer questions. Health Coaches will provide recommendations to help you achieve your goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test measure?
It measures 77 markers from a urine sample: yeast, fungal, bacterial and Clostridia markers of intestinal microbial overgrowth, oxalate and glycolytic cycle metabolites, mitochondrial markers, neurotransmitter metabolites, folate metabolism markers, ketone and fatty acid oxidation, nutritional markers, indicators of detoxification, amino acid metabolites, mineral metabolism and an indicator of fluid intake.
How do I collect my sample?
With a simple urine collection at home. Follow the included instructions, register your test in the EquiLife health portal, and return your sample to our CLIA-certified laboratory in the packaging provided.
How long do results take?
Approximately three weeks after the laboratory receives your sample. Your results are delivered through EquiLife's health portal with an invitation to schedule your 30-minute one-on-one health coaching call.
Is this a diagnostic test?
No. EquiLife labs are functional wellness tests processed at CLIA-certified laboratories. They give you and your health coach information about your current status and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please share your results with your healthcare provider for any medical questions.
Can I use my HSA or FSA?
The Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test is HSA and FSA eligible. Eligibility is determined by your plan administrator, so please check your plan's requirements.
Where can this test be shipped?
Within the United States except New York and Washington, and to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Select your shipping destination at checkout.
