MENTAL HEALTH TESTING Basic testing to explore mental health issues are: functional genetics ($199), organic acids ($325) and CBC with differential (varies). BDNF is a "metabo-kine" that shows up not only in the brain, but in muscles and impacts blood sugar regulation.

Getting to the ROOTS OF YOUR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS Great Plains Labs offers an organic acids test (OAT). I complement the OAT with your genetics of the innate immune system.

Molds and their mycotoxins contribute to mood and mental health issues, as does the glyphosate on that weed! Clear out sources of mold in your life and be extra selective about your cannabis!

"You are going to have to take responsibility for this body your spirit is now living in." ~ Dr Christiane Northrup

ZINC IS CRITICAL FOR A HEALTHY MIND, BRAIN. It is needed for BDNF to do its job. Zinc is an antagonist to NMDA. However, when there is a neuroinflammatory state in the brain, neurons will use extra cellular zinc to kick off microglia. So it isn’t so simple as pounding zinc (which will tank copper ... another kettle of issues). There are genes that transport zinc into the cell. Organic acids, blood biomarkers, nutrient tests will tell you a lot about your MOOD and MENTAL HEALTH issues.

FUNCTIONAL HEALTH ... BEYOND DIAGNOSIS AND BEYOND PROTOCOLS

NAC (cysteine) and GLUTATHIONE .... variants in GSTA, GSTM (part of making glutathione) will effect how much of it you have in YOUR LUNGS to clear out toxins, pathogens. Here is a long list of compounds, along with NAC that help clear out the lungs.