Integra Bio-Terrain Analysis: what is tested

Nutritional Deficiencies

Many people have multiple nutritional deficiencies. These deficiencies may be a result of a poor diet, but in most cases, they are caused by metabolic blockages. A metabolic blockage can act like a brick wall that prevents the effectiveness of the prescribed therapy.

These metabolic blocks can be caused by:

• System pH imbalance • Enzyme/Hcl weakness • Malabsorption (bowel dysbiosis) • Leaky Gut Syndrome

• Oxidative Stress (free radical damage) • Chronic Infections • Sympathetic Stress • Adrenal Exhaustion • High Toxicity

Nutritional levels that are measured:

Zinc, iodine, vitamin C (ascorbic acid vs bioflavinoids), calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Calcium Urine Test

Calcium is an essential mineral for many cellular functions, as well as for healthy bone development.
This test looks at the levels of calcium in the urine and its significance. Moreover, this test can also be a possible indicator for parathyroid problems.

Zinc Taste Test

Zinc is without a doubt the most deficient mineral in the American diet. It is an important mineral for enzyme production and essential co-factor of the immune and the reproductive systems. This simple, yet reliable zinc test will instantly indicate your zinc status.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is crucial to the health of the immune system, vascular and connective tissue, and is a powerful anti-oxidant. Recent research has also placed vitamin C in the category of an anti-cancer nutrient. This test accurately determines your vitamin C levels.

 

Oxidative Stress / Free Radical Test

The OxiData Urine Test is 50 times more sensitive than blood serum free radical tests and less expensive to perform. Free radical damage can lead to cell degeneration, initiating a host of diseases such as: fatigue, allergies, arthritis, elevated cholesterol, and degenerative heart disease. This accurate urine test indicates the actual degree of damage to the cells caused by free radical activity.
“Healthy” cholesterol does not clog arteries, it is oxidized cholesterol that is the real danger.

Urinary Electrolytes

All cells depend on electrical charges to stimulate energy that powers cell functions. Electrolytes are minerals that are capable of conducting an electrical charge. From a Western model, electrolytes produce electrical charges between and within the cells. From an Eastern model, this refers to the flow of qi, or the Life Force.

Many modern diseases have their origin in an electrolyte imbalance of either excess or insufficiency. Identifying and correcting the underlying electrolyte imbalances can help eliminate the potential for some our most common degenerative conditions.

Conditions Associated with high Electrolytes

• chronic pain • hypertension • edema • headaches
• arthritis • back pain • nerve disorders • vascular disorders
• bladder problems • colitis • stomach disorders • skin disorders
• hemorrhoids • cardiac stress • allergies • high cholesterol
• reproductive disorders

Conditions Associated with low Electrolytes

• anemia • anxiety • chronic fatigue • chronic illness
• heart disease • immune disorders • calcium deficiency • malnutrition
• mental exhaustion • weak nervous system • hypotension • hypoglycemia
• general weakness • orthostatic hypotension • depression • kidney weakness
• pituitary weakness • weak endocrine system • osteoporosis • muscle weakness


Urinary Nitric Oxide (NO) aka Nitrates

Nitric oxide is a molecule controlling a vast range of functions in the body. It is involved with the processes of learning, memory, sleeping, feeling pain, and, probably, depression.

It is a associated with: inflammation, rheumatism, chronic pain, cardiovasccular dysfunctions,
infections and some mood disorders.

Conditions Associated with high Nitric Oxide

• Colitis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory bowel disease • Alzheimer’s • Seizures • Depression • Allergies

• Migranes • Fibromalgia • Memory loss • Hypotension

Conditions Associated with low Nitric Oxide

• Hypertension • Obesity • Diabetes I and II • Heart disease • Impotence • High cholesterol and triglycerides

 

Urinary Ammonia

Ammonia is produced by cells throughout the body, especially in the intestines, liver, and kidneys. Ammonia is an extremely toxic substance, and if allowed to accumulate in blood, as for example, it does during serious liver disease, it can damage the brain and cause coma.

Since ammonia has an alkalizing function, high levels may also indicate an acid environment, where the ammonia is a reaction attempting to balance the pH. A low level of ammonia is also risky because it may destabilize the body's pH.

Conditions Associated with High Ammonia

• Infections • High Cholesterol • Liver damage • Gout & arthritis • Seizures • Alzheimer’s Disease


Conditions Associated with Low Ammonia

• Dehydration • Poor kidney function • Hyperkalemia • Metal toxicity


Salivary pH Lemon Challenge Test

Measures your reaction to stress, your need for additional minerals to reduce adrenal stress, and your liver health. It is also a tool for evaluating whether your body is responding to internal (mental and emotional) stimuli in ways that can hinder or enhance long-term health.

Adrenal Stress

This is a specialized urine test that measures the amount of chloride displaced into the urine. Excess chloride in the urine is a reliable measurement of adrenal stress or adrenal fatigue. Adrenal stress is a major health challenge and results from our fast-paced lifestyles.

Iodine deficiency

There is a paradox of iodine. Excesses of iodine intake can cause both hypo- and hyperthyroidism. Iodine deficiency is most commonly known to cause hypothyroidism, i.e., too little thyroid hormone.

Hypothyroidism results in fatigue, weight gain, excessive sleeping, constipation, dry skin, mental sluggishness and decrease in body temperature. However, a more severe deficiency can cause hyperthyroidism.

Even if you are taking thyroid hormone, low iodine can pre-ent your thyroid from functioning properly.

 

Malabsorption / Dysbiosis (small and large intestine)

Screens for the byproducts of harmful anaerobic bacteria and bowel dysbiosis. Dysbiosis is a condition caused by a decline in beneficial digestive bacteria. This can lead to malabsosrption, digestive disturbances, allergies and inflammation anywhere in the body.

Hydrochloiric Acid (HCL) Assessment

HCl plays an important part in the first steps of digestion, which if not completed properly, can result in digestive problems all the way through the digestive tract.

Symptoms of low Hcl

• leaky gut syndrome • gas and bloating • diarrhea • allergies • spoon shaped nails • lower bowel gas

• smooth tongue • bad breath • belching • food sensitivity • fullness with meals • asthma • sores in corner of mouth

• GERD (acid reflux ) • indigestion

Enzyme Assessments

Pinpoint specific enzyme deficiencies which can cause a wide variety of symptoms.

 

Sugar Imbalances

Sugar metabolism has tremendous importance in energy production. The proper balance of energy requires the proper balance of blood sugar. Erratic blood sugar and brain sugar levels can create a host of symptoms.

Determine if you are a Ketogenic or Glucogenic type.

Conditions Associated with Ketogenic types

• diabetes • headaches • fatigue • hot flashes • high triglycerides • high cholesterol • lymphatic congestion

• hypertension • eye problems • hyper activity • chronic infections • obesity

Conditions Associated with Glucogenic types

• hypoglycemia • fatigue • tremors & seizures • dizziness • heart arrythmia • addictions & alcoholism • insomnia

• mood swings • tired after meals • PMS • cold intolerance • osteoporosis

 

pH and Metabolic vs Reactive Acidosis

The single most important factor to your health is the pH of your blood and tissues- how acidic or
alakline they are. Metabolic acidosis indicates that an organ or organ system is beginning to fail in its ability to regulate the system. Reactive acidosis shows a reaction to one of a variety of factors such as: diet, food allergies, stress, toxins, electro-magnetic radiation, medications...

Chemstrip Urine Test

Measures 10 spearate urine categories that screen for nutritional imbalances that can contribute too serious health problems including: tissue degeneration, liver and kidney disorders and chronic disease. It also gives valuable information about the internal biochemistry of your body.

Cell Debris

Cell debris indicates dead cell material leaving the body, toxicity, and energy loss. Inflammation, allergies and infections are stimulated by excess cell debris. It is important that this debris finds it way out of the body; otherwise it may create other health problems.