FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE TESTING
Getting Clear on Why You Feel the Way You Do
You already know what you’re experiencing —
bloating, fatigue, skin flare-ups, hormonal symptoms, weight changes, low energy.
But knowing the symptoms doesn’t explain why they’re happening.
For many people, the most frustrating part of their health journey isn’t the symptoms themselves —
it’s the lack of answers.
They’re stuck asking one question:
“Why do I feel like this?”
Functional medicine testing exists to answer that question.
WHY FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE TESTING CLOSES THE GAP
Conventional medicine is designed to diagnose disease and manage symptoms.
It asks:
What diagnosis fits this symptom?
Natural approaches can be incredibly supportive — but without testing, they often ask:
What might help?
Functional medicine testing asks a different question:
What’s driving this symptom — and why is it happening in this body?
Instead of focusing only on the symptom itself, functional testing looks at the underlying mechanisms — the biological processes that create symptoms in the first place.
This is the missing piece for many people who have:
been told everything looks “normal”
tried elimination diets, supplements, or protocols
managed symptoms without understanding the cause
Functional testing doesn’t just confirm what you’re experiencing.
It identifies what’s driving it.
KEY AREAS WE MAY ASSESS
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Gut & Microbiome Health (FOUNDATIONAL)
Helps explain: bloating, reflux, constipation or diarrhoea, food reactions, fatigue, skin flare-ups, cravings, immune issues, stubborn weight changes
This test helps us understand what’s actually happening inside your gut, including:
• Digestion & breakdown: are you producing enough stomach acid, bile, and digestive enzymes to break down food properly?
• Absorption: are you absorbing nutrients — or is inflammation impairing uptake?
• Microbiome balance (dysbiosis): are beneficial bacteria present in the right amounts, or are inflammatory or opportunistic microbes dominating?
• “Bad guys”: markers that can suggest bacterial overgrowth patterns, yeast, or parasite indicators (case dependent)
• Key protective species: are important microbes that support the gut lining, immunity, and inflammation control low or missing?
• Inflammation & immune activation: are gut-driven inflammatory markers elevated?
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• Weight & metabolic signalling: are microbial patterns influencing cravings, blood sugar stability, metabolism, and weight regulation?
Bottom line: it shows why your gut is reacting — and how it may be driving whole-body symptoms.
SIBO & Fermentation Patterns
Helps explain: bloating after meals, excess gas, abdominal pain, food intolerance, diarrhoea or constipation
Breath testing helps identify whether bacteria are fermenting food in the wrong place — the small intestine — contributing to ongoing digestive symptoms.
Cellular & Metabolic Function
Helps explain: fatigue, brain fog, poor stress tolerance, slow recovery, nutrient deficiencies
Organic Acids testing provides insight into energy production, nutrient status, detoxification pathways, and gut–brain chemistry.
Hormone Patterns
Helps explain: PMS, irregular cycles, perimenopause symptoms, sleep disruption, mood changes, weight resistance
Advanced hormone testing (e.g. DUTCH) looks at hormone patterns and metabolism — not just single hormone levels.
Genetic & Wellness Markers
Helps explain: long-term tendencies around detoxification, methylation, nutrient needs, inflammation, and stress resilience
Genetic wellness testing helps personalise nutrition and lifestyle support. It does not predict disease.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW
• Testing is not always necessary.
Some clients move forward without testing, depending on their history, symptoms, and goals.
• Budget is always considered.
If testing isn’t within your budget right now, we can still discuss appropriate next steps during your consultation.
• These examples are not limits.
There are over 200+ functional medicine tests available. The areas listed above represent the most common and clinically useful investigations.
• Nothing is decided upfront.
A clearer assessment of what testing (if any) is appropriate is made after your Initial Health Consultation, once your full history has been reviewed.
You will never be pressured to proceed.
TESTING PACKAGES & COST TRANSPARENCY
Functional medicine testing is always personalised.
However, to provide transparency around investment, the following outlines the three most common testing packages.
Testing Package: Basics – The Essentials
Price: $1,175
Includes:
MMM Gut Microbiome Test
(includes expert interpretation)
Testing Package: Middle – Gut + Genes
Price: $1,795
Includes:
MMM Gut Microbiome Test
MyDNA Genetic Wellness Test
(includes expert interpretation)
Testing Package: Comprehensive – The Complete Picture
Price: $3,525
Includes:
MMM Gut Microbiome Test
MyDNA Genetic Wellness Test
SIBO Breath Testing (3 tests)
Intestinal Permeability Test
(includes expert interpretation)
Final testing recommendations may align with one of the above packages or be customised based on clinical need.
HOW FUNCTIONAL TESTING DIFFERS
Conventional Medicine
Symptom-focused
Diagnosis-driven
Disease-stage care
“Within range”
Natural Approaches (Without Testing)
Supportive but often guess-based
Trial-and-error
Symptom management
“What might help?”
Functional Medicine
Root-cause focused
Data-informed
Early imbalance detection
“Why is this happening?”
Functional medicine bridges the gap between how you feel and why it’s happening.
HOW TO ACCESS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE TESTING
Functional testing is not purchased directly from this page.
All testing is recommended after an Initial Health Consultation, where we decide together what’s appropriate for you.