Lab Testing
At the Goldberg Tener Clinic, advanced functional testing is employed to help determine the causal factors that have contributed to your chronic health problems. The clinic conducts studies specific to the patient, to help reveal the parameters of how their body is functioning. These studies help uncover problems related to diet, digestion, absorption, assimilation, cellular excretion, elimination, and cover the general areas of functional gastroenterology, immunology, endocrinology, microbiology, and toxicology.
Laboratory work is specific to the patient’s individual needs and is performed to insure that the appropriate information is obtained. Practical patient education based on the laboratory studies, that the client can put to use to regain their health, is a priority.
Our testing procedures include:
- Adrenal Stress Index Analysis
- Fatty Acid Profiles
- Amino Acid Profiles
- Toxicity/Heavy Metal Profiles
- Hormone Profiles
- Free Radical Analysis
- Life Style/Stress Analysis
- Bone Loss Analysis
- Detoxification Analysis
- Cancer Risk Analysis
- Urinalysis
- Specialized Studies in Nutritional Biochemistry
- Comprehensive Nutritional Analysis
- Standard Blood Work
- Inflammatory Risk Analysis
- Blood Sugar Analysis
- Food and Inhalant Allergy Testing
(with science based solutions) - Functional Gastrointestinal Analysis
- Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth
- Indican Test
- Stool Microbiology Analysis
- Comprehensive Parasitology
Click the blue links above to view before/after lab studies from patients at the Goldberg Tener Clinic.
How is testing at the Goldberg Tener Clinic different from testing I’ve already had done medically?
Standard medical testing is commonly employed to name a patient’s signs and symptoms, giving the patient a title used to prescribe drugs and file insurance with but often times little more.
Functional laboratory testing as employed at The Goldberg Tener Clinic is designed to assist in uncovering the causes of your problems and to monitor your progress as you undergo an individualized health reform program.
Dr. Goldberg has over forty years of experience in utilizing functional lab testing and has served as a consultant for leading functional laboratories. You can be assured that at the Goldberg Tener Clinic only the appropriate tests will be recommended and that the results will be expertly interpreted and employed in a manner to assist you along the path of health restoration. We recognize that laboratory testing does not replace the need for clinical experience and giving you the time and attention needed. You will be educated as to what each functional lab test means and how it will be applied to help restore you to good health.
How is lab testing performed at the Goldberg Tener Clinic?
At the end of your initial visit, Dr. Goldberg and/or Dr. Tener will discuss with you what your work-up will entail in regards to testing. The types of functional lab tests employed are specific to our clinic and the test results are interpreted according to our specifications via a Nutritional, Biological, Perspective.