314 test items / combination functional food sensitivity and nutraceutical sensitivity
This multifaceted comprehensive panel provides all you need to control your diet and natural medicines or supplements. It helps to build a versatile anti-inflammatory diet, which supports the immune system, detoxification and metabolism. Your diet can be build on plenty food choices and alternatives in case of reactivity. Test items list… click here
Alcat Comprehensive includes:
$672.00
1-month exceptional service leads to outstanding benefits. Expert highlights:
The Previ Expert Package is a comprehensive Lifestyle Medicine & Nutrition consulting opportunity.
Every diet, nutrition and supplement plan is unique. You benefit from the expertise of nutrition professionals using insights derived from the testing along with your medical history, medications, lifestyle, or goals to personalize nutrition and a supplement plan just for you.
The Previ Expert Package includes nutrition expert services for 1-month. Flexible arrangements are possible thereafter.
A typical session lasts around 60 minutes, but may vary based on your needs and depending on your health goals.
Your personal goals and health history will reviewed and incorporated into your treatment program.
Exceptional service will lead you to outstanding results.
Add on the Previ Expert for $349 (reg. $399)
Previ Expert Service
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1 month all-inclusive services
1:1 personalized clinical nutrition guidance, customized meal planning, and supplement plan to meet your unique goals
Telomere Length Test
add on $168 (reg. $210)
The length of telomeres is an indicator of biological aging. Telomeres can be prematurely shortened due to oxidation, inflammation, and stress.
Methyl Detox Genetic Insights
add on $248 (reg. $310)
Get insights into the methylation-detoxification ability as a reason for fatigue and tiredness. Homocysteine can be added for $75.
Cellular Nutrition Assay (CNA)
add on $299 (reg. $375)
Test 104 micronutrients, botanicals and antioxidants at the cellular level, supporting personalized health strategies like customized supplements.
Monitor your health progress. Telomere length may indicate and predict biological ageing and age-related diseases.
The test may help in catching early signs of
Ref. Telomere Length: https://previmedica.com/lab-science/
Telomeres are the end pieces of our chromosomes – and, just as the plastic end caps on our shoelaces prevents the laces from fraying, the telomeres protect our chromosomes from fraying, thus helping to keep our DNA stable.
With each cell division, the telomeres decrease in length. Biologist Leonard Hayflick, in the 1960s, discovered that over the course of about 50 divisions the telomeres become so short that cell division can no longer occur, and reaches what is now called the, “Hayflick limit.” At that point the cell no longer divides and it becomes senescent; that is, it loses function and dies or, lives but becomes a “zombie” cell. The accumulation of senescent cells is related to aging.
Genetics is not absolute. It is estimated that 70% of chronic diseases are related to lifestyle. This is called epigenetics, that is, how your genes are expressed. Therefore, a well-adjusted lifestyle is the key to improving health and well-being.
Telomeres length provides insight into biological aging including the potential for age-related disease.
Telomeres can be prematurely shortened due to inflammation related oxidative stress. These conditions might reduce the protective effect of telomeres, damaging DNA, and contributing to early cell death.
The body has a natural defense against telomere shortening. In fact the Nobel prize 2009 was granted to the scientists Elisabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
The title of Blackburn’s book says it all: “Living younger, healthier, longer”. – Eric Kandel, Nobel laureate states: “A classic. One of the most exciting books to emerge in the last decade. It explains how we can slow the way we age at a fundamental level.”
In the human body the enzyme telomerase counteracts the shortening of telomeres. The good news is that lifestyle choices aimed at reducing inflammation may help delay telomere shortening.
With the telomere length test you will gain insight regarding your “biological aging” and this test can be used for monitoring progress.
A simple blood draw is all you need.
DNA from white blood cells is analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to determine the average leukocyte (immune cell) telomere length value by comparing the number of nucleotide repeats of the telomeres against a single copy reference gene. The result is then compared to an age-matched population.
The test report is easy to read and to understand.
The telomere score is based on your average telomere length compared to telomere lengths from individuals of the same age range.
A simple blood draw is needed.
We recommend that this test be used as part of a comprehensive nutritional assessment with individualized guidance as provided with the Previ Expert Package.
Add on Telomere Length test for $168 (regular $210)
The methylation-detoxification profile is a genetic test for important metabolic pathways, detoxification, and hormone balance.
Methylation-detoxification genes may be related with:
Ref. MD Profile: https://previmedica.com/lab-science/
More than 50% of people may be affected by genetic variants in the methylation pathway. Fortunately gene variants can be supported with proper nutrition and the right supplementation.
Methyl groups can act as gene regulators. They are biochemical on-and-off switches of gene expression. They control enzymatic reactions, impact mood and neurotransmitter balance, protect against chronic degenerative disease by reducing inflammatory processes, transform toxins into forms that are more readily excreted, impact tissue healing, and protect cells from oxidative stress.
Thus, methylation can play an important role in many health conditions.
You’re unique. Eat like it.
Vitamins, minerals, nutrients, coenzymes, and botanicals can only do their job as desired on the basis of functioning methylation.
Essential processes of the body to maintain health and self-healing are influenced by methyl groups. If methyl groups are in short supply, the body has difficulty controlling these functions. You become ”out of balance”.
Identifying your genetic variants can help determine what nutrient support you need.
The Previ Expert Package will take into account all laboratory findings for your personalized nutrition and supplement plan.
Methyl Detox Profile test components:
The genes are analyzed using real time SSP-PCR (polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers) followed by melt curve analysis.
The methylation process and the functional status of the methylation pathway is profound and complex.
The Methyl Detox Profile provides an easy-to-understand test report which is both clear and patient friendly.
A simple swab sample or blood draw is needed.
Test results include expert clinician commentaries and include personalized recommendations for diet, nutrient supplementation, or IV nutrient therapy.
We recommend that this test be used as part of a comprehensive nutritional assessment with individualized guidance as provided with the Previ Expert Package.
Add on Methy Detox Profile for $248 (regular $310)
Test 104 micronutrients, botanicals, and antioxidants to nourish and protect your body at the cellular level. This test can also be used to customize supplementation.
This test may help with:
Ref. CNA: https://previmedica.com/lab-science/
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have the safest way to health. (Hippocrates)
People are often confused as to whether or not their supplements are truly benefiting them. This test answers those questions.
Micronutrients counteract stress and improve resistance to environmental pollution, toxins, and drugs, which varies from person to person. Many factors, such as lifestyle, genetics, pregnancy, recent infection, sleep patterns, overexertion in sports, age, gender, and other factors may play a role in your nutritional status and needs.
The Cellular Nutrition Assay (CNA) reflects how your immune cells respond to and are protected by specific micronutrients and antioxidants all of which is based on your biochemical individuality.
Thus, the CNA tells you what your cells need.
Everybody’s nutritional needs are different. The Cellular Nutrition Assays (CNA) examine how your cells respond to specific nutrients – not just whether you are within “normal population ranges”. The CNA provides the basis for personalized foods and supplements tailored to your unique needs.
The Previ Expert Package will take into account all laboratory findings for your personalized diet and supplement plan.
Nutrient stores in cells reflect long-term nutritional status and have the most functional impact. We analyze the direct response of your immune cells (lymphocytes) when individual micronutrients are added to them. When we see increased metabolism of your immune cells it may indicate a micronutrient insufficiency.
The Redox Assay or your “cell stress test” reflects your antioxidant capacity, in other words, your cells’ ability to resist oxidative damage.
The cell protection part of the test indicates which nutrients should be considered to protect your immune cells, resist oxidative damage, and improve your overall antioxidant capacity (Redox).
Results are actionable, easy to understand, and meaningful.
A simple blood draw is needed.
Nutrients are highlighted according to your cellular responses. Descriptions of each “insufficient” nutrient and “protective” antioxidant are provided along with specific foods to emphasize in your diet.
We recommend that this test be used as part of a comprehensive nutritional assessment with individualized guidance as provided with the Previ Expert Package.
Add on CNA for $299 (reg. $375)
Functional Laboratory Testing aimed at personalized nutrition and prevention
Functional testing can meet your unique needs and particularly the Alcat Test and Cellular Nutrition Assays determine how your immune cells react to various exposures.
The Alcat food and chemical sensitivity test identifies adverse reactions to foods and other dietary items, chemicals, medicinal herbs, functional foods and many other substances. As such it provides a foundation for personalized eating. It tests how your innate immune cells react to various exposures and is a reliable method tto determine which foods and other substances should be restricted.
Other immune cells can also be used as a biomarker for the absorption and metabolism of nutrients. The Cellular Nutrition Assays (CNA) show which nutrients, botanicals, antioxidants etc. are insufficient and which are beneficial for an individual. In this test we actually feed the cells different nutrients one by one to see which ones improve their function. In the Antioxidant Protection Assay we look at which specific antioxidants protect the cells when they are placed under stress.
The functional nutrition tests can be complimented using indicators or risk assessment for disease processes: for example, CICA for intestinal complaints or the telomere length test to determine the ratio between actual age and the so-called biological age.
Cell Science Systems (CSS) was the clear winner of the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award, which was granted only once in 2016.
These points were particularly highlighted:
Test results will be provided in digital format via secure mail. Complete your Health Questionnaire forms on our safe patient portal.