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Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! Celebrate Healthy Aging Month with Evidence-Based Support! Healthy Aging Month is an ideal time…
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection) – Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Cryptosporidium spp. (Crypto) is an intracellular protozoan parasite and a leading cause…
Ashwagandha ~ The Best Natural Anti-Aging Supplement September is Healthy Aging Month. Are your patients concerned about aging too fast…
Giardiasis (Giardia lamblia) – Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Giardiasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia, which is also…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ Back To School – DiagnosTechs Pinworm Detection Test ~ Are your patients prepared…
Pinworm Infection (Enterobiasis) – Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Enterobius vermicularis, also known as pinworm, threadworm, and seatworm, is a highly…
Back-to-School – Boost Immunity for the Cold & Flu Season Going back to school coincides with the start of the…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ Test & Optimize Free Testosterone Levels ~ Summer is here, and now is…
The Best Supplements for a Healthy & Active Summer Summer is a superb time to focus on physical health –…
Blastocystis hominis – Symptoms and Treatment Protocol Options In 2022, approximately one billion individuals were infected with Blastocystis hominis worldwide, with…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ Infertility Awareness Month ~ June is Infertility Awareness Month, and Father’s Day is…
Natural Treatment Options for Male Infertility June is Men’s Health Month and Infertility Awareness Month. Father’s Day is next week,…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ NEW ~ Expanded Adrenal Stress Index from DiagnosTechs ~ For the first time,…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month ~ Happy Mother’s Day to you and all…
The Toxic Effects of Lead Exposure on Bone Health Did you know bones are metabolically active organs that are restructured…
Magnesium for the Prevention & Treatment of Osteoarthritis-Induced Joint Pain Do you have patients who present with or want to…
The New Expanded Adrenal Stress Index for Insomnia Lack of sleep, defined as less than 7 hours per night, affects…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! ~ April is Stress Awareness Month ~ Got stress? Stress is a natural, physiologic…
The Best Natural Supplements for Stress Management Research shows stress significantly increases the amount of nutrients used and excreted by…
How Stress & Hormonal Imbalances Cause Hair Loss Excessive hair loss affects a large portion of the world’s population. Over…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! March News & Updates Spring is in the air! Unfortunately, allergies and inflammation could…
The Healthy & Anti-Inflammatory Mediterranean Diet Are you and your patients confused and overwhelmed about the best diet to choose?…
Secretory IgA (sIgA) – The Power of Immune Exclusion for Seasonal Allergies If you could send your patients out into…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! February News & Updates February is American Heart Month – an ideal time…
Balance the Gut Microbiome to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease February is American Heart Month – an opportune time to discuss cardiovascular…
Hypertension? Test for Exposure to Toxic Heavy Metals Would you rather diagnose and treat the underlying cause of high blood…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! Did you know toxic heavy metals can directly and adversely impact the health of…
The Impact of Toxic Heavy Metals on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Toxic heavy metals are everywhere. Arsenic is in rice…
The Effects of Toxic Heavy Metals on Testosterone Levels & Men’s Health Do you have patients with low testosterone levels…
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter here! Happy New Year! We are grateful for your support this year and excited to…
It’s What’s on the Inside – In the Gut Microbiome – That Counts! Are you and your patients planning to…
Holiday Greetings An abundance of good wishes to you from DiagnosTechs! One of the true joys of this holiday season…
Holidays are the ideal time for enjoying family, celebrating, and counting your blessings. Then there’s the reality of disrupted schedules,…
Introducing the Cortisol Awakening Response Test: A Tool for Managing Chronic Stress, Depression, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes As discussed…
Military training and warfare can be toxic on many levels – mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Evidence shows significant toxic…
Do patients often show you uncomfortable pictures of objects they see in the toilet and then ask – “Is it…
Immune Resilience – Keep Your Patients Healthy during the Cold & Flu Season We are now just beginning the cold…
Testosterone is an important steroid hormone that plays many functional roles; including the orchestration of metabolism; energy production, and use;…
Testosterone (T) is considered the “elixir of life” and has been sought after for its rejuvenating properties for millennia.1,2 Testicular…
Hippocrates, the Greek physician regarded as the “Father of Medicine,” is well known for his proclamation that “all disease begins…
April is Stress Awareness Month, so let’s learn more about the stress hormone known as cortisol! While cortisol is known…
Do you and your patients enjoy watching college basketball games during March Madness every year? We do! Perhaps this year,…
Arsenic is the “king of poisons” and the “poison of kings.” Throughout history, Machiavellian villains carried out assassinations for personal…
February is American Heart Month – the ideal time to focus on cardiovascular health. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson,…
Patients often think of supplements as vitamins and minerals that only need to be taken as needed for potential nutrient…
Happy New Year! Did you or your patients travel or otherwise alter your usual routines over the holidays? If so,…
Microbial medicine has significantly evolved in recent years, and we now know nourishing the microbiome is a potential treatment option…
“The only way to treat the common cold is with contempt.” ~ Sir William Osler Fortunately, things have changed…
The term “estrogen dominance” was coined by Dr. John R. Lee, MD.1 Estrogen dominance is a common underlying cause of…
Microorganisms rarely exist as single cells living next to each other. Instead, they accumulate along surfaces to form polymicrobial aggregates…
Calprotectin is an abundant neutrophil protein, and its presence in the stool indicates neutrophilic infiltration into the gut lumen, which…
Have you noticed salivary hormone levels trending higher lately? We have certainly noticed this alarming trend in our lab! And…
Stress is a normal part of modern life, yet chronic stress may lead to irreversible physiologic dysfunction and impair the…
As reported recently in the New York Times, two clinical trials are now investigating the use of hormone therapies for…
Hypertension is one of the most concerning risk factors for severe illness due to COVID-19. According to one set of…
Secretory IgA (sIgA) is a biomarker that may reflect the impact of stress on the immune system as well as…
To assist with clinical interpretation of your Toxic Metals and Elements (TME) reports, we have updated and expanded Understanding Your…
DiagnosTechs is pleased to announce that we now offer the H. pylori stool antigen test to complement our H. pylori…
Enterobius vermicularis, also known as pinworm, is a parasitic infection of worldwide distribution. It is more frequently observed in children…
To assist with clinical interpretation and understanding of your Bacterial Stool Culture results, the Interpretive Guide provides an extensive reference…