Explore Our Nutritional & Metabolic Testing Options
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Omega-3 Index Testing
Omega-3 fatty acids support your heart, brain and a healthy inflammatory response — but most people don’t know their levels. This simple blood test measures your omega-3 index, showing whether you’re getting enough. The result lets your practitioner fine-tune your diet and supplements for long-term cardiovascular and cognitive wellbeing.
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Nutritional Status Testing
Even with a good diet, nutrient gaps are common — and they can quietly affect your energy, immunity and mood. This test assesses your levels of key vitamins and minerals, revealing where you may be depleted. Your practitioner can then recommend targeted nutrition and supplements to restore optimal balance.
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NAD+
NAD+ is a molecule your cells rely on for energy production and healthy ageing, and its levels naturally decline over time. This test measures your NAD+ status, offering insight into your cellular vitality. The results help your practitioner recommend targeted strategies to support energy, resilience and healthy ageing.
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Body Composition, Fat Loss and Ageing Testing
There’s more to your health than the number on the scales. This testing looks at body composition and markers linked to fat loss and healthy ageing. The results give your practitioner an objective baseline to design a plan that supports lasting changes in how you look, feel and age.
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Hair Mineral Analysis Test
Hair holds a record of your mineral balance and exposure to heavy metals over recent months. This analysis measures those levels, revealing nutritional imbalances and toxic burdens that blood tests can miss. The insights help your practitioner design a personalised plan to restore mineral balance and support detoxification.
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Iodine Testing
Iodine is essential for healthy thyroid function, metabolism and energy, yet deficiency is increasingly common. This test measures your iodine status, helping reveal whether low levels could be contributing to fatigue, weight changes or thyroid concerns. The result guides your practitioner in recommending the right nutritional support.
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FAQs
The Omega-3 Index test measures the long-term levels of two key omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, in your red blood cells, giving a reliable picture of whether you are getting enough through diet or supplementation. Omega-3s are vital for heart, brain and joint health. Your Melbourne Natural Medicine practitioner uses the result to guide dietary and supplement recommendations.
This test can help identify inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors, brain and mood support needs, and an imbalance between omega-6 and omega-3 fats. It also shows how effective your current diet or supplements are, so recommendations can be fine-tuned. Your practitioner interprets your index alongside your symptoms and goals.
Yes. Melbourne Natural Medicine offers Omega-3 Index testing Australia-wide through telehealth. It uses a quick finger-prick blood spot that can be collected at home u2014 the kit is posted to you, a small drop of blood is dried on a card and returned to the lab u2014 and your practitioner reviews the results with you online.
Omega-3 Index testing may be helpful if you want to support heart, brain or joint health, are managing inflammation, are taking or considering fish-oil supplements and want to check they are working, or eat little oily fish. Your practitioner will discuss whether it is appropriate for your goals.
Once results are back, your Melbourne Natural Medicine practitioner explains your Omega-3 Index and omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, then tailors dietary and supplement recommendations to help support inflammation balance, cardiovascular and cellular health. Testing is the starting point for a personalised, root-cause plan.