| Free Functional Medicine Teleseminar featuring Dr. Richard Lord! |
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As a leading expert in functional medicine, please join Dr. Lord on Thursday, September 24, 2009 as he speaks on using the Amino Acid & Organix profiles for nutrient intervention. To participate, visit the link below for details.
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| New Gliadin Sensitivity Profile
To assess gluten sensitivity, this profile offers a simple, salivary collection measuring anti-gliadin antibody (AGA) and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). AGA measures the body's response to gluten while sIgA defends against antigenic and infectious attacks at the mucosal surfaces.
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| New GI Effects Chemistries Profile
After you've ordered the complete GI Effects profile, retest specific problem areas with the GI Effects Chemistries Profile! This new profile monitors beneficial SCFA, inflammation, immunology, digestion, and absorption.
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| Volume 4, Issue 9 |
September 2009 |
Greetings!
For September, the Metametrix Memo is featuring two must-have resources for functional laboratory testing, Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine, and its new companion, the Metametrix Handbook! As a leading clinical laboratory, Metametrix is commited to education and providing resources to help create better treatment plans for patients.
As many of you are aware, toxicity plays a key role in chronic health problems. To help identify problem areas and to help patients get well, we would like to introduce a new addition to our Toxic Effects product line, the Phthalates & Parabens Profile! Also check out upcoming events, including a special functional medicine seminar featuring Dr. Richard Lord. Read more on these topics below! |
| Introducing the Phthalates & Parabens Profile! |
 Everyday Exposures
This week Metametrix introduced the new Phthalates & Parabens Profile, a great tool to help identify a patient's exposure to toxicants in items used every day. Phthalates and parabens are added to consumer products such as perfumes, plastic food containers, air fresheners, cosmetics, shampoos and conditioners, soaps, and styling gels. These compounds act as endocrine disruptors by binding to estrogen receptors and blocking the body's normal hormone function. Testing for phthalates and parabens can help identify problem exposures, a critical step in a healthy recovery.
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| Toxicity: A Danger to Health Today |
 How toxic are you?
Toxins impact the immune, nervous, and endocrine systems and can lead to many diseases such as cancers, autism, chemical sensitivities, and more. Evaluating toxic burden in the body and checking levels to see how the body is detoxing (or not) is a key area evaluated in each of our Toxic Effects Profiles. Evaluating these levels and developing a plan to properly detox the body is ideal for individuals who are experiencing long lasting chronic health problems.
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| Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine |
 Must-have functional testing resource
The Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine (LEIFM) textbook is an in-depth resource to help interpret test results and allow clinicians to provide treatment plans for their patients. The book is organized to help explain various testing profiles Metametrix offers to make it applicable to medical education and clinical practice.
- Full color graphics
- Over 3800 citations, 175 figures, 160 tables, and more than 80 case illustrations
- Searchable CD-ROM containing the full text, graphics, and index
As a fall special, order the LEIFM and Metametrix Handbook together and receive $25 off! Enter promotion code LMW at checkout.
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| The Metametrix Handbook is Now Available! |
 A Pocket-Guide Clinical Reference Manual
The new Metametrix Handbook is a clinical reference manual that can help with interpretation of test results, development of treatment plans for patients, identification of possible causes of symptoms and conditions, and more.
Key Features:
- A practical interpretive guide for Metametrix testing profiles
- Easy-to-understand
- Causes, symptoms, and treatments for high and low test results
- Multiple analyte pattern analysis
- Common abbreviations listed on inside front and back covers
- Spiral binding and pocket-size make this handbook ideal for clinical settings
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| Applying Laboratory Evaluations to Improve Clinical Outcome |
 Sign up for December!
Our last seminar for the year will be held on December 5/6 at our state-of-the-art training facility located in Atlanta, GA. This seminar is taught by practicing clinicians and the writers of the landmark book, Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine and geared toward clinicians looking to expand their use of functional laboratory testing. October is SOLD OUT, so be sure to sign up for December's seminar today!
"Information-packed seminar. Excellent and very organized presentations on your testing and analysis. I feel much more confident ordering this testing."
- Nelsa Andersson Ciapponi, MD, August seminar attendee
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| Get Ready for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October! |
 Estronex Patient Brochures
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Metametrix supports prevention of this cancer as well as other estrogen-sensitive cancers. The Estronex Profile can help assess risk levels by measuring two key estrogen metabolites, 2-OHE1 and 16-α-OHE1. The ratio of these two estrogens is determined from a single urine specimen. Order Estronex brochures by filling out the form below or print patient briefs from the Clinician Login or Patient Section.
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Please visit www.metametrixinstitute.org for more information on our laboratory testing reference books. Be sure to check out October's newsletter where we will feature information on Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Estronex Profile! If you have questions or would like additional information on any of this month's topics, please give us a call at 800.221.4640 or send us an email through our contact us page.
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