Lab Testing
Waterfalls Longevity Center offers a variety of lab tests in collaboration with leading clinical laboratories, including: telomere testing, hormone balance testing, and micronutrient testing.
Telomere testing
Telomeres are sections of DNA at the end of each chromosome that serve as a cap to your genetic material. Every time a cell replicates, its telomere will become shorter. Shorter telomeres imply a shorter life span for a cell.
Age adjusted telomere length is the best method to date to assess biological age using structural analysis of chromosomal change in the telomere. Serial evaluation of telomere length is an indicator of how rapidly one ages relative to a normal population. Therapies directed at slowing the loss of telomere length may slow aging and age-related diseases.
Testing should be done once per year to evaluate the rate of aging and make adjustments in nutrition, nutritional supplements, weight management, exercise and other lifestyle modifications known to influence telomere length.
hormone balance testing
Hormones play a much bigger role in maintaining health than many people realize. In fact, relatively healthy individuals may continue to suffer from symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as weight gain, fatigue, and mood disorders, despite following and optimal diet and supplement regimen. For this reason, proper balance of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, and other hormones is essential.
Hormone balance testing can help pinpoint deficiencies and provide you with information needed to help determine a personalized treatment plan. Most commonly hormone balance testing is focused on steroid hormones, regulatory hormones, and thyroid hormones.
micronutrient testing
Nutrition has a global influence on wellbeing. Micronutrient status - a reflection on one's dietary intake - is jut one, but very critical piece of the puzzle. Deficiencies today create the potential for long-term chronic disease and illness, affecting quality of life over time.
Micronutrient testing provides the most comprehensive nutrient analysis available, measuring functional deficiencies at the cellular level. It is an assessment of how well the body utilizes 31 vitamins, minerals, amino/fatty acids, antioxidants, and metabolites, while conveying the body's need for these micronutrients that enable the production of enzymes, hormones, and other substances essential for proper growth, development, and good health.