Organic Acid Testing

The OAT helps evaluate how well your body’s metabolic pathways are working. It can uncover imbalances related to nutrient deficiencies, gut health, energy production, and detoxification—offering insights into the root causes of symptoms and chronic conditions. Addressing these imbalances may improve overall health and well-being.

Conditions and symptoms commonly linked to metabolic imbalances include:

• Anxiety
• Autism spectrum disorders
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Digestive issues
• Fatigue
• Fibromyalgia
• Gut dysbiosis
• Insulin resistance
• Neurological disorders
• Obesity
• General health optimization
• Psychological disorders
• Vulvodynia

Organic Acid Testing is important because it provides a detailed look at your body’s metabolic processes. It helps detect nutrient deficiencies, gut imbalances, mitochondrial issues, detox problems, and more—all through a simple urine sample. By identifying these hidden imbalances, OAT supports early intervention and personalized treatment to improve energy, mood, digestion, and overall health.

The OAT test report is organized into clinically useful categories, including:

• Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth markers evaluate candida activity, clostridia bacteria toxins, potential mold exposure, and imbalance in the gut microflora.
• Oxalate Metabolites provide insight into oxalate levels being generated by organisms within the system or via dietary contributions.
• Glycolytic Cycle Metabolites and Mitochondrial Markers (Krebs Cycle and Amino Acid Metabolites) are evaluated for metabolic efficiency (e.g., use of glucose and amino acids for energy generation) and mitochondrial dysfunction.
• Neurotransmitter Metabolites are evaluated for phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan metabolism, which are linked to neurotransmitter status and quinolinic acid production.
• Pyrimidine Metabolites & Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation markers give insight into folate status and cellular turnover, as well as mitochondrial utilization of fatty acids for energy production.
• Nutritional Markers provide insight into the sufficiency of essential vitamins, antioxidants, and metabolic pathway co-factors.
• Indicators of Detoxification assess for the presence of oxidative stress via markers of glutathione sufficiency and methylation versus transsulfuration function.
• Amino Acid Metabolites may suggest functional nutrient needs or be reflective of genetic metabolic dysfunction if a consistently, persistently elevated level of a particular analyte is noted.

The Mineral Metabolism marker provides insight into the dietary intake of phosphate and can give insights into Vitamin D levels.