Mycotoxins (toxins from mould) are some of the most prevalent toxins in the environment. Mycotoxins are metabolites produced by fungi like mould, which can infest buildings, vehicles, and food. Most mycotoxin exposures in North America, Europe, and Australia are through airborne exposure. Food may be a major source of mycotoxins in third-world nations that lack government inspection of foods, especially grains such as rice, corn, wheat, rye, and barley. Many grains that are harvested have been found to be contaminated with mycotoxins but little of such harvests are discarded and are frequently sold for animal feeds such as dog food or feed for cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and horses.

Fungi can grow on almost any surface, especially if the environment is warm and wet. Inner wall materials of buildings, wallpaper, fibre glass insulation, ceiling tiles, and gypsum support are all good surfaces for fungi to colonize. These fungi then release mycotoxins into the environment causing symptoms of many different chronic diseases.
 
The mycotoxin test is combined with the organic acid test and includes 76 urinary metabolites that provide a comprehensive snapshot of a patient’s overall health as the initial screening test. This test is useful for discovering underlying causes for chronic illness.
 
Organic acids are chemical compounds excreted in the urine that are products of metabolism. Metabolism is the sum of chemical reactions in living beings by which the body builds new molecules and breaks down molecules to eliminate waste products and produce energy.

Organic acids are commonly analysed in urine because they are not extensively reabsorbed in the kidney tubules after glomerular filtration. Thus, organic acids in urine are often present at 100 times their concentration in the blood serum and thus are more readily detected in urine. This is why organic acids are rarely tested in blood or serum.
 
Includes Biomarkers For:
Intestinal Microbial Overgrowth
Oxalate Metabolites
Glycolytic Cycle Metabolites
Mitochondrial Makers (Kreb Cycle)
Neurotransmitter Metabolites
Folate Metabolism
Ketone and Fatty Acid Oxidation
Nutritional Markers
Indicators of Detoxification
Amino Acid Metabolites
 
When To Use This Test:
If you suffer with symptoms and signs linked to mycotoxin exposure including fever, pneumonia-like symptoms, heart disease, rheumatic disease, asthma, sinusitis, cancer, memory loss, vision loss, chronic fatigue, skin rashes, depression, ADHD, anxiety, liver damage etc.
If you suffer with chronic illness, multiuple chemical sensitivity, malaise, headaches etc.
 
Mycotoxin Analytics:
Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1)
Chaetoglobosin A
Citrinin
Enniatin B
Gliotoxin
Mycophenolic Acid
Ochratoxin A (OTA)
Roridin E
Sterigmatocystin (STG)
Verrucarin A
Zearalenone (ZEA)
 
Organic Acid Analytics:
2-Hydroxybutyric
2-Hydroxyhippuric
2-Hydroxyisocaproic
2-Hydroxyisovaleric
2-Hydroxyphenylacetic
2-Oxo-4-methiolbutyric
2-Oxoglutaric
2-Oxoisocaproic
2-Oxoisovaleric
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric (CoQ10)
3-Hydroxybutyric
3-Hydroxyglutaric
3-Indoleacetic
3-Methyl-2-oxovaleric
3-Methylglutaconic
3-Methylglutaric
3-Oxoglutaric
4-Cresol (C. di­fficile)
4-Hydroxybenzoic
4-Hydroxybutyric
4-Hydroxyhippuric
4-Hydroxyphenyllactic
5-Hydroxyindolacetate (5HIAA)
5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furoic
Acetate
Acetoacetic
Aconitic
Adipic
Arabinose
Ascorbic (Vitamin C)
Carboxycitric
Citramalic
Citric
Creatinine
DHPPA (beneficial bacteria)
Dihydroxyphenylacetic (DOPAC)
Ethylmalonic
Fumaric
Furan-2
Furancarbonylglycine
Glutaric (Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin))
Glutathione
Glyceric
Glycolic
Hippuric
Homogentisic
Homovanillate (HVA)
HPHPA (Clostridia marker)
HVA/DOPAC Ratio
HVA/VMA Ratio
Kynurenic
Lactic
Malic
Malonic
Mandelic
Methylcitric (Biotin)
Methylmalonic Acid (MMA)
Methylsuccinic
N-Acetylaspartic
N-Acetylcysteine (Glutathione precursor and chelating agent)
Orotic
Oxalic
Pantothenic (Vitamin B5)
Phenyllactic
Phenylpyruvic
Phosphoric
Pyridoxic (Vitamin B6)
Pyroglutamic
Pyruvic
Quinolinic
Sebacic
Suberic
Succinic
Tartaric
Thymine
Tricarballylic
Uracil
Vanilmandelate (VMA)
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C