A Deeper Look
This is not basic nutrition advice.
This is precision care.
At Alavie, testing isn’t about collecting data for the sake of it. It’s about understanding why your body has been responding the way it has (or not) and using that insight to guide care that is specific, strategic, and effective for you.
This is very different from being told to “eat more fruits and vegetables, exercise more manage stress, or take a general supplement” and hope for the best.
We use advanced functional medicine testing to look beneath symptoms and uncover patterns that conventional care often misses and that even many holistic approaches never fully explore. Using these tests, we look beneath the surface and identify the drivers shaping lackluster energy, hormones, digestion, metabolism, and “lack of motivation.”
This may include evaluating gut function, hormone signaling, micronutrient status, inflammation, metabolic markers, biological age and when appropriate stress-related patterns and food sensitivities.
These insights allow us to see connections that routine labs often miss and that many holistic approaches never fully explore.
We also interpret labs through research-informed optimal ranges, not just whether a value falls inside a broad “normal” window. This matters, especially in midlife, when early shifts can impact energy, weight regulation, cognitive clarity, and future disease risk long before anything is flagged as abnormal based on the ranges at your regular testing center.
The result isn’t more information…it’s clarity. A plan built around your unique physiology, supported by evidence, and designed to intervene early, protect long-term vitality, and help your body function at its best now and for years to come.
Most importantly, the unique plan that is rendered from all this information is guided and supported so that you know exactly what to do with the information. It will not become part of the ever-growing pile of papers that “you’ll get to one day.” We take effective action now so the future becomes one of certainty.
We Start with Your Unique Blueprint
Before any major food or supplement changes are made, we begin by understanding how your body is designed to function.
Using 3x4 genetic testing, comprehensive bloodwork, and in-depth functional health questionnaires … we look at your body’s personalized micronutrient needs, it’s detoxification capacity, it’s inflammatory tendency, how well it regulates blood sugar & insulin, it’s oxidative stress resilience, methylation potential and it’s fat metabolism.
Alongside your personalized answers about how your body’s been doing over the past 6 months, this information allows us to build a unique “feeding-up” strategy that supports your metabolism and biochemistry instead of working against it. Most bodies are struggling because they are in need of the right nutrients and the right input (not less - at least not at first).
This foundational step sets the stage for everything that follows and is one of the reasons this work feels so different from standard care.
Labs We May Run
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Most healthcare approaches treat everyone the same. Genetic testing allows us to stop guessing.
Your genetics influence how you metabolize nutrients, detoxify, manage inflammation, and respond to stress. When these factors are ignored, even “healthy” plans can fall flat.
With genetic testing, we can:
Understand why certain diets or supplements have never worked for you
Identify your body’s unique need for specific nutrients
Tailor nutrition, lifestyle and supplementation to support your body’s predetermined physiological needs
This is not about your body’s limitations. It is about maximizing its potential and working with your biology instead of forcing your body into a plan that doesn’t fit. .
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Standard bloodwork and standard reference ranges, tells you when something is overtly wrong because it is usually only flagged when you have reached the point of being “diagnosable” with X disease or disorder. And even when you do receive this information, the medical professional rarely explains what may be causing this and what you can do to improve your health.
At Alavie, bloodwork is performed and interpreted in the context of optimizing your health. We use evidence-based functional reference ranges that are more narrow than your standard labs We look for patterns in metabolic health, inflammation, blood sugar regulation, thyroid function, immune function, adrenal function, and nutrient status (this list is not exhaustive) that are often not tested for on your “standard panel” or missed when not enough markers are being evaluated.. .
This deeper analysis helps us understand:
Why energy may be low even when labs look “normal”
Why weight, blood sugar, or cholesterol are trending toward disease
Where early shifts are happening long before disease develops
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Hormones do not operate in isolation, and blood tests alone often miss how they fluctuate throughout the day.
DUTCH hormone testing gives us a more complete picture of how your body produces, uses, and clears hormones like estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, and DHEA.
This allows us to understand:
Why symptoms persist even when hormone levels in bloodwork look “fine”
How stress is influencing your hormones and energy
Whether hormone breakdown pathways are overtaxing your body or contributing to symptoms.
This level of insight is especially important for those navigating perimenopause, menopause, low testosterone, or chronic stress patterns.
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You can eat well and still be functionally deficient.That’s because HOW your body absorbs and utilizes nutrients is just as important as what you take in.
The NutrEval test provides insight into how nutrients are being utilized in key metabolic and cellular pathways. It shows where nutrient needs are higher, where absorption may be impaired, and how your biochemistry is responding to stress.
With this information, we can:
Identify nutrient gaps that are limiting energy, recovery or causing symptoms
Support and address fatty acid imbalances, under methylation, and oxidative stress
Tailor supplementation so it is targeted and powerful
This moves supplementation from guesswork to strategy. It moves nutrition from general to precision.
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Item descriptionDigestion influences hormones, immunity, inflammation, and even mood. The GI Effects Comprehensive Gut Test allows us to look closely at gut health, including the microbiome, infections, inflammation, and digestive function.
This testing helps explain:
Why bloating, reflux, or irregular digestion persist
How gut health may be affecting hormones or immune balance
Whether inflammation or microbial imbalance is draining energy
Hippocrates once said “All disease begins in the gut.”
While this is an oversimplification the microbiome and gut dysfunction are known to be connected to dozens of conditions across many systems. Supporting optimal G.I. function can unlock progress that felt impossible before.
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The GlycanAge test is a functional medicine blood test that measures patterns on immune antibodies (IgG glycans) to estimate biological age and levels of chronic inflammation. It helps clients understand how stress, hormones, lifestyle, and metabolic health are influencing their aging trajectory—often revealing opportunities to slow biological aging and support long-term vitality
This approach is not about running every test on everyone.
It is about using the right tools at the right time, in the right order.
You are never handed results without explanation. You are never left wondering what matters or what to do next. Every recommendation is connected back to your goals and your real life.
This is elevated care because it respects your individuality, your needs, and your long-term health.
Start Today!Throughout this process, you are supported with clarity and care. Whether you want to understand every detail or prefer clear direction on what to do and when, the approach is adapted to you.
By the end of our work, you’re not just feeling better, but you understand your body, trust your decisions, and know how to support your health moving forward. As part of your completion, you’ll receive a personalized summary outlining suggestions of how to best support your health once our work has commenced.
This is The Alavie Method.
And it is far more than basic nutrition advice.
Guided every step of the way … and beyond
*Alavie works with clients virtually and in Los Angeles. Availability is intentionally limited.