The Organic Acids Test (OAT) measures roughly seventy metabolic byproducts excreted in urine. These molecules are the chemical signatures of how your cells are actually working: how efficiently you produce energy through the mitochondria, how well your neurotransmitters are turning over, whether yeast or harmful bacteria are producing their own metabolites in your gut, and how much oxidative stress your body is carrying. It is one of the most information-dense single tests available in functional nutrition.
If DNA shows your potential and stool shows your microbial neighbourhood, OAT shows your engine running. Are your cells making enough energy ? Is your brain getting the building blocks for serotonin and dopamine ? Is something fermenting in your gut that should not be there ? Are you depleting nutrients faster than you are replacing them ? OAT answers those questions in a single urine sample.
OAT results often redirect a protocol mid-stream. If mitochondrial markers are weak, we prioritise CoQ10, B-vitamins, and carnitine. If yeast markers are elevated, we add antifungal and biofilm strategies. If neurotransmitter precursors are depleted, we adjust amino-acid and B6 support. Because OAT covers so many systems at once, it routinely catches imbalances that no other single test would surface.
We typically run this test when you recognise yourself in
First-morning urine, single collection at home
Avoid vitamin C, B-vitamins and fish oil 24 to 48h before ; avoid apples, grapes, raisins and pears the day before
Roughly three weeks
Functional testing at FunctionAlps is used to guide nutritional optimisation within ASCA and EMR scope. It is not a medical diagnostic tool. When findings warrant medical evaluation, we coordinate with a referring physician.
Tests are selected during your Discovery
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A focused one-on-one with Alessandra, a personalised written protocol, and the tests that will actually sharpen it.