You look fine. Your labs came back “normal.” Your doctor says “just monitor it.”

But you know something’s off. You’re tired, inflamed, gaining weight, reacting to foods, not recovering from workouts, or dealing with brain fog you can’t shake.

This is where functional testing makes all the difference.
At YFS (Your Form Sux), we don’t wait for a full-blown diagnosis to take action. We use early detection tools to find out what’s happening beneath the surface — so we can intervene early, reverse the pattern, and help you feel like yourself again.

🧪 What Is Functional Testing?

Functional testing goes beyond basic blood work.

It doesn’t just ask, “Are you sick?”
It asks:

• How well are your systems functioning?
• Where are things trending out of range?
• What’s causing your symptoms — even if your labs look ‘fine’?

Functional testing can detect subtle imbalances years before conventional markers flag anything serious. That’s where the opportunity lives — in the early signals.

🔍 What Can We Detect Early with Functional Testing?

1. Blood Sugar & Insulin Response

Before you ever hit “prediabetic” on a standard test, we can see:

• Elevated fasting insulin
• Poor glucose handling
• High HOMA-IR (insulin resistance marker)
• Cortisol-blood sugar disruptions

This is the first sign of metabolic dysfunction, and it’s totally reversible — if you catch it early.

2. Thyroid Dysfunction

Most standard labs only test TSH. We look deeper:

• Free T3, Free T4
• Reverse T3
• Thyroid antibodies (Hashimoto’s red flags)
• Nutrient cofactors (iodine, selenium, zinc, iron)

Early thyroid imbalances often show up as fatigue, hair thinning, mood dips, and weight changes — well before TSH climbs out of range.

3. Adrenal and Cortisol Patterns

We test full-day cortisol curves (not just morning levels) to catch:

• Burnout before it’s obvious
• Sleep disturbances
• Blood sugar crashes
• Chronic inflammation from stress

This helps us fix the nervous system dysregulation that often underpins hormone or metabolic issues.

4. Gut Health + Microbiome Imbalance

You don’t need gut pain to have gut issues. We test for:

• Bacterial overgrowth (SIBO, dysbiosis)
• Inflammatory markers (like calprotectin)
• Zonulin (leaky gut indicator)
• Pathogens, parasites, yeast
• Diversity of beneficial microbes

A compromised gut can quietly drive inflammation, anxiety, autoimmunity, and food sensitivities long before GI symptoms show up.

5. Nutrient Deficiencies and Absorption Issues

We check intracellular levels of:

• B vitamins
• Iron, zinc, magnesium
• Omega-3s
• Vitamin D and K
• Antioxidants (glutathione, CoQ10)

Because you can be “eating healthy” and still not absorbing what your body needs — especially if gut function or stress is off.

6. Hormone Imbalances

We assess full hormone panels (not just estrogen or testosterone in isolation):

• Estrogen, progesterone, and the ratio
• Testosterone + DHEA
• Cortisol (daily rhythm, not just one point)
• Melatonin for sleep
• Detox pathways for hormone clearance

This helps us catch hormonal shifts before they become full-blown diagnoses like PCOS, adrenal fatigue, or estrogen dominance.

🧠 Why Early Detection Matters in Functional Care

Most chronic issues don’t start overnight.
They start with subtle shifts — in energy, sleep, digestion, mood, and inflammation.

Functional testing lets us catch the drift before it turns into a crash.

Because here’s the truth:

• Pre-diabetes becomes diabetes
• Subclinical thyroid turns into Hashimoto’s
• Gut issues become chronic inflammation
• Mild cortisol spikes become full burnout

Unless you catch and correct the pattern early.

🔁 What Happens After the Testing?

We build a plan that fits your biology — not a cookie-cutter protocol.

• Nutrition that fits your insulin, gut, and hormone profile
• Movement that supports (not stresses) your system
• Nervous system regulation for better recovery
• Targeted supplementation based on real data
• Progress tracking that evolves with your body

You get a clear map — not just “take this and see what happens.”

💡 Early Detection Is Real Prevention

You don’t need to be “sick enough” to deserve care.
You don’t need to wait until you’re burnt out, inflamed, or breaking down to get help.

Functional testing is for people who want to take control early — before they’re forced to.

At YFS, we test smarter, intervene earlier, and build better health from the inside out.

Feel like something’s off — even if no one can tell you what?
Let’s find out what your body’s trying to say.

Book your functional testing consult at YFS and let’s catch it early — and fix it properly.