Why Barbie sometimes looks further
Most of the people Barbie works with start with two tests: an HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) and the Functional Lab Panel. For many people, those two give her enough to build a solid protocol and watch it work.
Sometimes a question is left open. Symptoms may not shift the way she expects, or something in the history points to the gut, to hormones, or to an environmental exposure. That is when Barbie may suggest one of the tests below. She never orders them all, and she never orders one just to have more numbers. Each one has to answer a question that would change what you do next.
This page is for education only. These tests are not sold here, and Barbie only recommends them after she has looked at your history and your first results. They are separate from the $539 New Leaf Mineral Reset. Nothing here is a diagnosis, and none of these tests replaces care from your own doctor.
At a glance
Every lab test below is one Barbie recommends only when your history or first results point to it. The HCl challenge is different: it is a simple at-home check, done with meals, that Barbie may walk you through.
| Test | Sample | Where it is collected | What it looks at |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI-MAP | Stool | At home, mailed kit | Gut bacteria, yeast, parasites, H. pylori, digestion and gut-lining markers |
| Organic Acids Test (OAT) | First-morning urine | At home, mailed kit | How your cells make energy and use nutrients; yeast and bacterial byproducts |
| Mycotoxin panel | First-morning urine | At home, mailed kit | Toxins made by mold that your body is clearing |
| DUTCH test (Complete or Plus) | Dried urine (Plus adds saliva) | At home, mailed kit; timed to your cycle if you menstruate | Sex and stress hormones with their metabolites, the daily cortisol rhythm, melatonin |
| Thyroid panel | Blood | Quest Diagnostics | The full thyroid picture, including conversion and antibodies |
| Hormone panel | Blood | Quest, timed to your cycle | Progesterone, estrogen, DHEA and testosterone |
| PCOS / androgen panel | Blood | Quest, cycle days 2 to 5 | Androgens, cycle hormones and blood sugar markers |
| Female fertility panel | Blood | Quest, cycle days 2 to 5 | Early-cycle hormones that reflect ovarian signaling |
| Testosterone markers panel | Blood | Quest, morning draw | Testosterone and related hormones, mainly for men |
| Kidney function panel | Blood | Quest | Kidney filtering, red blood cell magnesium and phosphorus |
| Celiac panel | Blood | Quest | Immune markers linked to celiac disease |
| Single-marker add-ons | Blood | Quest, with another draw | RBC folate, plasma zinc or MMA, one at a time |
| HCl challenge At-home check | None: done with meals | At home, with Barbie’s guidance | A rough, practical check of whether stomach acid may be running low |
In-depth guides
Stool test
GI-MAP
What lives in your gut, how well you digest, and how the gut lining is holding up.
Read the guide →Urine test
Organic Acids Test (OAT)
What your cells are doing with nutrients: energy, B vitamins, brain chemistry, and yeast byproducts.
Read the guide →Urine test
Mycotoxin panel
Which mold toxins your body is clearing, to help confirm or rule out mold.
Read the guide →Dried urine test
DUTCH test
Sex and stress hormones, how they are broken down, and your cortisol rhythm through the day.
Read the guide →Blood tests
Blood panels & add-ons
Thyroid, hormone, kidney function, and celiac panels, plus single-marker add-ons.
Read the guide →At-home check
HCl challenge
A simple, meal-by-meal check of whether low stomach acid may be part of your bloating.
Read the guide →Thinking about iodine? Read why Barbie tests your minerals first before anyone starts iodine.
More testing isn’t always better
Barbie would rather put your resources into building your foundation than into a test that won’t change what you do. When she suggests one of these, she will tell you what question it answers and how it fits into your timeline.
This page is educational and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Barbie Fisher is a certified HTMA practitioner and health coach, not a medical doctor; these tests are not sold on this site, and nothing here replaces care from your own doctor. Please keep your physician involved in your care, especially for any result that needs medical follow-up.