Fall into Health with Home Health Testing: EverlyWell Review My Experience & Heavy Metals Results {Simple & Healthy}
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Recently I had the chance to try out home health testing through EverlyWell. I have been working on gentle, effective ways to detoxify my body and help my sensitivities and allergies through home sauna use and other methods, so I was excited to have the opportunity to try out this convenient home testing solution for evaluating my heavy metal levels.
For background on why this is such an important topic:
Learn about common sources of heavy metal exposure in Part I of this series HERE
and
Find out how to protect your health and detoxify the body from heavy metal exposure in Part II of this series HERE
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Home Health Testing with EverlyWell
EverlyWell makes it convenient and easy to undergo health and wellness testing.
You can order from a variety of tests online at a reasonable out-of-pocket cost. A home testing kit is then shipped to you by mail.
Currently, EverlyWell offers several different at-home tests including:
- Cholesterol & Lipids
- Food Sensitivity
- Sleep & Stress
- Thyroid & Metabolism
- Inflammation & Vitamin D
- Elements/Heavy Metals
- Women’s Health & Fertility
- Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- B vitamins
- and more!
EverlyWell is unique in that they offer at-home collection methods, such as simple finger blood sticks, urine spot testing or saliva samples so you don’t have to travel to a laboratory for sample collection. You just follow the instructions for collecting your sample and return the specimen back to the lab by dropping it off at your nearest UPS location using the included return shipping label.
Within a few days of your sample reaching the lab, you should get your results back online. The reports are presented in an easy-to-understand, clear format that makes it simple to share with your doctor and other providers as you choose.
They work with specialty testing laboratories which are certified by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and additional accreditations, to ensure accurate testing.
The Heavy Metals/Elements Test
I conducted the Heavy Metals/Elements Test. This test looks at levels of heavy metals and other important elements in your urine. Certain minerals are essential for cellular function while heavy metals can be toxic to cells.
Therefore, the Heavy Metals Test looks at levels of both heavy metals:
as well as elements which are essential for healthy thyroid and metabolic function:
- selenium
- iodine
It also looks at bromine levels, since this element can interfere with thyroid function and is frequently found in pesticides, flame retardants and certain food preservatives.
- bromine
My Experience with EverlyWell and Results
I found the collection and sampling process was simple and quick. For the Heavy Metals Test, I collected two urine samples–one in the morning upon waking and the second before bed. To do so, I simply soaked a paper card with urine. The cards dried overnight, and I dropped them off at UPS the next day to ship back to the lab.
Within about a week, I received an email notifying me that my results were ready to view online. The results are presented in a simple, clear color-coded chart which allows for quickly understanding which results may be out of range and need further attention.
I am glad to learn that my mercury and arsenic levels are within range, likely due to my diligent use of my Infrared Sauna recently. I did discover some results that I will follow up on further and will discuss in more detail in a future post. For now, I am committing to some of these strategies to keep my heavy metal levels down. This simple test provided me some valuable insights into potential health issues that will hopefully help me make further progress with optimizing my health.
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As a preventive medicine physician and health coach, I am enthusiastic about helping people take greater responsibility and action to protect their health!
Having health information that is easy to access and understand is a key part of taking positive action to protect and address health issues.
EveryWell is a company that facilitates personalized wellness monitoring. The tests are not intended to diagnose or treat disease and they are not a doctor, nutritionist, health coach or individual health provider. It is important to use this option in conjunction with your trusted health care provider who can help you interpret and implement your results in a sustainable and valuable way.
I do believe it is important to be an active participant in your health in partnership with a qualified, knowledgeable physician. EverlyWell does not provide direct medical advice and is not a replacement for health care discussions with your physician, but instead allows you to conveniently access data which you can then discuss with your doctor to come up with a plan of action.
I think EverlyWell is a nice option for people who like to take an active role in their health. It is also a great service for people with chemical sensitivities, mobility issues, lack of transportation or other issues which make it challenging to physically travel to a laboratory to undergo testing in these wellness areas.
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**This post is sponsored by EverlyWell and FitApproach. I received a complimentary Elements Test and compensation to provide this informational post. All views and opinions are based on my experience and are my honest opinions .**
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Comments
Deborah Davis
Hi Jennifer,
It was wonderful and inspiring to read about your experiences using this convenient home testing solution to evaluate your heavy metal levels. I am encouraged to try their home testing solutions by the ease of use that you experienced. Thank you so much for sharing these valuable home testing tips with us on the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you so much Deboarh! It was interesting to learn more about my own health and great that it was so easy and convenient.
Marla
HI Dr. Jennifer,
I am so glad you are providing this valuable information. So many people and doctors are not aware of the healthy risks of toxic metals. I personally have experienced it myself so I understand it more. I know that in my area the only doctors that do any heavy metal testing is alternative or functional practices. I was amazed at the wide range of symptoms and am so glad that they have these tests available to people. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & Tweeted.
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Hi Marla!
Thank you for sharing and stopping by. I hope that more people will become aware of issues like this so they can rebalance their health!
Jessie
Thank you so much for that thoughtful response, it is really helpful!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
My pleasure! I wish you the best.
Jessie
I love that this company is making this so easy! Thanks for the intro and your review. Do you think this is a good test for mercury toxicity due to amalgam dental fillings? I ask because I was told my a doc that I needed a “provoked urine test” to get accurate results for that but would love to do this myself instead!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you so much for stopping by Jessie! I have seen arguments both for and against provoked heavy metals testing. Some suggest baseline unprovoked urine metal levels reflect current exposure while provoked urine testing may more accurately reflect past or chronic exposure. The American College of Medical Toxicology (http://www.acmt.net/cgi/page.cgi?aid=2999&_id=462&zine=show) recommends against utilizing provoked tests but other physicians feel provoked tests are more accurate, so it may be best to discuss with your physician why he or she recommends provoked testing for your needs. An important consideration is to make sure that if you choose a provoked urine test for heavy metals that the results are compared to reference ranges for provoked levels (vs. non-provoked references ranges) as this can sometimes be an issue. I hope this helps!
Lisa Runs for Cupcakes
I was interested in this when I first heard about it. The at home testing piece seems to be trending quite a bit these days with companies like this, InsideTracker, etc. The road ahead for medicine?
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you for stopping by Lisa! It is interesting that there are more and more choices for consumers to take more control over their healthcare decisions.
Lauren
I totally need to check out this EveryWell company! After reading your posts the past few weeks I def need to be more aware of some of these heavy metals in certain foods and our water!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you Lauren! I am glad these posts have been helpful and hope you find some things you can apply for your health 🙂
Runaway Bridal Planner
I actually never realized the importance of keeping heavy metals out of the body and being more aware until I started reading your posts over the past few weeks.
I don’t eat the best, I’m the first to admit. What I really need to do is focus on healthy greens and better food intake.
I lack energy often, I get low iron and have epstien barr that occasionally acts up and effects that. Which is why I really do need to be better at remembering to make sure what is going in, is best for me.
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge on the subject!
Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Thank you for your kind words. I hope these posts are valuable for you into the future!
Elysha
I can definitely see how convenient it would be to use this home test. And while my insurance covers many kinds of tests, I’m not sure if metal testing would be covered. So having this home kit is a nice option.
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Dr. Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE
Hi Elysha! Yes, it is nice to have different options so that we can have the most information to best manage our health.