Evaluating the Complex Patient with Organix Testing

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Four cases are presented in this teleconference: an autistic child, a child with mitochondrial myopathy, an adult with depression and a professional athlete. Aspects of their organic acid tests are focused on. Richard S. Lord, PhD, and Kara Fitzgerald, ND

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Four cases are discussed:

Autistic child

• Low B vitamins, poor detoxification and increased oxidative stress, biotin deficiency from dysbiotic gut; many high organic acid markers.
• Treat most profound organic acid elevation first, treat GI problems, alter diet and supplement with B vitamins.

Child with mitochondrial myopathy

• Failure to thrive, GI-reflux. many high organic acid markers.
• Oxidative markers are fine, sulfate is low, limiting glutathione production; dysbiosis markers are elevated.
• Treatments included carnitine, creatinine, B vitamins, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, Vitamin E.
• Follow-up indicated significant improvement in mitochondrial and microbial markers along with improvement in growth and development.

Depression in 63-year-old woman

• Drinks alcohol, craves sugar, depression in family; taking prozac, vitamins D,C,E; calcium/magnesium, fish oil, CoQ10
• Testing showed that patient could reduce the CoQ10 level; has low catecholamine status, needs B6; tyrosine and tryptophan low.
• Treatment with 5HTP, tyrosine; reduce Prozac.
• Depression improved significantly; try titrating off Prozac as tolerated.

Professional athlete

• Wants to improve wellness and optimize performance
• Key energy-producing nutrients were supplemented: carnitine, CoQ10, B6, and biotin

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