Toxic Exposure
Testing
Uncover how environmental toxins may be influencing your wellbeing
Every day, our bodies encounter a range of environmental and chemical exposures — from air pollutants and household products to food additives, heavy metals, and mould-derived toxins. Over time, these substances can accumulate and place added strain on our detoxification pathways, hormones, immune system, and overall metabolic balance.
Toxicity testing helps identify hidden burdens that may be affecting how your body functions and recovers. By assessing key markers of chemical, heavy metal, and mycotoxin exposure, we get insight into how effectively your body is processing and eliminating toxins.
At Essencia Wellbeing, toxicity testing is used to support a whole-body approach to wellness, combining nutritional, metabolic, and environmental insights. Understanding your exposure profile can guide personalised strategies to reduce toxic load, restore balance, and strengthen your body’s natural resilience.
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Standout toxicity tests
Essencia Wellbeing offers a suite of laboratory assessments designed to reveal how environmental, chemical, and heavy metal exposures may be influencing your health.
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)
The HTMA test measures the levels of key minerals and toxic metals stored in body tissue over the past 1–3 months. It offers a valuable reflection of nutrient utilisation, heavy metal accumulation, and metabolic activity.
TOXDetect Profile - Environmental Toxin testing
Screens for common environmental chemicals in air, water, and everyday products that may be burdening your detoxification pathways and influencing overall metabolic or hormonal balance. TOXDetect complements other panels such as HTMA and MycoTOX, which assess metals and mould-derived toxins.
MycoTOX Profile - mould & micotoxin testing
Assesses urinary markers for mould-derived mycotoxins, which can arise from environmental or food-based exposure. It provides valuable insight into whether mould exposure may be contributing to inflammation, fatigue, or immune imbalance.
Mould Allergy (IgE) Test
Because mould sensitivity can interact with toxin exposure, this IgE allergy test helps clarify whether immune reactivity is contributing to your symptoms.
Jump to the Immunity & Autoimmunity Testing page to learn more →
Nutri-STAT Profile
Provides a comprehensive overview of nutritional and biochemical health, including markers for detoxification, oxidative balance, and cellular metabolism. It complements toxicity panels by revealing nutrient and antioxidant patterns that support the body’s detoxification capacity and recovery from exposure.
Jump to the Health Benchmarking & Complex Conditions page to learn more →
OMX Metabolomics Test
Evaluates hundreds of metabolic compounds to map detoxification pathways and oxidative stress responses. Useful where toxin-related fatigue, inflammation, or poor detox capacity is suspected.
Jump to the Health Benchmarking & Complex Conditions page to learn more →
Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA)
The Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) offers a non-invasive way to assess the body’s accumulation of mineral and heavy metals over 1-3 months. As hair grows, it incorporates trace elements from within the body.
Measuring these helps capture subtle metabolic imbalances and environmental exposures that may not be visible in blood or urine results, offering a valuable foundation for personalised nutrition and detoxification support.
What it Measures:
Nutritional minerals
Toxic elements (e.g. mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, aluminium)
Key mineral ratios reflecting adrenal, thyroid, and metabolic function
Who Benefits
You may find HTMA useful if you:
Suspect exposure to heavy metals through work, water, or environment.
Are experiencing low energy, poor stress tolerance, or slow recovery, and want to explore whether mineral balance may be contributing.
Want to understand how nutrient and trace element patterns may influence metabolism or detoxification capacity.
Are preparing for conception and wish to optimise mineral and toxin balance.
Train intensively or have an active lifestyle and want to monitor electrolyte balance and recovery.
Are tracking nutritional or detoxification progress over time with your practitioner.
Why It’s Useful:
Heavy metal accumulation that may be contributing to fatigue or slower recovery.
Mineral ratio trends that reflect adrenal, thyroid, and metabolic function.
Signs of oxidative or detox strain guiding nutritional or lifestyle adjustments.
Early nutrient depletion patterns that can be corrected proactively.
Together, these insights provide a clearer picture of your body’s biochemistry, guiding targeted nutritional, detoxification, and restorative strategies designed to improve resilience and wellbeing.
Sample: Hair (small lock, cut near scalp)
Turnaround: 2-3 weeks
Supplier: Trace Elements Inc (USA) via Interclinical Labs, Australia.
To discuss whether toxicity testing is suitable for you, book an Initial Consultation →
TOXDetect - Environmental Toxin Profile
The TOXDetect Profile screens for a wide range of everyday environmental chemicals — including those from food packaging, plastics, pesticides, household products and air pollutants. By identifying urinary metabolites of these compounds, the test helps evaluate chemical exposure load and how effectively your body may be clearing them.
TOXDetect provides valuable insight for individuals who are addressing environmental sensitivities, detoxification support, or unexplained fatigue — helping to clarify whether chemical exposure could be contributing to their overall health picture.
What it Measures
The TOXDetect Profile assesses urinary metabolites of non-metal environmental chemicals, including:
Plasticisers such as phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from solvents and air pollutants
Organophosphate pesticide metabolites
Acrylamide and acrolein derivatives from food and smoke exposure
Perchlorate and related oxidants that can affect thyroid pathways
These results provide a functional overview of toxin burden and elimination efficiency, complementing heavy metal or mycotoxin panels.
Who Benefits:
You may find the TOXDetect Profile useful if you:
Why it’s Useful
Results can help us to:
Identify specific chemical exposures that may burden detox pathways.
Highlight areas for nutritional or antioxidant support.
Inform strategies to reduce environmental exposure in daily life.
Track progress after lifestyle or detoxification changes.
Sample: Mid-stream Urine from first morning void before eating or drinking.
Turnaround: 3–4 weeks
Identify how environmental exposures may be affecting your body’s natural detox balance. book an Initial consultation →
MycoTOX - Mould exposure testing
The MycoTOX Profile detects and quantifies toxic compounds produced by environmental moulds that can accumulate through inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact. It helps clarify whether mould exposure may be contributing to ongoing symptoms or inflammatory load.
MycoTOX can be an important next step when environmental or water-damaged-building exposure is suspected, or when fatigue, immune imbalance, or detoxification challenges persist despite lifestyle and nutritional support.
What it Measures
11 different mycotoxins from mould species, including:
Aflatoxins (AFG, AFB) – Aspergillus
Ochratoxin A (OTA) – Aspergillus, Penicillium
Trichothecenes – Stachybotrys
Zearalenone – Fusarium
Gliotoxin – associated with oxidative stress effects
These markers reveal both current exposure and the body’s ability to excrete these compounds via detoxification pathways.
Who Benefits:
You may find the MycoTOX Profile useful if you:
Suspect mould exposure in your home or workplace.
Experience fatigue, congestion, or cognitive fog not explained by other findings.
Have immune, respiratory, or detoxification concerns linked to environmental biotoxins.
Are working through a detoxification or gut-healing program and want to evaluate mould as a factor.
Have a known mould allergy or sensitivity and want to assess toxin load alongside IgE testing.
Why it’s Useful
The MycoTOX Profile provides actionable information about biotoxin exposure and clearance efficiency, helping to:
Identify which mould toxins are present and whether exposure is current or historical.
Understand how toxin type and level may influence immune or antioxidant systems.
Guide detoxification and environmental remediation plans.
Track toxin elimination progress over time.
Turnaround: 4–5 weeks
If mould exposure is suspected, a MycoTOX Profile can help identify the specific toxins involved and guide appropriate remediation and detox support.
To discuss whether this test might be suitable for you, book an Initial consultation →
Companion Testing
Because toxin exposure can influence many systems, companion assessments can provide deeper insight:
Gut Health & Microbiome Testing — Evaluates how the gut barrier and microbiota affect toxin elimination.
Genetic & Metabolic Insights (OMX, MyDNA, Nutri-STAT) — Assesses genetic and biochemical capacity for detoxification and antioxidant defence.
Specific companion tests might include:
OMX Metabolomics Profile – evaluates oxidative stress, detox cofactors, and metabolic resilience.
Nutri-STAT Profile – assesses nutritional and antioxidant status supporting detox pathways.
GI360 Microbiome Test – examines gut function and microbial balance that influence toxin metabolism.
IgE Mould Allergy Test – clarifies immune reactivity to moulds associated with mycotoxin exposure.
If you’re concerned about environmental or chemical exposure, book an Initial consultation to discuss whether toxicity testing is right for you.
Toxicity Testing FAQs
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Mycotoxins are toxic compounds produced by environmental moulds. They can impact multiple systems including the nervous, immune, and respiratory systems. Long-term exposure, especially from water-damaged environments, may contribute to ongoing inflammation, fatigue, or brain fog. The MycoTOX Profile helps identify whether mould-derived toxins are part of your overall toxin load.
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Exposure may occur in homes, workplaces, cars, or schools affected by dampness or hidden mould. Even without visible growth, spores or toxins can circulate through air-conditioning or porous materials. Testing (MycoTOX Profile, IgE Mould Allergy Test), can help determine whether mould is contributing to your symptoms or environment-related health changes.
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Yes. Many people experiencing persistent fatigue, poor concentration, or stress intolerance find that toxin exposure or mineral imbalance may be contributing factors. Toxic exposure tests like MycoTOX, TOXDetect and HTMA help clarify whether chemical, heavy-metal, or mould toxins could be influencing your energy, detoxification, or metabolic balance.
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Collect your first-morning mid-stream urine after at least six hours of sleep.
I may provide you with specific advice regarding preparation instructions and whether gentle binders or antioxidant support should be paused or continued beforehand.
Freeze the sample for a minimum of four hours (and up to one week) before shipping. Ideally post on a Monday to ensure prompt delivery to the laboratory.
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Yes. Re-testing can confirm whether environmental or chemical exposures have reduced and help track changes in toxin elimination and mineral balance over time.
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For MycoTOX Profile, TOXDetect tests, avoid non-essential supplements such as magnesium, fish oil, or high-dose antioxidants for two days prior to testing. Continue essential medications only as directed by your practitioner, as some compounds may alter test readings.
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for MycoTOX Profile and TOXDetect tests, it’s best to delay collection until you’re well and not menstruating, as these factors can affect sample integrity and results. Wait until your cycle ends or symptoms settle before collecting your sample.
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A small sample of clean, untreated hair is cut close to the scalp (about 1–1.5 cm in length). Hair is usually taken from the nape or back of the head, as this provides the most recent metabolic information. Only a small amount (around a heaped teaspoon) is needed. You will; be provided with a test kit with full instructions on how to take the sample.
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It’s best to collect new hair growth that hasn’t been chemically treated, coloured, bleached, permed, or straightened. If all hair is treated, wait at least six weeks after colouring before collecting, and take the sample from new growth close to the scalp.
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Yes. beard, underarm, or chest hair can be accepted if scalp hair is not available. These samples may reflect slightly different time periods of exposure.
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