Epigenetic Testing & Personalized Treatment Planning
Epigenetic and genetic testing may provide additional insight into how the body processes nutrients, hormones, stress, neurotransmitters, inflammation, detoxification pathways, and environmental exposures.
At Moonstone Naturopathic, epigenetic testing is used as a tool to help create more individualized and targeted treatment recommendations based on each patient’s unique genetic patterns, symptoms, health history, and overall wellness goals.
Genetics are not viewed as a diagnosis or a guarantee that certain health conditions will occur. Instead, they may help provide insight into areas where the body may need additional support or where certain lifestyle, nutrition, or environmental factors may be influencing overall health and healing.
For some patients, this testing may help explain why they have not responded well to previous treatments, why certain symptoms continue despite normal laboratory work, or why they may be more sensitive to stress, supplements, medications, toxins, inflammation, or environmental exposures.
Epigenetic testing may also be used as a more proactive and preventive wellness tool by helping patients better understand patterns that could influence long-term health.
Common Genetic Pathways Reviewed May Include
MTHFR — methylation and folate metabolism support
COMT — neurotransmitter and estrogen metabolism support
MAOA / MAOB — neurotransmitter breakdown and stress response patterns
CBS — sulfur metabolism and detoxification pathways
DAO — histamine metabolism support
VDR — vitamin D receptor activity
GST & SOD pathways — detoxification and antioxidant support
Inflammatory and detoxification pathways
Hormone metabolism pathways
Neurotransmitter-related pathways
At Moonstone Naturopathic, we look at the bigger picture rather than focusing on a single gene mutation alone. For example, while many people are familiar with MTHFR testing, methylation and detoxification pathways are much more complex and involve multiple interconnected genetic patterns and lifestyle factors.
Personalized Treatment Planning
Epigenetic testing is used alongside symptoms, laboratory testing, lifestyle factors, nutrition, stress levels, and overall health patterns to help guide more individualized treatment recommendations.
Treatment plans may include:
Clinical nutrition support
Targeted supplementation
Botanical medicine
Lifestyle and stress support
Detoxification support
Hormone and metabolic support
Nervous system support
Personalized wellness recommendations
Our goal is to use this information thoughtfully and strategically to help support healing, improve treatment response, and create more personalized long-term wellness plans.
