CCIM diagnostics
Find the signal in a complex health story.
A careful evaluation turns a complicated health story into a set of useful questions. CCIM combines listening, targeted testing, and physician interpretation to decide what deserves attention next.
A clearer starting point
Good testing begins with a good conversation.
CCIM’s diagnostic process starts with listening and history. The goal is not to order everything; it is to identify the questions that can make the next decision clearer.
Physician evaluation
Begin with a thorough history and examination. Your symptoms, patterns, and prior findings help determine which questions are worth testing.
Targeted testing
Use blood, urine, saliva, stool, or tissue testing when it can add meaningful context—not as an automatic checklist.
Interpretation and planning
Bring the results back into the whole picture. The team uses the findings to discuss priorities, options, and follow-up.
The testing directory
A map of the questions testing can help explore.
Every category stays closed until you need it. Testing is selected according to the individual evaluation, not presented as an automatic checklist.
01Gut and microbiomeLook at digestive ecology, intestinal permeability, and immune signals when the gut may be part of the story.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- Gut Microbiome Testing A — bacterial quantity, diversity, and quality
- Gut Microbiome Testing B — yeast, parasites, H. pylori, and C. difficile
- Gut immunology — immunoglobulins (IgA), calprotectin, Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD inflammation, food allergy, and bacterial diversity
- Dysbiotic Gut / Leaky Gut — intestinal permeability
- Food Allergies
- Fatty Acids & Bile Acids — short-chain fatty acids and bile acids
- Zonulin / intestinal permeability
02Hormone and endocrineExplore hormone signaling and endocrine patterns alongside symptoms, sleep, energy, and cycle-related context.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- Steroid Hormone Testing — vitamin D, testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, progesterone, and adrenal hormones
- Thyroid Function
- DUTCH Urine Steroid Hormone testing
03Metabolic and nutritionalAssess metabolism, energy-related nutrients, blood sugar, and the biochemical signals that support cellular function.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- Metabolic Panels
- Advanced cholesterol and lipoprotein patterns
- Blood sugars, diabetes, and insulin testing
- Iron Testing — iron levels and blood counts
- Levels of Micronutrients — vitamins, minerals, CoQ10, organic acids, amino acids, glutathione, and B vitamins
- Neurotransmitter Levels
- Acidity in your Body — breathing and serum bicarbonate
04Immune, inflammatory, and infectiousClarify inflammatory activity, immune patterns, or possible chronic infection when the clinical history points there.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- Vascular Inflammation — cardiovascular risk
- Autoimmune Testing
- Chronic Intracellular Infection — Lyme, co-infections, Chlamydia, and EBV
- Mold Antibody Blood testing
05Toxicology and environmental exposureInvestigate environmental exposures and detoxification pathways as one possible piece of a complex presentation.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- MTHFR / Detoxification pathways
- Environmental Toxicology Testing
- Roundup/Plastic/Petroleum/Mold exposure
- Heavy Metal Testing
06Organ, tissue, and additional testingAdd organ-function, clotting, tissue, or biological-age information when it can answer a specific clinical question.+
Existing source inventory, organized for a focused clinical conversation:
- Liver and Kidney Function
- Evaluation of Clotting Capacity
- Pancreatic Exocrine/Endocrine function
- Biopsy of Diseased Tissue
- Telomere Testing — an estimate of biological age
Make the results useful
What testing can clarify.
The value is not the size of a panel. It is whether a result helps the team understand the story, set a priority, or follow a response.
What may be contributing?
Testing can help organize possible metabolic, immune, endocrine, digestive, or environmental contributors around the symptoms you are experiencing.
What needs attention first?
A result is useful when it changes the conversation. Physician interpretation helps separate a meaningful signal from a finding that needs more context.
What should we watch?
Follow-up can compare symptoms, patterns, and selected markers over time so the next step stays connected to your response.