Diagnose at Home: geriatric tests to measure brain functions that you can take from the comfort of your home

 

Today in North America, millions of individuals live with dementia – this number is increasing and is related to common causes including, vascular risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking) and Alzheimer’s disease. Being diagnosed with dementia can have significant impacts to both your health and quality of life.

Brain aging affects everyone differently. Throughout our lifetime our brain changes more than any other part of our body. For some, there is a gentle decline in brain function as we age, for others, mild cognitive impairment – but for too many people today it is a slippery slope that descends into dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. While medicine may offer no magic cure to cognitive decline (yet), there are steps we can take to improve our brain health as we age. It all begins with testing at an early stage.

Now you don’t have to guess - or go all the way to the clinic for a cognitive brain function test. You can order diagnostic neurologic screening tests here online – or a test to measure other aging factors – and take it easily in the privacy of your own home. You’ll get detailed results delivered to you confidentially by phone or email by a trusted medical professional, alerting you to any risk factors, such as mild cognitive impairment or signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Where cognitive decline or other imbalances are detected, our nurses are standing by to connect you to the right medical advice fast.

Brain function decline, as with other later life challenges, can be hard to understand and to trace to one source. That’s because difficulties with memory, thinking, completing tasks or the slowing of other brain processes are usually due to more than one cause.
  • Metabolic imbalances (issues with blood chemistry – including abnormal levels of blood sodium, calcium or glucose – and kidney or liver disfunction)
  • Medication side-effects (prescriptions interfering with brain function)
  • Problems with hormones (including estrogen and sex hormone imbalances)
  • Deficiencies in vitamins and other key nutrients (B 12, B vitamins and folate)
  • Delirium or Psychiatric illness
  • Depression and anxiety
  • Damage to brain neurons, due to an injury or a neurodegenerative condition.
    *Most common neurodegenerative conditions include Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy-Body disease, Parkinson’s disease, and frontotemporal degeneration.
  • Infections and toxins
The sooner you test and identify brain problems, the more likely you are to slow cognitive decline and maximize your brain function. If signs of cognitive decline and potential Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are caught early enough, it is possible to slow down and drastically delay onset of the disease through changes in nutrition, lifestyle and supplements.
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is not usually diagnosed until later years - after 70 years of age. Many symptoms manifest earlier, and often family members will recognize a decline in their loved one over time. Those who test and identify the condition early will get a head start on effectively fighting it.
  • Completing tasks
  • Remembering things like birthdays, phone numbers, dates or an email address
  • Driving and taking other forms of transportation
  • Managing personal finances
  • Finding your way to locations (getting lost easily)
  • Grocery shopping and meal preparation
  • Doing household chores and maintaining the home
  • Managing the telephone, the mail, and other forms of communication
  • Managing your medications
Our geriatric brain function tests are easy to administer at home with results delivered back to you via email or a call with a healthcare professional within just a few days. You’ll get caring, confidential support each step of the way and tailored advice and ‘food for the brain’ to treat any signs of cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s disease.

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Safety

Our safe diagnostic tests have been carefully developed by doctors and are processed in fully-accredited CAP laboratories. You can choose how you want to receive your results and manage you results online, securely and confidentially.

Speed

No more waiting in line at the doctor’s office — or taking time away from work. Your test can be taken quickly and easily from home with results processed and delivered to you within two to five days.

Support

A healthcare team member will be guiding your entire testing and based on your results, he/she will either recommend treatments or provide you with referrals to the specialty medical services. Consultations are often covered by extended health benefit programs*

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