Hair sample testing for men in Laval
One snip at the nape, a report, and an hour to talk it through. A functional test on your habits and your digestion. It is not a medical examination, and we say so up front.
NATURE OF THE TREATMENT
A functional test. No diagnosis, no medical procedure.
What is hair sample testing
We cut a small lock at the back of your head. It goes to Fresh Start Testing, whose analyses are run by the Daphne Lab, in Italy. You get the report within a week at most.
Mind the name of the service: the hair is the sample, not the subject. The report says nothing about your hair or your scalp. It covers what suits you more or less well food-wise, some minerals, and your digestive comfort.
Now the part few businesses put on their own sales page. The supplier itself calls its analyses functional tests and states they are neither medical nor clinically diagnostic. Its method is described as bioenergetic, an approach science has never confirmed and that allergy specialists refuse to diagnose from.
Put plainly: this report does not find out what is wrong with you. It detects no allergy, measures nothing in your blood, and replaces no medical examination. What it does is hand you a document and an hour to go through it with someone.
Plenty of men have not seen a doctor in years and are looking for a shortcut. This is not one. If you have a symptom that is dragging on, book a medical appointment; that is the only honest advice we can give you here.
price
- $620, analysis and appointment included
- Sending the sample is covered
- Nothing to buy afterwards
- A naturopathy receipt is provided for the appointment
length
- One hour on site
- The report comes back within a week at most
- Direct booking, no consultation first
- Taking the sample is over in two minutes
area treated
- A lock at the back of the head
- No needle, no blood draw
- Nothing to prepare, no need to fast
- Short hair is fine, even very short
how it feels
- Nothing, it is a pair of scissors
- It does not show afterwards
- A shaved head makes sampling harder, say so when you book
- Nothing to feel, during or after
after the session
- Nothing to plan, you leave as you came
- The report is handed to you and explained
- You walk out with two or three leads, not a prescription
- Nobody calls you back to sell you anything
what it addresses
- Digestive discomfort without knowing what to change
- Wanting to review how you eat with someone
- An energy dip tied to your habits
- Curiosity about an overall picture
Is hair sample testing right for you?
The test opens a conversation. It does not stand in for one.
It is for you if:
You eat badly and you already know it
You do not need a test to suspect that. What the report adds is a written starting point, easier to grab hold of than a vague resolution.
You get further with a document in front of you
Some men find it hard to discuss their habits in the abstract. Paper on the table changes the conversation, and that is a fair reason to come.
What you really want is an hour with someone
Then book naturopathy directly. Same person, same length, and your wallet will thank you.
You want to finally know what is wrong
Not here. That is settled with a doctor and real testing.
Is the price what is stopping you?
Write to us first. We will tell you straight whether naturopathy is enough in your case, and it often is.
What this test does not do
IT MAKES NO DIAGNOSIS
That is not careful wording. The supplier writes it on its own site: its analyses are neither medical nor clinically diagnostic. The report names no illness.
IT DOES NOT DETECT ALLERGIES
A food allergy is an immune reaction, it can land you in emergency, and it is diagnosed through validated tests at a doctor's. Never decide a food is dangerous for you from this report.
IT DOES NOT REPLACE BLOOD WORK
Nothing circulating in your blood is measured here. If you have not had blood work in a long time, that is what you need, not this test.
WHAT HAS TO GO THROUGH A DOCTOR FIRST
Weight loss you cannot explain, blood in your stool, strong or worsening digestive pain, repeated vomiting, tiredness that genuinely settles in. Those get assessed, and Info-Santé 811 can point you in the right direction.
IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY CUTTING FOODS LONG TERM
Removing food groups for good on the strength of a test that is not validated leaves your diet poorer without fixing the cause. A serious restriction belongs with a dietitian-nutritionist: the titles are reserved in Quebec and the profession is governed by a professional order.
Support adjusted to your week
Two men do not leave with the same list, and three things explain why.
- WHAT BRINGS YOU IN
- A specific discomfort, a general rethink, or curiosity. Laura asks before opening anything.
- WHAT YOU RECOGNISE IN IT
- The report lists compatibilities, not bans. One line that matches what you have been noticing for six months beats twenty that mean nothing to you.
- WHAT YOUR WEEK ALLOWS
- A man who eats on the road five days out of seven and a man who cooks every night do not have the same levers. We pick two or three workable things, not a programme.
The appointment step by step
Here is how a hair sample test at Béa goes, start to finish.
1
Taking the sample
Two minutes, a lock at the back of the head. It does not show afterwards.
2
Sending it
The lock heads off to the laboratory. Allow a week, no more.
3
The appointment
An hour with Laura, the report open. She tells you what it contains and, straight after, what it does not say.
4
The leads
Two or three changes chosen with you. Nothing to buy at the desk.
5
A follow-up, if you want one
Book naturopathy a few weeks on and you find out which of the changes survived. Not required, and nobody will chase you.
Why choose L'Institut Béa
WE TELL YOU WHAT THE TEST DOES NOT DO
Before you pay, not after. Few businesses write that on their own sales page.
LAURA, NATUROPATH
She takes the sample, hands over the report and follows up with you. She holds number 6797 at RITMA, after a year of training at the Collège de médecine douce du Québec.
NO SUPPLEMENT LIST ON THE WAY OUT
The appointment ends in no product sale.
Their experienceat Béa
Laura explained the treatment and how it can help me to understand better my body. I was very pleased and glad that I went to meet her. Looking forward to hearing the test results and the findings.
Lynn G.
Fresha review
Frequently asked questions
Everything people ask us before a first session, answered plainly.
What are we actually looking at?
Food compatibility, minerals and your digestive comfort, from the lock sent to the laboratory. The thing that matters is the nature of the document you get: its maker classes it as a functional test and writes that it is neither medical nor clinically diagnostic. So it is a list to discuss, not a medical analysis result. We would rather you knew that before your card comes out than at the moment you read the report.
Is it scientifically proven?
No. Its bioenergetic method has never been confirmed by research, and no allergy specialist would establish an intolerance from a strand of hair. What you are buying is an hour built around a document. For some men that unlocks changes they have been putting off for years. For others, naturopathy on its own does exactly the same job.
And if something is genuinely wrong with me?
Then this is the wrong door, and we will tell you so to your face. Pain that persists, tiredness that settles in, weight that moves for no reason: that gets assessed by a doctor, with real testing. Plenty of men have been putting that appointment off for a long time. This test does not replace it, and pretending otherwise would make us part of the delay.
Can it tell me if I am allergic?
It cannot, and this is where the worst mix-ups happen. A food allergy is an immune reaction that can be serious, and it is diagnosed at a doctor's through validated tests. If you have already reacted strongly to a food, go and get seen. This report must never be used to decide what is dangerous for you.
Do I have to cut out whatever comes up?
Not automatically, and certainly not forever. Cutting food groups on the basis of a test that is not validated leaves your diet poorer without fixing the cause. Laura picks two or three things with you to watch over a few weeks. If you are considering a serious restriction, a dietitian-nutritionist is who you need. My hair is very short, or shaved. A few centimetres is enough, so a short cut is no problem at all. A shaved head is: say so when you book and we will check whether sampling is still possible before you travel in.
$620, honestly?
It is expensive, and the answer depends on what you came for. If it is the hour of support, naturopathy gives you the same hour with the same person for a fraction of the price, and that is what we will advise. If you want the written document and you know what it is, then it stands up. We have no interest in selling you the wrong appointment.
Ready to meet the best version of yourself?
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