Our toxin test measures the heavy metals, mold toxins and everyday chemicals your body is carrying, so we can see which of them may be adding to the burden on your kidneys, and which ones we can do something about.
Your kidneys see everything your blood carries. One part of them, the proximal tubule, works hard to pull back what your body wants to keep. Along with the nutrients, it also pulls in certain metals and toxins, and it has no easy way to push them back out.
That is why some toxins build up in kidney tissue over years, and why toxin exposure belongs in a kidney conversation even when nobody has mentioned it to you before. Most standard kidney check-ups never look for it.
“If you're doing everything right and the numbers still drift, something may still be adding to the load. This is one of the places we look.”
Dr. Bismah Irfan, MD
The test reads three groups of exposures. In each, we pay closest attention to the ones with real evidence of kidney harm.
From old pipes and paint, well water, rice, some fish, dental fillings, tobacco smoke and certain jobs.
Mostly from food (grains, corn, coffee, dried fruit, nuts), and also from water-damaged buildings.
From plastics, non-stick and stain-resistant coatings, solvents, gasoline additives and farm chemicals.
The most useful thing a result tells us is not just which toxin it is, but how long it stays in the body. That changes what a positive result means, and what we do next.
A raised level of glyphosate, phthalates, BPA or arsenic means the exposure is happening now. Find the source and remove it, and the level usually falls on its own.
A raised level of ochratoxin A, mercury from fish or thallium reflects the past few weeks to months. Removing the source still matters most, and a repeat test can show whether it worked.
A raised level of cadmium, lead or PFAS reflects buildup over years. Stopping the exposure still comes first, but it is only the first step.
Most toxin results are read as if the kidneys work normally. When they don't, a few things change.
Urine tests measure what the kidneys can clear. When kidney function is reduced, toxins can stay in the body and still give a reassuring urine number.
Results are compared with a large group of healthy adults. A flagged marker is a signal to investigate, not a diagnosis.
A few, such as gadolinium from MRI contrast, build up when the kidneys can't clear them. Reading those correctly stops us from hunting for a source that isn't there.
Some toxins do more harm together than apart. We read the whole pattern, not one value at a time.
Stop the faucet before you mop the floor.
Pushing a detox before the kidneys and gut are ready can move toxins around rather than clear them. So the order matters.
Your results point us to where an exposure is coming from: water, food, home, work or habits. Then we work on removing it.
We make sure your body can actually clear what it carries: gut, bowel, liver and kidneys working together, before anything is mobilized.
Only then do we consider targeted support, always matched to your kidney function. Medical treatments such as chelation are a physician decision, never automatic.
We ship the kit to you anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. You collect a urine sample at home and send it back. No needles.
Your sample goes to an independent lab that measures each marker and checks it against reference ranges.
You receive your results. Reviewing them with our team, in the context of your kidney function and history, is a separate consultation.
Showing which exposures your body is carrying, so the search for what is adding to your kidney burden is based on your own results, not guesswork.
It doesn't diagnose kidney disease or prove that a toxin caused it. It is one input, read alongside your history, symptoms and labs.
Nothing about your prescribed medicines changes because of a toxin result. Our work sits alongside the care of your own doctor.
Tell us you'd like the toxin test, and our team will send you everything you need: how the kit works, what's included, and the next steps. We ship anywhere in the U.S. and Canada.
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This page is for education. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Toxin testing is one part of a whole-person assessment and does not replace care from your own physician. Kidney Holistic Institute · Precision Nephrology™