Armin Labs

Armin Labs Testing in Calgary

 

Welcome to AvoVita Wellness in Calgary, your trusted partner in navigating the often-complex world of chronic illnesses. We understand firsthand the profound challenges you face when persistent health issues defy clear answers from conventional diagnostics. The journey to uncovering the underlying causes of chronic fatigue, widespread pain, neurological symptoms, or digestive dysfunction can be frustrating and isolating. That's precisely why we've partnered with Armin Labs in Germany, a globally recognized leader in cutting-edge, advanced diagnostics, to bring their unparalleled testing capabilities right here to Calgary.

Armin Labs specializes in identifying the elusive, yet critical, factors contributing to chronic conditions, particularly those stemming from Lyme disease, its intricate co-infections, and other deep-seated chronic inflammatory responses. Their sophisticated methodologies are designed to detect difficult-to-diagnose pathogens, including various bacteria, molds (mycotoxins), viruses, and parasites, which are frequently at the root of unexplained and persistent symptoms. By providing highly sensitive and specific blood tests, Armin Labs offers crucial insights that traditional testing often misses, helping to uncover hidden infections, environmental toxicities, and immune dysregulation. With these precise and comprehensive results, we can move beyond symptomatic treatment to develop targeted, individualized strategies for your treatment and recovery. This empowers you with the knowledge and tools needed to embark on a truly restorative health journey, guiding you back to optimal well-being right here in Calgary.

Private Blood Testing: Armin Labs

Armin Labs Blood Tests

At Avovita Wellness in Calgary, we are dedicated to providing advanced diagnostic tools that empower you to understand and address the root causes of your health concerns. Through our partnership with Armin Labs in Germany, a leader in specialized laboratory diagnostics, we offer a curated selection of tests designed to provide deep insights into chronic infections, environmental toxicities, and food-related sensitivities. These tests are meticulously developed to detect often-missed factors contributing to complex chronic illnesses, helping us to create highly personalized and effective wellness plans.

 

TickPlex: Uncovering Tick-Borne Infections

Tick-borne diseases, particularly Lyme disease and its co-infections, can be notoriously difficult to diagnose through conventional testing, often leading to prolonged suffering and misdiagnoses. Armin Labs' TickPlex panels offer a groundbreaking approach to identifying these elusive pathogens.

TickPlex Basic focuses specifically on Lyme disease (Borrelia species), utilizing highly sensitive methods to detect IgM and IgG antibodies to various Borrelia strains, including persistent forms often missed by standard tests. This is crucial for individuals with suspected Lyme, whether recent or chronic, providing a more accurate picture of their immune response to the infection.

TickPlex Plus expands on the Basic panel by simultaneously screening for a wide range of common co-infections. These include Babesia, Bartonella, Ehrlichia, Mycoplasma, and Rickettsia, as well as opportunistic viral infections like Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Parvovirus B19, and Coxsackievirus. For those with complex, multi-systemic symptoms, TickPlex Plus offers a comprehensive overview of potential tick-borne pathogens, enabling a truly holistic and targeted treatment strategy.

 

ToxiPlex: Assessing Mycotoxin Exposure

Mycotoxins are insidious toxic byproducts produced by certain molds, frequently found in water-damaged buildings, contaminated food, and the environment. Exposure to these toxins can lead to a wide array of chronic, debilitating symptoms, often mimicking other conditions and making diagnosis challenging. Armin Labs' ToxiPlex test provides a direct and precise assessment of your body's mycotoxin load.

ToxiPlex measures five of the most common and harmful mycotoxins directly from a blood serum sample: Aflatoxin B1, Deoxynivalenol, Fumonisin, Ochratoxin A, and Zearalenone. Unlike urine tests that only show what the body has excreted, this serum test indicates mycotoxins still circulating in your system, offering a clearer picture of your current toxic burden. By identifying specific mycotoxins, we can guide you on environmental remediation, detoxification protocols, and supportive therapies to help your body eliminate these harmful substances and mitigate their impact on your health.

 

FoodScreen: Revealing Food Sensitivities

Food sensitivities, distinct from immediate food allergies, involve delayed IgG antibody reactions to certain foods that can trigger chronic inflammation and various adverse symptoms throughout the body. Armin Labs' FoodScreen tests provide invaluable insights into these hidden triggers, empowering you to make informed dietary choices.

FoodScreen Basic (90 foods) is an excellent starting point, analyzing IgG reactions to 90 common dietary staples.

FoodScreen Plus (180 foods) expands on this, covering a broader range of foods, including less common items and various herbs and spices, ideal for more complex cases or diverse diets.

FoodScreen Complete (270 foods) offers the most comprehensive analysis, screening for an extensive list of foods and ingredients, providing unparalleled detail for the most precise dietary interventions, especially for those with severe or persistent chronic conditions.

By identifying your unique food sensitivities, we can help you implement a personalized elimination and reintroduction plan, leading to reduced inflammation, improved gut health, and enhanced overall well-being.

 

How it Works

Our Process

  1. Browse Our Booking Platform  Most of our tests and prices can be found on our booking software Jane App
  2. Book One Test To Secure Your Appointment: Booking one test secures your 15 minute appointment spot and gets your account created. 
  3. Contact Us to Add More Tests: If you want more than one test, simply contact us to add them to your appointment. We ask you to do this ahead of time if possible to ensure we have your paperwork completed ahead of time to make your visit as smooth as possible. 
  4. Wait For Your Results:  Your results will be emailed directly to you by Armin Labs. Turnaround time depends on the test but the vast majority of results come back in 10-14 days
     

What You Need to Know: 

  • After drawing your blood, we send it via priority overnight shipping to Armin Labs in Germany
  • Your personal information used for booking—such as your name, contact details, and payment information—is securely stored on Jane App's servers, which use 256-bit encryption, the same standard as governments, banks, and other high-security industries.
  • The only information shared with Armin Labs for processing your test includes your name, date of birth, and gender. This data is stored securely within their Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), along with your test results.
  • Avovita Wellness does not store any of your personal information, except for your contact details (name, email, and phone number).

Wellness Insights

Everything You Need to Know About Private Blood Testing

No we are not connected with provincial health or any other organizations, this is 100% private testing. No requisition is needed, you pay for the tests you want and the PDF results are posted to your account and only your account. You can download them and do with them as you please. 

Different tests have different turnaround times, and we generally tell people to expect a result window of 1-7 days. A complete blood count would be resulted the next day for example, and vitamin D or hormone test may take 4-5 days. Specialty tests could take several weeks so it is best to check with our team when booking. 

No we are 100% private, anyone can access our tests you do not require provincial health coverage or even Canadian citizenship.

Blood work can be very traumatizing for young children and we have a soft policy not to draw blood from anyone under 6 years old. Depending on the testing you are looking for, there are non invasive options like OligoScan and urine testing that can work instead for young children, just reach out to us. 

Each test has its own price, which can be found by clicking the book now link on our site. We do not offer multi test discounts, the price of each test remains the same regardless of the number of test purchased. You can pick and choose whichever tests you like to meet your needs. 

Let's Connect

Have questions or need assistance? We're here to help! Please fill out the form below, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. For immediate inquiries, feel free to call us directly at 1 (855) AVOVITA (286-8482)

We look forward to hearing from you!