Functional Health Testing Australia: Compare 11 Tests

There is no single best functional test. The right one is decided by the question you are asking, not by how much it covers.

Nutrient and energy questions point to a blood and urine profile. Bloating and bowel changes point to a breath or stool test. Cycle, stress and sleep questions point to a hormone test. Ageing questions point to a biological age test. If the question is why does my body work like this rather than what is happening today, that is the genetic one, and it is the test most people here start with. If you are not yet sure which question you are asking, that is the conversation worth having before you spend anything.

Eleven tests, side by side

Every test below is one Wellbeing George actually offers, so the descriptions are what the lab reports, not marketing copy. The column worth your time is the one most comparison pages leave out: what each test will not tell you.

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Test	Sample	What it looks at	What it will not tell you	From
The Energy Blueprint	At-home saliva	The Genetic Methylation Test, 92 genes and 113 SNPs, with a 60-minute Results Consultation and a personalised protocol included	What is happening in your body right now. It reads inherited genes rather than current state, so a variant is a tendency, not a cause and not a diagnosis	$599Read the guide
NutriSTAT, the Complete Nutritional Blueprint	Blood and urine	Nutrient, metabolic, fatty acid and amino acid patterns in a single profile	Whether a symptom has a medical cause. It adds nutritional context to standard pathology, it does not replace it	$790View the test
Organic Acids Test	Urine	Metabolite patterns around energy pathways, nutrient demand and oxidative stress	Your nutrient levels themselves. It reads metabolic by-products, not stores, so it sits alongside bloodwork rather than instead of it	$470View the test
SIBO Breath Test	Breath samples	Hydrogen and methane gas patterns across a testing window after a substrate such as lactulose	What is happening in your large bowel, or which foods you react to. It answers one narrow question about gas production	$320View the test
Gut Microbiome Test	Stool sample	Selected microbiome, digestive, gut ecology and inflammation-related markers	Whether bacteria are overgrowing in the small intestine. That is the SIBO question, and a stool test does not reach it	$685View the test
Food Intolerance Test	At-home blood spot	IgG reactivity across 96 foods, used to structure an elimination and reintroduction trial	Allergy. IgG is not IgE, so this test says nothing about allergic reactions or anaphylaxis risk	$430View the test
DUTCH Complete Hormone Test	Dried urine	Sex hormones, adrenal hormones, their metabolites, cortisol rhythm and melatonin context	Whether you are in perimenopause. That is a clinical picture built from symptoms, age and history, not a single result	$520View the test
Well Woman Hormone Test	Saliva samples	Cortisol rhythm, DHEA and selected female hormone markers	How your body is metabolising those hormones. That is the layer DUTCH adds, and it is the main reason to choose between them	$355View the test
Well Man Test	Saliva samples	Cortisol rhythm, DHEA and selected male hormone markers, for stress load, energy and mood	How those hormones are being metabolised. Like the Well Woman profile this is a saliva reading of levels and rhythm, so DUTCH is the broader option	$305View the test
TruAge biological age test	At-home blood spot	Biological age and pace of ageing, read from DNA methylation patterns across the genome	How long you will live. It is a marker to track over time, not a forecast, and a single reading has little meaning on its own	$895View the test
Telomere Length Test	EDTA blood	Telomere length, as one focused cellular ageing marker	The wider epigenetic picture. TruAge already reports an estimated telomere length, so for most people these two are alternatives rather than a pair	$310View the test

Prices are the lowest option for each test and were checked against the store on 7 September 2026. Most tests also offer a video analysis or a one to one consultation at a higher price. The Energy Blueprint is the exception: $599 already includes the consultation, and that is a launch price rising to $749 on 1 November 2026. Two further options are not compared above because neither is a single test: the Methylation Test Kit is the same genetic report on its own without a consultation, and the Longevity Deep-Dive Package brings four of these tests together. None of these tests diagnose disease.

Start from your question, not from the test

Four questions cover almost everyone who lands on this page. Find yours, then read the one or two guides underneath it.

My bloods came back normal and I still feel flat.

Standard pathology is built to find disease, not to explain a nutritional picture. A broader nutrient and metabolic profile adds a layer to what you already have.

NutriSTAT guide Organic Acids guide

I am bloated and I cannot work out which food is doing it.

Three different questions hide in this one sentence: gas production, gut ecology, and food reactivity. Functional gut testing splits three ways here, the samples are breath, stool and an at-home kit, and picking the wrong one is the most common expensive mistake on this page.

SIBO guide Gut Microbiome guide Food Intolerance guide

I am wired all day and wide awake at 3am.

The saliva profiles read a cortisol rhythm, and the dried urine panel adds how those hormones are being metabolised. If you would rather start with why your body runs this way than with a snapshot of today, that is the genetic route.

Genetic methylation guide DUTCH Complete guide Well Woman guide

I want a baseline, not an answer to a symptom.

Biological age testing is a tracking tool. The comparison guide explains how the epigenetic report, the telomere marker and the calculated blood scores differ before you pick one.

Biological age compared Telomere Length Test

When a test is not your next step

More testing is not better testing. These are the three situations where we would tell you to spend the money somewhere else, and we would rather say so on this page than on an invoice.

Your symptoms are new, severe or getting worse

That belongs with your GP or specialist first, every time. Functional testing is not a substitute for medical assessment and it should never delay one.

You have recent bloods nobody has walked you through

Results you already paid for often hold more than a new test would add. A bloodwork review reads what is already on the page before anything else is ordered.

You are not sure which question you are asking

This is the common one, and it is the reason the free call exists. Fifteen minutes usually settles whether a test, a review, a consultation or nothing at all is the sensible next step.

Worth reading before you order anything: what functional medicine testing can and cannot tell you, which covers what the trial evidence actually shows when tests are added to personalised nutrition advice. If you would rather start with a practitioner than with a kit, that is what our nutrition services are for.

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What people say about the reading, not the report

Published Google reviews, word for word. 5.0 on Google.

Georgina provides a great service, very prompt with her emails, she analysed our methylations test and made it easy for us to understand. Overall very helpful.

Jack, Google review

I highly recommend Wellbeing George. The whole process for the testing is really well explained and very thorough. We have had great results from this and the supplements recommended have made massive changes for our health.

Simon, Google review

Georgina and the team at Wellbeing George are amazing to deal with and very professional. I was unsure as to what to expect as the testing protocol seems quite new, but after the 15min free consult I was totally convinced that it was exactly what I needed to try.

Brett, Google review

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Still not sure which one answers your question?

Fifteen minutes on the phone is usually enough to work out whether a functional test, a bloodwork review, a consultation or none of the above is your sensible next step. No cost, and no pressure to order anything.

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Common questions

What is functional health testing?

Functional health testing is a broad term for tests that may add nutrition, gut, hormone, metabolic or longevity context to what standard pathology already shows. The tests are used to support nutrition and lifestyle decisions. They do not diagnose disease, and results are best interpreted alongside your symptoms, health history, medications and relevant pathology.

Which functional test should I choose?

Start from the question you are trying to answer rather than from the test. If the question is why your body works the way it does, that is the Genetic Methylation Test, which Wellbeing George sells as the Energy Blueprint with the results consultation included. Nutrient and energy questions point to NutriSTAT or Organic Acids. Bloating and bowel questions point to SIBO, Gut Microbiome or Food Intolerance testing. Cycle, stress and sleep questions point to DUTCH Complete, Well Woman or Well Man. Biological age questions point to TruAge or the Telomere Length Test. The comparison table on this page sets out what each one will and will not show.

Is the Energy Blueprint the same as the genetic methylation test?

The test inside it is the same test. The Energy Blueprint is the Genetic Methylation Test, 92 genes and 113 SNPs from an at-home saliva sample, sold with a 60-minute results consultation, a personalised protocol and a first month of support included, at $599. The same genetic report is also available on its own as the Methylation Test Kit at $449, with no consultation, for people who already work with a practitioner. Either way the report reads inherited genes rather than what is happening in your body today.

Which gut test should I choose: SIBO, microbiome or food intolerance?

They answer three different questions and they are not interchangeable. The SIBO breath test measures hydrogen and methane gas patterns, so it suits bloating that may relate to gas production in the small intestine. The gut microbiome test uses a stool sample to look at broader gut ecology, digestive and inflammation-related markers. The food intolerance test is a 96-food IgG screen used to structure an elimination and reintroduction trial, and it is not an allergy test. If bloating is the main symptom, breath testing is usually the narrower first question. If the picture is broader digestive change, the stool test covers more ground. If specific foods are the suspicion, the IgG screen is the one that speaks to it.

How much does functional testing cost in Australia?

At Wellbeing George the tests on this page start between $305 and $895 for the report-only option, checked on 7 September 2026. Adding a video analysis or a one to one consultation costs more. The Energy Blueprint is the one exception: $599 already includes a 60-minute results consultation, and it is a launch price rising to $749 on 1 November 2026. The cheapest test is rarely the right saving if it answers a question you were not asking.

Do I need a GP referral to order a functional test?

You do not usually need a GP referral to order through Wellbeing George. New, severe, worsening or unexplained symptoms should still be discussed with your GP or specialist, and functional testing should never delay that.

Do these tests diagnose disease?

No. The tests listed here are used for nutrition, lifestyle and wellbeing support. They are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, and no result on its own explains every symptom.

What is the difference between a food intolerance test and an allergy test?

They measure different antibodies and answer different questions. The food intolerance test on this page is a 96-food IgG reactivity screen used to structure an elimination and reintroduction trial. Allergy testing looks at IgE and is the pathway for suspected allergic reactions. If you have had swelling, breathing difficulty or any reaction suggesting anaphylaxis, that is a medical assessment, not a functional test.

Should I order a test or book a call first?

If you already know which test you want, read the matching guide and then view the product page. If you have several concerns, recent bloodwork or a complex history, or you are choosing between two tests, a free 15-minute call is the cheaper way to decide.

Reviewed by Georgina Waugh

Clinical Nutritionist, BHSc Nutritional Medicine

Last reviewed: September 2026

Prices verified: 7 September 2026

This page is general educational information only. It is not medical advice, and functional testing does not diagnose, treat or replace care from your GP or specialist. Results are best interpreted with a qualified practitioner alongside your symptoms, health history, medications, supplements and lifestyle. If your symptoms are new, severe or getting worse, please see your GP. More detail is on our disclaimer page.