01 · The blueprint
Read once, used for life
One saliva sample maps 92 genes and 113 variants — a permanent reference layer that informs how we read every other test you ever do.
+ Functional Testing
Saliva · Done once
A DNA health test you do once — and use for the rest of your life
Your genes don't change, so you only need to read them once. A DNA health test maps the variants that shape how you methylate, detox, handle hormones, respond to nutrients and process caffeine — the settings behind why the same advice works for one person and not another.
At How It Heals we run the myDNA Comprehensive profile (NutriPATH, 92 genes and 113 gene variants) from a simple saliva swab. Done once, it informs every food, supplement and lifestyle decision we make together after.
+ What the test sees
The settings you were born with
Your genes don't change, so you read them once. A DNA health panel maps the variants that shape how you methylate, detox, handle hormones and use nutrients — then every plan after is built to fit them.
02 · Your variants
Variants, prioritised
Not a wall of raw data. Each variant is scored and sorted — what to act on, what to simply not worry about — in plain language.
03 · Detox & hormones
How you clear things
Detox genes decide whether you clear hormones and toxins fast or slowly — context that makes a hormone result far easier to read.
04 · Methylation
How well you methylate
Methylation runs detox, mood and hormone clearance. Variants like MTHFR tell us where to support the cycle — and where you're already fine.
+ What it measures
The genes that shape your nutrition & hormones
This isn't ancestry or disease-risk fortune telling. It's the practical, food-and-health variants — the ones that actually change what we recommend.
Methylation (MTHFR, COMT)
How well one key internal process — methylation — runs. It's the machinery behind detox, mood, clearing hormones and how you handle stress.
How you detox
How quickly your body clears hormones, medications and everyday toxins — fast, slow, or somewhere in between.
Hormone genes
How your genes shape the way you build and clear oestrogen — context that makes a hormone test far more useful.
Vitamin D & nutrient needs
Whether your genes mean you need more vitamin D or certain nutrients than the standard recommendation assumes.
Inflammation & resilience
How your body is set up to handle inflammation and everyday wear and tear — your baseline resilience.
Caffeine & lifestyle
Whether you're a fast or slow caffeine burner, plus other everyday genes that quietly shape how you feel.
+ When it's worth running
When DNA testing is genuinely worth it
DNA testing isn't for everyone or every problem. It earns its place when it will change the plan — and then keeps paying off for years.
- Supplements that seem to do nothing — or too much
- A family history you want to get ahead of
- Stubborn hormone or detox patterns
- Wanting a once-done blueprint, not another swab
- History of struggling with certain medications
- Building a long-term, personalised plan
- Mood or stress chemistry you want to understand
- You're methodical and want the deepest layer
+ How the test works
A saliva swab, and you're done for life
No blood, no fasting, no repeat. One saliva sample gives data you'll use for decades.
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Kit to your door
After your consult we order the panel and post a saliva collection kit anywhere in Australia.
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Swab at home
A simple cheek swab or saliva sample, following the kit. A few minutes, once.
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Post & interpret
Pre-paid return to the lab. We translate the genes into practical, prioritised actions — and revisit them as life changes.
Saliva Sample
At home Collection
~3–4 wks Turnaround
Once, for life Frequency
+ How we read it
Genes load the gun — they don't pull the trigger
A DNA report can read like a diagnosis. It isn't one. A variant is a tendency, not a destiny — and reading it as fate does real harm.
The point of a DNA health test isn't to label you — it's to know which levers actually respond. A COMT or MTHFR variant doesn't mean something is wrong with you; it means we support certain things differently, and stop wasting effort on the ones your genes already handle well.
At How It Heals your DNA is read as context for everything else — never in isolation. On its own a variant is just a probability; laid over your hormone map, your bloods and your symptoms, it explains why a pattern is showing up and sharpens exactly what to do about it.
You get a plain-language blueprint: what your genetics mean in practice, what to prioritise, and what to simply not worry about — a reference we come back to for years.
+ Common questions
DNA health testing, answered
The questions we get asked most, answered straight.
What does a DNA health test tell me that a normal one doesn't?
It reads the fixed genes you were born with — how you detox, handle hormones and use nutrients — rather than your current state. That makes it a permanent reference layer: done once, it shapes how we read every other test and personalise every recommendation afterwards.
Is myDNA the same as a 23andMe or ancestry test?
No. Consumer ancestry kits focus on heritage and broad risk scores. myDNA — the panel we run at How It Heals — is a clinical genetic health test focused on the energy, detox and hormone genes that actually change a nutrition plan, and it's interpreted by a practitioner, not an automated report.
Will a variant like MTHFR mean I'm sick?
No — and this matters. A variant is a tendency, not a diagnosis or a destiny. Plenty of people carry MTHFR or COMT variants and are perfectly well. It simply tells us which pathways to support more deliberately. We read genes as context, never as a verdict.
Do I need a referral, and can I do it anywhere in Australia?
No referral needed — we order it for you — and it's a mailed saliva kit, so it works Australia-wide with a telehealth consult. You can read more on what DNA testing can reveal about your health.
+ Keep reading
From the library
The thinking behind this test, in plain language.
+ A test on its own changes nothing
Your blueprint is only useful if someone builds from it.
DNA data sitting in a report changes nothing. At How It Heals it becomes the backdrop to every decision — shaping how we read your other tests and personalise your plan — for as long as you work on your health. Read once, used for years.