Nurse Practitioner
Megan Lafuente
West Hollywood
What Megan does
- Neurotoxins
- Dermal filler
- Hormone therapy
- Peptide protocols
- Medical weight management
- Lab work review
Wellness
Testing beyond a standard blood panel, for when the standard panel came back normal and you still do not feel right.
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MEscreen, SystemAge, food sensitivity, micronutrient
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Which test, and whether it is worth running
New clients save 15% on your first treatment.
Specialty panels vary in price depending on what is being measured, so they are quoted by phone. Call your nearest studio and they will tell you what a given test costs and what it covers. The consultation is complimentary, and we would rather talk you out of a test that will not change anything than sell it to you.
Financing available
Pay over time with the same providers we use in studio. Checking your options does not affect your credit score.
Advanced diagnostic testing · Biological age
In short
Advanced diagnostic testing at BHRC covers the panels that sit beyond standard blood work: biological age and epigenetic markers, food sensitivity, micronutrient status and metabolic markers. BHRC offers both the MEscreen and SystemAge kits alongside conventional panels. Every result is reviewed by a physician against your symptoms, and testing is only recommended where the answer would actually change what we do.
Most people who end up here have already had blood work and been told everything looks fine, and they still feel tired, foggy, bloated or older than they should. Sometimes that is because the standard panel did not measure the thing that is actually wrong. Advanced testing covers what sits outside a routine panel: how your body is ageing at a cellular level, which foods your system reacts to, whether you are genuinely depleted in something, and how your metabolism is actually behaving. It is also easy to over-order, and a test that will not change what we do is just an expensive number. So the consultation decides what is worth running, and sometimes the answer is nothing.
Units and cost
Pricing quoted after the consultation.
| Area | Typical units | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| MEscreen | Specialty screening kit | Call for pricing |
| SystemAge | Biological age assessment | Call for pricing |
| Food sensitivity | Reactive foods | Call for pricing |
| Micronutrient panel | Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants | Call for pricing |
| Metabolic markers | HbA1c, insulin, lipids | Call for pricing |
| Inflammatory markers | Systemic inflammation | Call for pricing |
| Hormone panels | See blood panel testing | Call for pricing |
| Thyroid function | See thyroid therapy | Call for pricing |
Standard hormone and thyroid panels are covered on their own pages, where they belong. This page is for the specialty testing that sits beyond a routine panel.
Treatment areas
Biological age
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SystemAge, tracked over time.
MEscreen
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One of two specialty kits offered.
Food sensitivity test
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A starting point, not a diagnosis.
Micronutrients
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The most actionable test here.
Metabolic markers
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HbA1c and insulin resistance.
Physician review
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The part that matters.
How it works
Question first, then the test that answers it.
It starts with what you are actually trying to find out. Persistent fatigue, unexplained bloating, skin that flares without a pattern and feeling older than your age all point at different panels, and that conversation decides which is worth running.
Collection depends on the test. Some are a standard blood draw in studio, some are kits you complete at home and return. You will be told exactly how to collect and when, because a mishandled sample is a wasted one.
Turnaround runs from a few days to a few weeks depending on the panel. Epigenetic and specialty testing takes longer than routine blood work.
Then the part that matters: a physician reads the result against your symptoms and your other labs, and tells you what it means in plain terms and what, if anything, to do about it.
Which product
Including where the evidence is weaker than the marketing.
Starts working: SystemAge. Lasts: Weeks. Estimates how your body is ageing relative to your chronological age using methylation patterns. Genuinely interesting, and most useful as a repeated measure over time rather than as a single number. ⚠️ Different providers use different algorithms and results are not directly comparable between them.
Starts working: Blood panel. Lasts: Days. Vitamin, mineral and antioxidant status. The most straightforwardly actionable test on this page: if you are depleted in something, that is fixable, and it is a common finding behind unexplained fatigue.
Starts working: IgG-based panels. Lasts: Weeks. ⚠️ Be aware of the debate here, because we would rather you heard it from us. IgG food sensitivity testing is not accepted by mainstream allergy bodies as a diagnostic for food allergy, and a positive IgG result may simply indicate exposure. Some patients find the results a useful starting point for an elimination trial. It is not a diagnosis and we will not present it as one.
Starts working: Blood panel. Lasts: Days. HbA1c, insulin and lipids. Insulin resistance in particular is invisible without testing and makes a real difference to weight and energy. Well-evidenced and clearly actionable.
Good to know
And where the honest answer is that it cannot.
Micronutrient status, measured rather than guessed at by a supplement aisle.
Biological age against chronological age, most useful tracked over time.
HbA1c and insulin. Insulin resistance is invisible without testing.
Food sensitivity results as a hypothesis to test with your diet, not as a diagnosis.
Repeat testing on therapy. Direction over time beats any single snapshot.
IgG testing is not accepted for that. True allergy testing belongs with an allergist.
If a result will not change what we do, it is an expensive number. We will say so.
Aftercare
Collection matters as much as the panel.
Fasting, timing and handling vary by test and a mishandled sample is a wasted one.
Return them promptly. Sample degradation is the main cause of an unusable result.
Biotin in particular interferes with several assays. High-dose vitamins can skew micronutrient results.
Food sensitivity results are meaningless without knowing what you have actually been eating.
A result without interpretation is not worth much, and specialty panels are easy to misread alone.
Especially for biological age, where a single reading tells you far less than a trend.
Depletion, insulin resistance and thyroid findings are all treatable. Start there.
Is it for you
Advanced testing is most useful when a standard panel has already come back normal and something still does not add up.
Your provider will tell you when a test is not worth running. We would rather talk you out of one than sell you a panel that changes nothing.
Your timeline
Four steps, and the first one filters out tests you do not need.
Frequently asked
SystemAge is a biological age assessment offered at BHRC. Biological age testing estimates how your body is ageing relative to your chronological age, typically using methylation patterns. Ask your provider for the current specification of the panel and exactly what it reports, and they will go through it with you before you commit.
MEscreen is one of two specialty screening kits BHRC offers alongside conventional blood panels. Your provider will explain exactly what it measures and whether it fits what you are trying to find out. If it does not, they will tell you that.
It is a reasonable estimate rather than a precise measurement, and the honest way to use it is as a repeated measure rather than a single verdict. Different providers use different algorithms, so results are not directly comparable between companies. What is genuinely useful is whether your number moves in the right direction over a year of changed habits or treatment.
This deserves a straight answer. IgG-based food sensitivity testing is not accepted by mainstream allergy organisations as a diagnostic test for food allergy, and a positive IgG result may simply reflect exposure to a food rather than a problem with it. Some patients find the results a useful starting point for a structured elimination trial. We will not present it as a diagnosis, and if you may have a true food allergy you should see an allergist.
It depends on the panel, so it is quoted by phone rather than listed. Call your nearest studio on (310) 912-7271. The consultation is complimentary and we will tell you if a test is not worth running.
Often not. If a standard panel answered your question, that is the cheaper and better-evidenced route and we will say so. Advanced testing is for when the standard panel came back normal and you still do not feel right, or when you want to track something over time.
Specialty and wellness panels generally are not, and you should assume they are out of pocket unless told otherwise. Ask when you call so there are no surprises.
Blood panel testing covers hormone, thyroid and metabolic panels, which is what most people need. This page covers the specialty testing that sits beyond a routine panel: biological age, epigenetic markers, food sensitivity and micronutrient status. Most people should start with the standard panel.
Enhance your results
What pairs well with neurotoxin.
Standard hormone, thyroid and metabolic testing. Where most people should start.
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Where hormone findings most often lead, treated in the same building.
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One of the most common findings behind unexplained fatigue.
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Where metabolic markers and insulin resistance matter most.
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The molecule is the same everywhere. Who holds the syringe is not.
Nurse Practitioner
West Hollywood
What Megan does
A panel whose result would not change anything is an expensive number. That conversation costs us the sale and it is the right one to have.
IgG food sensitivity testing is not accepted as an allergy diagnostic and we say so on the page rather than in the small print.
Specialty panels are easy to misread alone. Interpretation against your symptoms and your other labs is the actual product.
Most people do not need advanced testing. If routine blood work answers your question, that is cheaper and better evidenced.
Finding something and having nowhere to send you is not much use. Hormone, thyroid, weight loss and nutrient therapy all happen here.
The same panels and the same physician-led review in every location.
Find a studio
Available at all 22 studios. Pick your closest for directions, hours and local pricing.
West Hollywood, CA
8550 Santa Monica Blvd, Ste 101
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Westlake Village, CA
968 South Westlake Blvd, Ste 10
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Las Vegas, NV
1825 Festival Plaza Dr, Ste 180
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Henderson, NV
120 S Green Valley Pkwy, Ste 174
Henderson, NV 89012
Bee Cave, TX
3944 Ranch Rd 620 S, Bldg 1, Ste 100
Bee Cave, TX 78738
San Antonio, TX
23110 W Interstate 10 Frontage Rd, Ste 203
San Antonio, TX 78257
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Medically reviewed by the BHRC clinical team. Last reviewed August 2026.
This page is for general information and is not medical advice. Treatment suitability, pricing and results vary by individual and are confirmed at consultation with a licensed provider.
