Funcational Medicine Service
Genetic testing & functional medicine
Unlock your Genetic Potential
Precision health for individuals seeking personalised, root-cause solutions to chronic symptoms, hormonal imbalance, gut dysfunction, and long-term wellbeing.
This Functional Medicine Service at Soma House is led by Jo Engel, a UK-based Functional Medicine Practitioner, specialising in personalised, evidence-led health optimisation through advanced testing and lifestyle-focused care.
Benefits
✓ Personalised health insights based on your unique DNA
✓ Identification of root causes, not just symptoms
✓ Targeted nutrition, lifestyle & supplement recommendations
✓ Improved energy, digestion, hormone balance & resilience
✓ Preventative, long-term health optimisation
what is genetic testing & functional medicine?
Genetic Testing and Functional Medicine work together to create a truly personalised approach to health. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all model, this approach looks at how your genetics, lifestyle, environment, and nutrition interact to influence your wellbeing.
Functional Medicine focuses on identifying why illness or imbalance occurs. By combining this with DNA analysis, we can understand your body’s unique biochemical pathways - including metabolism, inflammation, detoxification, hormone regulation, and gut health - and design a plan that works with your biology, not against it.
Clients attend Soma House in High Wycombe for in-depth consultations in a calm, professional clinic environment designed to support personalised functional medicine care.
At Soma House in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, this service is led by Jo Engel, an experienced Nutrition Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over a decade of clinical experience supporting complex and chronic health concerns.
How Genetic Testing & Functional Medicine Work
This integrated approach uses advanced testing to build a complete picture of your health.
- DNA Analysis:
A non-invasive DNA swab provides insight into inherited genetic tendencies related to inflammation, methylation, lipid metabolism, gut health, and nutrient requirements. - Functional Medicine Assessment:
Your results are interpreted alongside your symptoms, health history, lifestyle, and current challenges to understand how your genes are being expressed (epigenetics). - Personalised Health Blueprint:
You receive clear, actionable recommendations covering nutrition, lifestyle changes, and targeted nutraceutical support - all tailored to your unique biology.
This genetic testing–led functional medicine approach allows recommendations to be fully personalised, moving beyond generic wellness advice to strategies aligned with your unique biological blueprint.
Our Specialised DNA Panels
We partner with DNAlysis, an ISO-accredited laboratory, to deliver research-led genetic insights. Depending on your goals, Jo will guide you toward the most appropriate panel:
- DNA Core – Foundational insights into methylation, inflammation, and lipid metabolism
- DNA Sport – Training response, recovery patterns, power vs endurance
- DNA Diet – Weight management and metabolism (e.g. low-carb vs Mediterranean)
- DNA Gut – The interaction between your genes and microbiome, supporting IBS and bloating concerns
- DNA Hormone - Personalised insight for women navigating perimenopause and menopause
- DNA Mind - Understand your genetic response to stress, mood and cognitive resilience
Each panel forms part of your personalised health roadmap.
Advanced Functional Testing
To complement your genetic blueprint, additional functional tests may be recommended to identify current biochemical imbalances, including:
- Metabolomix+ – Protein digestion, yeast dysbiosis, B-vitamin status
- GI Effects – Comprehensive stool analysis
- Advanced Thyroid & Endocrine Panels – Including Reverse T3
- Adrenal Stress Profile – Cortisol and adrenal function
- Homocysteine & Methylation – Cardiovascular and cognitive risk factors
Testing is only recommended when clinically appropriate.
Our Four-Step Process
- Initial Consultation (90 mins | £150)
A deep dive into your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, and goals to determine the most appropriate testing strategy. - The Testing Phase (£150–£400+)
Simple, streamlined testing using DNA swabs, blood, saliva, or stool kits depending on your needs. - The Blueprint Session (60 mins | £100)
A detailed review of your results, including a comprehensive DNA write-up with personalised recommendations. - Follow-Up Consultation (£100, if required)
Support to implement your plan, track progress, and refine your strategy for long-term success.
Why Choose Genetic Testing & Functional Medicine?
This approach is ideal if you want clarity, not guesswork.
- Root-Cause Focus:
Rather than masking symptoms, we identify underlying drivers of imbalance to support lasting change. - Highly Personalised Care:
Your plan is based on your genetics, not population averages.
Ready to meet your DNA?
Take the guesswork out of your wellness journey and uncover your personal health blueprint.
Functional Medicine near you in Buckinghamshire
Soma House is based in High Wycombe, supporting clients across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire, with both in-person and remote consultations available.
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Genetic testing also known as DNA testing, identifies changes in your genes or chromosomes which provides information about your health. These changes can be used to diagnose inherited conditions, estimate the risk of developing certain diseases or determine if you might pass a genetic disorder to your children.
Functional medicine is individual patient centred that seeks to identify the root cause of a disease rather than simply managing the symptoms.
This integrated approach uses advanced testing to build a complete picture of your health. A non-invasive DNA swab provides insight into inherited genetic tendencies, which are then interpreted alongside your symptoms, health history, and lifestyle. This
allows a personalised health blueprint to be created, covering nutrition, lifestyle changes, and targeted nutritional support.
Benefits include personalised health insights based on your DNA, identification of root causes rather than symptoms, targeted long term preventative health optimisation.
A non-invasive DNA swab is used to analyse genetic tendencies related to areas of concern identified in your initial consultation.
Functional Medicine focuses on identifying why illness or imbalance occurs, rather than simply managing symptoms. By understanding how genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors influence health, this approach supports long-term, root-cause solutions rather than generic wellness advice.
Soma House partners with DNAlysis, an ISO-accredited laboratory, to offer specialised DNA panels based on your areas of concern. These panels typically include Core, Sport, Diet, Gut, Health, Hormones and Mind
In some cases, additional functional testing may be recommended to complement your genetic blueprint. These tests are used to identify current biochemical imbalances and are only suggested when clinically appropriate.
Jo Engel a highly qualified nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and NLP Practitioner. She has spent over a decade in clinical practise helping clients navigate chronic health issues. Jo’s mission is to uncover the ‘why’ behind illness. Her approach focuses on identifying root causes and recommending natural, safe and non-toxic therapies that are bot preventative and corrective.
The process includes an initial consultation to review your health history and goals, a testing phase using appropriate kits, a blueprint session to review results and personalised recommendations, and optional follow-up consultations for ongoing support.
The consultation and testing stage to providing your personalised health plan normally takes 4 weeks. Once the health plan is actioned results normally become evident after varying period of time, dependant on the condition, severity of the condition and the individual . These can take several months as it takes some time for the cellular biochemistry to adjust and for the changes to become measurable.
This process is suitable for everybody who is invested in their health but it involves a different mindset than traditional medicine involving full patient commitment.
This approach is particularly useful for the undiagnosed or chronically unwell individual. If you are struggling with persistent fatigue, digestive issue, or hormonal imbalances and have been told your bloods are normal, functional medicine looks fardeeper for the root cause.
It is also useful if you are already healthy and want a data driven blueprint of your body to age well and prevent future disease based on your unique genetic markers.
For those with a strong family history of conditions like cardiovascular diseases or auto immunity who want to use lifestyle as a tool to turn down the volume on certain genetic predispositions to build long term resistance to them.
Soma House , Unit 5. HTF Business Centre, Heath End Road, Flackwell Heath, HP10 9AE
Pricing includes an initial consultation (£150), testing (£150–£400+ depending on requirements), a blueprint session (£100), and optional follow-up consultations (£100 if required).
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