DNA and Methylation
Testing Australia
Unlock Your Genetic Potential for Optimal Health
As a naturopath and clinical nutritionist with specialised training in nutrigenomics, Carolyn offers comprehensive DNA & Methylation Testing to delve into your unique genetic makeup. This testing provides invaluable insights into how your genes influence vital bodily processes, including energy production, mood regulation, detoxification, inflammation, hormone balance, fertility, digestion and overall well-being.
Utilising the advanced evidence-based Methylation Genetic Test by NutriPath, we can identify specific genetic variations that may impact your health. This allows us to tailor personalised strategies to help you understand what your body may need to thrive - including which foods, nutrients and types of exercise may be best suited to you, where you may benefit from additional support, and which areas of health may be worth monitoring to help optimise wellbeing and reduce potential health risks.
What Is Methylation and Why Is It Important?
Methylation is a fundamental biochemical process that occurs billions of times per second in every cell of your body. It involves the transfer of a methyl group (one carbon and three hydrogen atoms) to DNA, proteins, and other molecules - a process essential for maintaining healthy gene expression and overall balance in the body.
Healthy methylation supports:
Detoxification: The liver’s ability to neutralise and remove toxins.
Metabolism: Efficient breakdown of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
DNA synthesis and repair: Protecting your cells from damage and supporting healthy cell turnover.
Neurotransmitter production: Supporting mood, focus, sleep, and stress resilience.
Amino acid synthesis: Essential for muscle repair, hormone production, and enzyme function.
Liver function: Regulating bile flow, hormone metabolism, and toxin elimination.
Cellular energy production: Supporting mitochondrial health and ATP generation.
Hormone metabolism: Balancing oestrogen, cortisol, and thyroid hormones.
Cardiovascular health: Regulating homocysteine and supporting blood vessel integrity.
Immune system regulation: Helping modulate inflammation and immune response.
When methylation becomes impaired due to genetic variations, nutrient deficiencies, or environmental stressors - the body can experience fatigue, anxiety, poor detoxification, hormonal imbalances, fertility issues, and a higher susceptibility to chronic disease. Understanding your genetic blueprint allows for a highly individualised approach to restoring optimal methylation function.
What Does the Methylation Genetic Test Assess?
This comprehensive test analyses 92 genes and 113 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), providing deep insight into your body’s biochemical pathways. It helps identify where genetic variations may be influencing your metabolism, mood, energy, or detoxification ability.
Key functional areas include:
Nervous System & Mental Health – Genes such as COMT and MAO influence how you metabolise dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline, which can impact stress tolerance, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
Detoxification Pathways – Genes including GST, CBS, and SUOX affect sulphur metabolism and liver detox capacity, revealing how well your body processes environmental toxins, alcohol, and medications.
Hormonal Balance – Genes that regulate oestrogen metabolism and endocrine function, influencing PMS, menopause, and reproductive health.
Energy Production – Mitochondrial and Krebs cycle genes related to ATP synthesis and fatigue patterns.
Digestive Health – Variants such as FUT2 and DAO can influence gut microbiome diversity, nutrient absorption, and histamine intolerance.
Inflammation & Longevity – Genes that regulate inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress, influencing cellular ageing.
Cardiovascular Health – Genes like MTHFR, MTR, and MTRR play a key role in homocysteine recycling and vascular integrity.
This testing is performed by a NATA-accredited Australian laboratory, ensuring scientific precision and reliability.
What Can You Gain From Understanding Your DNA & Methylation?
Your genetics are one piece of the bigger picture of your health. Your DNA results can provide valuable insights into how your individual genetic variations may influence different areas of health and wellbeing.
The test can give us insights into areas such as nutrient metabolism, methylation, detoxification, inflammation, energy production, hormone metabolism, cognition, cardiovascular health and more.
We can then use these insights alongside your health history, symptoms, lifestyle and health goals to identify underlying factors that may be contributing to the way you’re feeling /symptoms and determine where your individual areas of focus are.
From there, we can tailor your nutrition, lifestyle and supplement recommendations to you, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.
The result is a clearer understanding of your individual health picture and a personalised, practical plan to help you work towards feeling and functioning at your best, while supporting long-term health and addressing modifiable risk factors that may be highlighted by your genetic variations.
Rather than simply receiving a genetic report and being left to work out what it all means, you'll have a qualified practitioner to help interpret your results and translate them into practical recommendations that are relevant to you.
Who Can Benefit from This Testing?
Individuals who may find this testing particularly beneficial include those experiencing:
Cardiovascular concerns: Such as high homocysteine levels or a family history of heart disease.
Mood and Mental Health issues: Including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
Detoxification issues: Difficulty in processing toxins, sensitivity to medications, or exposure to environmental pollutants.
Chronic fatigue and low energy: Unexplained tiredness that may be linked to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Cognitive decline: Memory issues or concerns about neurodegenerative diseases.
Chronic fatigue, burnout, or low vitality.
Hormonal imbalances such as PMS, endometriosis, fertility challenges, or menopausal symptoms.
Gut and histamine issues including bloating, food sensitivities, or irregular digestion.
Poor stress tolerance, sleep issues, or cognitive fog.
We are all different, and the same diet or exercise approach can produce different results in different people. Understanding relevant genetic variations provides another layer of information that can help move away from a “one-size-fits-all” approach towards more personalised and targeted nutrition, lifestyle and supplement interventions that support optimal methylation and overall health.
Cost and Details
What’s Included in the Testing Package?
The Test
Analyses 92 genes and 113 SNPs
Explores 8 key areas of health;
Nutrient metabolism & digestion
Methylation & energy
Hormone support
Neurotransmitters & cognitive performance
Immune support & inflammation
Cardiovascular health & exercise
DNA damage & repair
Detoxification
The test is a simple, non-invasive saliva sample collection.
The sample is sent directly back to Nutripath Labs and the results are sent to Carolyn for analysis.
The goal is not simply to identify genetic variations, but to understand which ones may be relevant to you and how they can inform a more personalised approach.
1:1 Consultation & Personalised Analysis with Carolyn
This comprehensive service includes:
One Hour in depth analysis of your genetic report.
Detailed interpretation of your genetic results
Connect your genetic profile with your health history, symptoms and health goals
Identify your key nutritional and lifestyle priorities
Personalised nutrition, supplement and lifestyle recommendations
A recording of your results analysis by Carolyn explaining your unique blueprint and the key take-aways and plan for your health. She records this session on as Audio so you can listen back as many times as you need.
Personalised Recommendation Report and Plan, including:
Key genetic findings
Your individual nutritional priorities
Practical foods and nutrients to focus based on your unique genetic profile
Simply grocery guide to help translate your results into everyday food choices
Tailored supplement protocol based on your results & questionnaire
Lifestyle recommendations most suited to your genetic profile
Recommended blood markers
2 Weeks of Personalised WhatsApp Support
Voice-message support during designated days
Ask questions as you implement your recommendations
Clarification around your results, nutrition and supplements
Troubleshooting and personalised guidance as you put your plan into practice
30 minute follow-up
Check how blood parameters are changing after applying nutritional, lifestyle & supplement recommendations given.
Total Investment
$899 AUD
Your complete DNA & Methylation Package, including testing, consultation, personalised recommendations and ongoing support.
Optional: Go Deeper
If your results, symptoms or health history indicate that further investigation would be valuable, you can continue into more comprehensive functional testing and naturopathic care, including:
Stool / microbiome testing
SIBO testing
Blood test interpretation
Hormone testing
Nutrient testing
Other functional investigations as clinically appropriate
Note: These are not included in the price
Meet Your Practitioner
Carolyn is an experienced and degree-qualified naturopath, clinical nutritionist, medical herbalist, and an accredited member of ATMS, based in Byron Bay. She is known for her root-cause approach to health, viewing the body as an interconnected system and recognising that when these systems work together, we can experience greater health and vitality.
Carolyn supports clients through women’s health concerns, hormonal imbalances, digestive and skin conditions, fatigue, burnout and more complex health concerns. She takes a special interest in DNA and methylation testing, using evidence-based genetic insights to better understand individual variations in areas such as methylation, detoxification, inflammation, nutrient metabolism, hormones and overall health. This allows her to develop more personalised and targeted strategies based on each client’s unique genetic profile, symptoms and health history.
She combines traditional naturopathic wisdom with evidence based scientific research to promote the body’s natural healing mechanism through tools such as herbal medicine, nutritional and mineral support, diet and lifestyle guidance, mindfulness & stress management techniques.
Her goal is to help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves on a physical, emotional and mental level, empowering them to make informed changes and work towards long-term health and wellbeing.
How to Order
Order Your Package
Click Order Now and securely complete your $899 payment online. You’ll then receive everything you need to get started, including your health questionnaire and instructions for your DNA test.Complete Your DNA Test
Your DNA & Methylation test kit will be sent directly to you. Collect your saliva sample at home using the simple instructions provided, then return your sample to the laboratory using the prepaid supplied packaging.Complete Your Health Questionnaire
Before your consultation, you’ll complete a comprehensive health questionnaire. This gives Carolyn a deeper understanding of your health history, symptoms, lifestyle and individual goals.Receive Your Results
Your results are sent to Carolyn for detailed review and interpretation. Results are generally available within approximately 3 weeks of the laboratory receiving your sample.Your Personalised Consultation
Once your results are ready, you’ll have your personalised online consultation with Carolyn. Together, you’ll explore your genetic insights and how they relate to your individual health picture.Receive Your Personalised Plan & Ongoing Support
Following your consultation, you’ll receive a comprehensive recommendation plan tailored to your results, health history and goals, along with 2 weeks of WhatsApp support to help you put your recommendations into practice.
Australia-Wide & New Zealand Testing & Online Consultations
Our DNA and Methylation Testing is available Australia-wide and in New Zealand, with test kits shipped directly to your door - no matter where you live.
Whether you're based in a major city like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart or Darwin, or in a regional or remote area, your kit will be delivered quickly and efficiently, with express postage included.
Once your sample is sent back to the lab, you’ll receive your personalised results within 2–3 weeks.
All consultations with Carolyn are conducted via Zoom, so you can receive expert guidance and analysis from the comfort of your home - wherever you are in Australia.
This service is designed to be accessible, flexible, and supportive, giving you the opportunity to understand your unique genetic blueprint and take control of your health, no matter your location.
Inspired by Gary Brekka: Functional Genetics Meets Holistic Healing
This DNA and methylation test is part of the same wave of functional genetic testing made popular by Gary Brekka, known for helping people understand their genetic makeup to improve energy, mental clarity, sleep, and long-term health.
Our test includes all of the key genes Gary Brekka screens for - such as MTHFR, COMT, DAO, MAO, APOE, VDR, and other key methylation and detox genes - plus over 100 additional genes, offering a much broader and more detailed picture of your health and genetic potential.
Gary Brekka’s approach to DNA testing - now widely searched under terms like Gary Brekka DNA testing Australia - has inspired thousands to take control of their health by understanding their genetic blueprint and working with it, not against it.
Like Gary Brekka, Carolyn focused on using this information not just for insight, but for actionable strategies to improve your quality of life. What makes Carolyn’s approach unique is how she weaves this science into Naturopathy, offering you a deeply personalised plan to support your:
Energy and vitality
Cognitive function
Detoxification capacity
Hormonal and nervous system health
Cardiovascular & immune health
Comparable DNA and methylation testing services in Australia can range from several hundred dollars to $900+, with consultation and personalised recommendations often charged separately.
This comprehensive practitioner-led DNA & methylation package is $899 AUD and includes your genetic test, personalised consultation with Carolyn, comprehensive recommendation plan, and ongoing WhatsApp support and follow-up.
What sets this offering apart is not just the science, but how your genetic insights are integrated with naturopathic care. Your results are considered alongside your individual health history, symptoms and lifestyle to develop personalised strategies to support areas such as nervous system health, hormones, gut health, nutrient status, mental wellbeing and overall health.
So, if you’ve been curious about Gary Brekka DNA testing in Australia, this is an opportunity to take a more personalised approach - combining comprehensive genetic insights with expert naturopathic interpretation, practical recommendations and ongoing support.