Environmental Toxin Testing: The TOXDetect Profile
In the quest for a longer, healthier life, we often look to exercise, nutrition, and mental well-being as primary contributors to our overall health. While these are undeniably important, there’s another critical piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked—bloodwork and biomarker testing. This powerful tool can unlock insights into your body’s internal health, helping you optimize your lifestyle and prevent chronic illnesses. Here's why regular bloodwork and biomarker monitoring are essential for achieving longevity.
08 Jan 2026 • 8 min read

Table of contents
- Understanding Environmental Toxicants
- What are environmental toxicants?
- Common sources of daily exposure
- Health impacts and why they're hard to identify
- What the TOXDetect Profile Measures
- Phthalates
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- Pesticides and Herbicides
- Other Important Toxicants
- Working With Your Results
- The importance of professional interpretation
- What to expect when reviewing results
- Common intervention approaches
- Retesting and monitoring
- Takeaways
- Getting Started with TOXDetect Testing Through Geviti
- FAQS
You store leftovers in plastic containers. You clean your counters with conventional cleaners. You buy conventional produce. You use personal care products without reading ingredient lists. You're just living your life.
But every one of those actions exposes you to chemicals that didn't exist 50 years ago. Over 80,000 chemicals are registered in the United States under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Thousands more are introduced annually and most have never been adequately tested for long-term health impacts. These environmental toxicants contribute to chronic health issues from hormone imbalances to neurological problems, but they're rarely tested in traditional healthcare because doctors don't think to look for them.
Mosaic’s TOXDetect Profile measures 27 metabolites from common environmental toxins through a single urine sample. It identifies exposure to plastics, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, and other chemicals you encounter daily, including glyphosate (Roundup).
Understanding Environmental Toxicants
What are environmental toxicants?
Environmental toxicants are chemicals in our surroundings that can harm living organisms. Most are human-made from industrial processes, agriculture, and manufacturing. They're in your home, food, water, and air. Exposure isn't something that only happens to people working in chemical plants. It happens to everyone, every day.
The concerning part is that most of these chemicals were introduced without adequate long-term safety testing. Companies had to prove they weren't acutely toxic, but chronic, low-level exposure over years? That data often doesn't exist.
Common sources of daily exposure
Your home probably contains many of these chemicals. Plastics leach chemicals into food and water. Cleaning products release volatile compounds. Personal care products contain preservatives and plasticizers. Non-stick cookware releases compounds when heated. Flame retardants saturate furniture. Flooring and carpets off-gas chemicals for years.
Food and water have their own exposures. Conventional produce carries pesticide residues. Herbicides like glyphosate contaminate crops, soil, and groundwater, plastics leach from packaging, and tap water often contains contaminants. Your environment contributes too: air pollution, car exhaust, dry cleaning chemicals, paint, and lawn treatments.
Health impacts and why they're hard to identify
Environmental toxicants may cause endocrine disruption, suppress immune function, or trigger inflammatory responses. Neurologically, they cause brain fog, mood changes, and cognitive decline. They interfere with metabolism, affect reproductive health, and increase cancer risk.
The frustrating part is connecting symptoms to exposure, which happens slowly over the years. Chemicals may interact in unknown ways. Toxicity symptoms are vague: fatigue, brain fog, mood changes, digestive issues. Standard medical tests don't check for environmental chemicals unless you work in a hazardous industry.
What the TOXDetect Profile Measures
The TOXDetect Profile tests for 27 metabolites across four main chemical categories.
Phthalates
Phthalates are plasticizers that make plastic flexible. They're in cosmetics, personal care products, plastic containers, vinyl flooring, and children's toys. They're potential endocrine disruptors linked to reproductive issues and neurological effects like fatigue and cognitive problems. Nearly everyone has detectable levels, but knowing yours helps identify your biggest sources.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
VOCs evaporate at room temperature, meaning you constantly breathe them. Sources include paints, cleaning products, air fresheners, new furniture, and gasoline. Indoor air often contains higher VOC levels than outdoor air. They cause respiratory issues, headaches, dizziness, and long-term neurological problems.
Pesticides and Herbicides
These chemicals are designed to kill pests and weeds. You're exposed through conventionally grown produce, lawn treatments, and contaminated water. The test specifically includes glyphosate (Roundup), which shows up in most people tested, even those who eat strictly organic. Health impacts include neurological damage, hormone disruption, immune problems, and increased cancer risk.
Other Important Toxicants
The test also measures parabens (preservatives), triclosan (antibacterial agent), benzophenone (sunscreen ingredient), and environmental phenols. Each has distinct health impacts and exposure sources.
Working With Your Results
The importance of professional interpretation
TOXDetect results require experienced analysis. Your provider will identify likely exposure sources based on which chemicals appear and at what levels. They will interpret results within your complete health picture and create a realistic plan for reducing your specific exposures.
What to expect when reviewing results
Your provider will explain which chemicals were detected and their significance. They’ll discuss likely sources: high phthalates indicate plastics and personal care products, elevated VOCs point to cleaning products and indoor air quality, pesticides indicate dietary sources. They’ll connect specific toxicants to your symptoms and create a personalized exposure reduction plan focused on changes with the biggest impact.
Common intervention approaches
Exposure reduction is the foundation. Replace plastic containers with glass. Swap out harmful cleaning products. Improve indoor air quality by opening windows or running an air purifier. Choose organic over traditional produce. Filter drinking water. If you’re exposed through your job, use protective equipment.
Detoxification support helps eliminate accumulated chemicals through nutritional support, gut health optimization, liver support, proper hydration, and lifestyle factors like exercise and stress management.
Your provider will create a manageable plan based on your specific exposures and health status.
Retesting and monitoring
Retesting in 3 to 6 months shows whether your strategies are working and confirms levels are decreasing. This objective feedback validates your efforts and allows protocol adjustments.
Takeaways
Environmental toxicants are unavoidable in modern life, but you can significantly reduce your burden through informed choices. The TOXDetect Profile reveals specific exposures through 27 metabolites, identifying phthalates, VOCs, pesticides, and other common toxicants.
Knowing your specific exposures enables targeted reduction strategies. Instead of overhauling everything, you focus on changes with the biggest impact. The most effective approach combines exposure reduction with detoxification support.
Many people experience meaningful improvements once their toxic burden decreases. Energy improves, brain fog lifts, hormones balance, and mood stabilizes. Small changes can make a big difference.
Regular retesting validates your efforts and keeps you motivated. If you're concerned about environmental chemical exposure, testing provides answers to take targeted action.
Getting Started with TOXDetect Testing Through Geviti
Geviti makes environmental toxicant testing accessible with comprehensive specialist support. All Geviti members have access to Mosaic’s TOXDetect Profile. You can purchase the test anytime, with or without a recommendation from your Geviti care team. All diagnostics come with a professional review. The test is $329.99 for Lite members and $299.00 for Plus/Plus Rx members.
How to purchase the TOXDetect Profile:
- Open the Geviti app or web portal
- Select “Other” from the bottom menu bar
- Select “Order Labs and Diagnostics”
- Select “Specialty Test Kits”
- Choose the TOXDetect Profile
- Select “Continue to Purchase” and checkout
What happens after I purchase the test?
After checking out, the at-home test kit will be mailed to you. Upon receiving the test kit, you will collect a sample and mail it back to Mosaic’s lab using the prepaid mailing materials included in your kit. Results will be available 5-10 business days after the lab receives your sample. Once your results are ready, you can view them in the Geviti app or web portal in the “documents” section. From there, your longevity specialist will create a custom review video explaining your results.
FAQS
- How do I collect a sample for the TOXDetect test?
Collect a first-morning urine sample before eating or drinking. Avoid apples, grapes, and tea for 48 hours before. Don't collect during menstruation. Avoid glutathione, charcoal, and bentonite clay for 3 days before. Freeze the sample for at least 4 hours before shipping. The kit includes detailed instructions.
- What's the difference between TOXDetect and heavy metals testing?
TOXDetect measures environmental chemicals like plastics, pesticides, and VOCs. Heavy metals testing measures elements like mercury, lead, and cadmium. Both assess toxic burden from different sources. Many practitioners recommend both for a complete picture, and both can be done from one urine sample.
- Can I really reduce my exposure to these chemicals?
Yes, significantly. Replace plastic containers with glass. Choose organic for high-pesticide foods. Switch to cleaner personal care products. Use safer cleaners. Improve air quality. Filter your water. Your practitioner helps prioritize changes based on your specific results.
- How long does it take to see improvement after reducing exposure?
Some chemicals clear within days to weeks, others take months. Most people notice symptom improvements within a few months of consistent exposure reduction and detoxification support. Retesting after 3 to 6 months shows objective progress.
- Should I be worried if I have elevated levels?
Elevated levels indicate exposure to address, but they're not cause for panic. Nearly everyone has detectable levels due to widespread exposure. What matters is identifying your specific exposures and taking practical steps to reduce them. Your practitioner creates a manageable plan for lowering your burden and supporting detoxification.
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