Brain & Cognitive Health Panels- SAVE 20%


Save 20% on Brain & Cognitive Health Panels. Use Promo Code: BRAINOPT100

Brain and cognitive health aren’t just about memory and focus—they’re tightly connected to inflammation, metabolic health, nutrient status, cardiovascular risk, and environmental exposures. Brain Optimization Lab Tests are increasingly vital as we better understand the connection between chronic conditions and cognitive health. Ulta Lab Tests offers an expansive set of brain-focused panels that can help you take a proactive approach to maintaining cognitive function and potentially staving off conditions like dementia.

The specific tests included in each panel are listed below on this page.


Why Consider Brain Optimization Lab Tests?

Detect Inflammation Linked to Cognitive Decline

Chronic inflammation is increasingly associated with cognitive decline. Testing for markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) can help identify elevated inflammation levels—giving you and your clinician a clearer picture of one possible contributor to brain fog, fatigue, and long-term cognitive risk.

Assess Heart–Brain Risk Factors

What impacts your heart often impacts your brain. Homocysteine is a key biomarker associated with stroke, heart disease, and dementia. Identifying elevated levels early can support timely conversations about diet, B vitamins, lifestyle changes, and cardiovascular risk management.

Identify Nutrient Deficiencies That Affect Cognition

Deficiencies in Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, and folic acid are common—especially in older adults—and may influence cognition, energy, and neurologic function. Lab testing can reveal gaps that may be addressed through diet, supplementation, or follow-up evaluation.

Monitor Diabetes Risk That Can Influence Brain Health

Insulin resistance often appears years before type 2 diabetes and can affect cognitive health over time. Testing can reveal early risk so you can take preventive action through nutrition, movement, weight management, and clinician-guided support.

Get a Comprehensive View—Including Heavy Metals

The Brain Optimization approach isn’t just one marker—it’s a broad look at key brain-related biomarkers. It may include nutrient levels and heavy metals like lead and mercury, which can affect neurologic health and overall wellbeing.


Choose Your 20% Off Panel

Brain Optimization Panel 

A powerful baseline for people who want a practical, high-value view of biomarkers tied to brain performance and long-term cognitive support—especially helpful for those experiencing brain fog, low mental stamina, or focus issues, and for anyone focused on prevention.

Best for: brain fog, memory support, focus, mental energy, proactive cognitive health.


Brain Fit Comprehensive Panel 

For those who want a deeper, broader evaluation across multiple systems that can influence cognition. Great if symptoms feel complex, persistent, or multi-factor—or if you prefer the most thorough data set to review with a provider.

Best for: comprehensive evaluation, complex symptoms, advanced optimization.


Neurotransmitter Panel

Supports exploration of neurotransmitter-related patterns that may influence mood, stress response, motivation, and attention. A helpful option when you want additional insight into how brain chemistry may be contributing to how you feel day to day.

Best for: mood balance, motivation, stress response, attention and focus support.


Neurotransmitters and Neurologic Health Panel

A balanced option combining neurotransmitter insight with additional neurologic-support markers for broader context—without going fully comprehensive.

Best for: mood neurologic support, wider context for brain-related symptoms.


Medication Clarity & Brain Balance Panel

If you’re taking medications and noticing changes in thinking, alertness, memory, sleepiness, or balance, this focused panel helps evaluate common nutrient and metabolic contributors.

This panel assesses medication-related effects on clarity using:

Best for: medication-related brain fog, memory changes, sleepiness, confusion, balance concerns.


How to Redeem Your Savings

  1. Choose your panel.

  2. Enter promo code BRAINOPT100 at checkout.

  3. Complete your sample collection as directed (specimen type varies by panel).

  4. Review results and share with your clinician for next steps.


Claim 20% Off With BRAINOPT100

Your brain health is too important for guesswork. Start with objective lab data that can help guide smarter decisions—today and for the long run.


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The Medication Clarity & Brain Balance Panel assesses medication-related effects on thinking and alertness using Vitamin B12, Methylmalonic Acid (MMA), Folate, Homocysteine, and Ammonia. These tests help identify nutrient and metabolic factors that may contribute to memory changes, brain fog, confusion, sleepiness, or balance issueswhile taking medications.

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