We require all patients to undergo a functional blood chemistry evaluation so:
We can screen for issues that are potentially life threatening, may hinder your progress, or require referral to another specialist.
We can determine which nutritional products are appropriate for your individual needs and generate better results by supplying your body with premium fuel for healing (supplements, cofactors, vitamins, etc).
We can design and implement an at-home nutritional program to restore your body to its natural, healthy state.
We can save you from spending money on nutritional products that you do not need.
Clinical nutrition differs from traditional nutrition. Clinical nutrition combines traditional clinical lab tests and the use of foods, botanicals, herbs, and other organically derived ingredients to manipulate fuel supply and delivery. A physician educated in clinical nutrition can read labs differently than a traditionally trained physician.
We look at your blood results in such a way to discover patterns of dysfunction and treat them before they become a serious problem. These include cholesterol, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, Syndrome X, thyroid function, inflammation, hypoglycemia, digestive issues, gall bladder dysfunction, immune function, anemia, etc.
Healthy people have blood chemistry findings that fall within a fairly narrow range. Laboratory ranges are very broad and are set to identify blatant disease. These ranges keep expanding as the health of society continues to decline. This is why an individual can FEEL unhealthy, but has “normal” lab values.
Significant deviations from the optimum range can – and most likely will- be considered normal by your general physician. When these values are analyzed more closely, they may indicate a variety of poor health conditions.
A clinical nutritionist will look at lab values more critically, with tighter reference ranges. This allows them to detect “sub-clinical” problems that might be causing clinical symptoms. They also look at them from a holistic perspective and relate them to their knowledge of how the body works. When a clinical nutritionist aims to correct a patient’s problem, they take into consideration the symptoms, but they aim to normalize their lab values. When the body is in balance, has proper fuel, and is free of infection, health typically follows.