The Lab Testing Gaps That Are Sabotaging Your Client’s Health
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
The limitations of conventional lab testing and standard test panels and how functional testing provides a more comprehensive view.
How using functional lab testing can help practitioners identify health imbalances early, leading to better outcomes.
Top lab tests that conventional medicine often overlooks, and how they impact metabolic health, cardiovascular health, and chronic disease risk.
Real-world success stories that showcase how these tests transformed client care.
Practical steps for health professionals to integrate functional testing into their practice for more personalized and preventative care.
Key Terms in This Episode:
Advanced Cardiovascular Markers – Lab tests such as ApoB and Lipoprotein (a) that assess deeper cardiovascular risks beyond standard cholesterol panels.
Advanced Functional Medicine Tests – Certain testing methods give a more complete picture of micronutrient imbalances, gut health, and hormones than blood tests.
Comprehensive Blood Sugar Testing– Comprehensive panels that assess blood sugar, insulin, and other markers that influence metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
Thyroid Panel – Functional testing that looks beyond TSH levels, including T3, T4, antibodies tests, and more, for a more complete view of thyroid health.
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a best-selling author and speaker known for her extensive knowledge, infectious energy, and inspirational message that encourages individuals to become their own best health advocate. She is an internationally recognized nutrition and health authority who specializes in using the wisdom of nature to restore hormone balance with a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal and insulin imbalances. She founded the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology to empower health and nutrition practitioners to get to the root cause of health concerns by using functional assessments and natural therapeutics to balance the endocrine system, the body's master controller. Dr. Ritamarie is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a Master’s in Human Nutrition, has completed a 2-year, 500-hour Herbal Medicine Program at David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies and has a master's degree in Computer Science, which contributes to her skills as an ace problem solver.