Nutritional and Micronutrient AnalysisFunctional testing goes beyond serum levels to assess how nutrients perform inside the cell. These tests evaluate vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and amino acids. Common assessments include:
For a specific PDF document, please check sources such as the Institute for Functional Medicine’s (IFM) “Functional Medicine Laboratory Toolkit,” Genova Diagnostics, or the DUTCH test website, where many overview documents are freely available as PDF downloads. You may also search your academic library or PubMed Central for review articles on “biomarkers in functional medicine.”
Detoxification Pathways: Assessing genomic markers like MTHFR or COMT to understand how an individual processes toxins. Implementation and Clinical Utility You may also search your academic library or
Old-school hormone testing relied on serum blood draws, which only capture free hormones at one moment. The DUTCH test offers a complete mapping of the and metabolism .
Note: Always include a disclaimer that these evaluations are for educational purposes and should be interpreted by a licensed practitioner. Note: Always include a disclaimer that these evaluations
Chronic low-grade inflammation is the common soil of modern chronic disease. Functional labs go beyond C-reactive protein (CRP) to include:
Through this work, practitioners began using specialized evaluations to connect seemingly unrelated symptoms: A functional evaluation might reveal:
A 42-year-old patient with fatigue and brain fog has normal CBC, CMP, and TSH per conventional workup. A functional evaluation might reveal: