When is the last time you've been told your blood work was normal, but you still didn't feel healthy? Are you tired of getting “shot in the dark” advice about nutrition instead of specific recommendations tailored to you? How many times have you spent $25 or more on supplements that you didn't feel any better taking?

What health issues are you concerned about? Diabetes? Cardiovascular health? Cancer?

I see so many people that have fallen through the cracks of conventional medicine because they are not sick enough to be diagnosed with a disease using the current medical model. But the absence of disease does not necessarily mean the presence of health. In other words, just because your doctor says your blood work is "normal" doesn't mean it is.

Many patients get blood work done and are told they are “normal” based on current laboratory values. These values are based on a sick population of people, not healthy ones.

Patients who receive a "normal" bill of health from their doctor might try to express how they are feeling to the doctor, but are often quickly dismissed or handed a prescription. Frustrated, patients then seek the help of the Internet or a health food store for assistance and end up receiving nothing more than non-specific advice without any sort of testing.

Sometimes, general advice works out well. For example, Vitamin C is generally beneficial for the immune system. However, the body is much more complex than that and treating it like anything less yields inconsistent results and usually ends up being a waste of time and money.

Functional laboratory testing is different.

Functional laboratory testing refers to scientific, objective and repeatable analysis of your overall metabolic function. Through providing an initial test prior to receiving nutritional recommendations, a baseline is objectively created with which to later evaluate your progress. In other words, you won’t have to wonder whether you are benefiting from your time or efforts under my care. Having had a initial baseline assessment allows follow-up testing to provide objective proof to reliably track your progress.

The process of evaluating your lab work is simple, inexpensive and can be done either locally or long distance over the phone. When you consult with me for a Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis, you will not only receive a full interpretation of your results, but an extensive full-color report of your blood work, as well as specific nutritional recommendations.

How does Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis differ from how my doctor reviews my blood work?

In my practice, I use "functional" blood chemistry ranges instead of "pathological" ones to get a better picture of health. In other words, I'm interested in finding specific patterns in your body that indicate problems before you get the disease. Typically functional ranges are much smaller in range than the pathological ones, and are better indicators of a person's current state of health.

Pathological laboratory ranges are established based on a sick population - people who visit doctors. Take a minute to think about the last time you went to the doctor's office. Where the other people in the waiting room the epitome of health? Based on statistics, the people who are sitting in the waiting room are overweight and are generally not the picture of health. It is these people that determine the values of today's blood work values. This very wide range is easy to fall into to be diagnosed as “normal” by your doctor, but has little to do with health.

Which range would you rather fall into and use to determine your health? Functional or pathological?

The greatest part about functional blood chemistry analysis is that when functional imbalances exist, nutritional therapies, lifestyle modifications, and natural remedies can be very helpful and most pharmaceutical interventions can be avoided..

In my personal life, I base my health on the functional laboratory ranges because I want optimal health for myself. Similarly, I base my treatment of patients using functional laboratory ranges because I want the same for you.

Contact me today to find out more receiving a Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis for yourself.

“Going through Direct Labs to have my blood work done for Dr Kniess was an easy and seamless process. What normally would take a week to 10 days was done in a 3 day timeframe. I had my blood work requisition the day she ordered it, it was prepaid through her office so no insurance forms to deal with, I took it to LabCorp with no problem at all and the following day we we able to go over the results. What could be easier? Thanks for making everything about our visit uncomplicated.”
C.S. Glen Burnie, MD

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1. Eat a high quality, protein-based breakfast.
2. Eat small meals every 2-3 hours.
3. Meals and snacks should consist of low glycemic foods; mostly vegetables, lean meats, and some quality whole grains.
4. Do not eat high glycemic foods (fruit, fruit juices, etc) without a protein.
5. Avoid all sugar, artificial sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and partially hydrogenated fats.

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