What Types of Lab Tests are Commonly Used for Functional Medicine?

What Types of Lab Tests are Commonly Used for Functional Medicine? Functional Medicine is just that, it’s Functional. Functional Medicine takes a look at your whole body, not just one blood test, not just one symptom. Functional Medicine Doctors want to know everything that is going on in your body. That’s why, when you see us at The Healing Center Denver, you won’t just get one test, you could need several because our Functional Medicine Doctors look at everything. If you have ever said, “I still don’t feel good, but my lab tests look normal,” you NEED a functional medicine doctor! Basic/General Labs: Blood draws can tell the Functional Medicine and Traditional doctors a lot about what’s going on in your body. That is why getting a Comprehensive lab test done once a year is encouraged to make sure that there aren’t any crazy things happening. At the Healing Center Denver, the doctors will do a CBC/Differential, Metabolic panel, Lipid Panel, Vitamin-D, plus a FULL Thyroid panel (this includes TPO antibodies and all the T’s: T3, reverse T3, T4, etc.) among other things. Full comprehensive blood panels can tell us so much about our bodies. Is your thyroid low? Is your metabolism broken? Do you have an infection? Is your body inflamed? How are your kidneys doing? And your liver? There is a large range of possibilities and answers to these questions. Food Antibody Testing: If you are tired of guessing what foods are causing you reactions and which ones are safe to eat, then this next test is for you. The food antibody tests will give you a clear...