Episode 70: Functional Blood Test Analysis with Andrea Nakayama

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

When we think of functional medicine testing, we often think of expensive tests not covered by insurance. But there’s actually a lot we can learn from the regular bloodwork commonly ordered through our conventional doctor’s office. Andrea Nakayama is a world-renowned Functional Nutritionist, educator and speaker, whose mission is to change the way we do healthcare by empowering patients to reclaim ownership over their own health. In this podcast episode, she walks us through two blood tests that are very common: a CBC with Differential and a Complete Metabolic Panel, and tells us how she interprets these from a functional perspective.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the paleo
0:05.8	diet and lifestyle. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day
0:11.4	can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my
0:18.8	rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%, which took me from a life of excruciating
0:24.7	pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor
0:30.8	nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with your
0:35.4	health care team before making medical decisions. Now let's get on to the show.
0:57.5	Welcome to Episode 70.
1:03.1	Our topic today is functional blood test analysis, and our guest is Andrea Nakayama.
1:12.6	Andrea is a world-renowned functional nutritionist, educator, and speaker, whose mission is to change the way we do health care by empowering patients to reclaim ownership over their own health. In addition to working directly with clients through
1:17.9	her company Replenish PDX, she also trains 1,000 practitioners every year through her program,
1:24.0	the holistic nutrition lab. She's regularly consulted by world-renowned doctors as the nutrition expert for some of
1:31.0	their toughest cases.
1:32.6	She's also been honored with both the Impact and Service Awards from the National
1:36.8	Association of Nutrition Professionals.
1:39.1	So as you can see, we're very lucky to have her on the show, and she's actually been on
1:43.7	this podcast
1:44.2	once before in episode 27, where we talked about Hashimoto's disease. She's one of my favorite
1:50.6	guests because she explains complex ideas in a way that's easy to understand, and she also has
1:56.7	a deep empathy for the autoimmune experience because she has Hashimoto's disease herself.
2:01.8	Our podcast topic today is actually a listener request. When we think of functional medicine
2:07.0	testing, we often think of expensive tests, not covered by insurance, but there's actually a lot
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