Functional Lab Testing: Do's & Don'ts | Ep 305

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a sneak peek into one of Erin’s Q&A’s within the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy. Erin answers commonly asked questions from providers regarding when and how to utilize functional labs, how to leverage your intake form for the best success, the pitfalls of the industry and the reality of imposter syndrome. Although this episode may seem like it’s geared towards practitioners, this is an insightful resource to use as guidance when looking for a provider.

Registration for the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Spring cohort is now open and there are limited spots available.

Timestamps

(11:33) When it’s a good time to start utilizing functional labs in your practice

(14:18) Why functional medicine can have a bad reputation

(19:17) Leveling up your intake form to best meet the needs of your client

(24:59) How functional lab testing tends to be overdone

(28:54) Impostor Syndrome & how to build your confidence with lab testing

(32:40) The importance of layering in one lab test at a time

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Erin Holt, and this is the functional nutrition podcast where we lean into intuitive
0:07.2	functional medicine. We look at how diet, our environment, our emotions, and our beliefs all affect
0:13.4	our physical health. This podcast is your full-bodied, well-rounded resource. I've got over a decade
0:19.8	of clinical experience, and because of that,
0:22.2	I've got a major bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model.
0:26.4	They're both failing so many of us. But functional medicine isn't the panacea that it's made
0:31.3	out to be either. We've got some work to do, and that's why creating a new model is my life's
0:37.0	work. I believe in the ripple
0:38.7	effect. So I founded the Functional Nutrition Academy, a school and mentorship for practitioners
0:43.5	who want to do the same. This show is for you if you're looking for new ways of thinking about
0:48.6	your health and you're ready to be an active participant in your own healing. Please keep in mind
0:53.6	this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never
0:57.2	be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.
1:00.7	I would love for you to follow the show, rate, review, and share because you never know
1:05.5	whose life you might change.
1:06.7	And of course, keep coming back for more.
1:13.4	Good morning. I have my morning voice on for you all today.
1:17.0	My family is still sleeping. It's very early in the morning. So if I sound a little calmer than I normally do, that's why.
1:23.7	Okay, so today is going to be part of a Q&A class that I did a couple of months ago.
1:29.0	So let me back up every single month in FNA.
1:32.4	FNA is the Functional Nutrition, Nutrition, or Training and Mentorship.
1:38.2	And in addition to the monthly curriculum, every month we host three Q&As, live classes. And the first one is hosted by an
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