What Optimal Looks Like (Not Just Normal)

Laboratory reference ranges are built from population averages, including people who are metabolically compromised.

A fasting insulin of 15 µIU/mL might be 'within range' in a lab that uses an upper limit of 25. In functional medicine practice, we target below 5 for optimal insulin sensitivity.

Passing the threshold and actually thriving are two different things. This is the lens I bring to every lab review: where in this range is she, and what does that tell us about her trajectory?

If you have ever been told your results are fine and walked out feeling dismissed, this is why.

Have you been dismissed with ‘normal’ results? I’d like to hear about it. ✨

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