A Practitioner’s Guide to Mastering Functional Medicine Lab Values: Foundations of Health Testing (Part 1 of 4) Base-Level Blood Labs, Cardiometabolic, & Nutrition

Lab Results Are Just the Beginning–What Are You Missing? Most practitioners check lab values. Few truly understand them. A patient walks into your office, frustrated. Their lab work is “normal,” yet their symptoms persist. Fatigue, brain fog, unexplained weight gain–but the numbers don’t explain why. So, you dig deeper. You spend hours researching, cross-referencing markers, trying to connect the dots. But what if you’re missing critical clues hiding in plain sight? Book 1: Foundations of Health Testing: (Part 1 of 4) Base-Level Blood Labs, Cardiometabolic, & Nutrition This first volume in A Practitioner’s Guide to Mastering Functional Medicine Lab Values lays the groundwork for lab analysis, helping you move beyond surface-level readings to uncover real insights. With 497 pages of clinical depth and detail, this book provides everything you need to feel clinically confident in lab interpretation, including: 201 Blood Markers – Covering serum, cellular, standard blood labs, advanced blood labs, and micronutrient assessments Complete Urinalysis – Traditional and optimal markers for deeper metabolic insights 21 Common Blood Patterns – revealing hidden connections between markers Unit Conversion Resources – Easily interpret international lab values 35 Pages of Additional References- NEVER BEFORE compiled in one resource, tools, references, and functional medicine insights to streamline your workflow Deep Dive Into Essential Panels Complete Blood Count (CBC) – Recognizing patterns beyond anemia and infection Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) – Identifying subtle imbalances that impact overall health Anemia Panel – Detecting early and functional deficiencies in iron, B12, folate, and more Lipids & Cardiometabolic Markers – Uncovering deeper risk factors for metabolic dysfunction Inflammation & Fatty Acids – Connecting chronic inflammation and essential fatty acid imbalances Sugar Panel – Going beyond glucose and A1C to assess insulin resistance and metabolic health Thyroid Markers – Understanding the full picture beyond TSH, including free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and antibodies Nutrient Levels – Detecting hidden vitamin, mineral, antioxidant, and micronutrient deficiencies This isn’t just a reference–it’s a clinical blueprint for making better decisions, faster. Whether you’re new to functional medicine or looking to refine your approach, this book provides the clarity, structure, and real-world application you need to transform lab data into actionable patient outcomes. Meet Your Author Dr. Z has trained thousands of practitioners worldwide in functional medicine, bridging the gap between conventional lab analysis and deeper functional insights. With over 20 years of clinical experience and extensive research, this series distills the most important lab interpretation strategies into a streamlined, go-to resource for practitioners who demand accuracy and efficiency. But what if your approach to labs has been incomplete all along? What if standard lab ranges are missing early warning signs of dysfunction? What if the answers are right in front of you–if only you knew what to look for? That’s exactly what this book will teach you. Be the practitioner who sees what others miss. Get A Practitioner’s Guide to Mastering Functional Medicine Lab Values, Book 1 today and start interpreting labs with confidence, uncovering hidden imbalances, and delivering better patient outcomes.