How we translate lab results into daily action for referred patients.

Most physicians assume a wellness provider looking at lab work is a problem waiting to happen. Fair assumption. Here's how it actually works when you refer to us.

Our functional nutritionist does review panels — both the ones you've ordered and the functional testing we run in-house. What matters is what she does with them.

This is close to verbatim what a patient hears:

"Your cholesterol is high. You need to work with your doctor on clinical options. In the meantime, we can make adjustments to your nutrition that support lowering it."

Three things happen in that sentence.

The clinical decision is routed to you. Not hedged, not deferred vaguely — named as yours, out loud, in front of the patient. She leaves knowing the next clinical conversation happens in your office.

Nutrition is claimed clearly. Because it is genuinely her domain, and a patient who hears only "ask your doctor" walks out with nothing to do for six weeks.

The patient stops guessing. She came in with a number she didn't understand and leaves with a clear division: this part is medical, this part is daily, and somebody owns each.

From there it's execution. Meal composition, timing, what she'll realistically eat given her travel and her family — then measurement, then adjustment, then a note back to you.

We don't make clinical decisions on your panels. We make nutritional ones, and we say which is which every time.

That distinction isn't a limitation we accept. It's the reason a referral to us is safe to make.

eightyeighteleven.com

Previous
Previous

How the concierge team follows up after an assessment.

Next
Next

Exercise prescription deserves the same rigour as a medication dose