Episode 74: Sponsored | Innovations in Clinical Laboratory Testing with Dr. Michael Chapman

A work horse laboratory in any functional medicine practice is
stool testing. But really gleaning the best insight into our
patient’s clinical picture can be tough. What do all of these
commensal organisms really suggest? How do they correlate with the
inflammatory findings? Of the bell weather bugs (like akkermansia)
how can we increase levels? Is there ANY place for microscopy
(O&P) and culture in today’s high throughput Omics world? You
see where I’m headed. Even for the most seasoned FxMed clinician, a
review of how to use these tests with an eye towards what to expect
in new technology is essential. Disagreement with methods? Yes.
Why? Zonulin Family Peptide – any utility? A great conversation
with Dr. Michael Chapman of Genova Diagnostics. Thrilled with their
commitment to in-house “data mining” and peer reviewed publication
(IMO all of the Fx labs should be doing this). ~DrKF