“Doctor, should I get one of those big gene tests so I’ll know  what I’m going to get in the future?” That’s a very common question now. People see friends posting DNA results online, hear about celebrities like Angelina Jolie having preventive surgery for BRCA genes, or know a family member who had cancer or a heart attack “out of the blue.” It’s natural to wonder if your genes can give you a clear warning—or a clean bill of health. Genomic testing can  be a powerful tool fo

Lab results are useful—but only when read in context. In a functional–integrative model, I’m reading for drivers  (inflammation/oxidative stress, mitochondrial energy, immune tone, nutrient status, hormones, gut–brain imbalances) and pattern clusters  that explain what you feel day to day. One driver can produce many pictures. Chronic, low-grade inflammation, for instance, may look like joint pain, skin flares, brain fog, insulin resistance, slower recovery, or sleep that nev