A Functional Medicine Approach to Lab Results

Looking at Labs from a Holistic Point of View Can Revitalize Your Patients and Your Practice

How often in your practice have you been confronted with a patient with myriad complaints despite having labs that are completely normal? These are the cases that can make medical practitioners scratch their heads or get frustrated and give up. They can also mark a turning point in your career and define who you want to be as a medical practitioner. Will you dismiss the patient’s complaints as a mental health problem or become the practitioner who can help them by embracing a more holistic approach to care?

Functional Medicine Versus Traditional Medicine

The most significant difference with a functional medicine approach is the way it incorporates a whole-bodied approach to care. With functional medicine, labs are not considered piecemeal; they are viewed as a package of results that, when studied together, can tell a story about a patient’s health. With this approach, we can begin to address the patient’s array of symptoms and get them on track to better health. 

How Can This New Approach Help Your Practice?

Shifting to a functional medicine approach means changing your mindset, and changing your mindset changes everything. By embracing a holistic approach, you can finally help these patients who have tried everything and are still suffering. And by doing so, you will increase your opportunities to become the most successful and most impactful person you can be. There are numerous patients who have been suffering for many years, desperately seeking someone who can tell them what is wrong and alleviate their symptoms. You can be the one to change their lives and give them the ability to function and be happy for the first time in years. 

Making an Impact and Scaling Your Business

When you have the tools and knowledge to treat these often-neglected patients in the healthcare system, you can wake up excited to treat your patients every day because you will no longer need to lose yourself in the daily grind and politics of medicine. Instead, you will be able to have the clinic you have always dreamed of, one where your patients’ health is the priority, and you can help them without derailing your own life with constant work and stress. 

Embracing this new mindset will also change how you interact with money. With a different outlook, you can improve your bottom line and allow your business to scale quickly. As you begin to build your practice, you will be excited to see your bank account grow. In addition, this type of practice can be done through virtual appointments using a Virtual Medical Receptionist, meaning you can work from anywhere. What could be more rewarding or fulfilling than helping others, growing your business, and  working in a more relaxed environment?

About Dr. Kylie Burton:

Dr Kylie Burton has found a much-needed medical niche: helping patients who are suffering from disorders that are difficult to diagnose. Dr. Burton is a licensed chiropractor and functional medicine expert with an in-depth knowledge of holistic lab interpretation. By applying this knowledge, Dr. Burton has been able to help patients by diagnosing illnesses that don’t appear according to the current medical model. Her credentials include working with medical professionals to educate them on functional medicine methodology. She has also created a series of webinars for prescribing doctors at Systemic Formulas, a supplement provider. Dr. Burton is proud to offer mentorship to physicians, health coaches, and practitioners on her website here.