Posts by Dr. Dicken Weatherby

Why Functional Medicine practices struggle with blood chemistry interpretation

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By Dr. Dicken Weatherby, ND, founder of Optimal DX Functional Medicine practices struggle with blood chemistry interpretation for 4 reasons. Standard reference intervals are...

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