Lab Education with Dr. Michele Burklund
You have the results.
Let’s make sense of them.
$50045 minutes with Dr. Michele Burklund
We agree on the existing results you would like to explore, including Function Health reports or DUTCH results, before we meet. Our 45 minutes together bring a naturopathic and functional medicine perspective to what the markers mean, the context that matters, and the questions to bring to your treating clinician.
Includes advance review of the agreed results and a brief written educational recap.
Understanding your results
The meaning
behind the markers.
The focus is understanding your results, including the questions they raise about prevention and longevity.
Lab Education focuses on understanding your reports. It does not include diagnosis, prescribing, medication changes, or a treatment protocol. We confirm the reports to be reviewed and availability before booking.
Independent of Function Health. This is not a Function Health service.
What we can explore
- The meaning behind your markers
- What your reported biomarkers measure, how related results fit together, and the questions they raise.
- Reference ranges & optimal values
- The difference between the laboratory’s reference interval, established clinical targets, and proposed optimal ranges, including where the evidence is still evolving.
- A clearer next conversation
- Questions to discuss with your treating clinician, and where a fuller clinical assessment may be needed.
Your Lab Education inquiry
A clearer understanding.
A place to begin.
Share the kind of existing report you would like to understand. We confirm the reports to be reviewed and availability before booking.
Lab Education · $500
45 minutes with Dr. Michele Burklund, advance review of the agreed results, and a brief written educational recap.
Please keep lab reports and medical history for the secure process shared after arrangements are confirmed.
Before we meet
A few
helpful details.
What does the $500 fee include?
The fee includes advance review of the agreed existing results, 45 minutes with Dr. Michele Burklund, and a brief written educational recap.
Can we explore Function Health reports or DUTCH results?
Yes. We agree on the existing results you would like to explore before we meet. I am independent of Function Health; this is not a Function Health service.
Will you explain optimal lab values?
Yes. We can discuss the distinction between reference ranges, established clinical targets, and proposed optimal ranges. There is no single optimal range for every person and every marker. Results need context, and a report alone cannot establish a diagnosis or the cause of your symptoms. More on understanding lab results.
Does Lab Education include treatment?
This educational service does not include diagnosis, prescribing, medication changes, or a treatment protocol. Clinical assessment and treatment decisions remain with your treating clinician.
Do I need to order new tests first?
No additional testing is required simply to ask about this service. Begin with the results you already have. We confirm which reports will be reviewed before booking.
How should I share my reports?
Keep your first inquiry brief. Please leave lab reports and medical history for the secure process shared after arrangements are confirmed.
How are appointments arranged?
Use the Lab Education inquiry form above. We confirm the reports to be reviewed, the scope of the conversation, and availability before booking. Submitting an inquiry does not reserve a time.