Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could ...

When most people are told their blood work looks normal, they assume it means they are healthy. In reality, functional medicine lab testing reveals a far more uncomfortable truth. Normal does not mean ...

You're likely no stranger to getting lab work done every year or so to check on your overall health. Whether it's part of a routine checkup or because something's out of whack and you want a closer ...

Laboratory testing supports most clinical decision-making; however, the concept of a fixed “normal” value is theoretical. Studies have suggested that approximately 7 out of 10 clinical decisions rely ...

Over multiple decades, we found that individual normal ranges were about three times smaller than at the population level. For example, while the "normal" range for the white blood cell count is ...

Have you ever been told your labs are “normal,” yet you still feel crummy or have unexplained symptoms? The reference ranges used in conventional medicine are broad ranges based on the average ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. You don’t feel like yourself. Maybe you’re low on energy, you’re not sleeping well, or your mood feels harder to ...

Run-of-the mill? Middle of the road? Typical? The chance that you are correct is vanishingly small. If you're a clinician, like me, you get a LOT of medical questions. While we've all been asked to ...

White blood cells (WBCs) help the body fight infections and other health conditions as part of the immune system. Certain diseases can impact the normal WBC range among females. This article explores ...