As FDN Practitioner Health Detective we do not treat the symptoms or treat the lab results. We do not diagnose anything…but one thing.
We offer only ONE Diagnosis: Metabolic Chaos®
Your symptoms don’t really matter…and your “root cause” may never be known… but that’s isn’t a bad thing!
Your “root cause” to your unexplained symptoms may be undetectable, itas the root cause(s) may be very far removed from what we may predict, assume or even measures… but that doesn’t matter in our FDN process to restore your optimum health, wellness and vitality!
The FDN investigation process may have a positive effect upon your symptoms and “root cause” when you know what steps to take.
In the FDN health detective process, there are only three main steps we take to help put the missing pieces of the puzzle back together! “We figure out what’s wrong and help fix it” ~ Reed Davis, Founder of FDNP.
The FDN Health Detective 3-Step Process:
Step 1: Assess
We assess your “Metabolic Chaos®” by running well chosen functional labs to identify your healing opportunities and malfunctions within the HIDDEN internal stressors:
- Hormone
- Immune
- Digestion
- Detoxification
- Energy Production
- Nervous Systems
We start our investigation into your HIDDEN stressors & malfunctions underlying most chronic health complaints!
Be aware that the test results are NOT the problem and we do NOT treat the test results or your symptoms.. rather we use the results to provide us with insights into your problems and into the areas that need improvement (rebalancing, rebooting and restoring) as well as using the data to reveal a pathway to reducing CHAOS and restore order so that your optimal health and vitality returns!
We run well-chosen functional labs and begin our investigation
Stress and hormone profile
- Assess H-P-A Axis Dysfunction Cortisol dysregulation
- Circadian rhythm problems Cortisol/Catabolic Dominance Sex hormone imbalances
- Vital reserve snapshot
- Cortisol, DHEA
- Estrogens, Progesterone
- Testosterone
- Melatonin
- Provides snapshot of overall vital reserve, guides/directs therapy, points to areas for deeper investigation, baseline to monitor changes
- Documents Metabolic Chaos®
Metabolic Assessment Profile
- Documents Metabolic Chaos®
- Assess Gut, Toxicity, Liver Maldigestion, dysbiosis
- Oxidative stress, free radicals
- Poor detoxification, enterohepatic circulation
- Indican
- Lipid Peroxides
- Urinary Bile Acid Sulfates
- Identifies multiple healing opportunities, areas that need improvement, and direct measurement of liver congestion
- Results of… and contributors to… Metabolic Chaos®
Intestinal Permeability
- Assess Mucosal Barrier Function Nutrient assimilation, penetration Immune system
- Villi integrity Hyper-permeability Dysbiosis, Pathology
- A healthy mucosal barrier protects the very sensitive inside of our bodies from the toxic outside world.
- Documents Metabolic Chaos®
Intestinal Permeability Test: “leaky gut” assessment
- Elevated lactulose, mannitol recoveries suggest overall increased permeability between and through the intestinal epithelial cells.
- Paracellular permeability (between the cells) can result in macromolecules, toxins and antigens crossing the intestinal barrier into the lymph & circulatory systems, a condition termed “leaky gut.“
- This increases load on the body’s detoxification system and may stimulate immune reactivity, IBD, arthritis, depression, mental clarity and other inflammatory conditions.
- Decreased mannitol may mean damaged villi in passage of normal particles across the barrier, resulting in poor nutrition.
- Multiple healing opportunities!
GI Pathogen Screening
- Assess Pathology, Dysbiosis, Overgrowth, Infestation
- Stool Culture, Microscopy, Tri-chrome Stain Stool Antigen testing
- C. Diff Toxins, Occult Blood, H. pylori antigen
- Identify pathogens, overgrowth & biofilms that prevent healing and contribute to Metabolic Chaos®
Oral Intolerance Testing
- Food sensitivity testing tells us much more about a person than which foods to avoid
- Up to 170 reactivities
- Avoid consuming for 3 months
- Re-introduce one-at-a-time
- Secrets to unraveling Metabolic Chaos®
“Lab results are not the problem, they are the result of the problem” ~ Reed Davis
Chronic Stress-Related Dysfunctions
- Symptoms & Lab Values
- HPA axis and adrenal dysfunction
- Cortisol dysregulation, circadian rhythm problems
- Hormone dynamics and imbalances
- Poor nutrient breakdown and absorption
- Pro-oxidant vs. anti-oxidant imbalances
- Sluggish liver, Detoxification
- Dysbiosis and gut malfunction
- Antigenic overload and pathogenic conditions
- Bacteria and yeast overgrowth
- Biofilm, Biotoxins
- Inflammation, Immunodeficiency
“We identify healing opportunities and apply wellness principles” ~ Reed
Step 2: Create a Program
- Address Metabolic Chaos® with lab-guided drugless protocols & unique behavior program
- Diet
- Rest
- Exercise
- Stress Reduction Supplements
- DRESS for Health Success® Program
- Coach up function, coach down contributors to Metabolic Chaos®, observe and correct course, expect health to return or vital voids are revealed
FDN Works Because of Sound Principles…
- We don’t diagnose or treat anything specifically, we address everything non- specifically
- We identify healing opportunities and remove as many contributors to Metabolic Chaos® as possible, “unmasking” the basic systems that are actually failing
- We nurture these functions and support weak links that are a part of Metabolic Chaos®. As metabolic pathways are restored, clients invariably “get better”
“General principles of health building outperform specific treatments” ~ Reed Davis
Step three: we run the program
- The “root cause” may never be known… but that’s okay!
- It may be undetectable, it may be very far removed from what one
- predicts or even measures… but that doesn’t matter!
- You can have a positive effect upon it when you know what steps to take
“Healing occurs when the healing process is focused on identifying and removing contributors to Metabolic Chaos® and supporting function through corrective behavior and natural therapies” –~ Reed Davis, founder of FDNP