In this episode, we discuss how to assess mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism by using a test called the Organic Acid Test with returning guest, Lisa Fouladi. Lisa is a functional nutritionist and an eternal student with an insatiable appetite for nutritional information. Tune in as Lisa explains what the Organic Acid Test is, how to use it as a practitioner and when to request it for your clients and patients. As you become proficient at using these tests to help you pinpoint imbalances, you're going to help people who haven't been able to receive this kind of help from other practitioners. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

  

• [02:30] What is the Organic Acid Test? 
•  [07:30] How to use the Organic Acid Test to assess mitochondrial function. 
• [18:30] When is the right to do an Organic Acid Test for your client?  
• [25:00] What else to look at on the Organic Acid Test that helps enhance and improve energy metabolism. 
• [30:00] Focusing on biochemistry as a practitioner can be extremely helpful in finding the best results for your clients.  
• [32:50] Learning how to do functional tests will add to your success as a health practitioner. 

  

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

 

• Organic Acid Tests bring biochemical pathways to life and help connect the dots. Instead of directly measuring nutrient concentrations, abnormal concentrations of organic acids provide functional markers for the metabolic effects of micronutrient inadequacies. 
• Organic acid testing pairs well with other types of testing, like blood work and even genetic testing. By correcting or addressing these imbalances, we help the body's ability to heal and stay healthy. 
• As a practitioner, it's crucial to know how to do functional tests as part of your success and your clients' success. 

 

RESOURCES: 

 

Strategies For Enhancing Energy Metabolism 

 

Lisa’s Website 

 

BIO: 

Lisa Fouladi is a functional nutritionist. She helps clients to break free from low energy, pain, and long-term health and weight issues so that they can enjoy the freedom that good and vibrant health provides – she feels she has the best job in the World! 

 

Lisa is committed to achieving breakthroughs for each of her clients. What this means is that she listens and watches summits, conferences, and webinars, gets lost on Pubmed doing research on client health and nutrition issues, binge reads health, nutrition, and food blogs, journal articles from various scholarly academic journals, and pours this information into practical action plans for her clients so they achieve the health and energy of their dreams. 

 

She is an eternal student (aka mega nutrition nerd), and has an insatiable curiosity to use this information to help people. Lisa's approach is unique and science-based, integrating the disciplines of Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Integrative and Functional Nutrition, and Coaching to uncover the root causes and systemic imbalances of health issues. 

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