Is taking a diet history a good way to evaluate nutrient status? Many clinicians think it is. While I believe it a good tool for public health assessment of a specific population, and can be helpful in some situations for individual assessment, if you suspect... [More]

Did you know that a simple test can help you peer into the inner workings of the brain and nervous system? The TRIAD should be your first thought when a complicated neurological patient walks in the door... [More]

A single test doesn’t tell us everything about methylation status so many clinicians use more than one test. For example, if homocysteine is normal it doesn’t mean that all systems are “go” when it comes to methylation. It’s a good sign, but it isn’t the end of the story. This blog-post will discuss how... [More]

When it comes to aging — a phenomenon none of us can escape — there are, indeed, ways to do so more gracefully. And it all begins with working from the inside-out, starting with our cells. After all, cells make up tissues, tissues make up organs, organs make up systems, and systems make up YOU! [More]

Having arrived at Metametrix from a research laboratory setting, all the functional-medicine talk of “methylation” had me confused. What’s so special about methylation? There’s a methyl group (-CH3) on every organic compound! So what if it’s being transferred around?... [More]

This case — entitled “What if…?” — is a superb illustration of proactive, preventive medicine at its best. “What if this 3-year-old had continued down the dysfunctional biochemical and metabolic course he was on…???” View the video that follows... [More]

We blink with them, sometimes wink with them, on occasion cross them and even roll them (when pushed to the limit) and, of course, see the world through them. Our eyes are a remarkable little pair of organs we often take for granted... [More]