COMPENDIUM ON FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE - Flipbook - Page 133
Range
Units
Conventional
15 - 55 %
Optimal / Functional
20 - 35 %
Alarm
< 5 % of > 70 %
Additional Resources:
Video: Is Vitamin A the Missing Piece of the Puzzle for Microcytic
Anemia
Amino Acids & Metabolites
Asparagine, glutamine, serine, choline, inositol, carnitine,
methylmalonic acid.
Required Reading:
● Dr. Zachary: p.83385, 89391
● Sodano: RBC or organic acid chapters if relevant (e.g.,
Ch.15)
Vitamin and Amino Acid Panel
A vitamin and amino acid panel offers a deeper look into the
body’s nutritional and metabolic landscape. It can reveal where
key nutrients may be deficient4or in excess4affecting the body's
daily functions.
Vitamins help power everything from energy production to
immune defense, and imbalances can quietly influence overall
health over time.
Amino acids, often called the building blocks of life, do far more
than support muscle and protein synthesis4they’re involved in
producing neurotransmitters, hormones, detox pathways, and
even the structure of cells.
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