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Your Client Is Sitting Across From You With a Lab Report. Do You Know What You're Looking At?

She needs you to see what her doctor missed. Right now, you can't. After this course — you will. Every time.

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Her doctor ran labs. Everything came back "normal."

But she's exhausted. She's gaining weight. Her hair is thinning. Her digestion is a mess. Her sleep is broken. And she was told there's nothing wrong.

She found you because she knows that's not true.

You open the lab report.

And you don't know where to start.

There are dozens of markers on this panel. Some look borderline. Some you've never even thought about. The liver markers, the kidney markers, the ones with acronyms you'd have to look up.

So you do what you always do. You look at the two or three markers you recognize. Maybe glucose. Maybe TSH. Maybe vitamin D. And you skip past everything else.

You give her some general advice. She leaves. And you spend the next two hours wondering if you missed something important.

You did.

You don't have a knowledge problem. You have a framework problem.

No one ever taught you how to read a lab panel systematically. Which systems to assess first. How markers connect across body systems. What a pattern looks like versus a random outlier. When something is in your scope and when it isn't.

You were given ranges without a hierarchy. Markers without meaning. A panel full of data and no system for reading it.

That's not a you problem. That's a training problem. And it's fixable — in a single week.

If you're ready to fix it — Blood Chemistry 101 is the framework. $1,197+ in value, yours for $499. Lifetime access. Start today, finish this week.
The Long Way Round

The Slowest Way to Learn Blood Chemistry

Memorize ranges from a reference card You can memorize every range on the planet. If you don't know why a marker is high or what it connects to — that number means nothing.
Paste labs into ChatGPT It gives you answers without understanding. Your client can do that themselves. The reason they're sitting in front of you is because they need a practitioner who actually sees the pattern.
Take a course that throws 80 markers at you with no system You walk out with a binder and no idea what to do first when a real panel lands on your desk.
Wait until you "feel ready" You'll never feel ready without a framework. Confidence doesn't come from more information. It comes from a system that tells you where to look.

You've been taught to look at markers in isolation. That's why every panel feels like 50 separate problems instead of one connected story.

The Other Side

Now Imagine This Instead.

Same client. Same "normal" labs.

But this time, you open the panel and you know exactly where to start.

You check blood sugar and metabolic markers first — because if the foundation is unstable, nothing downstream matters. Then you move to nutrients and stress. Then inflammation and immune.

You see that her glucose is technically "normal" but her insulin is already compensating. Her liver enzymes are creeping — not because of liver disease, but because of what's happening upstream. Her ferritin looks fine until you read it next to the rest of the iron panel.

It's not 50 separate numbers. It's one connected pattern.

You look at her and say:

"I see what's happening. Let me walk you through it."

She cries. Not because she's scared — because someone finally sees it.

That's not a fantasy. That's what a framework does.

The Framework

The CHART Method

Every lab panel is a chart — a page dense with numbers that can leave even a trained eye unsure where to look first. CHART is how you find your way through it: five steps that take you from raw data to a clear plan, every single time.

CHART
C

Comprehend the Physiology

Stop memorizing charts of highs and lows. Learn why each marker moves, so you can reason through a lab you've never seen before.

H

Harness Functional Ranges

Standard ranges flag disease. Functional ranges reveal dysfunction years earlier — the window where you can actually help.

A

Apply the Three-Tier Decision Tree

The scope-safe reasoning system at the heart of the method. It tells you exactly where to start and what to prioritize.

1 · Blood Sugar & Metabolic — assess first. When Tier 1 is unstable, nothing downstream fully resolves. 2 · Nutrients & Stress — assess second. Where most practitioners have the greatest clinical impact. 3 · Inflammation & Immune — assess third. Usually a consequence, not the cause.
R

Recognize the Patterns

Individual markers tell you a little. Patterns tell you everything. Every module ends by connecting its markers into the patterns you'll actually see.

T

Translate Into Action

The step most training skips. You won't just understand the panel — you'll know what to do about it, and how to say it within your scope.

Plus thyroid

The canary in the coal mine. Fix the foundation, and it often comes back online on its own.

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Student Feedback

Practitioners Who Took Everything Else First

I have taken Blood Chem from Weatherby, Apex Energetics, and Emily Morrow — and then did this. WOW. This is the only course I recommend to NTPs looking for blood chem now.
Katie Jackson
FNTP, RWP
Michael's functional blood chemistry course completely changed my business. After the course, my confidence shot through the roof. Within a year, I was running a multiple six figure business, after barely scraping by.
Megan Abbott
NTP
I already feel so much more confident in the level of service and professionalism I can offer my clients. Michael's attention to detail and in-depth teaching far exceeded my high expectations!
Jillian Warwick
FNTP, FBCS, RWP
If you are on the fence, don't be. The ROI of this course is far beyond the price tag. Do yourself and your clients a favor, get this course!
Bess Crumpton
FBCS, FNTP, PHC
What Changes

After This Course…

You'll stop freezing when a client hands you a lab report — because the Three-Tier Decision Tree tells you exactly where to look first on every single panel.
You'll stop Googling ranges mid-session — because you'll understand what 50+ markers actually mean. Not memorized. Understood.
You'll stop looking at markers in isolation — because you'll see how blood sugar, liver, kidneys, iron, inflammation, and thyroid all talk to each other.
You'll stop wondering "can I even say this?" — because every body system comes with scope-safe language frameworks and clear referral thresholds.
You'll stop referring out cases you could've handled — because you'll know what's in your scope and what needs a physician.
You'll stop sending clients home without a clear plan — because you'll know how to produce a professional clinical summary and a specific retest strategy.
And you'll unlock DHA Lab ordering access

Complete the course, pass the final, and you receive your certificate of completion — which unlocks a practitioner account with DHA Labs. Order blood panels directly for your clients. You choose the markers. You control the panel.

Curriculum

9 Modules. 7 Body Systems + Thyroid.

Here's what you'll be able to interpret — confidently — by the time you're done.

01
Blood Sugar & Metabolic
Insulin resistance · metabolic syndrome · reactive hypoglycemia
02
Liver & Detox
Congestion patterns · detox stress · biliary dysfunction
03
Kidney & Electrolytes
Dehydration · adrenal stress · protein digestion · the Na:K ratio
04
Inflammation & Immune
Chronic inflammation markers · immune activation patterns · WBC differential
05
Iron & Red Blood Cells
Three-stage iron deficiency · anemia patterns · RBC indices
06
Vitamins & Minerals
Methylation dysfunction · vitamin D · why standard supplementation often fails
07
Thyroid
Primary hypothyroidism · poor conversion · stress-induced suppression · antibodies
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Foundations & Full Panel Walkthroughs
Module 1 covers optimal vs conventional ranges, the Decision Tree, scope of practice, and reading a lab report. Module 9 puts it all together with case studies.

Every module ends with a patterns lesson — because markers only mean something in relationship to each other.

What's Included

Here's What You're Getting

Blood Chemistry 101 — full course (comparable training: $997+)$997
Full written transcripts of every lesson$200
DHA Lab ordering access (upon completion)Practice-changing
Total value$1,197+
$499
One-time payment · lifetime access · self-paced · complete in a week
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One More Thing

The Problem Was Never Your Intelligence.

You didn't miss something obvious. You were never given a system.

A system that tells you where to start. What connects to what. What's in your scope and what needs a referral. What to do first, second, and third.

This course is that system. Start this week. See every panel differently by the end of it.

Michael Rutherford
Your Instructor

Meet Michael Rutherford

I built this framework in the trenches — spending a decade working with some of the most metabolically unhealthy individuals you can imagine. Hundreds of them.

I helped them lose thousands of pounds collectively. Get off hundreds of medications. Put diagnoses into remission that their providers said were permanent.

This course is built from that clinical reality — not a textbook.

Licensed nurse practitioners send their new hires through this training. Practice owners with multi six-figure businesses put their teams through it.

FNTP, FBCS 10+ Years Clinical 600+ Trained Blood Chem Studio Creator
Ready to Go Deeper?

Blood Chemistry 101 gives you the foundation.

When you're ready for advanced patterns, live case work, and full certification, Mastering the Art of Functional Blood Chemistry takes the same CHART Method to 100+ markers, 14 modules, weekly live office hours, and an accountability coach — ending in the Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist credential.

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Before You Enroll

Got Questions?

Is this self-paced?+
Yes. Immediate access to all 9 modules. No deadlines, no cohort. Start when you're ready — most practitioners finish in a week. You have lifetime access, so you can come back to any module when
Do I need prior training?+
No. This course is built from the foundations up for health coaches, nutritional therapy practitioners, FDN-Ps, holistic nutritionists, and naturopaths. No medical background required.
Is this within my scope of practice?+
Yes. You learn to interpret and educate — not diagnose or treat. Every body system includes scope-safe language frameworks and clear referral thresholds, so you know exactly what you can say to a client and when something needs a physician.
How is this different from other programs?+
This course was built specifically for unlicensed practitioners. You get a systematic decision framework — the CHART Method — that tells you where to look first on every panel, rather than a list of markers with no hierarchy. Several of our students took other programs first and came here anyway.
How does the lab ordering access work?+
Complete the course, pass the final exam, and receive your certificate of completion. That unlocks a practitioner account with DHA Labs — you can order blood panels directly for your clients and choose exactly which markers to include.
What if I want to go deeper after this?+
101 is the foundation. Mastering the Art of Functional Blood Chemistry is the full certification — 100+ markers across 14 modules, weekly live case-based office hours, an accountability coach, and the Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist credential. Same method, considerably more depth.
What specific markers are covered?+
Blood Sugar & Metabolic: Glucose, HbA1c, Insulin, HOMA-IR, Triglycerides, Cholesterol Panel
Liver & Detox: ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, LDH, Bilirubin, Albumin, Globulin, A:G Ratio, Total Protein
Kidney & Electrolytes: BUN, Creatinine, eGFR, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO₂, Calcium, Phosphorus, Uric Acid
Inflammation & Immune: hs-CRP, ESR, Homocysteine, Fibrinogen, full WBC differential, NLR
Iron & Red Blood Cells: Serum Iron, TIBC, Ferritin, Iron Saturation, RBC, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, Platelets
Vitamins & Minerals: Vitamin D, B12, Folate, RBC Magnesium
Thyroid: TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Reverse T3, TPO & TgAb
What's the refund policy?+
14 days. Full refund. No questions, no hoops, no hassle.

Your Next Client Deserves Better Than "Everything Looks Normal."

50+ markers. 7 body systems. One framework. Complete in a single week. Be the practitioner who sees what everyone else misses.

$1,197+ value · $499
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Blood Chemistry 101 is an educational program designed to train practitioners in functional blood chemistry interpretation. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and does not create a provider-client relationship. We do not diagnose, treat, or prescribe. You are responsible for operating within the scope of practice that applies in your jurisdiction.

Individual results vary. Testimonials are not guarantees of specific outcomes.

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