Blood Logic, Inc., presents...
Certification in Blood Laboratory Interpretation
Welcome to Blood Logic's Certification Programs
This course was created by Dr. Michael
Wald, author and creator of the, Blood Detective Logic and
Interpretation System (a CD blood nutrition program for doctors). Dr. Wald is also author of a book
entitled, Nutritional Interpretation of Laboratory Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
for the clinical nutrition and medical practice.
The basic concept of blood-nutritional interpretation
I. Nutritional Blood Interpretation based on Healthy (functional) Blood Values
Standard medical blood laboratory ranges (high and low values) are essentially
based on a sampling of three population groups: blood donors, employees of
corporations and hospital personnel. These "normal" ranges represent the average
unhealthy American, not ideal ranges that represent health. For example, one
must lose approximately 40of their kidney function before kidney tests reveal
that anything is wrong. Similarly, approximately 40% of thyroid function must be
lost before blood tests show anything. Ask yourself, "Would I rather have my
blood results, or those of my patients, compared to an average population or a
healthier population?" Because our goal is to help predict and prevent health
problems, we perform nutritional blood interpretation in addition to medical
interpretation of each patient’s blood work.
Healthier Ranges (Functional Ranges) have been determined based on comprehensive
studies performed by the University of Alabama School of Medicine. The results
of their multi-million dollar study was compiled into 153 volumes containing
more than 49,000 pages of data. Furthermore, Dr. Wald has superimposed over
ten-years of study in this area and the utilization of a prediction-of-lab-data
based on a different "standard-deviation from normal".
Practitioners who are expert in blood-nutrition interpretation often use
narrower ranges of blood values that represent values found in healthier
individuals. For example, evidence suggests that cholesterol levels between 160
and 180 are more ideal than 0-200. Tighter ranges are more appropriate for
virtually all blood tests. We refer to these tighter ranges as healthy or
functional ranges. When considered along with other information such as medical
history and other testing, these ranges often allow us to find problems not
apparent when looking at disease ranges (traditional blood values). Think of it
this way, if one wants to see "something coming" then using values that are tighter
on the low and the
high ranges would appear abnormal long before they would when compared to blood
ranges that are very wide on the high and low side.
In conjunction with a carefully performed health history and medical
examination, nutritional interpretation of blood work is important for
determining the most appropriate nutritional recommendations.
II. Nutritional Blood Interpretation using Standard Blood Ranges
Whether or not you decide to use clinical (standard) or healthy (functional)
blood ranges when determining your nutritional suggestions, the utility of
providing nutritional interpretation of blood work will prove invaluable to your
patients.
Here are just a handful of examples of clinically relevant blood-nutritional
relationships:
Albumin: Low albumin can mean immune deficiency
or protein malabsorption, and high values could be immune hyperactivity.
Alkaline Phosphatase: Low values could mean zinc or magnesium
deficiency, or high values could mean a bone lesion or an invasive process.
ALT (liver enzyme): A low value could mean a vitamin B6
deficiency, and high values could indicate a need for glycerretic acid or milk
thistle.
Amylase: Low or high levels could indicate a
greater need for pancreatic or plant enzymes.
Calcium: Low calcium could indicate the presence
of a malabsorption syndrome, hypochlorhydria or laboratory error, and a high
value could indicate lab error, hyperparathyroidism or the presence of a
metastatic process.
Chloride: Low levels may indicate over hydration
or hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid), and high values a greater need for kidney
support.
Uric acid: A low value could indicate the presence
of hypochlorhydria, achlorhydria, and a high value could indicate the presence
of oxidative stress and a greater need for antioxidants.
CRP (C-reactive Protein): A low value is considered normal, but
may occasionally indicate the presence of malnutrition and/or malabsorption, a
high value may indicate a greater need for lipoic acid and/or vitamin E,
glutamine, probiotics and/or omega 3 fatty acids.
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES OF CLINICALLY RELEVANT BLOOD
LAB-NUTRITION RELATIONSHIPS YOU WILL LEARN.
Certification in Blood Laboratory Nutrition Interpretation
Upon completion of this certification you will learn:
• Test Descriptions for over 100 common and
important blood lab tests
• Clinical nutritional interpretation of
abnormal low and high blood values for all tests
• Common conditions associated with
abnormal high and low lab tests
• Drug-Nutrition/Drug-Lab relationships
that may cause either high or low blood values of all tests
• Nutritional compound recommendations for
low and high abnormal tests
A 320+ page manual will accompany your registration and an
examination for your completion. Upon completion of your successful examination
you will receive a Certificate with your name as you would like it to appear.
The cost of this manual is included in your Certification Fee (see below).
Certification Fee
Please mail your check or money order in the amount of: $725 Payable to:
Blood Logic, Inc., 55 Crow Hill Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Or call us with your Mastercard,
Discover, Visa or American Express:914-242-8844
Thank you for your interest in our certification programs.
Best Regards, Dr. Michael Wald