The purpose of functional lab testing is to determine how your body functions as a whole. With these tests, you can determine how nutrition, stress, the environment, hormones, and genetics affect your body. In this way, you are in an excellent position to identify the underlying causes of health problems.   As part of your naturopathic assessment, Integral Med uses standard medical laboratory testing via blood and urine. The results of a blood test can reveal everything from cholesterol levels to blood glucose levels to markers of disease and imbalance. Your doctor will review the results and discuss them with you at a later appointment.   Functional and standard lab testing both have different benefits and with the option of both Integral Med can serve the patient as successfully as possible. Functional lab tests are excellent to survey the body as a whole and work in early detection while standard lab tests may be the most prudent option for an exact diagnosis when your provider is already aware there is a health issue.