Frequently Asked Questions
Get quick answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Getting Started
Most people start with HTMA Insight. It's fully async, it shows your mineral and stress patterns quickly, and it credits in full toward Foundations if you go further within 60 days. If you already know this is bigger than one test, start with Foundations or Comprehensive instead.
Tell me what you had and roughly when — that's usually enough for me to say whether it could stand in for a panel in your program. I'll go through the results properly once we're working together; before that, just knowing what exists helps me plan what you actually need.
That's designed in. HTMA Insight applies in full toward Foundations within 60 days, so starting small costs you nothing but time.
Most people who find this site feel that way. The difference is method: structured testing and pattern analysis instead of trial and error. Even when answers take time, you stop guessing.
Bring it. Recent labs and prior functional testing are useful context, and sometimes they're enough to work from without repeating anything. We'll only add testing if it will change the recommendations.
Book a Discovery Call. We'll talk through what's going on, I'll recommend a starting point, and you'll get everything you need from there.
Foundations if you want your minerals, blood sugar and stress properly established. Comprehensive if this has been going on a while and involves more than one system. If you're not sure, say so on your application — that's part of what I'm reading for.
I read every application myself, usually within a few business days. If I think I can help, you'll get a link to enroll and we'll book your getting started call. If I don't think I'm the right fit, I'll tell you that too, and point you somewhere better.
How It Works
Almost. Your kits ship to your door and everything else happens by video or through your portal. The one exception is bloodwork, which needs a quick visit to a local draw site — I'll send the requisition. I work with clients across the US; a few panels take an extra step in NY, NJ, RI and MD.
Conventional labs are built to identify disease. Functional testing looks at how your body is operating before it gets there — metabolism and mineral balance, digestion, hormone patterns, stress response. Not a diagnosis. A map of what's working and what isn't.
Less than you'd think. Testing is done at home, most reviews are recorded video you watch when it suits you, and live sessions are limited by design. This is built for people with full schedules.
Yes, built from your test results correlated with your intake (lifestyle and medical history, symptoms, primary concerns, and preferences) — not a template. Depending on what shows up, it may include nutrition changes, lifestyle and sleep adjustments, and targeted supplementation, sequenced so you're not doing everything at once.
Yes, though most of the work is async. HTMA Insight is a recorded video walkthrough you can revisit as often as you want. Foundations includes two live sessions plus monthly recorded reviews and messaging; Comprehensive includes four live sessions and a midpoint protocol rebuild.
You'll have a way to ask them. How much back-and-forth is included is spelled out before you start, so there are no surprises.
A few states — including New York, New Jersey (where I'm based), and Rhode Island — have added restrictions on how certain lab testing is ordered. It makes the logistics more involved, not impossible. We'll find the route that gets you what you need within your state's rules.
Results & Expectations
Some things shift in the first few weeks — usually energy and sleep, once blood sugar and minerals start to move. The deeper work takes longer, which is why programs run three to six months rather than a few sessions. I'd rather tell you that now than have you expecting a fast fix.
Better function, and a clear explanation for what's been driving your symptoms. Outcomes vary, but the improvements clients report most often are in energy, digestion, sleep, mood, and overall resilience.
Medical & Safety
No. I don't diagnose, treat or cure disease. My work is meant to sit alongside your medical care, not replace it.
Your doctor is looking for disease, and that's the right job — but "no disease found" and "everything is working well" aren't the same finding. I'm looking for patterns across your systems, and the imbalances those patterns point to. Those are opportunities for healing, not diagnoses. If something in your results belongs with a physician, I'll tell you.
No. As a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, I don't diagnose, treat, or cure disease. My work is assessing function, identifying imbalances, and supporting the body through nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation.
Yes — most clients do. If you're under a physician's care or taking medication, talk with them before making changes, particularly with supplements, which can interact with prescriptions.
Investment & Payment
Supplements are not included with any program or test. They may cost upwards or $100–200 a month or more, depending on your protocol and what you are ready to invest. I build to your budget — tell me what's realistic and I'll do my very best to work inside it. You'll have practitioner pricing through my dispensary if you choose to purchase your supplements through Fullscript.
No, and I don't bill insurance. Some clients use HSA or FSA funds toward testing — whether that works depends on your plan. I'm happy to provide an itemized receipt.
Often yes, especially for lab testing, but it depends on your plan administrator — check with them first. I provide itemized receipts for every test and service.
Payment is due in full at enrollment, but financing is available at checkout through a third-party provider — you'd apply during checkout and pay them in installments. Terms and approval are theirs, and they'll show you everything before you commit.