Functional Blood Panel

Collection Method: Blood (mobile phlebotomist or local lab)

Your metabolism is not broken. It's responding. The Functional Blood Panel reads your blood the way your body intended it to be read, not just for disease, but for dysfunction. Blood sugar instability, liver congestion, early kidney stress, electrolyte depletion — these are the quiet signals your body has been sending long before a diagnosis arrives.

Also known as the comprehensive metabolic panel, the Functional Blood Panel at Esea Medica is interpreted through a root-cause, terrain-based clinical lens using functional reference ranges that reflect optimal health, not just the absence of disease. Where conventional medicine sees normal, functional nutrition sees patterns.

If you're gaining weight without explanation, exhausted despite sleeping, inflamed without a diagnosis, or watching your energy disappear, your blood work already has the answers. At Esea Medica, we translate those signals into a personalized protocol that restores your metabolic terrain from the inside out.

Ideal For:
Individuals experiencing chronic conditions, weight challenges, unexplained fatigue, or those seeking to optimize their health.

Recommended 1-2 times a year to help maintain optimal wellness.

Key Benefits:

• 🧪 Liver & Gallbladder Function: Checks for liver inflammation, bile flow, and your liver's ability to filter and process waste.
• 🦋 Thyroid Health: Evaluates how well your thyroid is functioning and screens for autoimmune thyroid disorders.
• 💧 Kidney Function: Assesses how well your kidneys are filtering waste and maintaining fluid and mineral balance.
• 🫛 Pancreas Function: Looks for signs of pancreas inflammation or damage, which can affect digestion and blood sugar.
• 🥬 Nutrient Status: Reveals potential deficiencies in key vitamins and minerals that affect energy, immunity, and metabolism.
• ❤️ Heart Health: Assesses cholesterol balance and heart-related risk factors like plaque buildup or inflammation.
• 🔥 Inflammation / Oxidative Stress: Detects hidden inflammation or oxidative damage, both of which are linked to chronic diseases.
• 🛡️ Immune System: Shows how your immune system is functioning and whether it’s fighting infection or under stress.
• 🩸 Red Blood Cells: Checks for anemia, oxygen-carrying capacity, and how well your body is producing blood cells.

Markers Included in the Panel:

Blood Glucose Control:

• Fasting Glucose
• Fasting Insulin
• HbA1C

Liver & Gallbladder Function:

• Total Protein
• Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
• Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
• Albumin, Serum
• Alkaline Phosphatas
• Bilirubin (Direct and Total)

Thyroid Health:

• TSH
• T3 Free 
• T4  Free 
• Thyroglobulin Antibodies
• Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO antibodies) 

Kidney Function:

• Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
• Creatinine
• Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
• Albumin
• Electrolytes:  Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, Carbon Dioxide
• Calcium

Pancreas Function:

• Amylase
• Lipase

Heart Health:

• Cholesterol (Total)
• Triglycerides
• LDL Cholesterol
• HDL Cholesterol
• Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
• Apolipoprotein B

Inflammation / Oxidative Stress:

• Homocysteine
• ox-LDL
• Myeloperoxidase (MPO)
• hs-CRP 
• Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Immune System:

• Total white blood cell count (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, absolute counts, immature granulocytes)

Blood Health:

• Red Blood Cell Count
• Hemoglobin

• Hematocrit

• Platelet Count

• Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)

• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

• Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)

• Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

Nutrient Status:

• Magnesium (RBC)
• Folate 
• Vitamin D, 25-OH
• Iodine
• Zinc

📦 *Lab kit is sent to you and completed at a local blood draw lab.

📅 * Only available with the Standard or Premium Plan for new clients, or Vital Check-In Consultation for returning Clients. For monthly membership, a 60-minute Review Consultation ($199) is required.