Functional Medicine Testing for Health Practitioners

Practitioners are often confused about various functional medicine tests available today. They are unsure about what the results will tell them and how to guide their treatment plans based on test results. They don’t have confidence to choose the right test or how to interpret it. They also often feel guilty or unsure about asking their patients/clients to spend money on testing.

This functional medicine course will give you all the confidence you need to:

• Decide on the right test
• Be confident in asking your clients to invest in Functional medicine tests
• Be confident in interpreting the results
• Design treatment plans that achieve outstanding results for your clients that they will tell all their friends and family about

Format of the Functional Medicine for Health Practitioners Course:

• 8 hours of recordings of Maria’s functional medicine presentations – video recordings of PowerPoint slides and group discussions (that’s 8 CPE points)
• Practitioners in Maria’s study group share case studies, and we discuss them as a group, with Maria leading the discussion
• Questionnaires and handouts are all provided in the course material
• Study at your own pace, LIFETIME COURSE ACCESS

Who is the Functional Medicine Course for?

• All functional medicine practitioners
• Nutritionists
• Naturopaths/Herbalists
• Integrative doctors and chiropractors

Tests Covered in the Functional Medicine Course:

• HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis)
• GI map and other gut tests
• DUTCH hormone test
• OAT organic acids test
• Adrenal panels
• Blood tests, thyroid blood panel
• Heavy metals stool test
• Heavy metals oral chelation urine challenge test
• Pyroluria tests
• Hair 500 biocompatibility test
• Various Questionnaires

“I highly recommend Maria’s Functional Medicine Testing course to all practitioners.

As people are getting sicker and sicker these days, it is even more important to be able to utilise functional testing and take a “test- don’t guess” approach.

Having the knowledge on how to interpret these tests correctly can make a huge difference to the health of our clients. Each module provided lots of case studies which I found the best way to absorb information and discuss treatment protocols. I have not come across another course like this and enjoyed the opportunity to discuss cases and clinical pearls with other practitioners in the field. I found the knowledge I learnt invaluable, above and beyond any tutorials that are provided by the labs themselves. Thanks, Maria, for putting together this fantastic mentorship program, and no doubt it will make a huge difference to my practice.” ~ Suzanne Mehrotra, Nutrition Therapist and Wellness Practitioner

Hello, I’m Maria Allerton

I’m a fully qualified Nutritionist (Adv.Dip Nutritional Medicine) and a certified/registered member of ATMS (Australian Traditional Medicine Society), in clinic practice since 2013, trained in all modes of Functional Medicine testing, including gastrointestinal testing and analysis, microbiome management, thyroid and hormonal testing and treatment and toxicity assessment and treatment and of course, Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA).

I undertake regular post graduate training in diverse medicine and nutrition areas to ensure I have the latest knowledge and protocols. My passion is to help new and experienced practitioners acquire skills they didn’t receive in their undergraduate training and excel in their clinical success.

What makes my approach to holistic healthcare unique is the fact that I have personally experienced numerous, often debilitating health conditions throughout my life. This helps me in my nutrition clinic daily in numerous ways: to truly relate and empathise with my patients, to be able to quickly identify potential underlying causes that others have missed and order the right functional tests and devise effective treatment plans.

Some of the conditions that I have personally dealt with during my health journey include: severe food intolerances and allergies, hay fever, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) and SIBO, gut dysbiosis and infections, Candida, Pyroluria, Gilbert’s Syndrome, MTHFR and numerous other unfavourable genetics, thyroid and hormonal dysregulation, depression and anxiety, adrenal fatigue and burnout, insomnia, copper/mercury and mould toxicity, weight gain and loss and many others. I also have an extensive understanding of autoimmune conditions such as MS (multiple sclerosis), diabetes and developmental issues in children through experience with family members and many clients.

All these areas have been the focus of my training (including post-graduate courses) and research.

In my health journey I consulted numerous conventional and complimentary health practitioners along the way and to be honest never found somebody who really ‘gets it’ and can see through all the test results, symptoms, emotions and history and put it all together. I decided that I would become that practitioner and that is what I thrive on in my clinic work.

I have made it a big prerogative of my practice as a clinical nutritionist to become an expert in Functional Medicine testing as I see this as the future of clinical nutrition and functional medicine practice, as well as naturopathy. “Test, don’t guess” is my motto and I can tell you- it works and it makes clients healthy and happy!

Join me in this comprehensive course on Functional Medicine Testing for new knowledge and your clinical development!