Preventive investigative biology in the service of Nutritional & Functional Medicine

In nutritional and functional medicine, the contents of the plate no longer reflect the patient's real biological status, and staying within a laboratory's statistical ranges does not mean having an optimal status. This training teaches you to master preventive investigative biology as a genuine tool for personalisation, to validate your clinical hypotheses and build precise micronutritional protocols.

What you will learn

• Distinguish statistical reference values from optimal health values, and reason in terms of intermediate health states rather than the sole deficiency-or-disease logic
• Define the minimal effective assessment for each patient, selecting the biomarkers that are truly useful and prioritising according to the clinical context and budget
• Interpret the main functional assessments, from the erythrocyte fatty acid profile to microbiota analysis, spotting pre-analytical conditions and pitfalls such as false negatives
• Link each result to a concrete strategy, combining nutritional recommendations and supplementation targeted on the right forms and doses
• Reason systemically, linking the functions to one another rather than cutting the patient into isolated organs

On the programme

• Generalities about functional biology, known as preventive investigative biology, and its place in the micronutrition consultation
• The erythrocyte fatty acid profile, membrane fluidity, omega-3, omega-6, omega-7, omega-9, saturated fats, trans fatty acids and ratios of interest such as the omega-3 index and the AA-to-EPA ratio
• Assessing the functionality of the gut ecosystem, microbiota and dysbiosis, metagenomics, mucus quality and FUT2 polymorphism, intestinal hyperpermeability with zonulin and LBP
• Inflammation and the immune system, low-grade inflammation, high-sensitivity CRP, calprotectin, and modulating micronutrients such as vitamin D, zinc and selenium
• Cardiometabolic function, early screening for metabolic syndrome, hyperinsulinism and insulin resistance with HOMA and QUICKI, as well as independent cardiovascular markers such as Lp(a), homocysteine and TMAO
• Assessment of mitochondrial function and oxidative stress, oxidation markers and enzymatic and micronutritional antioxidant defences
• Hepatic detoxification function, its successive phases, and the question of toxic trace metals
• Micronutrient status, iron panel, magnesium, fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins, as well as genetic polymorphisms of interest
• Functional hormonal assessment, thyroid, adrenals and gonads, and exploration of central nervous system function

Who it is for

This training is for healthcare professionals already engaged in micronutrition and functional medicine, doctors, pharmacists, naturopaths and other practitioners, who wish to integrate preventive investigative biology into their clinical practice.

At the end of the training

You will be able to select and prescribe the relevant assessments according to your patient's clinical picture, then interpret the results against optimal health values. You will be able to translate these results into concrete management strategies, linking terrain and symptom, and combining dietary recommendations and appropriate supplementation. You will thus gain accuracy and confidence in offering personalised micronutritional support.