You Got Your Function Health Labs. Now What?

If You Don’t Know What to Do With Your Function Health Labs, Here’s How We Help

Ordering an advanced health check through Function Health is a smart, proactive move. Extensive bloodwork gives you insight most people never see. But for many, the experience ends the same way: a long report, dozens of flagged markers, and no clear next step outside of supplement and dietary recommendations.

That’s where most people get stuck.

Data without a multifaceted personalized treatment plan doesn’t create transformational health. You need a medical doctor who is a functional medicine expert, someone who understands you and your personal health history, pattern recognition, and clinical judgment.

At WeCare Frisco Functional Medicine Clinic, we regularly work with patients who arrive with 160+ lab markers from Function Health and a simple question: “What do I do with all this information and how do I put it into a life-changing plan?”

Why Function Health Labs Are Powerful — and Limited on Their Own

Function Health excels at access. It gives you a wide-angle view of:

• Metabolic health
• Cardiovascular risk
• Hormones
• Inflammation
• Nutrient status
• Liver, kidney, and thyroid markers

What Function Health does not provide are:

• Personalized treatment planning 
• Root-cause pattern analysis
• Medication reconciliation
• Consistent Clinical follow-through

Algorithms can flag “high” or “low.” They cannot tell you:

• Which markers matter most for your age and goals
• Which abnormalities are adaptive vs problematic
• Where medications may be working against physiology
• What to address first, second, and later

This requires an experienced clinician.

How We Turn Function Health Labs Into a Personalized Treatment Plan 

Jennifer Engels, MD, IFMCP, specializes in translating complex lab data into practical, actionable strategies. This includes:

• Identifying patterns across systems (not isolated markers)
• Determining whether medications are appropriate, excessive, or outdated
• Shifting from symptom suppression to physiologic support
• Educating patients so they understand why changes are being made
• Building a plan that supports strength, clarity, and longevity

This isn’t about chasing “perfect labs.” It’s about improving how you feel and function as you age. 

The Missing Piece: Guidance and Accountability

Lab data is a starting point. Transformational health comes from:

• Clear interpretation
• Smart prioritization
• Consistent follow-through
• Ongoing adjustment

Patients who do best are the ones who are willing to do the work — and want a doctor who shows them exactly how.

If you’ve invested in Function Health labs and aren’t sure what to do next, that’s not a failure. It’s an invitation to take the best next step and fill out our new patient application form. We'll honor your Function Health labs as long as they're within 90 days in lieu of ordering you new labs with your Foundational Assessment. See you in the clinic!