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Decoding Metabolic Health — Wholistic Health Academy
Launch Pricing — $497 (retail $997) — Limited time only
Self-Paced · Lifetime Access · Launch Pricing

Her Doctor Said "Everything Looks Normal."
She's Looking at You Now.

Her labs came back "normal." She doesn't feel normal. And she needs you to see what her doctor missed.

Show Me How to Read That Panel → $497 launch pricing · won't last

She's exhausted. Hair thinning. Gaining weight around her midsection no matter what she does.

Her doctor ran labs and told her she's fine.

But she doesn't feel fine.

And now she's sitting across from you — hoping you'll see what everyone else missed.

You open the lab report.

And you freeze.

The glucose is flagged as "normal." The liver markers are "within range." The lipids look borderline but nobody said anything. The electrolytes — you're not even sure what to do with those.

You know something is off. You can feel it.

But you don't know what's driving what. You don't know which findings matter and which ones are noise. And you don't have a system for connecting the kidneys to the liver to the blood sugar to the cardiovascular markers — even though they're all on the same panel.

So you do what you always do. You focus on the two or three markers you understand and pray the rest isn't important.

You don't have a knowledge problem. You have a framework problem.

You were never given a system for reading these markers together. No one taught you how blood sugar dysfunction shows up in the liver panel. How adrenal stress hides in the electrolytes. How a lipid pattern tells you whether inflammation is running the show.

You were handed ranges without connections. Markers without meaning. Panels without a hierarchy.

That's not a you problem. That's a training problem.

And it's fixable.

(If you're ready to fix it — Decoding Metabolic Health is where I teach the framework. Launch pricing is $497. It won't stay there.)

The Slowest Way to Learn Blood Chemistry

  • ✕Memorize optimal ranges from a chart: Ranges without context don't help. Knowing a number is "high" doesn't tell you why — or what to do about it.
  • ✕Paste labs into ChatGPT and hope for the best: AI can't teach you pattern recognition. It gives you answers without understanding — and your clients can tell the difference.
  • ✕Take a weekend workshop that covers 80 markers in 4 hours: You walk out with a binder, a headache, and the same lack of confidence you walked in with.
  • ✕Just refer out every time you're unsure: You stay stuck, your clients lose trust, and your practice never grows past the basics.

You've been taught to memorize numbers instead of reading systems. That's why every panel still feels like a puzzle with missing pieces.

Now Imagine This Instead.

Same client. Same panel. Same "normal" labs.

But this time you open it and you see it.

The glucose, the liver enzymes, the triglycerides — they're telling a story. You know exactly which system is driving the dysfunction and which findings are just downstream noise.

You look at her and you say: "I see what's going on. Let me walk you through it."

Her eyes fill up. Not because she's scared. Because someone finally sees it.

You explain the pattern. You lay out a plan. She leaves with clarity she's never had — and she tells every practitioner friend she knows about you.

That's not a fantasy. That's a framework.

(This is exactly what I teach inside Decoding Metabolic Health — four metabolic systems, every connection mapped, clinical Quick Reference Guides for each one. $497 during launch.)

Four Systems. Every Connection Mapped.

Plus Module 1 (Nutrition Basics & Therapeutic Diets) — your clinical foundation for protocol design.

1

Kidneys, Electrolytes & Adrenal

The markers most practitioners skip — and the ones that explain why nothing downstream is resolving. Understand the HPA axis through kidney function and mineral balance.

BUN · Creatinine · eGFR · BUN/Creatinine Ratio · Sodium · Potassium · Chloride · CO₂ · Calcium · Phosphorus · Uric Acid
2

Liver Detox

The body's central processing hub. Learn to read hepatobiliary congestion, Phase I/II imbalance, and the patterns that tell you where detox is breaking down.

ALT · AST · GGT · LDH · ALP · Total Protein · Albumin · Globulin · A/G Ratio · Bile Acids · Bilirubin
3

Blood Sugar

The system that dictates everything downstream. From reactive hypoglycemia to established insulin resistance — learn to catch it before anyone else does.

Glucose · HbA1c · Fructosamine · Insulin · C- Peptide · HOMA-IR
4

Cardiovascular Health

Move beyond total cholesterol. The markers that actually predict cardiovascular risk — and the ones that tell you inflammation is running the show.

Total Cholesterol · HDL-C · LDL-C · Triglycerides · LDL-P · Small LDL-P · ApoB · ApoA1 · Ox-LDL · Lp(a) · MPO · Homocysteine · Fibrinogen · Platelets

Every Module Comes With a Clinical Quick Reference Guide

These aren't cheat sheets. They're the reference material you'll pull up during every client session.

15–25 Pages Per Guide. Four Guides Total.

Each QRG gives you the complete clinical picture for that system — patterns, protocols, decision trees, and safety rails. Built from thousands of real panels.

  • Pattern recognition frameworks
  • Therapeutic protocols per pattern
  • Supplement dosing with rationale
  • Clinical decision trees
  • Drug interaction warnings
  • Safety & referral thresholds
  • Monitoring timelines
  • Physician communication templates

Practitioners Who Took Everything Else First

"I have taken Blood Chem from Weatherby, Apex Energetics, and Emily Morrow — and then did this. WOW. This is the only course I recommend to NTPs looking for blood chem now."
Katie JacksonFNTP, RWP
"Michael's functional blood chemistry course completely changed my business. After the course, my confidence shot through the roof. Within a year, I was running a multiple six figure business, after barely scraping by."
Megan AbbottNTP
"If you are on the fence, don't be. The ROI of this course is far beyond the price tag. Do yourself and your clients a favor, get this course!"
Bess CrumptonFBCS, FNTP, PHC
600+
Practitioners Trained
40+
Markers in This Course
10+
Years Clinical
4
QRGs Included

Here's Everything You Walk Away With

Decoding Metabolic Health — Full Course

$997 Value

Module 1 (Nutrition Basics) plus 4 deep-dive modules. Every marker. Every pattern. Every connection between kidneys, liver, blood sugar, and cardiovascular health.

4 Clinical Quick Reference Guides

$300 Value

System-specific clinical manuals — pattern recognition, protocols, decision trees, safety guidelines, and physician communication templates.

Complete Practitioner Bundle

$74.96 Value

Four PDF guides — Scope-Safe Practice Guide, Blood Panel Blueprint, 80+ Marker Reference, and Top 40 Quick-Reference Card.

30 Days Free — Blood Chem Studio

$34.99 Value

A full month free on our AI-powered blood chemistry platform. Upload panels, get instant functional analysis, and generate client-ready reports.

Decoding Metabolic Health — Full Course $997
4 Clinical Quick Reference Guides $300
Complete Practitioner Bundle (4 Guides) $74.96
30 Days Free — Blood Chem Studio $34.99
Total Value $1,406
Launch Pricing — Limited Time
$497

One-time payment · Lifetime access · Self-paced

Lock In $497 — I'm Ready → This price goes up after launch.

The Problem Was Never Your Intelligence.

It was never about being smart enough or studying hard enough.

You were handed ranges without a framework. Markers without connections. Panels without a system for reading them.

This course fixes that — system by system, pattern by pattern.

Michael Rutherford

Meet Michael Rutherford

I built these frameworks in the trenches — spending a decade working with some of the most metabolically unhealthy individuals you can imagine. Hundreds of truck drivers. Sedentary, overmedicated, and told by their doctors that their labs were "fine" while their health fell apart.

I helped them lose thousands of pounds collectively. Get off hundreds of medications. Put diagnoses into remission that their providers said were permanent. This course is built from that clinical reality — not a textbook.

Licensed nurse practitioners send their new hires through this training. Practice owners with multi six-figure businesses put their teams through these courses. This is the metabolic framework practitioners at every level keep coming back to.

FNTP, FBCS 10+ Years Clinical 600+ Trained BCS Creator

Want All Four Units + Live Certification?

Mastering the Art of Functional Blood Chemistry covers all four Decoding units plus live case analysis, mentorship, and the FBCS credential — the complete transformation.

Learn about the full certification →

Got Questions?

Yes. Immediate access to all modules. No deadlines, no cohort. Start when you're ready — you have lifetime access.
No prerequisites. Module 1 (Nutrition Basics & Therapeutic Diets) is built in to give you the clinical foundation. This course is built for health coaches, NTPs, herbalists, naturopaths, and wellness practitioners at every level.
Same material, same depth, same clinical rigor. You get lifetime access, all four Quick Reference Guides, and the complete Practitioner Bundle. It's designed so you can master these four systems at your own pace, on your own schedule.
Every module comes with a clinical Quick Reference Guide — 15–25 pages of pattern recognition, therapeutic protocols, supplement dosing, decision trees, drug interaction warnings, and physician communication templates. This is the reference material you'll use in practice every day.
Yes. You learn to interpret and educate — not diagnose or treat. Every module includes scope-safe language frameworks and clear referral thresholds. The Practitioner Bundle includes a complete Scope-Safe Practice Guide.
$497 is the launch price. Retail is $997. We haven't set an end date — but when it moves, it moves.
7 days. Full refund. No questions, no hoops, no hassle.

Your Next Client Deserves More Than "Everything Looks Normal."

40+ markers. 4 body systems. Clinical Quick Reference Guides for every one. Be the practitioner who sees what everyone else misses.

$1,406 value $497 — Launch Pricing
Give My Clients the Practitioner They Deserve → One-time payment · Lifetime access · Self-paced

Decoding Metabolic Health is an educational program designed to train practitioners in functional blood chemistry interpretation. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Practitioners are responsible for applying this material within their scope of practice. Individual results vary. Testimonials are not guarantees of specific outcomes.

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