Evidence over opinion,
starts with data.
Comprehensive biomarker panels ordered by a licensed clinical dietitian — through my Rupa Health / Fullscript practitioner portal. Pass-through pricing. Your labs, your data, my interpretation in your session.
Your primary care doctor is a generalist. Your dietitian is a specialist.
A standard annual physical captures the minimum panel an insurer will pay for — usually a lipid, A1C, basic metabolic, and TSH. That's not enough to plan clinical nutrition care for a GLP-1 patient, an executive optimizing performance, or a client working through metabolic dysfunction.
The panels here are built from the clinical literature and from years ordering labs inside a hospital system. They're designed to answer the questions your nutrition plan actually needs answered — insulin resistance, lean-mass risk, inflammatory load, micronutrient sufficiency, thyroid sufficiency, hormonal context, cardiovascular risk beyond cholesterol.
Three tiers. One evidence base.
Every panel is ordered through my Rupa Health / Fullscript practitioner portal. Draw at any Quest or LabCorp near you. Results route directly to me before your consult.
Metabolic Baseline
- CMP + CBC with differential
- Fasting glucose + insulin (HOMA-IR)
- Hemoglobin A1C
- Full lipid panel
- TSH + free T4
- hs-CRP (ACC/AHA risk enhancer)
- Ferritin, vitamin D, B12, folate
Executive Metabolic & Cardiovascular
- Everything in the Metabolic Baseline, plus:
- ApoB (ESC/EAS Class I) + Lp(a) (lifetime measure)
- Uric acid, GGT, homocysteine (B-vitamin status)
- Serum magnesium, folate
- TPO antibodies (reflexive if TSH elevated)
- Hormone add-on available with physician collaboration
Lifestyle Medicine Foundation
- Everything in the Metabolic Baseline, plus:
- ApoB (ESC/EAS Class I)
- Homocysteine (functional B-vitamin status)
- Uric acid + GGT (metabolic dysfunction markers)
- Serum magnesium
- Bridges the GLP-1 Baseline and Executive panel
Four steps from request to interpretation.
Sign up to my portal
Click any "Order Labs" button to reach my Fullscript / Rupa Health practitioner portal. Create a patient account — takes under a minute.
Select & pay
Choose your panel from my dispensary and pay Rupa / Fullscript directly at transparent pass-through pricing. HSA / FSA generally applies.
Draw
Walk in to any Quest or LabCorp location near you with your order. No appointment needed for most panels. Fasting is required for metabolic markers.
Results & interpretation
Results route directly to me, usually within a week. We walk through them in your clinical session with a written summary and the exact nutrition plan they inform.
Common questions, honest answers
Yes. Florida Statute Chapter 468, Part X, permits licensed Dietitian/Nutritionists (LDN) to order laboratory tests for nutritional assessment within the scope of medical nutrition therapy. Where a specific test requires physician oversight, it is routed through the Rupa Health / Fullscript ordering-physician network at no extra cost to the patient.
After you request a panel, I send you a secure ordering link through my Fullscript / Rupa Health practitioner portal. You complete the order, pay Rupa directly (pass-through pricing), and have your blood drawn at any Quest or LabCorp location near you. Results route directly to me; I review them and walk you through interpretation in your clinical session.
Panels range from approximately $128 for the GLP-1 Metabolic Baseline to $193 for the Executive Metabolic & Cardiovascular panel, with the Lifestyle Medicine Foundation at approximately $175. Validated add-ons (APOE, celiac, calprotectin) are available at additional cost on clinical indication. All lab fees are billed directly by Rupa/Fullscript at transparent pass-through pricing; no markup from Vitae Arete. HSA/FSA generally applies.
Biomarker panels are designed as part of the clinical nutrition engagement — the value is in my interpretation of the results in context of your nutrition plan. Ordering a panel typically precedes or is bundled with a consultation. Stand-alone lab ordering without a consultation isn't offered.
Upload them in your intake form. If your existing labs cover the relevant markers, you may not need additional testing. If they're missing specific markers I consider essential for your plan, I'll recommend a targeted add-on rather than a full panel.
Generally no. Labs ordered through the Rupa Health / Fullscript network are billed at transparent cash-pay pricing (usually significantly less than insurance-billed retail labs). HSA and FSA funds typically apply. I do not bill insurance directly for labs.
Standard panels (metabolic, lipid, thyroid, CBC, vitamin status) typically return within 2–5 business days of the draw. Advanced functional panels (DUTCH, GI-MAP, hormone panels) can take 2–3 weeks due to the specialty labs they use. I'll tell you the expected timing when you place the order.
No. Lab fees are pass-through — you pay Rupa / Fullscript directly, not Vitae Arete. This keeps your consultation fee transparent and gives you ownership of your lab data independent of our engagement.
Start with your numbers.
Click through to my Fullscript / Rupa Health portal. Create a patient account in under a minute, pick your panel, and get your ordering slip. Draw at any Quest or LabCorp near you.