MVX+ lab panel
An optional lab panel, available on request, that adds objective data to your plan.
What it is
The MVX+ (Metabolic Vulnerability Index) is a lab panel that uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology to measure a set of biochemical markers, including micronutrient levels, metabolic markers, and markers associated with inflammation.
I order it through Evexia Diagnostics, a lab ordering platform built for practitioners, with a licensed physician affiliated with Evexia overseeing the orders. The draw is done at a LabCorp location.
You must have access to a LabCorp draw site to run this panel. For many of my clients up here, the nearest one is far enough away that it is not practical, which is one reason this panel is optional rather than standard.
What it reports on
- Micronutrients, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, and fatty acids
- Markers associated with metabolic function
- Markers associated with liver and kidney function
- Markers associated with inflammation
- Markers associated with oxidative stress
These are the same categories of markers a physician would recognize. The panel comes with a full report. You get a copy, and it is yours to take to your physician if you want a clinical read on it.
How I use the results
The panel gives me a set of numbers. What I do with them is narrow and specific: they help me sequence nutritional recommendations, and they give a reference point if we ever want to look at the same markers again later.
That is the whole of it. The panel does not tell me what is wrong with you, and I do not present it that way. I do not diagnose from it, and I do not use it to identify or rule out any disease or condition. Your assessment and our conversations do most of the work. This adds one more input.
Who chooses it
Some clients want objective numbers alongside the assessment. Some want a baseline they can look back on. Some would rather not do a blood draw at all, and that is a completely reasonable choice that changes nothing about the work we do together.
The MVX+ is optional. It is not part of any plan, it is not required to work with me, and most of my clients never run one. If you're interested, ask me about it at your Report of Findings.