The Joe Cohen Show

Understanding Test Results, Nutrient Deficiencies, and Genetics w/ Chris Masterjohn & Tommy Wood

Apr 21, 2023

01:20:08

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Chris Masterjohn

Tommy Wood

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Vitamin B6 Tests

04:07

Mitochondrial Markers and Metabolic Toxins

01:45

The Problems with Urinary Hormones Testing

01:37

Introduction

2min

The Most Important Tests in Functional Medicine Testing

4min

The Differences Between Dutch and Genova Urine Hormone Testing

3min

The Importance of Repeatability in Urinary Hormone Testing

5min

How to Calculate the Coefficient of Variation in a Diagnostic Model

2min

The Variability of Blood Test Results

2min

The One Health Hack That Will Change Your Life

4min

The Validity of Urine Hormone Tests

3min

The Cost of Doing 28 Tests in a Month

2min

10.

The Problem With Hormone Testing

4min

11.

Urinary Organic Acids and Plasma Amino Acids

6min

12.

The Benefits of Taking Biotin Per Day for Your Baby

2min

13.

The Importance of Repeatability

6min

14.

How to Fight Yeast Infections Without Taking Tests

2min

15.

The Role of Bacterial Markers in Sport

2min

16.

The Relevance of Vitamin B12 Markers

3min

17.

The Effects of B Six Supplements on Plasma Levels

3min

18.

The Role of Polygenic Risk Scores in Zinc Deficiency

5min

19.

The Golden Nuggets of Tryptophan Handling

1min

20.

The Role of Metabolic Markers in Vitamin Status

3min

21.

Oxalate and the Risk of Kidney Stones

2min

22.

How Much Dopamine Is in the Brain?

2min

23.

The IGG Food Tolerance Test

2min

24.

The Importance of Securator Secretory IGA in the Stool

2min

25.

The Value of Stool Tests in Pain

2min

26.

The Role of Amino Acids in Metabolism

3min

27.

The Importance of Passive Recognizing Multiple Things

3min

28.

How to Go Deep in the Weeds to Get Better

2min

How important is it for you to test and track your lab markers? Are some tests more important than others? Are functional lab tests useless, or is it just the way that companies are interpreting the data that renders it useless?

In this eye-opening episode, we brought on Dr. Chris Masterjohn and Dr. Tommy Wood to dive deep into understanding the complexities of test results, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and genetic predispositions.

Chris and Tommy use their years of expertise and tremendous depths of knowledge in the health space to discuss the issues with alternative health tests and the best ways to utilize your DNA results.

They also discuss the effects of deficiencies on essential nutrients like zinc and how you can take control of your well-being by identifying unique deficiencies about your own body.

Chris Masterjohn served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York. In the fall of 2016, he made the decision to leave academia and pursue independent research, consulting, working on information products, collaborating on information and technology products, and producing tons of free content to help people gain better health.

Dr. Tommy Wood is an MD with a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience. He has coached world-class athletes and is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Intro

(9:58) - Repeatability in testing

(18:28) - Validity of urine hormone testing

(31:00) - Chris’ thoughts on organic acids tests

(39:03) - Validity of organic acids tests

(43:52) - Fungal & yeast tests