Author Archives: ODX Research

Down the Research Rabbit Hole Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN In this post, a part of our COVID-19 series, we discuss several meta-analyses that confirm biomarker patterns for severe COVID-19.

Clues and Patterns Lurking Just Under the Surface Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Observation and research have revealed some significant COVID-19 biomarker patterns, including those that help differentiate between severe and moderate disease.

Nutritional status and COVID-19 Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Though sometimes overlooked, an individual’s nutritional status can determine the competence of their immune system and the efficiency and balance of their metabolism. Therefore, nutrition assessment should be an early and obligatory step in COVID-19 evaluation.

COVID-19 and chronic disease are close cousins Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Many of the risk factors observed in more severe COVID-19 overlap those for chronic metabolic diseases.

Welcome to our series of posts on COVID 19. In this series we will focus on comorbidities, overlapping risk factors of COVID and chronic disease, nutritional status and covid 19, blood biomarker patterns, and what we can do to encourage long-term risk reduction.

Why Normal Is Not Optimal When Analyzing Blood Test Results Dicken Weatherby, N.D.

Subscribe to Optimal on these popular channels Optimal - The Podcast: Episode 8 -Blood Biomarkers and Risk Factors for COVID-19 and its Comorbidities Dr. Dicken Weatherby & Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Welcome to episode 8 of "Optimal - The Podcast". In this episode of Optimal, we’re diving back into COVID-19 a year after our first discussions to see where things stand.

Endothelial Dysfunction - The Optimal Takeaways Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN The early intervention and prevention of endothelial dysfunction includes the following:

Endothelial Dysfunction – Functional Naturopathic Approach Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN Allopathic approaches to endothelial dysfunction are based on its identification once established versus early prevention. Functional approaches to endothelial dysfunction rely on recognition of contributing factors and early assessment of related biomarkers.

NEndothelial Dysfunction & Blood Biomarkers Dicken Weatherby, N.D. and Beth Ellen DiLuglio, MS, RDN, LDN A number of findings on a blood test can point toward an increasing likelihood of atherosclerosis, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction: