When Your Labs Are “Normal” but You Still Don’t Feel Right
You’ve done everything right. You’ve gone to your doctor, described your symptoms, and had your bloodwork checked. Then the results come back — “Everything looks normal.”
So why do you still feel exhausted, bloated, foggy, anxious, or just off?
You’re not imagining it.
You’re not crazy.
And you’re definitely not alone.
At Balanced Health, we see women every day who’ve been told their labs are fine — yet they don’t feel fine at all.
When “Normal” Isn’t Optimal
Here’s the problem: most traditional lab tests only look for disease, not imbalance.
If your numbers fall anywhere within a very broad “normal” range, you’re told everything is fine — even if your body is screaming otherwise.
But “normal” just means average — and the average person today is tired, inflamed, and running on caffeine and survival mode.
In functional medicine, we don’t aim for normal.
We aim for optimal — the range where your body functions best and symptoms actually improve.
For example:
A TSH of 4.0 may be “normal,” but many women feel sluggish until it’s closer to 1–2.
Ferritin at 20 may be “fine,” but optimal energy and hair growth often require levels above 70.
Vitamin D at 32 technically passes, but optimal immune and mood support happens closer to 60–80.
You don’t need to wait until your labs are bad to take action.
What “Root-Cause” Testing Looks For
When we dig deeper, we often find hidden imbalances that explain the symptoms you’ve been struggling with for years.
These root-cause labs look at how your body is functioning, not just whether something is broken.
Here are some of the key markers we check that most routine panels miss:
Fasting Insulin: reveals early blood sugar dysfunction long before A1C rises.
Free T3 & Reverse T3: show how your thyroid hormones are converting and whether stress is slowing metabolism.
Ferritin & Iron Saturation: assess energy production and oxygen delivery.
Cortisol Pattern (Saliva): uncovers adrenal fatigue and disrupted stress rhythms.
Sex Hormone Ratios: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone balance — especially critical for mood, metabolism, and libido.
Why It Matters
When these deeper markers are out of balance, you can have real symptoms — fatigue, weight gain, mood swings, poor sleep — even when your basic labs look “fine.”
And the fix isn’t more prescriptions or caffeine; it’s identifying what’s off and giving your body what it needs to restore balance.
A Simple Step You Can Take Today
If you’re ready to stop guessing, here’s where to start:
Download my free guide: “5 Lab Tests Your Doctor Probably Isn’t Checking.”
Click here to get your copy
Inside, you’ll learn exactly which labs reveal the why behind your symptoms — and how to bring them back into balance.
Or, if you’re tired of doing this alone, book a free consultation with our team at Balanced Health.
We’ll review your current labs, identify what’s missing, and create a plan that finally makes sense.
Because “normal” isn’t the goal — feeling like yourself again is.