Persistent symptoms can present difficult diagnostic questions, even when patients have already explored nutrition, hormones, gut health, and lifestyle. Could environmental exposures be an overlooked part of the picture?
In this episode of Meet the Experts, JR Burgess welcomes Dr. Michelle Maddux of Mosaic Diagnostics to explore the role of environmental toxin testing in functional, integrative, and personalized healthcare.
Discover how practitioners can investigate potential exposures, interpret specialty diagnostic findings in the context of the whole patient, and determine when additional testing may be clinically appropriate.
Because meaningful diagnostic progress begins with asking the right questions—not simply ordering more tests.
Uncovering What Traditional Evaluations May Miss
Patients with persistent health concerns may have addressed diet, metabolic health, hormones, or other factors without finding clear answers. Where relevant to the clinical history, environmental exposure is another possibility to investigate.
Potential environmental factors include mycotoxins, metals, pesticides, and other compounds. Whether testing is appropriate depends on the suspected exposure, the clinical question, and the usefulness and limitations of the available test.
Testing is information—not a diagnosis.
A detected substance or metabolite does not by itself establish that an exposure caused symptoms. Results should be assessed alongside patient history, examination, other investigations, and clinical judgment.
In This Episode
- Why environmental exposures may be overlooked in complex patient cases.
- How toxin testing can support a more comprehensive clinical picture.
- The importance of patient history and identifying potential exposure sources.
- Why laboratory findings require thoughtful clinical interpretation.
- How precision diagnostics can support personalized patient care.
- The growing role of advanced testing in functional, integrative, and longevity medicine.
From Guesswork to Greater Clinical Clarity
Effective patient care begins with understanding the whole person rather than focusing on isolated symptoms. Mosaic Diagnostics provides precision testing, clinical expertise, and practitioner education to help healthcare professionals investigate potential contributors to chronic health concerns.
For medical and wellness practitioners, incorporating appropriate diagnostic testing into a structured clinical approach can help identify potential areas for further investigation and guide more individualized care strategies.
Better questions. Better information. More informed patient care.
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Meet the Experts
Dr. Michelle Maddux
Senior Manager of Clinical Development, Mosaic Diagnostics
Dr. Michelle Maddux received her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Sonoran University of Health Sciences (formerly SCNM) and her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. She has completed additional training in integrative and functional medicine, specialty diagnostics, eating disorders, meditation, yoga, and mindfulness. She is the Senior Manager of Clinical Development at Mosaic Diagnostics and Founder/CEO of Soaring Phoenix Consulting. Her clinical practice focuses on teaching highly functioning women to take care of themselves no matter how messy life gets. Dr. Maddux is a sought after educator, speaker, start-up advisor and change facilitator. Her personal mission is to change the paradigm of medicine and she believes education is the key to making that happen.
JR Burgess
Executive Business Advisor | MD Business Advisors
JR Burgess is an Executive Business Advisor and healthcare growth strategist who helps doctors build thriving cash-based clinics with stronger systems, better teams, and measurable patient outcomes.
Having served in fractional leadership roles spanning CEO, COO, CFO, CRO, and CMO responsibilities, JR brings hands-on experience across the major functions of clinic growth. He helps medical professionals move beyond clinical education into leadership, implementation, scalability, and sustainable business growth.
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