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Practitioner Mentorship
Clinical Clarity & Expert Support
For Complex Cases
Direct, on-demand mentorship for registered dietitians and clinicians seeking to deepen their functional medicine practice.
Lauren Papanos is a Functional Registered Dietitian & CSSD with over a decade of clinical experience in thyroid, hormone, and immune health in active individuals. She has helped thousands of individuals find answers that conventional medicine missed. Now she's opening that depth of knowledge to fellow practitioners.
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What We Can Work Through Together
Functional Lab Interpretation
Complex Case Strategy
Thyroid & Hormone Dysfunction
Nutrition & Supplement Protocols
Immune & Autoimmune Support
Clinical Testing Selection
Learn to read beyond reference ranges - understanding what optimal looks like across thyroid panels, micronutrients, stool analysis, organic acids, mold & viral infections, hormones, and more.
Work through real clinical cases - identifying root cause drivers, sequencing interventions appropriately, and building a clear, evidence-informed treatment plan.
Deep dives into hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's, low T3, PCOS, HPA axis dysregulation, amenorrhea, and how these conditions overlap and compound in clinical presentations.
Building individualized, phase-appropriate therapeutic protocols - including professional-grade supplementation, herbal medicine, and food-as-medicine strategies.
Clinical approaches to Hashimoto's, CIRS, post-viral syndrome, long COVID, and other immune-mediated conditions through a functional nutrition lens.
How to assess which labs are appropriate for each patient, sequence testing intelligently, and build a systematic approach to root-cause investigation.
Bring Your Toughest Cases,
Leave With A Plan
Ready to Work Together?
Book a single session whenever you need it. No commitment, just direct access to a decade of functional clinical expertise.
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Clinical Strategy Session
1:1 Mentorship investment
- 60 minutes of direct, focused time with Lauren
- Case review, lab interpretation, or clinical framework development
- Personalized guidance tailored to your specific patient or practice questions
- Review of case protocol and labs prior to the session by Lauren
- Session recording, notes and follow-up resources
- Book as many sessions as you need, whenever you need them
Total investment $395 per session
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MY PRACTITIONER COURSE
not ready for mentorship and PREFER TO LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE?
You can still learn my proven framework through my self-paced workshop series.
Designed for clinicians, this course walks you through how to identify and address the root causes of endocrine dysfunction using lab testing, nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation.
You’ll learn:
My proven root-cause hormone framework
How to analyze labs and build treatment plans for low and high hormone states
How to choose the right tests based on symptoms and presentation
Includes training on:
DUTCH, thyroid, insulin, adrenal, and blood hormone testing
Plus, how to apply findings to real-world cases like:
acne, amenorrhea, PCOS, perimenopause, post-birth control, and hypothyroidism
Investment: $99
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One of the biggest takeaways was learning how to better triage and sequence interventions to create more impactful outcomes for my clients’ symptoms and overall health.
Overall, the experience strengthened my confidence in managing complex thyroid cases and reinforced the importance of an individualized approach!"
- Abby, Functional Women's Health RD
One of the biggest takeaways was learning how to better triage and sequence interventions to create more impactful outcomes for my clients’ symptoms and overall health.
Overall, the experience strengthened my confidence in managing complex thyroid cases and reinforced the importance of an individualized approach!"
- Abby, Functional Women's Health RD
One of the biggest takeaways was learning how to better triage and sequence interventions to create more impactful outcomes for my clients’ symptoms and overall health.
Overall, the experience strengthened my confidence in managing complex thyroid cases and reinforced the importance of an individualized approach!"
- Abby, Functional Women's Health RD
One of the biggest takeaways was learning how to better triage and sequence interventions to create more impactful outcomes for my clients’ symptoms and overall health.
Overall, the experience strengthened my confidence in managing complex thyroid cases and reinforced the importance of an individualized approach!"
- Abby, Functional Women's Health RD
Explore Case Studies
Meet Patient A
FROM IN A HASHIMOTO'S FLARE TO ASYMPTOMATIC AND PREGNANT IN 1 MONTH
The Presenting Picture
This case was brought forward by a clinician seeking mentorship after feeling clinically “stuck” with a complex presentation involving thyroid autoimmunity, mineral dysregulation, immune instability, and impaired iron metabolism.
The patient presented with:
GI dysfunction: Low commensal bacteria, high staph overgrowth, low pancreatic elastase
Hematologic + iron markers: Low ferritin, low serum iron, high MCV
Thyroid dysfunction: Borderline low thyroid hormones, elevated reverse T3, high thyroid antibodies
Immune markers: Low WBC
Metabolic markers: Low ALP, low cholesterol
Mineral imbalances:
Low copper, ceruloplasmin
Low manganese, cobalt
Low sodium, potassium
Elevated zinc
Clinically, she was also experiencing:
Fatigue and low resilience
Infrequent bowel movements (as low as 2x/week)
Recent miscarriage (5–6 weeks gestation)
Post-miscarriage hormonal disruption
Increased thyroid antibodies following initiation of detox protocols
The Outcome
What I Identified + Guided the Clinician On
The primary issue wasn’t gut dysfunction, thyroid imbalance, or iron deficiency in isolation—it was a system that lacked the energy and resources to respond appropriately to stress or intervention.
I helped the clinician recognize that:
Thyroid dysfunction was largely adaptive and downstream, driven by low energy availability and nutrient insufficiency
The immune system was not overactive, but reactive due to being under-resourced
Most importantly, I guided her to shift away from pushing detoxification and antimicrobial strategies, and instead focus on:
Building foundational capacity first (digestion, minerals, energy production)
Supporting the body’s ability to utilize nutrients, rather than simply increasing inputs
Stabilizing the system before progressing into more intensive intervention
Replenishing the immune system's capacity to stabilize antibody production
A: This mentorship is designed for registered dietitians and clinicians who are already practicing and want to deepen their functional nutrition skills, particularly around complex cases, lab interpretation, and thyroid and hormone health. It is not a foundational training program.
A: Sessions are booked on an as-needed basis with no long-term commitment or set curriculum. You bring your questions, cases, or areas of focus and Lauren guides the session from there. Sessions are 60 minutes and conducted virtually. You will have the option to upload labs and protocol details for review prior to the session.
A: Anything you are working through clinically. Common session focuses include complex patient cases, functional lab interpretation, building treatment protocols, and understanding how to approach overlapping conditions like thyroid dysfunction, PCOS, and autoimmunity together.
A: This mentorship is designed for registered dietitians and clinicians who are already practicing and want to deepen their functional nutrition skills, particularly around complex cases, lab interpretation, and thyroid and hormone health. It is not a foundational training program.
A: Simply use the booking link on this page to select a time that works for you. Sessions are available on a rolling basis depending on Lauren's availability.
A: Sessions are $395 for 60 minutes with no package requirement. Book as many or as few sessions as you need.
