Wednesday July 29, 5:30PM CST
Wednesday July 29, 5:30PM CST
Free Masterclass · For Coaches & Practitioners
The Gut Lab Masterclass
Stop guessing with gut protocols. Learn to read stool testing with clinical confidence — and build targeted, root-cause protocols instead of trial-and-error supplement stacks.
If a stool test report has ever come back as a wall of markers you weren't sure how to act on, this will change how you practice.
Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the replay.
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You know the gut is the issue.
Reading the lab is the missing skill.
You've got a client with bloating, irregularity, food sensitivities, fatigue - the usual constellation. You know something's off in the gut. But without a way to see what's actually happening, you're left recommending the same general protocol you use for everyone and hoping it lands.
Stool testing is supposed to solve that. But most practitioners were never taught how to actually read one. The report comes back, and it's a wall of markers, reference ranges, and abbreviations - with no clear path from "here's the data" to "here's the protocol."
So you default to the general gut protocol, or you chase every flagged value at once - and you're never quite sure whether the plan is targeted or just busy.
It doesn't have to be that way.
02
The Reframe
Interpretation is a skill,
not a guess.
A stool panel isn't a verdict you either understand or you don't. It's a readable map - and each section tells you something specific about the client in front of you.
Once you can read the map, protocol design stops being trial-and-error. You know what to address first, what to leave alone, and why. That's the difference between running tests and actually using them.
This masterclass teaches you to read the map.
Reading The Panel
Five sections, one clinical picture
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What we'll cover
i.
Stool testing, demystified
What stool testing can and can't tell you, and where it fits in a root-cause workup - so you're testing with intention, not adding panels for the sake of it.
ii.
The major test types, compared
An honest look at the most common stool tests practitioners use - what each is strong at, where each falls short, and how to choose the right one for a given client presentation.
iii.
Stool vs. breath testing for SIBO
Why stool testing maps the colon and the terrain, while SIBO is a small-bowel diagnosis best assessed by breath testing - and how to use each so you're not asking a stool panel to tell you something it can't.
iv.
Marker-by-marker interpretation
The core categories - digestion and absorption, inflammation, the microbiome, dysbiosis and pathogens, and gut immune markers - and what each one is actually telling you.
v.
From markers to protocol
How to translate a set of results into a prioritized, sequenced protocol - what to address first, what to leave alone, and how to avoid chasing every flagged value at once.
vi.
Real case studies
Walk through de-identified client cases from test result to protocol to outcome, so you can see the full clinical reasoning applied end to end.
04
This is for you if…
- You're a health coach, nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, or clinician who already works with gut cases (or wants to).
- You order - or want to order - stool testing, but don't feel fully confident interpreting the results.
- You want to move from a one-size-fits-all gut protocol to targeted, test-informed plans.
- You want to see the clinical reasoning modeled on real cases, not just theory.
This probably isn't for you if…
You're looking for a single plug-and-play protocol and aren't interested in interpretation. This is a clinical-skills session - not a copy-paste template.
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YOUR HOST
Rachel Scheer
Rachel Scheer is a certified Functional Medicine Nutritionist (BS, Nutrition Science & Dietetics, Baylor University) and the founder of Rachel Scheer Nutrition and the RSN Institute of Functional Nutrition.
Her work started with her own gut. Years ago, Rachel was told surgery was her only option for a severe, debilitating gut condition — and she refused. Instead, she got to the root of it and healed herself through functional medicine, then turned that turnaround into a mission to help others do the same.
Today she and her team have helped over 5,000 people heal their gut and get to the root of chronic bloating and digestive issues — using a structured, evidence-based process: testing, 1:1 practitioner partnership, and a medical-team approach.
Join her live for “Gut Lab Masterclass” to learn how to read and interpret gut labs LIVE with Rachel.
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Interpretation-first,
not protocol-first.
Most gut trainings hand you a protocol and hope the client fits it. This one starts a step earlier — with the data. When you can actually read the lab, you stop forcing every client into the same plan and start building around their physiology.
That's the shift: from running tests to using them, and from generic gut protocols to targeted, defensible clinical decisions.
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WATCH A REAL CASE
How we finally healed Deanna's SIBO for good
This is the kind of case you'll learn to work up in the masterclass — from test results to the drivers underneath to the protocol that actually resolved it.
Deanna is an athlete whose SIBO wasn't a standalone gut problem — it was downstream of hormonal, thyroid, and motility drivers. Chasing the SIBO alone would have brought temporary relief at best. Reading the full picture, and sequencing the protocol around those root drivers, is what finally resolved it for good.
Root drivers: hormonal, thyroid, and motility dysfunction behind recurrent SIBO. In the masterclass, we walk through exactly how to identify and treat cases like this.
Individual results vary and are not typical or guaranteed. This case is shared with the client's written permission; outcomes depend on each person's health history, root cause, and adherence. This content is educational and does not establish a practitioner-client relationship.
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QUESTIONS
Your Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The masterclass is completely free to attend.
Will there be a replay?
Register and we'll send you the replay, so you won't miss it if you can't attend live.
How long is it?
About 90 minutes, including time for questions.
Do I need prior lab-reading experience?
No — but this moves at a practitioner's pace and assumes you already work with clients on gut concerns.
Does stool testing diagnose SIBO?
Not on its own — SIBO is a small-intestinal finding, and breath testing is the tool built for it. Stool testing maps the colon and the terrain (digestion, motility markers, dysbiosis, inflammation) that can drive or accompany SIBO. We'll cover how to use them together.
Is this the RSN Institute certification?
No. This is a free, standalone masterclass. Certification details are shared for anyone who wants to go further, but there's no obligation.
Stop guessing.
Start reading the lab.
If you're tired of one-size-fits-all gut protocols and you want to interpret stool testing with confidence, save your seat.
Wednesday, July 29 · 5:30 PM CT
RSN Functional Nutrition Institute
This masterclass is for educational and professional development purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and does not establish a practitioner-client or provider-patient relationship. Attendees are responsible for practicing within the scope of their own credentials, licensure, and local regulations.
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