Patient Resources

Part of the mission at Metagenics Institute is to create relevant, high-quality educational content to support patients.
​With a focus on optimizing immune health, these materials serve as foundation resources for use in your daily lives.

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5 Ways to Support Gut Bacteria for Better Immune Health

This handout provides five ways to help you pay attention to your gut and give you the tools to strengthen your overall immune response.

Create a Sleep Sanctuary

Create a "Sleep Sanctuary" to reset your circadian rhythm and prioritize your sleep routine. Use this handout to improve your sleep and optimize your metabolic health.

FODMAPs 101

Confused about FODMAPs? Use this guide to discover the right foods to aid in better digestion and help those with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Hemp Oil Patient Guide

​This guide is designed to help you understand the differences between various hemp products, the benefits to taking hemp, and the best delivery format for your individual goals.

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​Intermittent Fasting Worksheet​

Use this handout to create and plan your time-restricted eating schedules, with specific windows to help you establish the intermittent fasting routine that works best for you.

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Omega-3, Omega-6, Omega-9: What’s the Difference?

Unsaturated fatty acids are necessary within the body, so what makes them special, and how are they different from one another? This handout will help you understand the many health benefits that omegas provide.

Quality Sleep Routine Checklist

What steps should you implement in order to get the quality sleep your body requires? This checklist will help identify the areas in your nighttime routine that will benefit you once modified. 

Supporting Immune Health with Nutrition

This guide will help you understand the important nutrients in vitamin rich foods that support a healthy immune response. Use it to help you select the best food source for your every day nutritional needs.

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Weekly Sleep Hygiene Tracker

Use this interactive handout as a template to keep up with your current sleep habits. This will enable you to see the areas that need necessary modifications to improve your bedtime routine and overall quality of sleep.

What Are SPMs, and What Do They Do?

SPMs are important molecules that are needed by the body to conclude inflammation and repair damage. This handout explains how SPM supplementation can signal your body to regrow and replace the cells lost to inflammation.

What Is a Medical Food, and Why Do I Need It?

A medical food is often recommended to support those who have trouble digesting and absorbing food. Use this handout to get an overview of how medical foods support the dietary management of specific disease states.

​What Is Metabolic Detoxification?

​What are the 3 stages of detox? This handout will help you understand how your body reacts to toxins, neutralizes toxins and ultimately excretes toxins to promote a healthy core.

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Why Do I Need Different Probiotics?

Whether you’re wondering which to choose or unsure why your practitioner suggested a specific product, this guide can help to break down the confusion around probiotics.