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Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) Testing
in Okemos, MI
Resting calorie burn and body composition — for patients across Okemos, East Lansing, and Lansing, MI.
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What Is Metabolic Testing?
Metabolic testing is a set of objective measurements that turn a hunch about how your body is operating into a number you can act on. At Wellness Alternatives, two tests sit under that umbrella: resting metabolic rate for your body's calorie burn at rest, and body composition for what's underneath your weight on a scale.
A real baseline matters. Many functional medicine plans get judged on subjective signals — energy, sleep, mood — which are valuable but shift slowly and are prone to bias. Measurements do not shift on a bad day; they shift when something underneath them shifts. Having that baseline at the start makes the rest of Dr. Eng's care trackable.
Measurement Is the Quiet Multiplier
Most of what we do at Wellness Alternatives sharpens when there is a real number behind your starting point.
- Supports nutrition planning with your measured resting calorie burn instead of an internet estimate
- Replaces a scale reading with a real breakdown of fat mass, lean muscle, and bone
- Designed to give you an objective baseline to track changes over months and years
- Helps Dr. Eng tune the rest of your protocol — IV, supplementation, nutrition — to your physiology
- Supports honest motivation by replacing guesswork with measurement
- Useful for patients building long-term wellness and longevity plans
What to Expect at a Metabolic Testing Visit in Okemos, MI
Two distinct measurements. Each can be booked individually or stacked into one visit.
a) Resting Metabolic Rate Test
The resting metabolic rate test measures you at total rest. You lie still for 10 to 15 minutes with a mask in place while the system measures the oxygen you consume and turns it into a calorie number — the amount your body burns just to keep running. Fasting is usually required — the office sends specific instructions when you book. It's the most direct way to anchor a nutrition plan to your actual metabolism rather than a generic estimate.
b) Body Composition Analysis
Body composition analysis breaks your weight into its actual parts — fat mass, lean muscle, bone mass, and basal metabolic rate. The session takes a few minutes and produces a printable report. For patients chasing 'the scale,' a body composition analysis in Okemos is often the most useful single number set — the same weight can hide different physiology, and it also gives an estimate of daily caloric needs.
Why Wellness Alternatives
Numbers without interpretation are just numbers. Dr. Janet Eng reads your resting metabolic rate and body composition inside the context of your labs, medications, goals, and what you have tried. The point is to use the measurements as one input, not to hand you a printout.
She is a board-certified emergency physician with thirty-plus years of clinical experience, fellowship-trained in medical toxicology, with continued training through the University of South Florida Morsani Personalized Medicine Course, A4M, AMMG, IFM, Frequency Specific Microcurrent, and My Injection Training, and currently participating in the AMSKU Ultrasound Fellowship. The test happens at the clinic. The interpretation happens with her.
Questions About Metabolic Testing
Depends on which test(s) you've booked. The two measurements — resting metabolic rate and body composition — can be done together or individually. Dr. Eng will recommend which combination fits your goals.
Preparation varies. Resting metabolic rate typically requires a fast. Body composition is the most flexible. Specific instructions arrive when you book.
Resting metabolic rate is 10-15 minutes of lying still. Body composition takes a few minutes. Many patients book both tests in one visit.
Patients building a longevity or wellness plan, anyone with conflicting weight-loss or nutrition data, and patients who want a real caloric baseline instead of an online estimate.
Dr. Eng integrates the numbers into the rest of your plan — calorie planning for nutrition, a tracked baseline for follow-ups. Not handed over without context.
Most insurance plans do not reimburse metabolic testing in Lansing, MI or Okemos. Call 517-719-0730 for current per-test rates.
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