Live Q&A Featuring
Lisa Fraley, JD
Attorney, Legal Coach®, Speaker, Podcast Host
RECENT WEBINAR // Recorded on Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Labs, Supplements, and Legal Liability: Where Coaching Ends and Practicing Medicine Begins
Learn how to practice functional health coaching safely and legally
Join FMCA for an objective, no-nonsense Ask the Expert Q&A featuring Lisa Fraley, JD, Legal Coach®, and former health coach. As technology and access expands around lab testing and supplementation, the legal lines for current and potential coaches have never felt blurrier. In this straightforward, 60-minute session hosted by Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, Lisa will cut through the industry noise to demystify the legal landscape of functional health coaching.
Rather than a formal presentation, this session will dive directly into answering the most critical legal and liability questions from the health coaching community. Lisa will provide clear, neutral reality checks on lab interpretation, supplements, and scope of practice. Join us to learn how to protect your clients, protect your livelihood, and build a legally robust practice.
What You’ll Learn:
- How state medical and dietetics laws interact with private health coach or “practitioner” certifications.
- The legal mechanics and boundaries around direct-to-consumer lab ordering, physician authorization networks, and lab interpretation.
- How to safely educate clients on functional knowledge and supplements without “prescribing.”
- The limits of client disclaimers and what actually triggers a State Medical Board investigation.
- How to legally and safely navigate holding multiple credentials (e.g., NBHWC and functional practitioner certifications).
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FMCA hosts virtual events every month, which include public webinars, our Ask The Expert series, and “Lunch and Learns” for prospective students. Every event is completely free to register for and attend.
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Replays Of Past Events
While we don’t make public replays of every FMCA virtual event, we try to share as many as possible. Here’s a list of available webinars we’ve hosted in the past:
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Cycle Syncing and Coaching: Understanding the Female Hormonal Rhythm
Learn how the Cycle Syncing Method can help women align nutrition, movement, and lifestyle with their hormonal rhythm in this webinar replay with Alisa Vitti.
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Food Sensitivity Testing 101: Supporting Clients with Inflammation and Gut Issues
Learn how food sensitivity testing supports personalized coaching. James White of KBMO shares how the FIT Test helps reduce inflammation and improve gut health.
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Women’s Health and the Vaginal Microbiome: A Probiotic Breakthrough
Explore the groundbreaking research of Dr. William Davis on a new vaginal probiotic strain and its potential to transform women’s health. In this Ask the Expert webinar with FMCA Founder Dr. Sandi, learn how the vaginal and gut microbiomes are connected, and how health coaches can support balance through lifestyle.
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The Health Coaching Career Blueprint: From Certification to Cash Flow
In this Career Week webinar replay, business strategist Hailey Rowe shares simple, actionable steps to help health coaches attract clients, build momentum, and grow a profitable, purpose-driven practice.
