My most significant clinical learning as of late... It starts with a question. Is inflammation good or bad? Is it entirely relative? Can you have too much inflammation. Yes of course we would all agree on that... https://t.co/oEk9eTdoZU
Just back from long trip including time in Nashville teaching IFM's Practice Implementation sessions with the esteemed IFM faculty, always a great educational experience. Here we are on stage with Patrick... https://t.co/PymE5kIcZn
Secret special way to find liver detox issues that may or may not show up on other markers on your functional medicine lab work ups. If benzoate is high (or benzoic acid) and hippurate is normal or low (hippuric... https://t.co/rKoUqzxBgG
Happy October! I'm heading to Washington, DC tomorrow early morning for the week long IFM course, AFMCP. Will be on stage Wednesday light with the esteemed IFM faculty talking about Practice Implementation... https://t.co/kPoGBqRgdb
Business/clinical tip of the week: Always write out your patient programs in the presence of the patient and hand it to them as a conventional physician would write out a prescription and hand it over.
When I... https://t.co/hPzXOQlPG4
Pithy comment of the day: so after 25 years of working with patients and untold thousands of hours studying health and integrative medicine I have come to conclusion that the most important skill set for patient... https://t.co/edS5qORFZS
My business tip for the day, a direct quote from the former president of Stanford and current chair of Googles board, John Hennessy, "Leadership means service". That's pretty deep. As we get more responsibilities... https://t.co/zCJs8Ds4p5
Clinical tip: Why I'm not sure, but among the combinations of GI "bugs" that we see on labs the most common to occur together are h. pylori and blastocystis hominis. Clearly h. pylori does not always warrant... https://t.co/9nU8fRmdJs
Our colleague, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, is now accepting applications for her Clinical Development Program! This is the last week to join the September cohort. This flexible, on-line program seeks to give its participants the skills, tools and confidence... https://t.co/X03m8SGJYB
Clinical pearl of the day: Magnesium as it relates to glutathione.
Ok, so we're familiar with idea that magnesium is active in every single step of energy production so much so that when a patient says... https://t.co/tUsaGVLSXd
Dan survives desert experience:
Day 7 of 8 day juice fast at We Care, a juice fasting health place in the desert outside of Palm Springs. So every day I have been waking up at 3:30 am doing my Taoist spiritual... https://t.co/w3FEMss8le
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My two favorite doctors, Kristi Hughes and Mark Menolascino! Mark was the doctor that originally vetting the Kalish Institute's My Practice Plan course and Kristi put together our Practice Implementation... https://t.co/eyPLoMaA9r
That's a wrap!
We're back in the office after the IFM APM in Portland, OR.
It was so nice to meet our students and to make new friends, too!
Everyone has such an interesting and unique story. It's always... https://t.co/xBhh7Pt2s2
Another day, another great group of people! Talking about business and clinical strategies for successful practice implementation. Our team is constantly inspired by all of YOU!
"Early in my Functional Medicine career, a doctor explained to me that there were three stages of practice development ahead. Like the differences between an infant, toddler, and teenager, Functional Medicine... https://t.co/8lE7FlsROW
Why you canβt lose weight on a diet
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Many people struggle in trying to keep off body fat that they have lost from extreme diets or exercise.
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As we know in functional medicine itβs the issue of a damaged metabolism that haunts us... https://t.co/vYtbVReesW