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Functional Medicine determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual.
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Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, October 2018 (AFMCP) – $500 Discount
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Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, October 2018 (AFMCP) – $500 Discount
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Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, October 2018 (AFMCP) – $500 Discount
Washington, DC
Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice, November 2018 (AFMCP) Online – $500 Discount
GI Advanced Practice Module 2018 (APM)
Nashville, TN
Detox Advanced Practice Module 2018 (APM)
Nashville, TN
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Intestinal Permeability & Associated Diseases
Dietary changes, chronic alcohol consumption, stress, the use of antibiotics, and other environmental factors, as well as genetic factors, can lead to alterations in the gut microbiota, which in turn may induce intestinal inflammation and increase intestinal permeability. As clinicians, how can we help patients with dysbiotic microbiota? READ MORE
How Stress Changes Gut Function
What dietary and lifestyle interventions can help to diminish the effects of stress within the body and affect gastrointestinal function? New evidence suggests that both prebiotic diets and exercise interventions are most effective if given early in life when the gut and brain are more plastic. READ MORE
Stress, Bile Acids, and IBS Symptoms
Bile absorption difficulties are common in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, as are anxiety and depression. When and how should treatment address these concerns? READ MORE
Understanding Lead Toxicity
A 2018 study provides the first published evidence that lead exposure results in DNA damage via oxidative stress and promoter methylation of DNA repair genes in human cell lines. What other emerging research links lead to undesirable health outcomes? READ MORE