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Deep Dive on Beyond the Science: Practitioner Pitfalls and Best Practices

June 17, 2020 | 176 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Hi! Are you confident in your knowledge of going Beyond the Science, as seen through the functional medicine lens? Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video. You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right […]

What about Oral Progesterone for Sleep?

May 20, 2020 | 10 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Last week’s video dove into the perhaps unexpected and negative effects of oral hormone supplementation on the body.  Check out that video here.  A great practitioner question came in:  what about oral progesterone used specifically for sleep? A great question – and opportunity to challenge your learning!  Do you know why oral progesterone might help […]

Deep Dive on Powerful Asthma Pearls for Practitioners

May 20, 2020 | 134 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Hi! Are you confident in your knowledge of asthma, as seen through the functional medicine lens? Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video. You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right away. Here are […]

Wide Awake to Stay at 4am?

May 7, 2020 | 16 Comments | SAFM Team

A question from a Practitioner: A 57 year old female client and I have been working together for 2 months. Pretty good primary food, taking levothyroxine, but persistent hypothyroid symptoms (TSH mid-norm, but PCP will not test T3 and T4).   5’4″/153lbs, menopausal several years now.  Lots of work-related stress.  Dialing down sugar and flour in […]

Gallbladder Rescue Toolbox Essential

April 29, 2020 | 22 Comments | Shannon Vanasse

This is an oldie but goodie that highlights a potent tool I don’t want you to miss!  A powerful option to have in your functional medicine toolbox is D-limonene.  A monoterpene extract from citrus fruits, especially lemons and oranges. Hepatic-biliary congestion is an increasingly common dis-ease dynamic – and a potentially potent connection beween systemic […]

Powerful Depression Pearls for Practitioners

April 20, 2020 | 162 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Hi! According to a survey released by the American Psychiatric Association, “More than one-third of Americans say the pandemic is having a ‘serious impact’ on their mental health.” How could it not? As savvy practitioners, we know the pandemic goes way beyond the physical. We are looking for the hallmarks in our clients – keeping […]

Exploring Anxiety through the Functional Medicine Lens: A Deep Dive for Practitioners

April 8, 2020 | 125 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Hi! In today’s pandemic environment and beyond, it’s important that we are also focused on the potentially devastating effects of chronic anxiety.  Especially for the lionshare of our patients and clients who are not personally wrestling with infections, their underlying chronic disease dynamics are otherwise likely worsening behind the scenes of this pandemic.  Sustained uncertainty […]

Where are the impressive, tipping point cases? TEDMED 2020 Conference Reflection

April 2, 2020 | No Comments | Clinical Tip Team

It seems like a year ago given all that has transpired since! But just four weeks ago, I was privileged to attend the TEDMED 2020 conference in Boston. Interacting with some of the most open, progressive, and creative minds in the field of healthcare. This was a diverse collection of public health leaders, clinicians, researchers, […]

What You Might Not Be Hearing

March 28, 2020 | No Comments | Clinical Tip Team

In this moment, our world is awash in information. Electronic connections are lit up brighter than ever before! In times like these, we endlessly seek certainty, and finding little, we try to quell our anxiety with more data. More opinions. More binge-watching. News, statistics, speculation, regulatory updates, more news, fear-mongering, political finger-pointing, conspiracy theories, yet […]

Important Practitioner Priorities for the Pandemic

March 20, 2020 | 14 Comments | Clinical Tip Team

Hi! I am so excited to share this Facebook Live and THESE POWERFUL PEARLS of functional medicine with you. At SAFM we honor that scientific knowledge is always evolving. That’s why we regularly revise our content in light of new research findings. This information is CRITICAL for ALL practitioner modalities. Are you confident in Practitioner […]