(This is a sample entry from the SAFM Q&A Treasure Chest, a tool with hundreds of entries to support students with their client needs. Students gain unlimited access with enrollment in SAFM’s functional medicine training.) Student Question: My client has terrible ongoing psoriasis on legs, arms, head, behind, and now new break outs on lower […]

(This is a sample entry from the SAFM Q&A Treasure Chest, a tool with hundreds of entries to support students with their clinical cases. Students gain unlimited access as part of SAFM’s functional medicine training program.) Student Question: This is a patient who is 67, Dx rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.  Renal reconstruction surgery at age […]

Congratulations to SAFM student and AFMC-certified practitioner, Diane! We are celebrating her success with a client suffering from persistent inflamed and itchy skin, chronic bloating/constipation, eczema, joint pain, persistent weight gain, and more. A veritable buffet of functional medicine interconnectedness! Remember:  the skin outside the body is usually a reflection of balance (or lack thereof) […]

Congratulations to SAFM student and AFMC-certified practitioner, Amina!  We are celebrating her success helping a young woman struggling with many symptoms of hyperthyroid function, likely accompanied by high stress hormones. This is a powerful case example of what is possible when you simply don’t have the option of getting deeper or more esoteric functional lab […]

The recent global pandemic and post-pandemic realities have shone a spotlight on a key truth we need to keep front and center in our public and personal health initiatives:  poor health increases the risk of ALL debilitating disease, including infections of all kinds. More and more people in our communities are realizing that chronic diseases […]

(This is a sample entry from the SAFM Q&A Treasure Chest, a tool with hundreds of entries to support students with their client needs. Students get unlimited access as part of SAFM’s functional medicine training program.) Student Question: Hi Tracy, I have a 19 year old patient who was diagnosed with PCOS when she was […]

As a practitioner, you already know this:  labwork data is helpful.   Sometimes, very helpful. Many of you have heard me say it a hundred times: Test; don’t Guess.  Wherever possible, I recommend we use objective lab data to help identify the root causes of our patients’ dis-ease, imbalance, and blockage. Sure, it’s only one part […]

  Congratulations to SAFM student and AFMC-certified practitioner, Thom!  We are celebrating his success with a client suffering from infertility, PCOS, extreme obesity, joint pain, and debilitating GI symptoms secondary to gastric sleeve surgery.  Another veritable buffet of functional medicine interconnectedness! After excellent support from Thom, this wildly satisfied client lost nearly 150 lbs (and […]

I want to share a truth that you’ve undoubtedly heard before.  But in my experience supporting thousands of practitioners, most have heard this advice before – and even Agree with it, but very few actually Do it. After all, it’s a common trap.  You can have a perfect business model.  You can have excellent technical […]

I am celebrating yet another client (Jane) getting rid of her hypertension – from Three medications to None. Woohoo! What did we do?  Step-by-step, primarily 6 things, over about six months in total… Decreased her sodium intake?  No. But Jane did need more potassium.  In her cells.  She was eating enough potassium via fruits and vegetables, […]