As savvy practitioners, we need always to question what the medical media promotes.  Our ability to simply AND accurately educate and inspire our patients depends on it!  When they better understand the biochemical dynamics that are at play within their body, the people we serve are much more likely to take ownership for optimizing […]

Hi! Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about  ‘Multi-Modality Collaboration to Make Functional Medicine Sustainable‘ You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right away. Here are some of the things we’ll be discussing: […]

This is a list I share with all of my clients.  Typically one topic at a time during our working sessions together.  I customize the order depending on each person’s needs and what they are inspired to focus on. They also make a great foundation for a series of Group Visits in managed care or […]

Hi! Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about ‘Clinical Misconceptions! Practitioner Limiting Beliefs That Are Holding Back the Future of Functional Medicine‘ You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right away. Here are […]

(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 new client – a  46-year-old lady who is literally allergic/sensitive to every […]

At SAFM, we’ve been teaching about the power of berberine for over 15 years now (evident in the throwback video above!).  Yet a surprising number of practitioners don’t use it in their clinical toolbox. Or we’ve left powerful tools on the sideline in deference to novel options (e.g., GLP-1 agonists). Insulin resistance, the common root […]

Tightness, tension, spasm…  Throughout the body, these symptoms are often a sign of insufficient magnesium.   Magnesium functions as a bit of a “master” electrolyte in this case because it directly controls the pump that allows potassium to flow into the cell (where benefits can actually be experienced).  Especially because it is increasingly less prevalent […]

Oral intake of estrogen (with or without progestins) may promote the roots of disease in the gut. Check out this clinical tip video for insight on oral sex hormone supplementation that might surprise you. Here are a few of the points I cover… Oral contraceptives may increase C-reactive protein.  Check out the detail here and […]

Hi! Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about ‘It’s Not Enough to Master the Science: the Art of Facilitating Lifestyle Change.’ You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right away. Here are some of […]

  Both insulin resistance (IR) and hypothyroid dynamics are quite common in our practices. When you think about the interconnectedness between the two, you might rightly point to their synergistic negative impact on metabolic health as a primary area of action. But what about receptor resistance as another dynamic that ties the two together? We […]