Search Articles
clear search termsSupplement Myths and Truths for Practitioners
Hi!
Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about Supplement Myths and Truths for Practitioners. 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:
- Liposomal? Nano? Sublingual? Tablets? Myths and Truths about the mode of delivery.
- It’s still a hot, hot supplement right now. But it can cause side effects – quickly! – if you don’t know this devil in the detail.
- Treating labwork with supplements is Not functional medicine at its best.
- The biggest practitioner pitfalls in working with supplements. Guaranteed to create overwhelm if you don’t learn them in advance.
- There’s safety (and Efficacy) in numbers. Why single point solutions are seldom the best.
- Missteps in labwork. Are you using the best markers to check dosage sufficiency?
- Sure, learn protocols. And then learn to discard them, confidently. Here’s Why.
- You didn’t prescribe the drug, but you’re still responsible for this. And it’s important! I’ll share the most common mistakes.
- Plus some leading edge supplement options and alternatives. You don’t want to miss these!
Thank you very much for joining in the fun and learning! Please share your thoughts (please be thorough) in the “Ask a Question” area below about what inspired you in this presentation! Include what type of practitioner you are, so that we can all see your unique perspective.
* No need to enter a comment more than once. Comments will not be published instantly; they will first be checked by the moderators before appearing below.
P.S. If you are passionate about transforming healthcare through the power of functional medicine, we encourage you to learn more about SAFM’s practitioner training programs. Enrollment for our next cohort is now open!
To receive weekly clinical tips for practitioners – like this one – right to your inbox, register here.
Follow us on Facebook and/or on Youtube to gain more rich clinical content.
209 Questions for “Supplement Myths and Truths for Practitioners”
-
199
Eva Champagne says:
Thank you Tracy & the School of AFM team,
this has been such a rich informative live session, which I watched after the fact due to time differences.
I’m starting a health coach training in January but am already looking at how to complement my FM education , and that’s how I found you.
I found the session especially interesting because of its subtile and well researched, evidence based information. I really appreciate the debunking of popular science myths.
De 10 pearls really are that: pearls of wisdom; which I noted down at a speed of light, trying not to miss anything, but I will go back to this FB live session quite a lot.Would love to win that deep dive course ?
Thank you
Eva -
198
Caroline Webb says:
Thank you Tracey – this was FAB! I particularly liked the insight that a multi might not be the best for a client but a more targeted & therapeutic single vitamin or complex eg B vitamins, might be better than a catch all quality multi. Love your work & your expansive knowledge. I’m a nutritional therapist in the UK.
-
197
Elena Ayzenberg says:
So much great information! For me was very interesting information about vitamin D and vitamin A works together and that Covid can cause tryptophan dificiency.
Thank you for a great presentation! -
196
Begona Martinez says:
Hi Tracy. I don’t know what happened I enter my pearl after the number 36 , but for some reason it wasn’t on the list. It was a great webinar. Very informative. I think what inspired me the most was to discover that the body used triptophan to synthesize quinolic acid to help macrophages. The post viral syndrome that can leave people suffering from low serotonin, which can lead to constipation, insomnia, cravings, enhance pain, and how supplementing with a low dose of tryptophan and p5p can help with the symptoms, as long as the person is not on antidepressants or any medication addressing low mood. Listening to you talking so passionate about Functional medicine is a real pleasure. Best wishes
-
195
Amanda Thornton says:
amandathornt@gmail.com
Hi Tracey, loved your onion analogy! It will help to explain to impatient clients why they won’t feel huge difference in how they feel when they have made small lifestyle changes.
How would you suggest tackling diary sensitivity other than completely omitting from diet at once? It often forms a large component of someone’s diet.-
195.1
SAFM Team says:
I don’t believe there is “an easy way out” of removing the foods 100% for a time in order to allow the immune system to relax and experience a natural reduction in the associated antibodies.
This write-up may be of interest to you: https://schoolafm.com/ws_clinical_know/food-sensitivities-what-why-and-how/ .
Thanks for joining us!
-
-
194
Hi all! I’m a PA based on Oahu, HI with a virtual consulting practice. My favorite clinical pearls are related to targeted supplementation that a patient can recognize the benefit of by improvement in their symptoms. There’s no one-size fits all approach to supplementation, the same way that approach doesn’t work when it comes to nutrition. As Tracy said, the best supplement is the one they can find, afford, swallow, and sustain regular intake and getting a benefit they recognize. Similarly to you are what you digest, absorb, integrate and get through the cell membrane. It’s not as simple as you are what you eat! Thank you Tracy for another wonderful FB Live, you are so generous with your time and information. I just signed up for 202 and I’m excited for another semester!
-
193
Sarah says:
So true about what functional medicine is..
We need to change the narrative and make the public aware it’s not a pill or an ill, even a supplement. -
192
Christine DiVinere says:
I actually posted this on SAFM contact right after the meeting because I couldn’t figure out where the link was. I know I”m an hour past 12 EST. I hope you can still consider me. I’ll repeat what I said on your website. It really resonated about sharing with the client 1) why they are taking the supplement, 2) What it’s doing, 3) contraindications, and 4) when they should stop. I’ve had my nutritionist prescribe supplements and I felt in the dark not knowing the aforementioned. This is empowering for the client to know.
Thanks for your amazing content.-
192.1
Thanks for joining us! No worries, you were included in the drawing.
-
-
191
Hillary Swann says:
Fine is not the goal! I love this! So much to be said about you are not what you eat. You are what you ingest, digest, absorb and covert. Nothing could be truer, so much wisdom in these words! Learned a lot in my first FB live session! Can’t wait to start in January!
-
190
Oriane Torode says:
I never have even to listen to all those pearls and getting new ones each and every time. I will pay attention on licorice as I was advising it widely and nit being as thorough in its ramifications. A slo a good reminder to stop supplements at some points and to review supplements with client after some time even once the health follow up programme is over thank you
-
189
Nazish Chagla says:
One of my favourite lives this year for sure! I loved ‘celebrity SNP MTHFR’ (LOL’. I did not know that DGL would work for someone with hypertension and I’m so happy to know that because I really had been thinking it could benefit a client! Thank you Tracy
-
188
Louisa Asare says:
Target supplementation is better than giving a broad supplement
-
187
Katie says:
vit d req k2 to direct calcium to bones
-
186
Karyn Meadows says:
I found the section about iron very interesting. I have come across patients with most values associated with anemia in range and maybe one or two values out of recommended range. It was great reminder to consider other factor within the body that control iron absorption. I would remember to consider foods and drink but not the body’s own processes. Also, suggesting to supplement less frequently to help with iron absorption. Thank you for a great session!
-
185
Michele Duffy says:
Goodness! So much great info to consider 🙂 Thank you for the i night be for the ease of of having a recording I can share with my colleagues! For me, the reminder to continually look upstream to find the I terconnectedness vs just using a supplement like a pharmaceutical and to remember to educate my patients on supplementation much in the same way you might educate on a pharm drug
Need to remember that there are consequences to everything that is put into the body! Appreciate the pearls as always! -
184
Krista Calvino says:
So much information about licorice. I’ve wondered if the tea from root was different from tinctures and what is in supplements. Also, the downstream affect of long term use and the warnings /side effects. I am going to have to listen to this again. Thank you for these talks/1
-
183
Molly Khan says:
Geeking out tonight! The post covid Tryptophan and downstream effects are fascinating to me as are the calcium bolus and preventing spill over into calcification of soft tissue and getting Vit K2 in there. Slow drip of calcium from food is best
-
182
Eucheria Mbata says:
Being a Family Nurse Practitioner, it is imperative to educate patients on supplementation benefits and reasons for taking them. Also, informing them when to stop taking supplementation is vital in maintaining optimal health. I learned that licorice could affect testosterone, and metformin can block the absorption of vitamin B12.
-
181
Beth Whittam says:
Hi Tracy. Thanks for this GREAT info and for your enthusiasm! I am a NP and just enrolled in the Core 101 beginning in January and am thrilled to be starting the functional medicine journey! So many great tips today, but especially valued the tip for using supplements with multi-agent formula for targeted purposes. Looking forward to the facebook live in January about COVID syndrome.
Ask a Question
Practitioner clarification questions are welcome! Please do not post personal case inquiries.
© 2017-, The School of Applied Functional Medicine | Company Values | Terms of Use | Legal/Privacy | Contact
web development by: Gordon Multimedia
Thank you! It was new to me that plant based antioxidants can cause an oxidative effect, providing chronic activation challenge to our endogenous antioxidant capability. I need to learn more about it.