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There’s No One Track Through The Holidays
Every year as the holidays approach, practitioners start having some version of the same conversation with their clients: How are you going to stay on track? How will you avoid overindulging? What's your plan for all the parties? How are you going to make it through...
What Happens After a Supplement Company Is Acquired?: What Practitioners Should Know
In early August of this year, Thorne announced that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by The Procter & Gamble Company. The deal won’t likely be completed until later in 2026, but I observed that the announcement sparked lots of discussion,...
Rethinking PCOS: A Practitioner’s Guide to PMOS
If you have been working with female clients for any length of time, you have almost certainly encountered a client who fits the PCOS picture: irregular cycles, acne, hair loss, excess facial or body hair, insulin resistance, weight gain, and mood dysregulation....
Men’s Hormones: Start With the Fundamentals, Not Testosterone
The conversation around men's hormones tends to begin and end with testosterone. A man feels tired, gains weight, loses muscle, struggles with libido, or develops erectile dysfunction, and the immediate question becomes: "What's his testosterone level?" What often...
Perimenopause: The Missing Connection Behind Autoimmune Flares
She came in to see you because although she'd been feeling great in the past, all of a sudden her autoimmune symptoms were back. It felt like an autoimmune flare, but something was different this time. All of the strategies she'd used in the past to feel better no...
Reading the Mouth: A Functional Approach to Oral Health
Allopathic healthcare often approaches the body and disease as separate from one another. The dermatologist examines acne and psoriasis, the gastroenterologist assesses IBS and celiac disease, and the rheumatologist evaluates arthritis and fibromyalgia. Oral health is...
You Can’t Out-Protocol a Belief System: The Missing Link in Client Compliance
Alice walks into your office with a thick folder of labs. She has a long list of symptoms, and an even longer list of things that “didn’t work.” She has SIBO, Candida, hormone imbalances, and debilitating fatigue that is getting in the way of her busy life. She’s at...
Realities of the Miracle Shot: A Functional Approach to GLP-1 Therapy
At first, it felt like a whisper campaign. Rumors really. Then celebrities were talking about it. Then influencers. Then suddenly it felt like everyone was on it. You know a medication has reached cultural status when The Simpsons devote an entire episode to it...
When Inflammation Isn’t the Problem, Context Is
Most practitioners have no shortage of diet and supplement strategies for helping their clients reduce inflammation. The challenge is that inflammation is rarely the real problem. In practice, inflammation is one of the most misunderstood signals we work with. It...
Five Clinical Considerations When Working with Athletes
Athletes are a unique clinical population. They live in a state of intentional, repeated physiological stress, and are often highly disciplined, goal-oriented, and skilled at pushing through discomfort in pursuit of performance. When symptoms arise, they are...
