Educational Articles
Botanical Therapy for Antibiotic Resistance in the GI Tract
Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a global public health crisis with far-reaching consequences. With the spread of AR, previously treatable infections have become challenging, and often impossible, to treat. According to the Center for Disease Control's recently released 2019 AR Threat Report, each... read more »
Autoimmune Diseases: How to Get to the Bottom of the Problem
Autoimmune conditions are the conventional practitioner’s burden and the integrative and functional medicine practitioner’s gift. I say this because conventional medicine effectively addresses the symptoms, but has little to offer in the way of reversing autoimmune disease. On the other hand,... read more »
GI Testing is Imperative, Even in Patients Without Digestive Complaints
Are You Assessing Gut Health First?
If not, you could be missing the root cause of disorders.
Practitioners often ask themselves, "Should I order a GI test on this patient, or not?" A few years ago, I traveled around the U.S. giving lectures on behalf of Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, and at... read more »