If you've spent any time researching functional medicine in Texas or Florida — whether you're in Austin, Dallas, Tampa, or anywhere else — you've probably noticed a pattern: Beautifully crafted…
There are many naysayers - both people and organizations - that criticize functional medicine as "quackery" or "pseudoscience." As a clinician who has worked exclusively in functional medicine for over…
I get asked all the time: What is the best organization for functional medicine education? As much as I'd like to say that one of the following is THE best,…
At the end of 2017, I left an established functional medicine practice and started my own. At the time, I was living in Austin, TX. I looked into positions at…
Mold and Mycotoxin-Induced Illness Mold is part of our world. It is inconvenient when we find it on our food. It is irritating when it causes allergies. It can be…
I started my path in functional and integrative medicine in the 90’s. I’ve worked for others. I’ve co-owned my own practice. And today, I work with the amazing team at…
The following programs are the longest running, and the ones that most seasoned functional medicine clinicians are most familiar with. There are many more options, some comprehensive and others that…
The following is an article I wrote for the Texas Association of Physician Assistants. 1) What got you interested in functional medicine? When Dr. Jeffrey Bland coined the term “functional…
The other day, I was shopping at my local Natural Grocers. As I walked through the supplement section, I heard a customer discussing some allergy-type symptoms with the employee. The…
As practitioners learn and reap the benefits of functional medicine, they will inevitably encounter colleagues that try to belittle their efforts. Any practitioner that goes beyond the constraints of allopathic…