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Low Thyroid Function and Estrogen Dominance

December 28, 2023 | 10 Comments | SAFM Team

Here’s a powerful tip that will help you to support many women who seek help via a functional medicine perspective:  Be on the lookout for symptoms of low thyroid function in those who have an overload of estrogenic effects (what we commonly call “estrogen dominance”). We talk often in our classes about the epidemic of […]

Integrating the Impact of Functional Medicine into Managed Care: We Must Begin!

December 27, 2023 | 30 Comments | Cheryl Wooster

Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about  ‘Integrating the Impact of Functional Medicine into Managed Care: We Must Begin!‘ You’ll walk away with inspiration and ideas you can use in your practice right away. Here are some of the things we’ll be […]

Biggest Levers for Weight Loss

December 14, 2023 | 16 Comments | Greg Dawson

(This is an excerpt from a sample entry in SAFM’s Q&A Treasure Chest, a tool with hundreds of entries to support students with their client needs. Students gain unlimited access as part of SAFM’s functional medicine training program.) Student Question: What are the most common dynamics in the body that prevent people from losing weight?  […]

Shingles and Viral Reactivation

December 10, 2023 | 15 Comments | SAFM Team

A sample entry from our student Q&A Treasure Chest which features hundreds of similar topics, available as an ongoing resource for our students… A question from a Practitioner:  I have several questions about shingles. I have a patient who is relatively young (early 40’s) and in general good health. She does have some food sensitivities, […]

Hypothyroidism and Bones

November 17, 2023 | 1 Comment | Greg Dawson

 “Sluggish thyroid, sluggish anything; maybe sluggish everything”. Even sluggish bones! Practitioners know that hyperthyroidism can negatively affect bone density – increasing the risk for both osteopenia and osteoporosis. But few understand that hypothyroidism can also play a powerful role in these dysfunctions. Think about it. Hypothyroidism is rampant. Especially when subclinical. With the inadequate […]

Are You a Nocebo?

November 17, 2023 | No Comments | SAFM Team

Long regarded as a nuisance hurdle in pharmaceutical drug testing, the placebo effect is actually a powerful tool that can be harnessed and amplified. In the same way, a nocebo effect (that is, the expectation of a negative result) can ignite uncertainty or fear into dis-ease. In many ways, the Body follows the Mind. A […]

Advanced Gut Insights: What Even Savvy Practitioners are Missing

November 15, 2023 | 8 Comments | Cheryl Wooster

Hi! Although you may already be a savvy practitioner, I am certain you will learn something new in this video about ‘Advanced Gut Insights: What Even Savvy Practitioners are Missing.’ You’ll walk away with pages of notes and practical pearls you can use in your practice right away. Here is some of what we covered: The […]

Stress and Bone Health

November 8, 2023 | 4 Comments | Greg Dawson

A link between stress and bone loss?  You bet. Check out this clinical tip on the mechanisms of this all-too-common dynamic. Practitioners know that exogenous glucocorticoid prescriptions are associated with a notable increase in fractures and appreciable reductions in bone density. Logic would dictate that elevations in endogenous glucocorticoids would carry the same risk.  But […]

Psoriasis – and General AutoImmune Considerations

October 15, 2023 | 6 Comments | SAFM Team

(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: My client has terrible psoriasis on legs, arms, head, behind and now new break outs on lower […]

Helping Patients and Clients Upgrade Their Food Choices

September 2, 2023 | 9 Comments | Greg Dawson

Here’s Part 2 of our Best Practices series on “soft” skills – practical tips, tricks, and substitutions to help your patients and clients get better, and, more importantly, stay better via sustainable lifestyle change. An introduction to the series and Part 1 which focuses on beverage swaps can be found here. Part 3 which focuses […]