Before you step foot into a functional medicine clinic, it’s imperative that you understand these 4 things to shape your expectations and experience.

The body never does stupid stuff, it’s just dose dependent. There seems to be benefits of a lower IGF-1 and benefits to a higher IGF-1. But there are also trade-offs of both.

Fatigue is not a valid diagnosis.  Actually, when you look at most diagnoses, they aren’t valid.  All your doctor is doing is describing what you’re going through on the path Read More

A few weeks back I had posted a picture of the infamous Unicorn Frappuccino.  It was an image that equated the sugar load of the beverage with eating 3 Snicker’s bars.  Read More

Arthritis can be debilitating.  In fact, arthritis and rheumatoid conditions are the leading cause of disability among US adults for the past 15 years.  So when your doctor is assessing your Read More

This post is for all those fatties out there. You know who I’m talking about…fatty, fatty, fat, fat.  Yeah, I called you fat, look at me I’m skinny.  Never stopped me Read More

I admit it, I consider myself a CrossFit junkie…or maybe I’m just a giant poser.  I drank the Kool-Aid about 3 1/2 years ago and haven’t stopped.  Before I go to bed Read More

This is more of a ‘random thoughts’ post.  It’s not lengthy, but hopefully one to get you thinking a bit differently about heart disease and a way to improve your risk Read More

A trend that I have noticed on my intake forms from new clients over the past 4-6 months is that there are 2 questions answered that breaks my heart.  Both are Read More

For those that aren’t familiar with the adrenal glands, they have huge function in your health expression.  Every second of your day, your nervous system has to organize and coordinate Read More

I have a number of pet peeves.  For those that know me really well, you know I can go from zero to maximum irritability in 0.2 seconds when I see random Read More

I am really starting to feel bad for other other doctors that work in a traditional setting.  Under the surface, over 80% of doctors in this country are disillusioned with Read More

If you were to ask my wife, current and past co-workers, and kids what I really suck at, I’m sure it would take them about a microseconds to spit out EMPATHY. Read More

My last post was about about breakfast, I mean dessert.  What’s the difference?  The point of it is that if you break down the ingredients in your typical breakfast, it’s Read More

My last post was about MTHFR.  If these letters are new to you or you think I just called you an insult, please go back and review before proceeding. Letters Read More

If you happened upon this post with interest in how MTHFR can cause near sightedness, you’ll be sadly disappointed.  You’re probably looking for affirmation that the cause of all your Read More

I get asked a LOT of questions.  It is the nature of my profession.  But there’s one question I cringe at answering.  I hate this question because it’s usually in Read More

One of the most sought out requests I get is in regards to hormones, especially for women.  More often than not, they have been to 1-2 other providers and not Read More

I’ve reached out for some help with the content on the site.  I’m lucky to have an article written by Nutritionist Sara Vance, author of the book The Perfect Metabolism Plan. Read More

I wrote a book.  It’s probably not for you.  If you’re reading this, you’re more choir than congregation to my message.  This is why I haven’t promoted it that much Read More