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Bottle of supplements spilling out tablets against a dark background, highlighting the theme of pharmaceutical industry profits and health.
How much I made from big Pharma? science & research Dec 12, 2022

I recently made a TikTok about the kickbacks that are common when recommending supplements and non-insurance-covered testing. 

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Digging into the nuance of labs science & research Sep 02, 2022

One thing I get asked about A LOT from patients and my medical trainees (med students, residents, and fellows) is about the role of testing in the...

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Supplements, self-coaching and smudges... science & research Aug 19, 2022

In case you missed the last blog, this is the second blog in a series digging into my take on some of the functional medicine-type approaches. ...

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The image shows an assortment of medical and health-related items spread out on a white surface. There's a stethoscope, various bottles of pills, blister packs of capsules, a mortar with herbs, loose herbs, and a syringe, juxtaposed with natural remedies like dried flowers and berries, indicating a theme of both conventional and alternative medicine. This could be illustrative of the holistic approach taken in functional, integrative, and lifestyle medicine.
Functional vs Integrative vs Lifestyle Medicine? science & research Aug 12, 2022

I had someone reach out asking for my thoughts and recommendations on a proposed treatment course by their functional medicine doc.  It is not...

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3 Advantages and Annoyances of Academic Medical Care science & research Aug 24, 2021

I talk a lot about practicing in an academic medical setting but have not spent much time explaining what that actually means…

 

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