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Myles Spar, MD, MPH; Director of Integrative Medicine, Venice Family Clinic's Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center Dr. Spar feels that medicine is missing the mark when it comes to the chronic disease burden in US men. Testosterone is a biomarker that should be a standard test for all adult men. In this talk Dr. Spar explores testosterone and how to leverage hormone replacement therapy in chronic disease management for male patients. The full video for the preview above is available for practitioners…

Myles Spar, MD, MPH; Director of Integrative Medicine, Venice Family Clinic's Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center Dr. Spar feels that medicine is missing the mark when it comes to the chronic disease burden…

Myles Spar, MD, MPH; Director of Integrative Medicine, Venice Family Clinic's Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center When men come to your clinical practice, few are following proper nutrition, and often it is the women in their life have persuaded them to see a clinician. While those initial challenges exist, Dr. Spar explains that most men desire the same things: more energy, vitality, and libido, along with weight loss. Dr. Spar discusses the top conditions he sees with his male patients, paired…

Myles Spar, MD, MPH; Director of Integrative Medicine, Venice Family Clinic's Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center When men come to your clinical practice, few are following proper nutrition, and often it is the…

Metagenics Institute was founded to help practitioners fulfill their oath. Together, we share the same goal: Personalized health, one patient at a time. Change starts with you, the healthcare practitioner. Let us help.  

Metagenics Institute was founded to help practitioners fulfill their oath. Together, we share the same goal: Personalized health, one patient at a time. Change starts with you, the healthcare practitioner. Let us help.…

Blogs, Foundational, Nutritionists

by Whitney Crouch, RDN, CLT Sugar is a hot topic. It’s one of the recently recognized, major culprits for increasing rates of overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease and contributes to a multitude of other health conditions related to inflammation in the body.1 Sugar intake in America 42% of Americans ≥ 2 years meet the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommendation for limiting added sugars intake to <10% of daily calories.1-2 That leaves 58% of Americans consuming…

by Whitney Crouch, RDN, CLT Sugar is a hot topic. It’s one of the recently recognized, major culprits for increasing rates of overweight and obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease and contributes…

Blogs, Cognitive, Naturopathic

by Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP, USMC Veteran Sleep disorders in military veterans are common, yet their role in chronic illness is frequently overlooked. A study published in Sleep brings attention to this important subject: “The National Veteran Sleep Disorder Study: Descriptive Epidemiology and Secular Trends, 2000–2010” was a serial, cross-sectional study that reviewed sleep disorder trends in veterans who were treated in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) over a period of 11 years.1 In total, 9,786,778 patient visits were included…

by Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP, USMC Veteran Sleep disorders in military veterans are common, yet their role in chronic illness is frequently overlooked. A study published in Sleep brings attention to this important…

Blogs, Chiropractic, Cognitive, Foundational, Functional Medicine, Integrative, Naturopathic, Nutritionists, Obesity

by Sara Gottfried, MD and Lewis Chang, PhD Introduction When I finished my medical training in 1998 at the University of California at San Francisco, I thought I knew everything about vitamin D, particularly vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency. I understood vitamin D was important for the efficient trafficking of calcium in the body, and that helps to keep bones strong, which was important for women’s health over the age of thirty when bone density begins to decline. What I…

by Sara Gottfried, MD and Lewis Chang, PhD Introduction When I finished my medical training in 1998 at the University of California at San Francisco, I thought I knew everything about vitamin D,…

Deanna Minich, PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMCP; Nutrition Educator and Author In “Eating the Rainbow,” Dr. Deanna Minich explores the diverse, important roles that phytonutrients play in the body. Dr. Minich discusses different categories of phytonutrients and the foods they originate from, as well as how inflammation, insulin resistance, and stress responses are three primary areas where phytonutrients take center stage to impact health outcomes. The full video for the preview above is available for practitioners only. REGISTER AND WATCH THE FULL…

Deanna Minich, PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMCP; Nutrition Educator and Author In “Eating the Rainbow,” Dr. Deanna Minich explores the diverse, important roles that phytonutrients play in the body. Dr. Minich discusses different categories of…

Blogs, Functional Medicine, Musculoskeletal

Ashley Jordan Ferira, PhD, RDN If you can have a favorite nutrient, mine would be vitamin D. Historically famous for its essential, classical role in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and bone physiology (think rickets prevention), the past few decades of research have unveiled diverse, extraskeletal health roles for vitamin D, including but not limited to the immune system, cardiometabolic pathophysiology, cancer, pregnancy, etc. Whether consuming vitamin D2 or D3 (FYI, the latter more potently impacts vitamin D status),1 vitamin D…

Ashley Jordan Ferira, PhD, RDN If you can have a favorite nutrient, mine would be vitamin D. Historically famous for its essential, classical role in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and bone physiology (think…

Blogs, Chiropractic, Cognitive, Foundational, Functional Medicine, Integrative, Naturopathic, Nutritionists

by Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP, USMC Veteran Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a lipoprotein encoded by the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene located on chromosome 19; this protein is primarily responsible for transporting and metabolizing cholesterol and other lipids.1 Although expressed in various tissues throughout the body, the highest ApoE concentrations are found in the liver, kidney, spleen, adrenal, adipose tissue, and the brain or central nervous system (CNS), where it is predominately involved in neuronal maintenance, growth, and repair.1,2 There are…

by Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP, USMC Veteran Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a lipoprotein encoded by the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene located on chromosome 19; this protein is primarily responsible for transporting and metabolizing…

Digestive, Foundational, Functional Medicine, Integrative, Naturopathic, Nutritionists, Pulse Patrol, Video

Host: Deanna Minich, PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMCP Guest: Tricia Paulson, ND In this discussion, Drs. Tricia Paulson and Deanna Minich discuss the nuts and bolts of detoxification or “detox” and explore practical tips for practitioners in structuring a successful group detoxification program for their patients. While negative perceptions and misinformation about the word “detox” exist, Dr. Paulson explains that detox is simply a “physiological process of taking toxins in the environment, of which there are an abundance, and trying to eliminate…

Host: Deanna Minich, PhD, CNS, FACN, IFMCP Guest: Tricia Paulson, ND In this discussion, Drs. Tricia Paulson and Deanna Minich discuss the nuts and bolts of detoxification or “detox” and explore practical tips for…

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