Up to an estimated 70 million US adults have sleep or wakefulness disorders. Lack of sufficient sleep (insomnia) is associated to $100 billion dollars annually in societal costs and US$13 billion per annum in physician visits, prescriptions and procedures. Clinical evidence shows insufficient sleep is associated with increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, TNF-α, and […]

Mark Kaye, DC, discusses “Nutritional Support in Management of Joint Discomfort and Chronic Inflammation,” from the chiropractic perspective This video by Mark Kaye, DC discusses the role of nutritional support in management of joint discomfort and chronic inflammation for chiropractors and chiropractic patients. Patients consider chiropractors to be pain specialists, so the relief of symptoms, […]

This podcast from the IFM Functional Forum features Dr. Michael Nova of Pathway Genomics and he discusses “genetic dark matter,” a term coined by Dr. Jeff Bland. Genetic dark matter refers to the huge number of genes in our body and mutations of our genes that result in our body’s phenotypes. The dark matter is […]

Saturated fat as compared to unsaturated fats and different sources of carbs in relation to coronary heart disease presented by Frank Hu, MD, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine-Harvard Medical School Dr. Frank Hu is a professor of nutrition, epidemiology, and medicine at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and […]

Jesmond Dalli, PhD at Nutrition Pro 2015: Medical Nutrition and Pro-Resolution Therapy for Inflammatory Health Conditions This presentation by Jesmond Dalli, PhD, at Nutrition Pro 2015 discusses the role of medical nutrition and pro-resolution therapy for inflammatory health conditions. The overview and objectives of the presentations include: Definitions of acute inflammation Termination of inflammation – […]

Module 1: Fabrizio Mancini, DC: The Practitioner Series – Focusing on Doctors of Chiropractic The Metagenics Difference: Setting the Standard in Targeted Nutritional Solutions for Optimal Patient Outcomes – Module 1 John Troup, PhD and Fabrizio Mancini discuss  The Metagenics Difference and how the role of nutrition and nutritional solutions are integral to chiropractic care. The module […]

Module 3: Selection & Use of Nutritional Solutions in Chiropractic Practice – Fabrizio Mancini, DC Innovative Proprietary Nutritional Solutions for Specific Conditions Which Nutritional Solutions are most effective in Chiropractic Practice? How should you select and use the optimal solutions? In this module, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini and Dr. John Troup offer information on nutritional solutions […]

Module 4: Targeted Nutritional Solutions for Specific Patient Types the Role of Clinical Nutrition in Chiropractic Practice – Fabrizio Mancini, DC This presentation by Dr. Fabrizio Mancini is entitled Targeted Nutritional Solutions for Specific Patient Types and is focused on understanding the role of clinical nutrition in chiropractic practice and reviewing how nutrition can be used […]

Dr. Robert Martindale is the chief of surgery and a professor at the Oregon Health Sciences University. In this podcast, he presents an overview of the human microbiome and kicks off the discussions of gut health and the microbiome at ASPEN 2015. The microbiome is becoming a very “hot” topic in healthcare, influencing care and […]