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Many patients are not able to tolerate milk and dairy products due to GI symptoms such as bloating or diarrhea. In functional medicine, an elimination diet or food antibody testing can help uncover if the casein in cow’s milk might be at the root of these symptoms. Patients often turn to milk alternatives such as plant and nut ‘milk’ to avoid the difficulties with cow’s milk. However, research is showing that it may be a specific type of casein that is causing the problem in milk and there is a debate on the health risks of types of casein: A1 vs. A2.

Today we break down the controversy regarding A1 versus A2 milk and we discuss the pros and cons of various types of milk.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:10 Not all white liquid is milk!!!
• 4:15 Milk constituents
• 7:15 Casein – A1 vs A2 beta-casein and BCM7
• 9:10 BCM7 and systemic illnesses
• 10:55 Which animals give us A1 or A2 milk?
• 13:25 Controversies in literature – other factors
• 14:30 Game alert: “What is it?”
• 17:00 Benefits and concerns with plant and nut ‘milks’

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Foods come in and out of favor all the time. Eggs are good for you… no wait, they are bad… nope, good again – let’s not even discuss butter! There are many disease correlations related to specific foods and literature continues to evolve. One such focus is on red meat and its correlation to cardiovascular disease.  But why? Is all red meat bad? Can you eat red meat and not increase heart disease risk? What about it should cause concern? Interestingly, the answer lies in the microbiome’s ability to metabolize the carnitine in red meat into a metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA). What happens from there is the key!  But be warned, there is more to TMA than red meat and carnitine.

Today we discuss TMA and how it becomes a cardiovascular risk factor (TMAO). We tell you about TMA’s many sources - besides red meat - and why you should care.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:10 Food controversies
• 3:50 Break it Down: Trimethylamine (TMA) and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)
• 6:40 TMAO, carnitine, and choline
• 10:00 Wait, which foods are actually the problem?
• 13:50 Red meat, TMAO, and cardiovascular risk
• 18:40 Dietary microbiome changes
• 20:05 Question of the Day:
  • Which Genova profiles can help?

Additional Resources:

NutrEval

Cardio Check

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Many clinicians in functional medicine advocate diet and lifestyle‐first approaches to optimizing health. Though in spite of best efforts there is often still a need for nutraceutical supplements - and targeted supplementation can be a game-changer in some cases. However, the issue of compliance and ‘pill fatigue' becomes a real challenge when patients are overwhelmed with 5-10 supplements at once. Justin DeTurris helps to solve this problem. He co-founded Personalized Nutrients which allows practitioners to consolidate multiple nutraceutical products into one homogenous formulation giving them absolute control in individualizing therapies for their patients.

Today, we talk to Justin DeTurris about standards within the nutraceutical supplement industry, the challenge of compliance and pill fatigue, and what you can do about it.  

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:50 Meet Justin DeTurris and Personalized Nutrients
• 8:55 Questions you should be asking about standards and raw materials
• 14:30 Fillers, purity, and supply chain challenges
• 20:25 ‘Pill Fatigue’ and patient compliance
• 28:50 Personalized Nutrients’ -Online Formulator
• 31:45 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Freedom to Formulate

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Dr. Kyle Gillett has a unique approach to patient care using his six pillars of health: exercise, diet, sleep, stress, sunshine, and spirit. His expertise and teaching style are highly regarded in the integrative and functional medicine industry.  Dr. Gillet continues to make a name for himself in national media by forwarding the concepts of personalized medicine. Although he is an expert in many fields, in this episode we focus on male hormones.    

Listen in as we discuss Dr. Gillett’s pillars of health and how he uses them in practice. We also hear about his approach to balancing male hormones, the role of testing, and when to use testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). 

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:20 Kyle Gillett on family medicine and obesity medicine
• 8:00 The 6 Pillars of Health
• 10:45 The overall approach to male hormonal balance
• 12:20 When to reach for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
• 19:35 Aromatase inhibitors and estrogen
• 22:05 TRT in females
• 24:35 The roll of the microbiome in hormonal health
• 28:40 Important nutrients for hormones
• 30:30 The Fireball        

Additional Resources:

Gillett Health

Gillett Health on YouTube

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Many functional and integrative clinicians practice medicine through the construct of finding the root cause of chronic complaints and disease management. What if there was a framework in place to help clinicians navigate a focus on health optimization? Dr. Scott Sherr has the answer. Along with Dr. Ted Achacoso, he founded Health Optimization Medicine and Practice (HOMe/HOPe), a non-profit education company offering CME accredited certification and ongoing educational modules to help clinicians detect and correct root causes of health – not disease.

Today we discuss this paradigm shift with Dr. Scott Sherr and learn about the HOMe/HOPe philosophy. We also dive into hyperbaric oxygen therapy, one of Dr. Scott’s many specialties.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:20 Meet Dr. Scott Sherr and hear about his path to HOMe
• 12:45 Competing paradigms and creating a new framework
• 16:50 The HOMe/HOPe approach – ‘saluneotinoholobiontology’
• 22:35 Education and Practice Modules
• 26:20 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• 40:00 Lab testing in the HOMe/HOPe framework
• 49:25 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

HOMe/HOPe

Dr. Scott Sherr - HBOT

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Many clinicians who are new to functional medicine have a difficult time translating these concepts into their clinical practices. That transition from conventional to personalized medicine can feel overwhelming - but the Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center has the answers! Josiah Bartz oversees this company and is dedicated to helping healthcare professionals implement lifestyle-based therapies in their practices.

Today, we meet Josiah Bartz to discuss the challenges faced by clinicians and the numerous, innovative ways Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center can help!  

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:55 Josiah Bartz - 20 years of watching functional medicine evolve
• 15:30 What is the Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center?
• 24:20 Practical tools to help clinicians
• 31:40 New membership-level resources
• 39:45 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center

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In functional medicine, we dig deeper to find the root cause of illness and strive to find personalized strategies to optimize health. However, sometimes even that falls short. Dr. Jade Teta has spent over 20 years treating patients, teaching, and writing about health and wellness. He blends biochemistry and philosophy in a way that inspires us to find our true purpose. In so doing, we can all learn how to become “Next Level Human.”

In today’s episode, we discuss Dr. Teta’s unique approach to health, diet, metabolism – and philosophy!

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:25 Meet Dr. Jade Teta and learn his definition of a Next Level Human
• 9:25 Integrative endocrinology – a holistic approach to metabolism
• 12:55 The “Do What Works for You” Diet and the language of metabolism
• 20:15 Translating diet, lifestyle, and metabolism to patients
• 24:20 Wearable devices
• 27:00 ‘Meathead Philosopher’
• 31:05 The Lack of Purpose pandemic 
• 39:30 Teta’s online teaching programs
• 42:50 The Fireball 

Additional Resources:

jadeteta.com

Next Level Human Podcast

Human 365

Next Level Tribe

The Metabolic Effect Diet

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The metabolic health crisis continues to grow. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this became even more obvious as it relates to patients’ poor outcomes and lack of resiliency. Dr. Taylor Sittler is the Head of Research at Levels Health, an industry leader in continuous glucose monitoring. His work at Levels aims to help people take control of their diet and lifestyle to improve metabolic resiliency and optimize their health.

Today, we talk to Taylor about the origins of this mounting crisis of metabolic dysfunction, his thoughts on the best ways to measure it, and what we can do to improve our resiliency. 

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:15 Taylor Sittler and his path to Levels
• 7:30 Origins and scope of the metabolic health crisis
• 15:45 Cortisol and COVID
• 17:30 What is metabolic resiliency?
• 21:45 Measuring metabolism
• 25:15 Fat vs. Muscle-centric theories of metabolic dysfunction
• 28:15 What can we do to improve our resiliency?
• 33:30 CGM and how Levels is optimizing health
• 41:45 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Levels

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Dr. Sheila Dean is one of the nation’s premier integrative nutritionists. She is a co-founder of the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy and has practiced functional medicine for two decades. Her insight has not only changed the lives of many patients, but her teaching and mentoring has inspired and empowered a new generation of nutrition specialists and health professionals.

In today’s episode, we dive into one of Dr. Dean’s keen interests – metabolic detoxification. We discuss the physiologic process of detoxifying xenobiotics and hormones and why nutrition, genomics, and the microbiome are vital.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:00 Meet Dr. Sheila Dean and hear about her path to functional medicine
• 9:15 Toxins, Detox, and Biotransformation
• 13:15 Phase I and Phase II pathways
• 16:35 Nutrition, genetic SNPs, and detoxifying hormones
• 24:45 Clinical strategies for optimizing key detox pathways
• 31:00 All about IFNA
• 33:40 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy

DetoxiGenomics

Essential Estrogens

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Your smartphone weather app likely includes insight into the “Air Quality Index”. But what does it mean and why should you care? We don’t often stop to take into consideration the quality of the air we breathe. Environmental toxins are everywhere – food, water, soil, and yes, air. Not only can toxins in the air directly affect your lungs, but there are also long-term systemic health effects that may be less obvious.

In today’s episode, we talk about indoor and outdoor ‘air quality,' the connection to chronic disease, and ways to mitigate potential damage.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 4:00 Outdoor air and the Air Quality Index
• 8:00 Indoor pollutants
• 9:20 Off-gassing and ventilation
• 14:30 Health effects of air toxins
• 19:00 Air filters and purifiers
• 23:30 House plants to the rescue!

Additional Resources:

Environmental Health Perspectives

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