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In functional medicine, behavior change is often at the heart of helping our patients improve their health. When it comes to dietary choices, many people struggle due to food cravings which they believe are out of their control. Dr. Elena Zinkov is a naturopathic physician who wrote a book which hits this topic straight on and offers helpful tips to reset cravings.  

Today, we meet Dr. Zinkov and learn about her functional medicine approach to helping patients deal with food cravings.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:00 Meet Dr. Elena Zinkov and hear about her path to naturopathic medicine
• 5:30 Cravings are far more than willpower
• 7:55 Hormone imbalances, nutritional insufficiencies, and the microbiome
• 16:15 Neurotransmitters and cravings
• 20:00 Actionable steps to reset dietary behavior
• 26:15 The role of functional medicine laboratory testing
• 28:10 Improving sports performance in athletes
• 30:30 Zinkov’s thoughts on the optimal diet and fasting
• 34:50 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Proactive Health

Crave Reset

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Dr. Mike T. Nelson is an exercise physiologist, researcher, speaker, author, personal trainer, and coach. In the world of sports optimization, his approach is somewhat unique. Rather than merely focusing on training and personalized nutrition, his programs include some interesting alternative techniques to improve health and performance. Dr. Nelson’s years of research and coaching experience, paired with an open mind to new ideas, have garnered his clients amazing results. Today we discuss metabolic flexibility, alternative training therapies, and his approach to wellness.  

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:10 Meet Dr. Mike T. Nelson and hear about his path to exercise physiology
• 7:05 Reflexive Performance Reset
• 10:05 Alternative approaches to training therapies
• 17:55 Using HRV in athletes
• 23:00 Continuous glucose monitoring
• 26:55 Flex Diet
• 31:40 Mind-body practices
• 35:25 Optimal protein intake
• 38:00 Fasting in athletes
• 43:20 Mole
• 46:05 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

MikeTNelson.com

Who's Mr. Mole?

Free Keto E-book!

Flex Diet Podcast

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The thyroid gland plays a major role in regulating our metabolism. It releases hormones that influence nearly every system in the body, in addition to other hormones. Because of its far-reaching effects, the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction are widely variable and often over-looked. In today’s episode we discuss how to identify thyroid abnormalities, how to measure it properly, and some functional medicine interventions to improve thyroid function.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:45 What is the thyroid and what does it do?
• 4:20 Symptoms of thyroid dysfunction
• 8:08 Thyroid hormone production and its physiologic cascade
• 12:45 Factors that influence each step of the thyroid hormone cascade
• 16:15 Autoimmunity and thyroid antibodies
• 17:45 T₃, T₄, and Reverse T₃
• 19:05 Laboratory measurement of thyroid function
• 24:10 Addressing root causes in treatment
• 26:00 Question of the Day:
  • What can you do about an elevated reverse T₃?
    
    

Additional Resources:

Genova's Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment

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Dr. Neil Paulvin has created a truly integrative and comprehensive functional medicine practice in the heart of New York City. His specialties are varied including osteopathic manipulation, sports medicine, hormone imbalances, and overall biohacking. His innovative use of IV peptides, low dose naltrexone, and other anti-aging therapies has earned him an impressive reputation in the functional medicine space.

Dr. Paulvin joins us today to discuss how he combines his many tools to optimize patients’ health. We also dive into the use of low dose naltrexone in clinical practice.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:40 Meet Dr. Paulvin and learn about his path to functional medicine
• 4:55 The importance of recovery in sports medicine
• 7:55 Wearable devices in clinical practice
• 10:30 How and when to use low dose naltrexone (LDN)
• 18:10 Paulvin’s approach to the optimal diet
• 22:15 Functional medicine testing
• 23:25 Advice on transitioning to a functional medicine practice and using telemedicine
• 27:30 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Dr. Paulvin's Website

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There is the well-known phrase “laughter is the best medicine,” but is there any truth to that statement? In today’s show, Patti and Michael explore some of the research around laughter and its physiological, biochemical, and clinical effects. Also, if there is evidence to support laughter as a modality, does this mean we should be prescribing laughter as a treatment? What would this look like in clinical practice? Finally, we speak to some of the team members to demonstrate the power of laughter.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:30 Laughter fun facts
• 3:30 The MCET model
• 5:10 Clinical impact of laughter
• 10:00 Prescribing laughter – FITT evaluation
• 13:00 Round robin with the team
• 16:00 Culture influences and laughter evolution
• 18:30 Question of the Day:
  • What’s the funniest thing that’s happened on the show?

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Professional athletes are seen as the pinnacle of health and performance. But the work that goes into ensuring their well-being can be daunting. Navin Hettierachchi has been working behind the scenes in professional sports for 20 years. In today’s episode, we hear about his functional medicine approach and the way he uses personalized medicine to help professional athletes achieve peak performance and be their best selves.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:30 Learn about Navin Hettierachchi and his path to sports medicine
• 7:00 Health, wellness, and functional labs in optimizing performance
• 10:45 The role of mind-body practices
• 14:00 Navin’s holistic REDT method
• 17:00 Personalized diets and fasting
• 23:45 Using continuous glucose monitoring and wearable devices
• 26:30 Functional exercise and movement
• 28:25 com
• 30:25 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Navinhealth.com

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Most of what we do in functional medicine revolves around some type of behavioral change. Patients struggle with adopting these positive changes in diet, movement, and mindfulness. Instead of labelling patients as ‘noncompliant’, what if clinicians could meet patients where they are and help them through the process? The Transtheoretical Model was developed to help understand behavior and can be used in practice to promote compliance.

In today’s episode, we discuss the stages of behavior change and offer useful tips on how to approach coaching and educating patients.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:00 The Transtheoretical Model
• 5:10 Precontemplation and recognition
• 9:40 Contemplation and acceptance
• 12:10 Preparation and planning
• 14:30 Action and health coaching
• 16:45 Maintenance and new behavior
• 17:30 Question of the Day:
  • What are the critiques of the Transtheoretical Model?

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Ashleigh VanHouten is a key influencer in the health and fitness industry. As the self-proclaimed ‘Muscle Maven’, she coaches elite athletes and many nonathletic clients on ways to optimize their health. Ashleigh is not only a fitness expert, but also a well sought-after speaker, podcast host, and author of a new cookbook entitled It Takes Guts. Her book focuses on the importance of the often neglected, but nutritionally dense organ meats. Today we discuss her approach to a primally-aligned life, her thoughts on motivation and movement, and nose-to-tail eating.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:45 Meet Ashleigh VanHouten and hear about her passion for fitness and strength
• 8:35 The primally-aligned lifestyle
• 13:55 Balancing stress and maintaining motivation
• 17:45 Developing an exercise and movement habit
• 21:15 Ashleigh’s approach to diet and protein intake
• 26:15 Using fasting as a tool
• 30:10 Overtraining and the importance of recovery
• 35:45 It Takes Guts and eating offal
• 39:50 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

It Takes Guts

AshleighVanHouten.com

Muscle Maven Radio

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Blastocystis is one of the most common GI parasites encountered in clinical practice. There’s been some debate as to whether it’s friend or foe. There’s even more debate on how to treat it and whether it even needs to be treated. Newer technology shows that there are many different subtypes of Blastocystis. These subtypes may hold the key to understanding the nuances in clinical presentation and the difficulty in eradicating it.

Today we introduce Blastocystis and discuss how the subtypes may influence presentation and treatment.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 3:00 Blastocystis: Friend or Foe?
• 5:15 What kind of parasite is it, how do you get it, and what are the symptoms?
• 7:30 Subtypes and why we care
• 10:55 Treatment
• 13:30 Urticaria and Blastocystis?
• 15:00 What do we think we know? Natural therapies for Blastocystis
• 18:10 Question of the Day:
  • Why doesn’t Genova offer antimicrobial sensitivities to parasites?
• 20:45 The Methane Dysbiosis Score

Additional Resources:

Genova's Stool Testing Support Guide

Parasitic Organisms Chart

Webinar - Parasitology Stool Diagnostics: From Basics to Blastocystis

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In the last episode, we met Dr. Casey Means – a head & neck surgeon who became a functional medicine practitioner and key opinion leader in plant-based diets. She also happens to be the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Levels. Levels produces digital health products, such as continuous glucose monitors, to inspire healthy behavior change.

Today, in Part 2 of our interview, Dr. Means explains how the continuous glucose monitor works and how valuable this information can be to overall metabolic health and wellness.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:35 Digital health care products and behavior change
• 7:50 Levels, continuous glucose monitors, and metabolic flexibility
• 12:00 How daily activities, diet, and fasting can affect continuous glucose monitor results
• 23:30 Combining CGM with functional nutritional testing
• 29:45 Stool testing and metabolic health
• 32:55 Casey’s Kitchen
• 37:45 The Fireball

Additional Resources:

Dr. Means' Website

Levels

Dr. Caseys Kitchen

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