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Send us a text In Part 2 of my conversation with developmental experts Drs. Rob Melillo and Peter Scire we delve into how brain asymmetries develop and how they can create not only kids on the "spectrum" but adults with tendencies to anxiety, depression and OCD. We discuss Interoception and the Insular Cortex and its role in controlling immune over activation, autonomic responses and highlight how all of the Vagal activation therapies common to Func Med are really using the Vagal system to a...

Send us a text The last few decades have seen an explosion in the rates of ADD, ADHD and Autism that has left families and individuals devastated and hopeless. Join me as I interview author, researcher and clinician Dr. Rob Melillo about the 3rd edition of his best selling book Disconnected Kids. Through Disconnected kids, Dr. Melillo has encouraged parents around the world with a message of hope, and basic tools for self-help. And through his postgraduate courses (The Melillo Method)...

Send us a text Dahlia is the Founder and CEO of Panacea and has a BS in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Miami. Dahlia’s experience working for genetic laboratories exposed her to the reality that very few patients were able to access valuable preventative genetic tests. She learned quickly that the lack of insurance coverage for genetic testing and thus physician hesitancy to order testing were the most inhibitory barriers. With an additional 6 years in Healthcare Tech, Dah...

Send us a text In part two of this 2-part interview Peter and I talk about the clinical presentation of Immunoceptive Dysregulation and the value of harnessing the Vagal system, Cerebellum and Frontal Lobes as therapy. LINKS Dr. Scire's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrPeterScire?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=1bbea1de-fb0a-4b2c-b15d-5e4bb31ffe13 Dr. Melillo's Neurodevelopmental Courses: https://www.drrobertmelillo.com/courses/ Links to Immunoception papers: https://www.nature.com...

Send us a text Immunoception is a relatively new concept that falls under the broader heading of Interoception, which is the Brain's understanding of the peripheral body. Immunoception refers to the bidirectional crosstalk between the brain and the immunity, with specific focus on how the brain imprints, or remembers, patterns of immune activation. This has tremendous clinical relevance in complex Functional Medicine cases where pattern of chronic stress chemistry and inflammation do not resp...

Send us a text Researched Nutritionals started with the lofty mission of bridging the gap between research and functional clinical applications. Dennis Schoen, CEO and Founder, has a passion for research based nutritional formulas that target the multiple mechanisms which underlie the most common, and sometimes complex, health problems we see in Functional Medicine. Listen as Dennis shares his vision of raising the bar in the nutraceutical industry, including paying third party researchers t...

Send us a text SIBO is a complex, multi-system problem that resists traditional "4R" clinical programming. It is often missed, poorly diagnosed, and requires a different approach than the usual dysbiotic gut. In this episode Dr. Peter Kan shares insights on how to approach SIBO from a "north to south" perspective, and how to tell if poor Brain health is a driving factor in SIBO persistence. Dr. Kan is Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, Functional Medicine, and a Board Certified Chirop...

Send us a text New lab companies come and go, but every once in a while one sticks and changes how the diagnostics game is played. Vibrant Wellness did just that. Join me, and Dr. Kim Bruno, as we talk about Vibrant's origins in Silicone Valley, and how they have disrupted the status quo by bringing microchip technology to the biological sciences. Please subscribe and share this with your Func Med colleagues. Watch the video on YouTube. Dr. Noseworthy on social media: Instagram Facebook TikT...

Send us a text This is a CROSSOVER episode and will also appear on my Inflammation Nation podcast. Maria Emmerich is an international bsst Selling author with well over a dozen titles to her name, including several keto and carnivore cookbooks. She is a nutritionist with a background in exercise physiology and a thriving online keto-community. She is the creator of the Protein Sparing Modified Fast, which she describes as a subset of the Keto Diet. Join us as we talk about her own jou...

Send us a text Bacterial and fungal infections on functional stool testing are very common and there are any number of herbal antimicrobials that can help eradicate them as part of a larger gut protocol. Most of us have our go-to favorites that we tend to recommend, whether that be berberine, GFSE, olive leaf extract or some other option. But how confident are you that your choices are the most efficacious? Join me as I talk to Dr. Julia Malkowski from Doctors Data to review their Antibiogra...