This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast we feature one of the world's leading authorities on science-based natural/integrative medicine, Dr. Joe Pizzorno, ND. Dr. Pizzorno is the founder of Bastyr University and he joins us to talk about environmental toxins. He's been on the cutting edge of this topic for several decades and we're excited to welcome to the podcast. 

As we prepare to present the Evolution of Environmental Medicine next week, Dr. Pizzorno shares with us that toxins either contribute to or cause virtual every chronic illness we see today.  What can practitioners do when toxins have been proven to be trans-generational? Dr. Pizzorno explains how you can approach treatment for those exposed to toxins, indicators of toxin exposure, and what to measure when testing for exposure. He goes into greater details in his new book: The Toxin Solution: How Hidden Poisons in the Air, Water, Food, and Products We Use Are Destroying Our Health--AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIX IT. This book is a culmination of the decades of research that he's done around toxins and how to avoid those you can and what to do to mitigate the effects of the ones you can't.

On this podcast you will hear:

• what are some of the most common toxins
• what diseases are caused by these toxins
• lessons from Dr. Pizzornoa's extensive environmental toxin data

Register to watch the Evolution of Environmental Medicine here: functionalforum.com/evolution-of-environmental-medicine

This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast, we take a look back at an interview with birthing and environmental health advocate, Latham Thomas along with film maker and author, Penelope Jagessar Chaffer. Both have been guests on the Functional Forum and we circle back to their talk: Toxic Babies: Threat to Our Evolution? from the first Evolution of Medicine Summit.

We revisit this important topic to gear up for the next Functional Forum – Evolution of Environmental Medicine from the Environmental Health Symposium. We will be connecting with more practitioners to discuss the importance of understanding where the major sources of toxicity come from and the ways to help your community of patients and clients to avoid these harmful toxins.

On this podcast you will hear:

• How the massive barrage of chemicals and toxins are affecting our children’s health
• Why it is imperative for each of us to take responsibility for this…NOW!
• Simple steps to avoiding common chemicals and developmental toxins

This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast we welcome Dr. Michel Dupuis, a chiropractor from northern Ontario. Dr. Dupuis shares the story of his journey to building a successful Functional Medicine practice.  We could not be happier to hear from a doctor whose story illustrates the power of implementing the solutions offered in not only our programs but also the resources that we've been recommending for the past few years.

Dr. Dupuis started his functional medicine education with Functional Medicine University and The Kalish Institute. Later, he discovered the Functional Forum.  From there he took advantage of a free practice assessment with Gabe Hoffman, co-founder of Evolution of Medicine which resulted in working with Freedom Practice Coaching to change his practice model. After adding an additional 80k to his yearly income in just the first month with FPC, Dr. Dupuis added the Evolution of Medicine Practice Accelerator and from there he started using Nudge Coach to keep in touch with his new patients that now stretched 100 miles outside of his small town. He has recently become a Functional Forum Meetup Host and has become the "go to" doc in his community for practitioners looking to make the same changes in their personal and professional lives.

In this podcast, you will hear:

• Dupuis' journey to functional medicine
• how his business and personal life has changed
• how interactions with patients has been impacted
• how Dr. Dupuis tackled the most important part of change - implementation
• what resources have been invaluable for transitioning to a Functional Medicine micropractice

The Evolution of Medicine: Practice Accelerator 

• The Practice Accelerator is the quintessential training program. It is a toolkit to teach ambitious, empowered practitioners the step-by-step strategies that are working right now to build a super successful modern practice.
• Learn to implement new 24/7 marketing opportunities.
• Discover how to implement technology to save time and money from Day 1.
• Save hours every week through patient education models that scale, while offering more effective education to help improve patient compliance.

Freedom Practice Coaching 

• Best in category physician coaching program
• Develop proven models for patient acquisition and team interaction
• Apply for free 2-day discovery weekend in San Antonio for Functional Forum watchers
• Listen to this podcast episode with Deborah Matthew, MD who speaks openly about what it really took to build a successful practice model

Nudge Coach

• Imagine having your own app that empowers your patients to focus on lifestyle change in-between visits.
• Customize what you want your patients tracking and monitor compliance in real-time.
• Seamlessly incorporate health apps, wearables and devices into patient care.
• Provide feedback in the app and ensure that every patient feels supported by your practice 24.7.365.
• Take your patient experience beyond the clinic with Nudge Coach.

The Kalish Institute

• Learn a profitable practice system integrating clinical protocols and practice management tools
• Develop the confidence to work with any new patient knowing exactly where to start
• Grow a cash based practice using proven functional medicine lab based supplement programs

This week on the Evolution of Medicine podcast, we kick off our upcoming Functional Forum: Evolution of Cardiology with Dr. Steven Masley as we revisit his interview from the Evolution of Medicine Summit: Healthcare from Scratch.

Cardiology used to be the study of the heart - but in the last couple decade it's been more about the study of cardiac procedures. Not all of these procedures have long term benefits and most just treat the symptoms and do not prevent future events. Dr. Masley looks at this from a preventative and lifestyle medicine perspective and works to educate both patients and practitioners on what they can do to avoid seeing a cardiologist altogether. 

On the podcast you will hear:

• Emerging best practices for preventing heart disease
• How to predict if you can live to 100 without disease
• How technology can massively reduce our costs

Click here to join us for the Evolution of Cardiology on March 6!