Functional Medicine Lab Testing
Milton Bastidas, DC, CIHP
Lab testing is foundational to functional medicine. It can show you what is causing patient symptoms, if they are headed toward a disease, track the progress of a protocol, and motivate them to stick with the protocol. Comprehensive testing provides patients with information and knowledge about the function of their body that they typically do not receive from their conventional doctor visits. In conventional medicine, doctors use labs to screen for disease, not get to the root of it. Functional medicine uses lab testing to catch a health trend that is on the way to disease but that can still be slowed, halted, or reversed.
Many are intrigued by functional lab testing but become overwhelmed when determining which to use, where to start, and how to determine what to recommend once the results are in. From detection of pathogens with a stool test to screening for food sensitivities to unearthing micronutrient deficiencies or hormonal imbalances, learn how functional medicine approaches lab testing differently than conventional doctors and looks for root cause versus simply screening for a diagnosis.
In this webinar functional medicine practitioner and Vice President of the College of Integrative Medicine Dr. Milton Bastidas takes us through how he uses functional labs in his practice along with real patient scenarios on how he handles interventions based on their results.
Many are intrigued by functional lab testing but become overwhelmed when determining which to use, where to start, and how to determine what to recommend once the results are in. From detection of pathogens with a stool test to screening for food sensitivities to unearthing micronutrient deficiencies or hormonal imbalances, learn how functional medicine approaches lab testing differently than conventional doctors and looks for root cause versus simply screening for a diagnosis.
In this webinar functional medicine practitioner and Vice President of the College of Integrative Medicine Dr. Milton Bastidas takes us through how he uses functional labs in his practice along with real patient scenarios on how he handles interventions based on their results.
About the Speaker
Milton Bastidas, DC, CIHP, was born in Colombia and is a graduate of Texas Chiropractic College with additional certification in Functional Medicine. He is Founder of True Lifelong Wellness Center and has been in practice since 1998 treating skeletal conditions, sports injuries, and systemic disorders. Dr. Bastidas is also Vice President of the College of Integrative Medicine (CIM) as well as Director of Research and Development at Transformation Enzyme Corporation. Dr. Bastidas has a passion for soccer which put him through college at Texas Lutheran University and is very sought after in the soccer community for rehabilitation and nutritional counselling. He is also an expert in the use of laboratory analysis and enzyme nutrition as part of a functional and natural approach to wellbeing. As a lead researcher in Transformation’s research and development team, Dr. Bastidas has co-directed two clinical studies showing the benefits of enzyme supplementation on systemic inflammation and gastrointestinal dysfunction as well as a most recent pilot study on the effects of enzyme therapy on Glyphosate detoxification. Dr. Bastidas lives in Houston, TX, with his family. He is currently involved in developing specific treatment protocols depending on the biochemical individuality of the patient. "My mission is to help patients achieve and maintain optimal health through a holistic and integrative approach. I strive to help my patients regain their health by educating them on how to obtain true lifelong wellness through natural means with the aid of nutrition and enzymes.".