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, is a distinguished leader in the field of integrative and functional medicine. Originally from Colombia, he is a graduate of Texas Chiropractic College with advanced certification in Functional Medicine. Dr. Bastidas is the Founder of True Lifelong Wellness Center and has been in practice since 1998 treating skeletal conditions, sports injuries, and systemic disorders through a holistic and individualized approach. He also serves as Vice President of the College of Integrative Medicine (CIM) and Director of Research and Development at Transformation Enzyme Corporation, where his expertise drives innovation in enzyme therapy. His passion for soccer put him through college at Texas Lutheran University and he is very sought after in the soccer community for rehabilitation and nutritional counseling. Dr. Bastidas is also an expert in the use of laboratory analysis and enzyme nutrition as part of a functional and natural approach to well-being. As a lead researcher in Transformation's research and development team, Dr. Bastidas has co-directed multiple clinical studies examining the benefits of enzyme supplementation on systemic inflammation, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and a recent study about the effects of enzyme therapy on detoxification of endocrine disrupting compounds. He is also involved in developing specific treatment protocols depending on the biochemical individuality of the patient. Dr. Bastidas resides in Houston, TX, with his family, where he continues to advance the integration of laboratory analysis and enzyme therapy into comprehensive, functional wellness care.
About the Webinar Host:
Transformation Enzyme Corporation is a nutritional supplement company specializing in the development of high quality digestive and systemic enzyme, probiotic, and enzyme-delivered nutritional support products. Transformation™ was founded by DicQie Fuller, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., ND, CNC, in 1991 and remains clinically owned and operated to this day. As a leader in mycelial enzyme research, Transformation™ uses every available resource to stay on the leading edge of clinical nutritional science. With 30 years of education and research and an advisory board of clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry leaders guiding us, we are considered the pioneers of enzyme nutrition. For more information visit www.transformationenzymes.com
Transformation Enzyme Corporation is a nutritional supplement company specializing in the development of high quality digestive and systemic enzyme, probiotic, and enzyme-delivered nutritional support products. Transformation™ was founded by DicQie Fuller, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., ND, CNC, in 1991 and remains clinically owned and operated to this day. As a leader in mycelial enzyme research, Transformation™ uses every available resource to stay on the leading edge of clinical nutritional science. With 30 years of education and research and an advisory board of clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry leaders guiding us, we are considered the pioneers of enzyme nutrition. For more information visit www.transformationenzymes.com