Dr. Jeffrey Bland - The Father of Functional Medicine

Anyone practicing functional medicine, or those patients whose lives have been changed because of it, owe a debt of gratitude to the vision of Dr. Jeffrey Bland. Dr. Bland’s teaching, writing, and research have helped this field to evolve over the past several decades. His latest venture, Big Bold Health, focuses on personalized and global immunity while espousing environmental stewardship.

Today we discuss the history of functional medicine, the legacy of Dr. Jeffrey Bland, and his latest work on immunity.

Today on The Lab Report:

• 2:30 Jeffrey Bland on the history and future of functional medicine
• 8:00 Functional medicine approach to long-haul COVID
• 13:50 Big Bold Health and personalized immunity
• 18:05 Global immunity
• 22:40 The story of Dutch Harbor Omega capsules
• 26:40 Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat
• 31:20 Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI)

Additional Resources:

Dr. Bland's website

PLMI

Big Bold Health

The Disease Delusion

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