“Honey, I’m home!” “Hello dear. How was your day at work?” “Good evening. Please tell me your two most important needs for our conversation. We have a limited time to relate and address those needs. Some needs may need to wait until tomorrow evening.” “What are you talking about? “ “Dear, I have a schedule…
Anyone who more than glances at Sanctuary Functional Medicine’s website will notice something peculiar: the blatant Christian nature of what we profess. This bluntness has provoked both explicit comments to my face and rumors that I only hear second hand. More than 9 out of 10 express either compliments or gratitude for having a clinic…
Sorry, this is not another article about how to live to be 110 or reverse aging. It is far better than that. The “New Old” refers to how Functional Medicine both restores medical care to not only old fashioned, high touch medicine, but also brings the latest, cutting edge discoveries to bear on your…
What better way to kick off SHEICON 2016 than with Ben Lynch, N.D. introducing new findings about our wondrous immune system, the amazing interplay of cells, chemical messages, and weapons that our body uses to protect us every moment of our lives! The immunology book which I used in medical school has grown fat with…
Good evening, The Beacon Center provides a quick look at Direct Primary Care and urges our state legislators to take action to protect this great health care delivery model. Having provided some of the background information to a Beacon Center representative, I was glad to see this article come out as it did. Other states…
This past week, had the opportunity to share some feedback in the Williamson Herald about why patients love functional medicine. I have copied that editorial below: Since opening Sanctuary Medical Care and Consulting this year, many patients have expressed a similar question, “What is functional medicine?” Dr. Hutton and I enjoy answering this question for…
Mark 5:25-29 My prologue: Some things never change on their own. This book was written in the 90’s. This chapter concerns the rising cost of health care and the crisis of the uninsured. Two decades later and government has still not solved the problem. Dr. Payne: Great confusion exists among Christians concerning the Biblical economics…
At the end of September, I was privileged to attend an AFMCP conference. This stands for Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice and was hosted by the Institute for Functional Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. I wanted to share some of the things I learned and realized during that week. Not all of the thoughts will…
The Need for a Comprehensive Means of Evaluation. Chapter 2 of Dr. Neil Anderson and Dr. Michael Jacobson’s book, The Biblical Guide to Alternative Medicine (This is a summary of the author’s views. Where I disagree, I try to highlight my disagreement and the reasons for it. Just because I agree in these areas, does…
“23 and Me” has become a common phrase as genetic research uncovers more connections between our genes and our health. If you have not heard of it, you likely have a friend of family member who has already looked at it. 23 and Me is a company which takes a sample of your saliva and…