My guest today on the Func Med Nation podcast is Dr. Allison Siebecker, a prominent expert in the field of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) with a wealth of clinical experience and inudstry accolades. Together we delves into the world of SIBO, exploring its origins, symptoms, and cutting-edge treatments.

In this episode, listeners will uncover Dr. Siebecker's personal journey from a natural health enthusiast to a leading SIBO specialist. Learn about the two main physiological causes of SIBO, the significance of the Migrating Motor Complex, and the surprising role of abdominal adhesions. Discover the intricate dynamics involved in diagnosing and treating this complex condition, including the latest advancements in testing and the efficacy of various treatment protocols.

Dr. Siebecker also shares valuable insights into dietary approaches, emphasizing the importance of individualized treatment plans. Whether you are a clinician or a patient, this episode offers a comprehensive understanding of SIBO and guidance on navigating its challenges.

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Join Dr. Steve Noseworthy as he engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Stuart McGill, a preeminent figure in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. In this episode, Dr. McGill, a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, shares his life's journey, from his extensive academic achievements to his personal commitment to health and fitness.

Explore Dr. McGill's philosophy on maintaining an active lifestyle, his views on training methodologies, and his dedication to helping both athletes and everyday individuals enhance their physical capabilities. Learn how his unique approach to movement competency and body mechanics can transform not just the lives of his patients but also anyone seeking to improve their overall wellness.

This episode is packed with inspiring stories, wisdom on enduring life's physical demands, and engaging anecdotes, including a lighthearted discussion about Dr. McGill's iconic mustache. Don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights into achieving a balanced, fulfilling life through enhanced movement and fitness strategies.

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Send us a text Researched Nutritionals started with the lofty mission of bridging the gap between research and functional clinical applications. Dennis Schoen, CEO and Founder, has a passion for research based nutritional formulas that target the multiple mechanisms which underlie the most common, and sometimes complex, health problems we see in Functional Medicine. Listen as Dennis shares his vision of raising the bar in the nutraceutical industry, including paying third party researchers t...

Send us a text SIBO is a complex, multi-system problem that resists traditional "4R" clinical programming. It is often missed, poorly diagnosed, and requires a different approach than the usual dysbiotic gut. In this episode Dr. Peter Kan shares insights on how to approach SIBO from a "north to south" perspective, and how to tell if poor Brain health is a driving factor in SIBO persistence. Dr. Kan is Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, Functional Medicine, and a Board Certified Chirop...

Send us a text New lab companies come and go, but every once in a while one sticks and changes how the diagnostics game is played. Vibrant Wellness did just that. Join me, and Dr. Kim Bruno, as we talk about Vibrant's origins in Silicone Valley, and how they have disrupted the status quo by bringing microchip technology to the biological sciences. Please subscribe and share this with your Func Med colleagues. Watch the video on YouTube. Dr. Noseworthy on social media: Instagram Facebook TikT...

Send us a text This is a CROSSOVER episode and will also appear on my Inflammation Nation podcast. Maria Emmerich is an international bsst Selling author with well over a dozen titles to her name, including several keto and carnivore cookbooks. She is a nutritionist with a background in exercise physiology and a thriving online keto-community. She is the creator of the Protein Sparing Modified Fast, which she describes as a subset of the Keto Diet. Join us as we talk about her own jou...

Send us a text Bacterial and fungal infections on functional stool testing are very common and there are any number of herbal antimicrobials that can help eradicate them as part of a larger gut protocol. Most of us have our go-to favorites that we tend to recommend, whether that be berberine, GFSE, olive leaf extract or some other option. But how confident are you that your choices are the most efficacious? Join me as I talk to Dr. Julia Malkowski from Doctors Data to review their Antibiogra...

Send us a text Dr. Nathan Bryan is one of the world's top Nitric Oxide researchers and holds multiple patents in that field. He started his career as a Drug Discovery Chemist but soon realized that dietary inputs govern nitric oxide formation. He cites the role of the oral microbiome in processing dietary nitrites and its key role in creating and delivering nitric oxide systemically. He is the original founder of Neogenis and their Neo40 lozenges and NO indicator test strips. He has since mo...

Send us a text Dr. Nathan Bryan is one of the world's top Nitric Oxide researchers and holds multiple patents in that field. He started his career as a Drug Discovery Chemist but soon realized that dietary inputs govern nitric oxide formation. He cites the role of the oral microbiome in processing dietary nitrites and its key role in creating and delivering nitric oxide systemically. He is the original founder of Neogenis and their Neo40 lozenges and NO indicator test strips. He has since mo...

Send us a text Dr. Jason Richardson is a past BMX racing World Champion and Pan AM Games Gold Medalist turned entrepreneur, author/speaker, psychologist and high performance coach. Dr. Richardson has had thousands of hours of conversations with Olympic athletes, executives, and people who were stuck in a proverbial rut to help them overcome their own limitations. The one thing that united them all: The desire to do more, get better and be happier - which just happens to be the title of ...

Send us a text Dr. Ryan Cedermark graduated Magna Cum Laude from Life University in 2011. While in school, Dr. Cedermark enrolled in post-graduate neurology courses, earning his Diplomate in Neurology from the American Chiropractic Neurology Board in 2013. Passionate about a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare, Dr. Cedermark graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duke University and completed a Family Nurse Practitioner program at Georgia State University ...

Send us a text #1-ranked iTunes podcaster, best-selling author, and 2x 2-Comma Club award winner, Dr. Ed Osburn is one of the leading visionaries in the Chiropractic industry. Through his Laptop Lifestyle Academy, virtual podcast training course, and Men of Iron Brotherhood, he offers a range of training for doctors who want to build massive movements and far-reaching impact, while creating multiple-six- and seven-figure businesses. His philosophy is simple: Your practice can be anythin...

Send us a text Discover how Dr. Russell Jaffe, a highly esteemed MD-PhD, embarked on an extraordinary journey from traditional Western medicine to embracing eclectic health philosophies. Listen as Dr. Jaffe shares his transformative experiences, from a surprising seven-year apprenticeship in traditional Chinese medicine to integrating yoga and Ayurveda into his practice. These pivotal moments reshaped his medical perspective, emphasizing the significance of blending diverse medical beliefs fo...

Send us a text Dr. Melissa Longo is a Family and Pediatric Chiropractor in her 20th year of practice in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Her holistic private practice brings her tremendous joy, impacts many families in her community, and gives her flexibility for her two active teenage sons. She has successfully adjusted her business model to create a lifestyle she loves, and this has become the foundation of all the work she does with other Health Care Professionals. In addition to her practice...

Send us a text Sachin is a father, husband, philanthropist, functional medicine practice success coach, international speaker, and best-selling author. He founded The Living Proof Institute and coaches practitioners all over the world on how to step into their power and profoundly serve their communities. And, he has taught thousands of functional medicine professionals how to start, grow, and scale their practices. Author of the best-selling book, Perfect Practice (Grab a FREE copy here).​Fo...

Send us a text Dr. Tom Culleton is an in demand seminar speaker in both worlds of Functional Medicine and Functional Neurology. His undergraduate studies were int he filed of Human Kinetics at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada), followed by his Chiropractic trining in St. Louis. After graduation he created a high volume solo practice in Rome, NY (1995-2008) and quickly developed a reputation as top-tier speaker for the Carrick Instutute of Graduate studies on multiple topics related...

Send us a text Dr. Yanuck is an adjunct assistant professor in the Program on Integrative Medicine, in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. There he teaches the course “The Immunology of Autoimmune Disease, Inflammation and Chronic Infection: A Research-Based Functional Medicine Perspective.” He has also published papers in the medical literature, including these two recent papers. Click the titles to retrieve the paper...

Send us a text This is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Dr. Martin Gibala is a professor and the Faculty of Science Research Chair in Integrative Exercise Physiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research examines the mechanistic basis of exercise responses in humans and the impacts on health and performance. He regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals and speaks at scientific meetings. He runs an exercise physiology laboratory that is internationally recognized for re...

Send us a text Dr. Martin Gibala is a professor and the Faculty of Science Research Chair in Integrative Exercise Physiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research examines the mechanistic basis of exercise responses in humans and the impacts on health and performance. He regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals and speaks at scientific meetings. He runs an exercise physiology laboratory that is internationally recognized for research on interval training. His fir...

Send us a text On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. To that end, he created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference with record-setting participation online and growing physician communities around the world. His organization and best selling book of the same name, Evolution of Medicine, prepares health professionals for this n...

Send us a text Scott Rattigan is a licensed attorney, author, and practice consultant. He founded Functional Lawyer to address the lack of legal support in the functional medicine practitioner community. Functional Lawyer provides legal documents and education to providers so that they can break free from worry and confusion and focus on practicing with the confidence and security to grow their practices. He helped his wife Linda Matteoli, D.O., build and grow her functional medicine practice...

Send us a text Cheryl Burdette, ND is a rare find. She is both a clinician and a researcher who understands the demands and the intersection of both domains. She is the founder of PersonalogiX Health Academy, an Educational Initiative designed to increase knowledge of integrative medicine for practitioners. She is the Director of Education and the Naturopathic Residency program at Progressive Medical. She is the founder and Educational Director of a functional laboratory, Precision Point Dia...

Send us a text Dr. Steven G. Geanopulos is a chiropractor, speaker, writer, and leader in the world of functional neurology and is quickly becoming one of America’s leading experts in lifelong, optimized living & metabolic health. His experience and clinical approach has proven that diminished health and vitality can be reclaimed by just about any proactive person at any age. He is the founder of Cyrene Labs, a supplier of high quality exogenous ketones, and co-founder of the Read It, a ...

Send us a text In part 3 of my ongoing conversations with Drs. Melillo and Scire we dive deep into Immunoception and how the brain monitors and manages the immune system. It should come as no surprise that if the brain controls movement, cognition, emotion, visceral and hormone functions, it should influence the immune system too. Yet as a community, we hardly ever think of the brain's role in recurrent infections, Loss of Tolerance and autoimmunity. We all leave our basic education with jus...

Send us a text You might recognize the name Tim Katke because he is the Vice President of Sales for Apex Energetics - one of the top nutraceutical companies in the Functional Medicine space. But what you might not know is that Tim is one of the co-founders who started the supplement giant Metagenics. Tim and his family started Metagenics in1983, he served in many positions over the years, starting as a Sales Rep before transitioning into both Regional and National Sales manager. before ending...

Send us a text Dr. Chris Turnpaugh is a practitioner and CEO at Turnpaugh Health, a Functional Medicine wellness center, which he founded in 1999. The center, one of the largest in the country, has grown to over 20 healthcare providers and a team of more than 60 in five locations. Over his twenty years in practice, Dr. Turnpaugh has joined ILADS and is known as a thought leader in Lyme disease and associated co-infections. He also traveled to Lake Como to participate on the PANDAS Inter...

Send us a text Dr. Aristo Vojdani obtained his Ph.D. in the field of microbiology and clinical immunology with postdoctoral studies in tumor immunology at UCLA. Vojdani’s ongoing research, spanning a 40-year career, focuses on the role of environmental factors, such as toxic chemicals, infections and dietary proteins and peptides in complex diseases. An owner of 15 U.S. patents for laboratory assessments, he has published 120 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals. Dr. Vojdani is CEO a...

Send us a text Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN is a Harvard Medical School trained and award-winning clinical research scientist, academic professor, and world-renowned functional medicine health care provider. He develops evidence-based models to treat autoimmune, neurological, and unidentified chronic diseases with non-pharmaceutical applications. His clinical models of evidence-based medicine are used by several academic institutions and thousands of health care providers t...

Send us a text Learn about your host, Dr. Steven Noseworthy) and what you can expect from this podcast. Join our list to receive announcements and alerts. Watch on YouTube. Please subscribe and share this with your Func Med colleagues. Watch the video on YouTube. Dr. Noseworthy on social media: Instagram Facebook TikTok Want Dr. Noseworthy as a guest on your podcast? Reach out directly at drn@drnoseworthy.com with details.

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Send us a text Nate Jones is the founder and president of Xlear Inc, producers of Xlear nasal spray used to manage sinus and ear infections. But recently, the Federal Trade Commission advised Nate that his company was being sued for misleading information regarding their products, a charge he vehemently denies. Join the conversation as I ask Nate about the court case and the dangerous precedent this would set for supplement manufacturers and natural medicine practitioners. Of course, we talk...

Send us a text In Part 2 of my conversation with developmental experts Drs. Rob Melillo and Peter Scire we delve into how brain asymmetries develop and how they can create not only kids on the "spectrum" but adults with tendencies to anxiety, depression and OCD. We discuss Interoception and the Insular Cortex and its role in controlling immune over activation, autonomic responses and highlight how all of the Vagal activation therapies common to Func Med are really using the Vagal system to a...

Send us a text The last few decades have seen an explosion in the rates of ADD, ADHD and Autism that has left families and individuals devastated and hopeless. Join me as I interview author, researcher and clinician Dr. Rob Melillo about the 3rd edition of his best selling book Disconnected Kids. Through Disconnected kids, Dr. Melillo has encouraged parents around the world with a message of hope, and basic tools for self-help. And through his postgraduate courses (The Melillo Method)...

Send us a text Dahlia is the Founder and CEO of Panacea and has a BS in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Miami. Dahlia’s experience working for genetic laboratories exposed her to the reality that very few patients were able to access valuable preventative genetic tests. She learned quickly that the lack of insurance coverage for genetic testing and thus physician hesitancy to order testing were the most inhibitory barriers. With an additional 6 years in Healthcare Tech, Dah...

Send us a text In part two of this 2-part interview Peter and I talk about the clinical presentation of Immunoceptive Dysregulation and the value of harnessing the Vagal system, Cerebellum and Frontal Lobes as therapy. LINKS Dr. Scire's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DrPeterScire?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=1bbea1de-fb0a-4b2c-b15d-5e4bb31ffe13 Dr. Melillo's Neurodevelopmental Courses: https://www.drrobertmelillo.com/courses/ Links to Immunoception papers: https://www.nature.com...

Send us a text Immunoception is a relatively new concept that falls under the broader heading of Interoception, which is the Brain's understanding of the peripheral body. Immunoception refers to the bidirectional crosstalk between the brain and the immunity, with specific focus on how the brain imprints, or remembers, patterns of immune activation. This has tremendous clinical relevance in complex Functional Medicine cases where pattern of chronic stress chemistry and inflammation do not resp...