Joining Dr. Jill Carnahan on this episode is the esteemed Dr. Jeffrey Bland, a leading authority in functional medicine and an expert in nutrition and human health. Together, they unravel the intricate connection between healthy soils and healthy humans, shedding light on the vital role that soil quality plays in our overall well-being.
Joining Dr. Jill Carnahan on this episode is the esteemed Dr. Jeffrey Bland, a leading authority in functional medicine and an expert in nutrition and human health. Together, they unravel the intricate connection between healthy soils and healthy humans, shedding light on the vital role that soil quality plays in our overall well-being.
Key Points
- Learn how Dr. Jeffrey Bland developed the functional medicine model in the late 1990s and started a revolution in medicine
- The power of Tartary buckwheat as an ancient superfood
- How the health of the gut microbiome depends on the health of our soils
The Guest – Dr. Jeffrey Bland
Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS, is an internationally recognized leader in the nutritional medicine field. He co-founded The Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991 and is known to many as the “father of Functional Medicine.” Dr. Bland has authored several books about nutritional medicine, both for the healthcare professional and for the general public, and he is also the principal author of over 120 peer-reviewed research papers on nutritional biochemistry and medicine. Dr. Bland has self-published a monthly audio journal, Functional Medicine Update, for more than 30 years that is distributed to healthcare practitioners in 36 countries.
Dr. Bland was the founder and chief executive officer of HealthComm International, a global company that became a leader in the development of medical foods; chief science officer of Metagenics, Inc.; and president of MetaProteomics, where he led a research team of more than 100 scientists in studying metabolic factors associated with chronic diseases. In 2012, Dr. Bland founded the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI), a nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington, where he continues to serve as president. He is also president and CEO of KinDex Therapeutics, which researches molecules associated with genetic expression patterns in chronic diseases.
