Synthesis by Jeffrey Bland
“ We need to listen to the patients' story and develop a response to it. The approach to complex syndromes may be much more profound than just trying to point a round peg into a square hole and get a singular diagnosis. ”
Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD

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Synthesis by Jeffrey Bland, PhD

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1/1/2003 David Jones President
Institute for Functional Medicine
MD 		Fx medicine, thyroid function, selenium, lung cancer, glycemic control, HbA1C, syndrome X, chromium, lipoic acid, HRT, breast cancer, CVD, soy, I3C, estrogen, pharmacogenomics, CYP P450, bifunctional modulators, SAM, Th1, Th2, atopic disorders Buy Now
2/1/2003 Richard Delany Private Practice
MD 		CVD, statins, METs, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, VAT, adipocytes, angiotensin, PPARs, folate cycle, homocysteine, FAD, DNA methylation, gene/nutrient interactions, perilla frutescens, Th-1, Th-2, liver, estrogen, catechol ortho-quinones, red rice yeast Buy Now
3/1/2003 John Keaney
Jr. Private Practice
Obesity, CVD, weight management, thermodynamics, statins, CRP, adipose tissue, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, basal amino acids, catabolism, adipocytes, yeast extracts, NAC, NO, tetrahydrobiopterin, alpha tocopherol, flavonoids, antioxidants Buy Now
4/1/2003 Scott Rigden Private Practice
MD 		Calories, energy transfer, obesity, Women's Health Initiative, HRT, estrogen-receptor modulators, adaptogens, methylation, COMT, autism, fecal calprotectin, MMR, GI disorders, BMI, food guide pyramid, adipose tissue, cell signaling, weight management Buy Now
6/1/2003 Kathie Swift Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires
MS, RD 		Mendelian determinism, human genome, SNPs, gluten sensitivity, nutrigenomics, systems biology, homocysteine, MTHFR polymor- phisms, folate, cognitive function, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, biomarkers, BUN, creatinine, evidence-based medicine, dietetics Buy Now
7/1/2003 Woody R. McGinnis Private Practice
MD 		Lab tests, glutathione, ATP, TBARS Test, 8-hydroxydeoxy- guanosine, isoprostanes, ORAC Test, TRAP, FRAP, endogenous hallucinogens, Mauve Factor, pyrolizidone, lipid urine peroxide, isolevuglandins, pyrroles, autism, heme porphyrin, levuglandin Buy Now
8/1/2003 Niloofar Afari University of Washington
PhD 		Trace minerals, somatic syndromes, psychosomatic illness, holo- grapic body assessment, mitochondrial bioenergetics, NSAIDs, depression, mononucleosis, botanical medicines, post-traumatic stress syndrome, DHEA, neuroendocrine immune system, asthma Buy Now
9/1/2003 Anthony Komaroff Harvard Medical School
MD 		CFS, magnesium, malic acid, cell bioenergetics, immune activation, peroxynitrite, aging, mitochondria, ATP, deletion mutations, exercise tolerance, nutritional modulation, GI function, bioenergetics Buy Now
10/1/2003 Michael Holick Boston University School ofMedicine
MD, PhD 		Type 2 diabetes, vitamin D, osteoporosis, bone reserve, estrogen, inflammatory cytokines, arthritis, bone turnover, CAD, myeloperox- idase, bleaching, glycine, PPARs, thiazolidinediones, kidney disorders, pregnancy, MS, psoriasis, ichthyosis, nuclear receptors, thyroid, hydroxylation, hypercalcemia, solanum, UV light Buy Now
11/1/2003 Eleanor Rogan The Eppley Institute University of Nebraska
PhD 		Glycyrrhizin, SARS, obesity, methyl donors, methionine adenosyl- transferase, SAM, DNA hypomethylation, cancer, MTHFR polymorphisms, prostate cancer, Finasteride, resveratrol, I3C, estrogen, breast cancer, CYP1B1, estradiol, equilinen, equiline, catecholestrogen quinones, 2-methoxyestradiol, DNA adducts Buy Now
12/1/2003 Daniel Beskind Private Practice
MD, MPH, FACEP 		Sialic acid, allergy, antioxidants, meningitis, hearing loss, neuro- endocrine immune system, gene signaling, estrogen, insulin signa- ling, vascular function, hormones, PAI-1, hypertension, cardiovas- cular assessment, heart disease, electron beam tomography Buy Now