Dr. Sheila Dean is one of the nation’s premier integrative nutritionists. She is a co-founder of the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy and has practiced functional medicine for two decades. Her insight has not only changed the lives of many patients, but her teaching and mentoring has inspired and empowered a new generation of nutrition specialists and health professionals. In today’s episode, we dive into one of Dr. Dean’s keen interests – metabolic detoxification. We discuss the physiologic process of detoxifying xenobiotics and hormones and why nutrition, genomics, and the microbiome are vital. Today on The Lab Report: 3:00 Meet Dr. Sheila Dean and hear about her path to functional medicine 9:15 Toxins, Detox, and Biotransformation 13:15 Phase I and Phase II pathways 16:35 Nutrition, genetic SNPs, and detoxifying hormones 24:45 Clinical strategies for optimizing key detox pathways 31:00 All about IFNA 33:40 The Fireball Additional Resources: Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy DetoxiGenomics Essential Estrogens Subscribe, Rate, & Review The Lab Report Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please hit the subscribe button and give us a rating or leave a review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most interesting and pressing questions on functional medicine: [email protected]. And, be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing. Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions and views of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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