A practical, evidence-based training for health professionals who want

CME Quality Trainings

  • Diagnose nutritional problems earlier

  • Improve patient adherence and outcomes

  • Integrate functional medicine into conventional systems

  • Support neurological recovery and resilience

  • Grow referrals without conflict or burnout

Who this is for

This training is designed for:

  • Physicians, NPs, PAs, and residents
  • Chiropractors, physical and occupational therapists
  • Dietitians and nutrition professionals
  • Mental health clinicians
  • Health professionals working in conventional or integrative settings

(Consumers may also enroll, but clinical application is emphasized.)




What you'll learn

CME-level instruction developed from academic medicine, clinical research, and real patient outcomes

  • How to recognize nutritional insufficiencies using physical signs—not guesswork

  • How to justify targeted lab testing that is more likely to be covered by insurance

  • How to implement functional medicine in conventional systems without pushback

  • Why evolutionary biology explains patient resistance—and how to use it

  • How lifestyle factors influence neuroplasticity, recovery, and function

  • Practical strategies you can apply immediately in clinical practice

Upgrade your diagnostic skills. Serve more patients. Get more referrals.

Enroll today

Lecture 1: Physical Signs of Nutritional Insufficiencies and Deficiencies

($97 value)

Most clinicians were never taught nutritional diagnosis. This lecture shows you how to identify vitamin and mineral insufficiencies using observable physical findings—especially in rapidly turning-over tissues.

You’ll learn:

  • The Physical Assessment Most Doctors Skip 
    How to identify nutritional deficiencies using simple visual cues that rapidly turning-over tissues reveal about your internal health.

  • Hair Loss Detective Work 
    The multiple causes of hair loss that can be investigated and addressed through nutritional intervention — many of which your doctor never considers.

  • Mouth and Tongue Clues 
    Specific physical signs in the mouth, lips, and tongue that point to particular vitamin and mineral deficiencies, plus the exact labs to request.

  • Taste and Smell Changes 
    Why these might signal nutritional problems (not just aging or side effects from medications).

  • Skin Symptoms and Blood Sugar Problems 
    How to spot and address the early physical indicators of insulin resistance before diabetes develops.

  • Nail Analysis 
    What fingernails reveal about nutritional status and overall health.

  • The Neuropathy Connection When nerve problems develop, which specific nutritional deficiencies to investigate first.

This lecture will better equip practitioners to diagnose and address nutritional issues, and it will help those with chronic conditions become their own health detectives.

Most importantly, I'll show you how to use these physical findings to guide targeted lab testing — testing that insurance is more likely to cover when there's a clear clinical reason for it.



Lecture 2: How Evolutionary Principles Can Support Healthier Habits

($97 value)

Have you ever wondered why it feels so hard to stick with healthy habits? 

Or why certain health interventions work for some people but not others?

The answer might lie in understanding how our evolutionary biology conflicts with modern life. Our DNA is still wired for the environment our ancestors lived in thousands of years ago — but we're asking it to function in a completely different world.

As I've worked with patients over the years, I've learned that aligning health interventions with evolutionary principles makes them easier for people to adopt and sustain long-term.

And that means they’re able to get the intended benefit, instead of just adding another stressor to their lives.

This lecture explains:

  • How The Brain Accepts New Ideas — and what this means for clinicians trying to implement new approaches with patients and colleagues.
  • Evolutionary Biology and Health Creation — How species development principles can guide more effective health interventions that work with your DNA instead of against it.
  • Dietary Realignment — How the modern diet deviates from our evolutionary blueprint and practical steps to get back into alignment.
  • Exercise Through an Evolutionary Lens — and what research shows works best for improving fatigue and quality of life.
  • Behavior Change That Actually Sticks — Using evolutionary principles to support more effective and sustainable habit changes.


This lecture also includes an update on the Wahls Lab clinical trials, including the latest findings from our studies and what they mean for your patients.

Understanding these principles will help you create interventions that feel natural and sustainable rather than fighting against human nature.



Lecture 3: Beyond Disease Management: How to Help Patients Restore Function and Neuroplasticity

($97 value)

If you're working with patients who have neurological conditions — or if you're living with one yourself — you've probably been told that significant recovery isn't possible. 

That once the damage is done, the best you can hope for is slowing the progression.

But that’s not always true.

After years of research and clinical practice, I've learned that far more recovery is possible than most people realize. 

The key is understanding neuroplasticity — your brain and nervous system's ability to change and heal throughout your life.

The disease processes behind conditions like diabetic neuropathy, dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and even stroke and traumatic brain injury often develop over many years before diagnosis… 

But that also means there are many opportunities to intervene and support recovery.

In this lecture, we'll cover:

  • The Hidden Timeline 
    How neurodegenerative and neuroimmune conditions develop over years before symptoms appear, and what early warning signs to watch for.
  • Understanding Plasticity 
    How your tissues can have favorable or unfavorable changes in response to environmental factors — and how to tip the scales toward healing.
  • The Cellular Players 
    What mitochondria, microglia, and astrocytes have to do with recovery and degeneration.
  • Environmental Factors That Matter 
    The modifiable lifestyle factors linked to good and bad changes across various neurological conditions.
  • Recovery Research 
    We’ll review the studies demonstrating what level of recovery is possible, even with severe functional impairment.
  • Practical Implementation 
    How to apply these insights to support better outcomes for yourself or your patients.


Whether you're a practitioner looking to offer more hope to patients or someone personally dealing with a neurological condition, this lecture will change how you think about recovery and what's truly possible.



Lecture 4: Turning Resistance into Referrals: How to Practice Functional Medicine in a Conventional Healthcare System

($97 Value)

When I first started incorporating functional medicine principles into my practice at the VA and in other conventional settings, I faced a lot of skepticism and resistance from both my colleagues and administration.

It can be so frustrating and overwhelming — you know your patients would benefit from a functional approach, but you don’t know how to introduce it without causing a shake-up.  

Whether you're working in an academic medical center, a hospital system, or a traditional private practice, I’ve been there and fought those battles.

And now I’m sharing some of the strategies that not only worked on the people who needed convincing — the same strategies actually helped me build referrals and grow my practice.

Practicing Functional Medicine in an Academic/Conventional Healthcare System

This lecture will cover:

  • Real Clinical Cases 
    Walk through concrete examples of how I successfully implemented functional medicine approaches in conventional settings, including the VA healthcare system.
  • Winning Over Hospital Administration Specific strategies to present functional medicine in a way that gets administrative buy-in rather than pushback.
  • Converting Skeptical Colleagues 
    How to turn resistance into referrals by demonstrating results that even conventional practitioners can't ignore.
  • Keys to Long-Term Success 
    The essential elements that determine whether your functional medicine integration thrives or fails in a conventional system.
  • Practical Implementation Steps 
    Concrete    , actionable strategies you can start using immediately to begin incorporating functional medicine principles into your current practice.


Whether you're just starting to explore functional medicine or you've been wanting to integrate it into your conventional practice, this lecture will give you a roadmap for making it happen — without losing your job or your colleagues' respect.



Course curriculum

    1. Live Lecture: January 19, 2026, at 6:30 pm CT

    1. Live Lecture: January 26, 2026 at 6:30 pm CT

    1. Live Lecture: February 2, 2026 at 6:30 pm CT

    1. Live Lecture: February 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm CT

About this course

  • $197.00
  • 4 lessons
  • CME Qualilty

Why This Training Is Different

In Lifestyle Medicine in Clinical Practice, I show you how physical findings, evolutionary biology, and lifestyle factors guide smarter diagnostics and more effective care. Just as importantly, I show you how to do this inside conventional systems—without professional isolation.

  • Clinically grounded, not theoretical

  • Designed for real-world constraints

  • Integrates conventional and functional approaches

  • Focuses on outcomes, not ideology

  • Built by a clinician working inside academic medicine

Live Call Dates

Class #1 - January 19, 2026, at 6:30 pm CT 
Physical Signs of Nutritional Insufficiencies and Deficiencies 



Class #2 - January 26 at 6:30 pm CT
How Evolutionary Principles Can Support Healthier Habits 



Class #3 - February 2 at 6:30 pm CT 
Beyond Disease Management: How to Help Patients Restore Function and Neuroplasticity 



Class #4 - February 9 at 6:30 pm CT 
Turning Resistance into Referrals: How to Practice Functional Medicine in a Conventional Healthcare System


All calls will be recorded and posted into the course once they are processed.