The audio lectures in Functional Immunology and Nutritional Immunomodulation provide an introduction to the use of Nutrition and Functional Medicine for the prevention and treatment of disorders of chronic inflammation (e.g., diabetes mellitus type-2, hypertension, osteoarthritis), allergy (e.g., allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis [eczema]), autoimmunity (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, vasculitic conditions, and ankylosing spondylitis). The protocol is easy to remember and implement via the new "FIND SEX" acronym, which can be affixed to the well-known "SOAP" acronym that is used by all healthcare providers for recollection of the essential components of each patient encounter-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. This new add-on protocol will serve to revolutionize and enhance the delivery of evidence-based, clinically appropriate, therapeutically efficacious healthcare to our patients who rely on us for highly effective clinical care. Further, by promoting health optimization and reducing drug dependence for both clinicians and patients alike, this protocol promotes and adheres to the true spirit of medical ethics-non-maleficence, beneficence, and autonomy. The so-called "conventional" medical view that common disorders of chronic inflammation, allergy, autoimmunity are "idiopathic" and must be treated with life-long medicalization is no longer scientifically valid; the time is at hand when sole reliance on drugs for the treatment of these conditions will be considered unethical, if not outright malpractice. In this pioneering presentation, Dr Vasquez outlines a safe and effective protocol that is broadly applicable to a wide range of clinical disorders and life-threatening chronic diseases.
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