The Nobel Prize in medicine was just given out for the use of artemesinin in treatments for malaria, which is exciting to see a Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal product being...  […]

Dr. Carey O’Rielly is a holistic dentist operating in San Diego who truly understands and practices the tenets of holistic health, both as a practitioner and in his personal life....  […]

October 1, 2015 Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Summary: A molecular basis has been found for why 80 percent of patients with longstanding Type 1...  […]

It's fascinating to have been practicing for twenty plus years and to now see this veritable explosion of interest in functional medicine as a specialty. I now frequently hear people...  […]

Benjamin Lynch, ND has a passion for identifying the cause of diseases, which directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of...  […]

As you read this, wiggle your toes. Feel the way they push against your shoes, and the weight of your feet on the floor. Really think about what your feet...  […]

I am readying "the Lean Start Up" an excellent book about the Lean Start Up Philosophy which has become quite the big thing here in Northern California tech circles. The...  […]

Sunjya K. Schweig, MD is an expert in complex chronic illnesses, which require rigorous investigation and management.  He has been studying, teaching, and practicing integrative and functional medicine for over...  […]

A diet high in refined carbohydrates may lead to an increased risk for new-onset depression in postmenopausal women, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The...  […]

References to leaky gut and issues with the human microbiome have become so popular now it's quite stunning to see. Obvious sources of these problems  all the antibiotics in our...  […]

Through her own fight with chronic GI symptoms, Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, Lac, has become a crucial pioneer for SIBO awareness and treatment. SIBO is caused by a chronic bacterial...  […]

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), described by patients as “brain fog”, and recently renamed by the Institute of Medicine as “Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID) ”, is a pertinent topic...  […]

  Three topics I’d like to cover today: SIBO and how it fits into an overall functional medicine plan Histamine Four different types of treatment These next few weeks in...  […]

Recently, Dr. Kalish Interviewed Amy Myers about her book The Autoimmune Solution.   Did you know? Once you have one autoimmune disease you are 3x more likely to get another...  […]

As a health practitioner, you want to make sure that you are giving your patients the highest care possible. As a patient, you want to make sure you are taking...  […]

In anticipation of the launch of my new book: The Kalish Method: Healing the Body and Mapping the Mind, I'm tossing out some brain food ideas for consideration. The main...  […]

Host: Dr. Joseph Mercola www.mercola.com Topic: An Effective Way to Address and Heal Adrenal Fatigue Great introduction to a challenge most everyone faces at some point in their life and...  […]

Host: Caitlin Weeks & Mary Vance  www.grassfedgirl.com Topic: How to Balance Your Hormones Naturally This important topic covers the basics of understanding how you can balance your hormones the way...  […]

Host: Diane Sanfilippo  www.balancedbites.com Topic: Adrenal Fatigue Diane and Dr. Kalish get to the root cause of the system that is responsible for managing our cortisol and stress. http://balancedbites.com/2012/07/podcast-episode-46-adrenal-fatigue-part-3-with-special-guest-dr-dan-kalish.html

Gluten If you find yourself craving and binging on bread, pasta and sweets, don't blame your lack of willpower. There is actually a physiological reason behind your cravings. You are...  […]

Anti-oxidant Protection and Liver Detoxification Pathways The fourth major body system is based on both anti-oxidant protection and liver detoxification. These body functions are the physiological mechanisms that protect you...  […]

What is the role of the digestive system in nutrition? The foundation of good health lies in proper digestive function. All other health factors can be undermined if you don't...  […]

3 Sources of Stress That Can Overload the Body There are three main sources of stress that can overload the body. If continued unchecked, emotional stress, poor lifestyle choices, and...  […]

The Kalish Method is a functional medicine lab based health approach focused on addressing five common conditions - weight gain, fatigue, depression, female hormone and digestive problems - through restoring...  […]

Spent all day Monday, November 5th, with Ajahn Chandako an old friend from my monastic days, who, unlike me, never left the sangha and is now a 23-year monk in...  […]

Spent last Sunday at Laguna Seca race track watching cars go around these turns at incredibly high rates of speed. It was a lot of fun and a big thanks...  […]

In the six month mentorship program, it is a thrill a minute: looking at lab work and fixing hard to diagnose cases with functional medicine protocols. This work is so...  […]

Before the Summer is Over Clean up  your diet for two weeks and avoid gluten, soy and dairy, then go out and have pancakes for breakfast, pasta for lunch and...  […]

Why Lions, Tigers and Bears Don’t Work Out In Gyms The same mentality that brought us chairs and long days in front of computers brought us work out machines and...  […]

Hi All - Here is a recent case study from my practice. Forty-two year old woman with chief complaints of 10 years of IBS and fatigue, now heading into depression...  […]

I am so excited about the release of my upcoming book, THE KALISH METHOD: HEALING THE BODY, MAPPING THE MIND (tentative release: May 2012). It has been an incredible exercise...  […]

Learning how to handle mental and emotional stress is of utmost importance. Our central nervous system, as well as our adrenal glands, can be pushed into overload by difficult life...  […]

An important lifestyle step to master is maximizing the rest and repair processes that are accomplished through adequate sleep. Although we have in many ways separated ourselves from dependence on...  […]

Symptoms are the obvious manifestation of an underlying imbalance in your body, but oftentimes symptoms may not directly correspond to the source of what’s causing the problem. Every health issue...  […]

Are you Gluten Intolerant? Gluten intolerance is the most significant health problem faced by my patients. It causes adrenal stress or adrenal fatigue by burning out the body’s ability to...  […]

Dr. Kalish's-4-Step-Program Have you ever read we should eat 5 servings of vegetables every day? Do you know exactly what a serving of vegetables is? OK, time for Health Secret...  […]

My first experience with CHEK practitioners was shocking. I was at a lab seminar when I realized there was a group of people, oddly all sitting next to one another,...  […]

Representative Patrick Kennedy has personally asked me to be his guest at the One Mind For Research Conference in Boston this month. This invitation only research conference is comprised of...  […]