Investigative Medicine: Chris Kresser

Chris Kresser is a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of integrative medicine. From his site:

How do I work with patients?

I am primarily a “health detective”.  I help people struggling with chronic, complex illnesses that haven’t been able to find help anywhere else.

Like all detectives, I use a variety of tools in my investigations, including modern laboratory techniques (blood, urine, stool and breath testing), detailed questionnaires and a thorough medical history and examination.

I then use nutritional therapy, herbal medicine, supplements, stress management, detoxification and lifestyle changes to restore proper function.

Deep and lasting healing are only possible when the root causes of illness are addressed.  By understanding the core systems of the body, how they are related, and how their function can be restored, many chronic illnesses can be prevented and even reversed.

He’s also the only person in over ten years of trying to figure out what’s wrong with me who has somehow been able to get my fasting blood sugar down to normal levels. It’s astonishing. He told me recently, “I have no idea what’s causing it.” I tested negative for every autoimmune disease possibility there is, every thyroid issue, and so on. I have crazy levels of some things, but there’s no cause.

So neither he nor I is exactly sure what caused the change in my blood sugars. I mean, I went so far as to do that stupid HCG diet and there were no changes. But a few months of eating low carb, abstaining from almost all gluten, and taking supplements when I remember (which is rare), and my blood sugar is under control. It may be because there’s less stress in my life right now. Even better? I have a “normal” appetite. Sometimes I’m hungry, sometimes I’m not. I can eat a small portion and be full. These things NEVER used to be true for me. I can now see how my skinny minnie friends could be full after one taco. Sometimes I am.

It’s liberating.

More on the supps I’ve found to be most effective coming soon…