Dr. Mona Morstein has been a naturopathic physician for thirty-one years. She graduated from and did a residency at National College of Naturopathic Medicine. She was Chair of Nutrition, Gastroenterology professor and Clinical Supervisor at a naturopathic medical school. She now has her own clinic, Arizona Integrative Medical Solutions, in Tempe, AZ.
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Dr. Morstein has a busy gastrointestinal focused medical practice. She has been on all three SIBO SOS Summit series and has done numerous webinars/lectures on SIBO and other gastrointestinal conditions.
Dr. Morstein is recognized as an expert on diabetes. Her 560 page book “Master Your Diabetes: A Comprehensive, Integrative Approach to Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes,” is an in-depth, evidenced based, educational book for both patients and physicians. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Low Carb Diabetes Association, a 501c3 education non-profit.
I have wanted to get Mona on for some time now as I have seen many of her lectures and just love the way in which she delivers well researched information so clearly and with much enthusiasm.
In this episode we cover
- How common gallstones and cholecystectomies are
- The main reasons people get their gallbladder out
- Who is at most risk of developing gallstones
- The different types of gallstones that exist
- What Biliary Colic and cholecystitis is
- The best way to assess for gallstones
- Treatments for gallstones - conventional medicine and functional medicine
- And so much more
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Show notes
- Mona Morstein's website
- Master Your Diabetes book
- Tara Nelson's Level 1 Practitioner 6 week Thyroid Course
- Tara Nelson's Clinical Mentoring for Thyroid Cases
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