So talk a little bit about why you think that this is the gateway to health.

Well, it's not why I think.

It's not my opinion.

Let's just make sure we get that.

I mean, I'm a bit of a nerd and I try to take my bias out of things as much as possible because I know that we have, I'm not trying to say that I don't have bias in this whole thing, but the more I can remove bias and remain a scientist, the better it is for my patients.

and so what i've learned after doing functional medicine training is that the gut is also much more than just digestion and absorption and elimination right that's what we learned in sixth grade seventh grade biology so as we start learning that the gut is the home to the majority of your immune system then we can understand why the gut is essential in all immuno issues, whether it's a deficiency, if it's a hyperactivity, if it's a confusion state, which is autoimmunity, like anything immune, I think gut first, then, and also the whole world of allergy and atopic disease is in there because we see that I take care of pediatrics as well.

And that's like one of the top three reasons kids come to see doctors.

So what is your general approach to hormone replacement, especially now that the black box warning for hormone replacement has been removed? Do you are have you always been interested in giving people hormones where necessary, like you've said before? Or do you tend to do more of a root cause approach to hormone adjustment? Like what's your what's your general kind of thoughts around hormone replacement?

What is your general approach to hormone replacement, especially now that the black box warning for hormone replacement has been removed? Um, do you, are you, have you always been interested in giving people hormones where necessary, like you've said before, or do you tend to do more of a root cause approach to hormone adjustment? Like what's your, what's your general kind of thoughts around hormone replacement?

Yeah, great question.

First thing is, this is my opinion.

It's not the truth.

It's just the way that I approach things.

And I tend to attract the kind of patients who think like me.

So if this makes sense, it's great.

Mm hmm.