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FEATURING
Jeffrey Bland, MD
Chris Turnpaugh, MD
Cindy West, MD
James Maskell
The Evolution of Medicine is thrilled to announce the next Functional Forum as a preview for the upcoming Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI) Conference: Metabolic Mastery.
Our guests will unravel the interplay of liver function, mitochondrial activity and chronic disease. This topic is of the utmost importance given rising obesity rates and obesity-related diseases.
Our guests will include:
- Jeffrey Bland, PhD, the godfather of functional medicine. He will be speaking to why this year’s theme of Metabolic Mastery was chosen and why liver function and mitochondrial function go hand-in-hand. As you’ll learn when you watch this episode, liver health has historically been significantly underplayed in the medical field.
- Chris Turnpaugh, DC, DACNB, AMFCP will also be joining this live episode. He will share insight about energy and mitochondria at this current transformative juncture in medicine. Dr. Turnpaugh has built one of the largest functional medicine clinics in the country with five locations, 20 practitioners and 85 employees.
This is sure to be an incredible Forum episode, and we are excited to uncover new perspectives and ideas that can support clinical practices everywhere.
Monthly Functional Forum episodes are hosted by James Maskell, and viewers can submit questions for the speakers in advance via X/Twitter using #FunctionalForum. Please join us on Monday, February 3 at 5pm Pacific, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern!
The PLMI Conference will be held June 20-21 just outside of Chicago, Illinois.
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Register to watch next the Functional Forum: functionalforum.com/next-event
FEATURING
Jeffrey Bland, MD
Chris Turnpaugh, MD
Cindy West, MD
James Maskell
The Evolution of Medicine is thrilled to announce the next Functional Forum as a preview for the upcoming Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI) Conference: Metabolic Mastery.
Our guests will unravel the interplay of liver function, mitochondrial activity and chronic disease. This topic is of the utmost importance given rising obesity rates and obesity-related diseases.
Our guests will include:
- Jeffrey Bland, PhD, the godfather of functional medicine. He will be speaking to why this year’s theme of Metabolic Mastery was chosen and why liver function and mitochondrial function go hand-in-hand. As you’ll learn when you watch this episode, liver health has historically been significantly underplayed in the medical field.
- Chris Turnpaugh, DC, DACNB, AMFCP will also be joining this live episode. He will share insight about energy and mitochondria at this current transformative juncture in medicine. Dr. Turnpaugh has built one of the largest functional medicine clinics in the country with five locations, 20 practitioners and 85 employees.
This is sure to be an incredible Forum episode, and we are excited to uncover new perspectives and ideas that can support clinical practices everywhere.
Monthly Functional Forum episodes are hosted by James Maskell, and viewers can submit questions for the speakers in advance via X/Twitter using #FunctionalForum. Please join us on Monday, February 3 at 5pm Pacific, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern!
The PLMI Conference will be held June 20-21 just outside of Chicago, Illinois.
Subscribe: bit.ly/2n9QpsC
Practitioners - Join the EvoMed Practitioner FB Group: bit.ly/2KpOfON
Health Advocates - Register to receive our newsletter: bit.ly/2vfggnj
![The future of functional medicine isn’t about working harder—it’s about building infrastructure.
The future of functional medicine isn’t about working harder—it’s about building infrastructure.
In this episode of The Evolution of Medicine, I share why the solo “artisan” model is being disrupted by AI, telehealth platforms, and direct-to-consumer health brands—and what clinics must build to compete.
Why this matters:
🏗️ Team-based care scales better than solo practice
📊 Objective data cuts through marketing noise
🔁 Membership models stabilize revenue
⚙️ Integrated labs and wearables create a seamless patient journey
For the first time in 20 years, I believe the tools exist to make whole-person care scalable.
🎧 Full episode: [YouTube link]
#FunctionalMedicine #FutureOfMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #PracticeManagement #TheEvolutionOfMedicine The future of functional medicine isn’t about working harder—it’s about building infrastructure.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ehi7SN_P19A/mqdefault.jpg)









