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without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hi, everyone. Today I spoke

again with Dr. Tom Fabian from Diagnostic Solutions about the GI MAPS stool test and how to best use it.

And one of the reasons why I wanted to have this follow-up conversation, first,

it was that we got a bit cut short last time,

so I wanted to finish off some of the topics that were on the agenda.

And the other more kind of global reason is overinterpretation

and misuse of testing and functional medicine is a endemic problem that

needs to be reformed. This is happening way too much. It is getting out of control and this needs

to be corrected. And so I wanted to have this follow-up conversation to provide as much support for doctors and clinicians as possible so as to best be able to use the testing.

So I think you will find this episode enjoyable for that reason.

And one of the things that we cover in the episode is that to resolve someone's gastrointestinal issues

oftentimes requires more of a broad scope of focus. So not just treating one test, but looking

at perhaps one or two different tests plus symptoms, plus history, plus response to treatment,

and all this collectively is what

informs the approach. And this is essentially what you will find in my book, Healthy, Gut,

Health, You, which is a personalizable plan to improve your gut health. This plan does not

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