Robert Whitfield MD (speaker) emphasizes the need to address chronic inflammation before surgery by using a comprehensive pre-operative program. The program includes genetic analysis, environmental toxin testing (phthalates, MEPs, BPAs, 'BIFF' as spoken), heavy metals, mycotoxins, and evaluation of gut microbiome (dysbiosis), food sensitivities, and hormone balance to create a proactive, broad clinical picture.
Exceptionally important in this patient population who have high amounts of chronic inflammation. Because imagine I operate on you and you have chronic inflammation. If we don't do work to help address that on the front end through the program. So we look at your genetics, we do a tox test to look at your environmental tox burden. Phthalates, MEPs, BPAs, BIFF. We look at heavy metals, we look at mycotoxins. We're really trying to prepare you for and look at everything, including gut microbiome, dysbiosis, food sensitivities, hormone balance, so that we get a broad enough picture so that we can get as proactive as possible up front.
