{"id":18193,"date":"2017-02-04T02:42:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T21:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functionalnutritionlab.com\/blog\/?p=320"},"modified":"2022-11-17T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T13:20:38","slug":"symbiosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/symbiosis","title":{"rendered":"Symbiosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perched atop a shelf in my office is the hefty \u201ccompact\u201d Oxford English Dictionary that my late husband bought me for Christmas many moons ago. In thinking about the word \u201csymbiosis\u201d I hoisted the tome off its perch, grabbed the domed magnifying glass that just barely allows me to make out the tiny print, and looked up the true meaning of the word that I use to explain the unique place where \u201cfood meets physiology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Generally, the term symbiosis<\/em> means to \u201clive together\u201d and \u201cin association with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

From a biological perspective, symbiosis<\/em> refers to the \u201cinteraction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.\u201d<\/p>\n

Symbiosis and the understanding of these interactions\u2014between the outside and inside worlds\u2014is the fourth pillar in my Practitioner Mastery Paradigm. The Paradigm was born through my teaching in Functional Nutrition Lab<\/a>, as I gained a deeper understanding of the myriad aspects needed for practitioners to have true success in practice.<\/p>\n

While we may think that one more skill<\/em> or this next bit of information<\/em> will catapult our ability to practice with excellence, it\u2019s truly a synthesis of different techniques, expertise and proficiencies that add up to both clinical and professional advances.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve studied these.
\nI\u2019ve taken them apart and dissected them.
\nI\u2019ve looked at them from every angle so that I can teach more coaches and clinicians to become true masters in the field of
functional nutrition.<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m committed to doing so because I want to see less patients suffer and more practitioners prosper.<\/p>\n

The 8 pillars of the Practitioner Mastery Paradigm include:<\/p>\n