Has anyone been to a functional medicine practitioner vs dermatologist?

[Fred]

Kelly keep your money in your pocket.

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The Institute for Functional Medicine was founded in 1993 Jeffrey Bland and Susan Bland.

In 1991, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged that two corporations led by Jeffrey Bland, HealthComm and Nu-Day Enterprises, had falsely claimed that their diet program could cause weight loss by changing consumers' metabolism and cause them to lose weight without exercising so that fat would be lost as body heat instead of being stored.

In 1995, the FTC charged Bland and his companies with violating the 1991 consent order by making further unsubstantiated weight-loss claims for several products, including the UltraClear dietary program, which had been falsely claimed to reduce the incidence and severity of symptoms associated with gastrointestinal problems, inflammatory and immunologic problems, fatigue, food allergies, mercury exposure, kidney disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis. The second settlement agreement included a $45,000 civil penalty.

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I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole.