#22-The Foundation of Functional Medicine

Question 1

1. What were the initial concerns health leaders and doctors had when Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS suggested the new name “functional medicine” for his field?
a. Medicine is psychosomatic and can’t be defined this way
b. That phrase calls to mind geriatric medicine
c. It wouldn’t garner enough attention because it seemed like rehabilitative medicine
d. All of the above

Answer 1

d. All of the above

Question 2

2. What initial study helped Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS gain attention early in his career?
a. Zinc
b. Vitamin C
c. Vitamin D
d. Vitamin E

Answer 2

d. Vitamin E

Question 3

3. What gap, according to Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS, between Eastern / Western medicine still exists today decades after he founded the Institute for Functional Medicine?
a. Disease is a solution to all of our health problems
b. Health is the absence of disease
c. Diabetes is a disease in search of a medication
d. All of the above

Answer 3

b. Health is the absence of disease

Question 4

4. What are the functions of truly “functional” medicine?
a. Physical function
b. Metabolic function
c. Cognitive function
d. Behavioral function
e. All of the above

Answer 4

e. All of the above

Question 5

5. What is Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS’s approach to health?
a. Treating effects
b. Treating causes
c. Treating disease
d. Treating symptoms

Answer 5

b. Treating causes

Question 6

6. Even though functional medicine is truly individualized, what markers does Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS feel are important for everyone?
a. Blood pressure
b. Blood glucose
c. Cholesterol level
d. All of the above

Answer 6

d. All of the above

Question 7

7. What does Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS believe is fundamental to understand about our genes?
a. They do not play a role in what diet and lifestyles are best for us
b. They determine all of our health conditions
c. There is no such thing as a gene for disease
d. They are not helpful in understanding future health conditions

Answer 7

c. There is no such thing as a gene for disease

Question 8

8. What foods are good for the microbiome according to Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS’s approach to health?
a. Cheeses
b. Dairy
c. Vegetables as prebiotics
d. Fruits

Answer 8

c. Vegetables as prebiotics

Question 9

9. What chemical component in brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli does Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS believe is vital for everyone to consume regularly?
a. Coenzyme Q10
b. Polyphenols
c. Creatine
d. Sulforaphane Glucosinate

Answer 9

d. Sulforaphane Glucosinate

Question 10

10. What does Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS believe is the next superfood?
a. Mushrooms
b. Tiger nuts
c. Golden berries
d. Tartery buckwheat

Answer 10

d. Tartery buckwheat