The lungs are not isolated from the rest of the body.
Respiratory health is influenced by immune regulation, chronic inflammation, gut and lung microbiomes, nutritional status, metabolic health, environmental exposures, oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, and the body’s ability to regulate inflammatory responses.
Conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, sarcoidosis, chronic cough, and sleep apnea can involve complex interactions between multiple systems.
A functional medicine approach looks beyond the diagnosis and asks a broader question:
Why is the patient’s respiratory system struggling, and what underlying factors may be contributing to the disease process?
This advanced webinar is designed to help practitioners understand pulmonary diseases through a systems-based and functional medicine framework.






