IBS why can’t we find a cure or even a cause

Dr. Megan Riehl is a GI psychologist who specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal problems and anxiety related-disorders. She is the clinical program director of the GI behavioral health program at the University of Michigan offering comprehensive treatment options for patients in the GI department. Working from a collaborative perspective, treatment can be focused on improving one's quality of life, decreasing the frequency and intensity of medical symptoms, establishing healthy stress management tools and improving coping skills. Her approach relies on principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to design unique and flexible treatment plans tailored to the individual.

Dr. Miles Nichols, DAOM, MSOM, LAc is the co-owner of Medicine with Heart, a clinic that serves people who are struggling with chronic illness to recover their health through functional medicine and mindfulness. Dr. Miles' personal health struggle with chronic fatigue was not helped by conventional medicine. Dr. Miles found functional medicine and mindfulness practices that allowed him to identify a thyroid imbalance, mold toxin illness, a gut infection, and chronic Lyme co-infections. After recovering his health, Dr. Miles made it his mission to help others reverse chronic health concerns.

Dr. Diane Mueller ND, DAOM, LAc is the co-owner of Medicine with Heart, a clinic which bridges the gap between functional medicine and mindfulness. As a survivor of Lyme Disease, Chronic Mold Illness, IBS and many other disease processes, she deeply connects to her patients and their unique struggle and journey. Dr. Diane’s work is rooted in deeply understanding the mechanism behind disease so that she can help to reverse chronic disease in her patients and contribute to ending the chronic disease epidemic we are facing. She is a national speaker and co-author of the book, Stress Resilience. She and her husband, Dr. Miles, co-founded a functional medicine certification program called the Mindfulness Medicine Certification Program, through which they certify practitioners all over the country in a mindfulness based approach to functional medicine. Learn more at medicinewithheart.com

Dr. Saeed was born and raised in Illinois and completed her residency in South Bend, Indiana, after which, she joined Physicians Holistic Health Alliance. Years of study and interactions with patients transformed her life as a doctor and coach to people with chronic conditions. In 2015, she started her own practice. Dr. Saeed wrote The Holistic Rx: Your Guide to Healing Chronic Inflammation and Disease. It was a #1 New Release in 4 Categories and was a Best Seller on Amazon. Her articles are regularly published by Holistic Primary Care and she is also the Director of Education for Documenting Hope where she continues to teach classes and workshops on how to holistically manage health conditions. She has made it her lifelong mission to ignite the flame of holistic health in all patients/families and practitioners. Learn more at holisticmommd.com

Dr. Russell Jaffe received his BS, MD and Ph.D from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1972. He completed residency training in clinical chemistry at the National Institutes of Health (1973 – 1976), remaining on the permanent senior staff until 1979. He is board certified in Clinical Pathology and in Chemical Pathology. Dr. Jaffe started the Health Studies Collegium, a think tank that focuses on sustainable solutions to global health needs, with his fellow colleagues. Dr. Jaffe’s cumulative experiences enabled him to take his efforts one step further and build PERQUE Integrative Health, a company that offers the world scientifically proven, integrative health solutions that speed the transition from sick care to healthful caring.