by Kharrazian Institute | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
In 2011, Dr. Kirk Gair’s wife was going through a terrible health episode. She was experiencing a racing heart, severe dizzy spells, high blood pressure, and even nightmares. Her doctors initially dismissed her symptoms as a panic attack, but having a master’s in...
by Kharrazian Institute | Nov 11, 2025 | Blog
Think about the last time you saw a new GI patient. What does your intake appointment look like? You probably cover the basics—medication history, drug and alcohol use, history of infections, etc.—to narrow down or eliminate certain causes or conditions. You probably...
by Kharrazian Institute | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog
It happens more frequently than we care to admit. A new patient walks into your office with GI troubles. They have been to doctor after doctor and have tried treatment after treatment. But nothing works. The unfortunate truth is that over one-third of new GI referrals...
by Kharrazian Institute | Oct 14, 2025 | Blog
When you ask most people, “What is anemia?” you’ll likely get the same answer: “It’s when you have low levels of iron in your blood.” But as functional medicine practitioners, it is important to remember that the common definition of a medical term isn’t always the...
by Kharrazian Institute | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog
There is a pervasive myth in the medical world that hereditary hemochromatosis (HH)—i.e., iron overload in the blood—is a rare disorder. But this couldn’t be further from the truth: HH is the most common genetic disorder among Caucasians, and it can be found in all...
