I find death to be a strong motivator, which is why I have spent so much of my life finding ways to advance my knowledge and understanding about the human body and healing. Because of this, I find that curing the incurables is a very attainable reality with the right approach, a multi-omics approach.
From my father’s death early to the passing of friends early on in my life, I’ve never been comfortable with not being able to help. This has installed within me a never-ending, insatiable quest to learn more, know more and be a better doctor.
In my mind, a doctor is someone you go to when you are sick or dealing with a health concern so that you can be cured, strengthened, and potentially made healthier than you’ve been in years.
It is not someone who simply manages your aches and pains with medications to help one feel better, while the cause of their issue continues to worsen. Unfortunately, most doctors are defined by this approach.
Most doctors don’t do nearly enough when they could be doing so much more. They typically do enough just to get by and manage their practice and patients accordingly.
Evidence of this lies in the way most patients are cared for. Take a recent example of a new patient who came to see me. He was dealing with cancer and showed me some of his cancer doctor’s notes from their first visit.
At the bottom of the page, the doctor had written – 2 minutes reviewing case history, 12 minutes face-to-face. It was astonishing! There is practically nothing useful that can be learned from such an encounter and this person’s life is literally on the line.
The typical doctor’s approach to discovering the state of a patient’s health is by running a blood test, a rudimentary physical exam, and possibly an x-ray, or even an MRI in a more serious case.
Each of those approaches will seldom yield any valuable information, yet their use persists despite major advances and discoveries that have been made in areas of science, physiology, and diagnostics, just to name a few.
If your doctor tells you that your condition is “incurable”, understand this – for him it is, so find someone else.
Science has made many advances in areas that can improve patient care tremendously, but medicine is a long way from catching up and implementing this in healthcare.
If we don’t include the advances of science, then today’s “modern” medicine is being practiced the way it was in the 80s and 90s.
Curing the incurables is possible with multi–omics – Genomics, Microbiomics, Metabolomics, Ionomics, and more!
Genomics
One of the greatest advances is in the field of genetic testing.
Genetic testing needs to be a normal part of every doctor’s practice. It is readily available and yields an enormous amount of valuable information. Our genetics are the blueprint for how our body functions, so why not follow this blueprint?
Throughout my career, I have often heard from people how nice it would be for each person to have their own “body manual”. With genetics, we finally have that.
Genetics can help to avoid unnecessary pain, confusion, and useless prolonging of a proper assessment and care.
For instance, no one should never be given a medication without first knowing what their genetic pathways tell us. If we know their genetics, we are more likely to avoid side effects, among which death is one of the more serious ones.
The factor that primarily causes side effects is the genetic pathways in the body that are supposed to process the medications effectively. If the pathway isn’t functioning correctly, dangerous side effects are a possibility.
So, when so much risk is present with the use of medications, why not take advantage of genetics to ensure the safest results for the patient? Genetics can reveal which medications would be more effective and therefore better for the patient.
Genetics isn’t just for the most serious conditions and diseases, either. Genetics allows us to maximize health, human performance and potential and look into each and every genetic pathway.
We can see how the cellular machinery is primed to function, or not, based on genetics.
We can see where imbalances are present and make better dietary choices.
We can discover where nutrients will be deficient or where there is a need for a supplement that can balance the imbalance created by the genetics.
With genetics, we can also see what not to do.
I have seen life-changing results in children and adults with the information discovered by our Functional Genetic testing.
Genetic testing and analysis propel healthcare far beyond the ongoing ineptitude of medicine from the 80s and 90s.
There’s no need to stop there however, as science has shown us ways to integrate other test data to increase our understanding and competency further.
Microbiomics
The microbiome is the other side or half of us. Without it, our lives would be very short and painful indeed. It represents the most complex biological materials on Earth.
Words that researchers have used for decades use to describe its role in human health are vital, essential, paramount, critical, important, and indispensable, among others.
It is being called the “Second Brain” and the “Second Genome”. Depending on the study, it has 150 to 450 times as much genetic material.
The indiscriminate use of antibiotics by modern medicine is in direct opposition to this science.
By wiping out all the bacteria within 5 to 7 days of antibiotic use and creating permanent changes in its structure and function, the unacknowledged harm created by antibiotics can be lifelong and lead to a shorter lifespan. You can find out more here, here and here.
The microbiome has co-evolved with the human body and its presence helps to ensure the ongoing survival of the human race by how it impacts pregnancy and the rest of the body.
Microbiome or stool testing has been around for quite awhile, but I have seldom found it useful based on the information present in the results. Surprisingly, there is a vast amount of information that has never been a reported in these tests, yet it is present in science papers.
By incorporating what has been discovered by science about the microbiome, I can cross-reference the information with genetics to get a more complete picture of what is happening.
I am also better able to make recommendations for or against certain nutrients, herbs, diet, and beyond. By integrating genetics with the microbiome, the world of healthcare takes on yet another added dimension.
Genetics may show me that certain transport pathways for a vitamin aren’t likely to be functioning optimally, so some supplementation is necessary.
Adding in information from a stool test, I may see that in addition to the transport pathway not functioning optimally, there may also be a lack of certain bacteria or an overgrowth of others that further impacts the body’s ability to get these nutrients. In that case, I may need to give much higher doses or address other factors present in the microbiome.
The varying ratios of bacteria in the body provides useful information on a bacteria by bacteria basis. Integrating this is necessary for a holistic and well-developed viewpoint.
We utilize our Gut Microbiome assessment to discover as much as possible about each person’s microbiota.
Metabolomics
The metabolome represents the study of small molecules called metabolites that exist with cells, fluids, tissues, and organs. Their presence, absence and/or ratios provides yet another critical part of a holistic assessment.
The microbiome itself contains 1000s of small molecule metabolites. We can assess these along with metabolites that show up in blood/plasma and urine.
Metabolites can reflect the function of the microbiome or one’s genetics, as well as relay information associated with aging, stress, toxin exposure, etc.
We can asses vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, organic acids, byproducts of cellular metabolism and others.
Metabolomics is a powerful tool for precision medicine. Therapeutic approaches can become targeted according to each individual.
Integration of all of these available tools makes much more sense than just a standard medical office approach of a blood test and minimal face-to-face time.
If optimal health is our goal, or our life is on the line, does it make sense to leave so much information on the table?
Consider the NutraEval test to find out more about your metabolize.
Ionomics
Ionomics looks at the minerals and elements found in the body. It is not the process of just looking at whether there is a deficiency present, but looks at much larger picture that involves the ratios of minerals compared to each other and groups of minerals.
Ionomics represents a more dynamic assessment of how minerals and elements function and affect each other.
If there is a deficiency in potassium, what are the sodium levels and how are these affected by calcium and magnesium individually, as well as together.
The current approach to mineral analysis only considers individual nutrients. This is an incomplete picture.
Ionomics at the collegiate level is just beginning, but as a part of hair analysis, it has been in use for decades.
Ionomic Hair Analysis also looks at some of toxic metals and elements, but we can get a much more detailed analysis by assessing whole body toxin burden, and thus a more complete diagnostic impression.
Total Toxin Burden
Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used to do periodic assessments of the toxins present in human body fat. They started with a few dozen chemicals/toxins and gradually increased the amount with every new assessment.
The hallmark of these tests was that every toxin being tested for showed up in human body fat and this continued to be true even as they increased the number of toxins being tested each year.
Included in these findings were toxins that had been outlawed for use in the U.S. two to three decades ago due to their link in causing cancers. Their persistence in the environment was reflected in their persistence in humans.
Exposure to toxins has an effect on genetics, microbiomics, metabolites, minerals, physiology and more. It should always be an assessment that is considered in the big picture.
The number of toxins humans are exposed to has increased tremendously over the past 3 decades. As a sponge to our environment, our toxin burden has increased, as well.
Treating someone for heavy metal toxicity 20 years ago was much easier than it is today.
The microbiome can help transform certain heavy metals into less toxic forms, but some bacteria may create more toxic forms. We need to know which bacteria are present.
Genetic pathways that help resolve body toxicity can be deficient and understanding what is happening can help guide better treatment protocols.
Without assessing for the Total Toxin Burden in the body, treatment can be very incomplete.
The future
Modern medicine is set up as a quick in-and-out healthcare management process. While this can make for a good business model of getting as many people in and out the door, it is, as it has always been, a very poor substitute for quality healthcare.
The tools for better care and assessment are available and have been for quite some time. Very few people, including doctors, are aware of them and even fewer make use of them.
I created our MetaOmics testing protocols for curing the incurables, but in reality, it applies to everyone who wishes to optimize their health.
I like to see people have the best opportunity for healing and access to the best methods available. Otherwise, why am I be a doctor.
Dr. Jeffrey S. McCombs, DC, is founder of the McCombs Center for Health, the Candida Plan, the Candida Library, and author of Lifeforce, The Everything Candida Book, and The Everything Guide to Autoimmune Diets. Check out our podcast, Candida Diet Tips Recipes, and Insights on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Buzzsprout, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Alexa Flash Briefings. Phone: (888) 236-7780.
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