Welcome to AI all things & beyond

As I began to write this blog, I was asked if AI could assist and I declined. I am old fashioned that way, but open to the concept and well aware of AI options in our daily lives and in healthcare. I just wanted to sit down today and spontaneously be creative without direction and or forethought and or editing too much.

I actually took a course on Informatics in Healthcare back in the Fall of 2021 as I enrolled in a Doctoral Nurse Practitioner program and Aced the course with some help of a Professor I know. I decided not to pursue my Doctoral degree for various personal reasons. I did enjoy the course for sure.

Back to AI - I admittedly am not very IT savvy, but I do increase my knowledge base like when I read back in 2017, "Rise of the Robots" by Martin Ford, published in 2015. That led to other book readings and now I (and you) can see how AI has increased significantly and we (the world) know the benefits and improvements in healthcare. I think https://health.clevelandclinic.org/ai-in-healthcare sums it up very good and is current of this month.

However, with such developments there can be ethical and safety concerns of which the World Health Organization has set out guidelines back in 2021. There are various and different large language models like ChatGPT, Bard and Brighteon.IO. As a consumer of these, I recommend you know source of origin (if you can) of your computer programs as well as products (food, supplements, other) you purchase including your AI sources. When you are sensed (wearable AI, useable AI, other) do you know where all your personal health data is going and doing?

It comes down to trust the AI or not for me. (Today's blog is not going to touch on EMF exposure and or other because that is just a whole another topic for another blog.). We live in a world that we have many resources we can seek to get healthcare information and help from and your choices are vast which can be overwhelming, confusing. It also reminds me when patients ask for my help in their healthcare journey - they do so because they 'trust' me.

This month of September 2024, I welcome AI and those resources in healthcare to help me help others. But, I also want to know where the information is coming from and is it telling the truth. I welcome patients who do their own research and enjoy conversing and aiding in health decisions that promote their health optimally. We review basic nutrition, hydration (clean water), sleep and/or rest and exercise practices. We review mind, body, mentation and soul holistic care for the individual, family.

Functional Medicine (FM) is unique because it does not provide a band-aid approach, it is about finding and or exploring root causes of healthcare issues and or concerns. It is inclusive of AI and FM has been on the cusp of healthcare breakthroughs and or improvements for a long time. As a FM provider, my to go resources for labs/tests is Rupa Health who has many lab companies, various different options are there including their excellent educational materials and healthcare providers too. My to go for ordering supplements is Fullscripts and or Designs for Health. Yes, there are other companies and or resources I order from because I know, trust their testing of products including knowing source of origin as well.

I am GrateFul to those patrons who trust me as their FM APRN provider and or personal health coach and Wish You the Best of Health and Healthcare!

As my lfarris@neafunctionalmedicine.com reads in closing,

Be in control of Your Health

Remove, Replace, Reinoculate, Repair, Rejuvenate

Rejoice

God Bless,

Linda