AFFILIATIONS

Institutions that shaped the field.

Dr. Bland has spent five decades building, advising, and advancing the organizations that define the science and practice of functional and personalized medicine.

THE FOUNDER

Where a lifetime of research comes together.

Big Bold Health began with a single discovery: Dr. Bland’s research into a rare plant called Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat revealed a nutrient profile unlike anything he’d encountered in five decades of studying food and health. That led him somewhere unexpected, into the immune system itself, where he found something few in nutrition science had fully connected: that immune balance may be the true foundation of long-term health, and that it can be directly shaped by diet and other lifestyle .

Today, Big Bold Health is where that thinking lives. Beyond its products, Dr. Bland designs clinical research into immune health and Food is Medicine science, work that led to the Immuno-Metabolic Program, a clinical protocol now used by practitioners through a partnership with Fullscript Journeys. Big Bold Health is the place where everything Dr. Bland has spent his career learning finally comes together.

Affiliations & Leadership

A lifelong commitment to advancing functional medicine through institutional leadership, peer reviewed clinical research, and global educational initiatives.

Founder & President

Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute

The Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute is an educational nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that facilitates collaboration among healthcare professionals, research scientists, business leaders, and tech innovators to advance patient centric care.

Founder and Chairman Emeritus

The Institute for Functional Medicine

Dr. Bland founded The Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991 with his wife, Susan Bland, MA. IFM has become the global leader in Functional Medicine education and accelerates the application of emerging research into clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.

Associate Editor & Contributing Author

Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal

Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal is a respected peer reviewed journal that was established in 2002. Each issue focuses on practical and comprehensive approaches to preventing and treating disease, healing illness, and promoting health in a clinical setting.

Vice Chair, Annual Conference

Integrative Healthcare Symposium

The Integrative Healthcare Symposium is a premier multi-disciplinary medical event that brings together healthcare practitioners to explore evidence-based integrative and functional medicine practice. Dr. Bland serve as the Vice Chair of the Annual conference.

The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry

Fellow

The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry is a professional organization of select clinical biochemists designated as “Fellows” of the Academy as a result of their clinical experience, research contributions, and leadership in the field.

Advisory Board Member

Fullscript

Fullscript is a trusted source of high quality supplements and educational content for innovative providers, pioneering academic institutions, and forward-thinking integration partners.