Let’s Be Real About Reflux:
A Mind-blowing Update
Let’s Be Real About Reflux:
A Mind-blowing Update
with Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP
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This presentation explores the various mechanisms of gastroesophageal reflux and uses this foundation to suggest evidence-based lifestyle and natural treatment options. Dr. Sandberg-Lewis will also share the American College of Gastroenterology’s new guidelines for decreasing false negative diagnoses of sliding hiatal hernia and Barrett’s esophagus screening and diagnosis including the Cytosponge. This effective method is a swallowable, capsule-sponge device used to sample chemical biomarkers of Barrett’s. It offers a reliable, noninvasive alternative to endoscopy.
Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, DHANP
Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis has been a practicing naturopathic physician since his graduation from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in 1978. He has been a clinical and didactic professor since 1996, teaching a variety of courses but primarily focusing on gastroenterology and GI physical medicine. His private practice is at Hive Mind Medicine in Portland, Oregon (www.hivemindmedicine.org). Hive Mind Medicine is a collaborative practitioner group focused on digestive and mental/emotional health.
Sandberg-Lewis is a popular international lecturer at functional medicine seminars, presents webinars and is frequently interviewed on issues of digestive health and disease.
In 2010 he co-founded the SIBO Center at NUNM which is one of only four centers in the USA for Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth diagnosis, treatment, education and research.
In 2014 he was named one of the “Top Docs” in Portland monthly magazine’s yearly healthcare issue and in 2015 was inducted into the OANP/NUNM Hall of Fame.
He is the author of the column entitled “Functional Gastroenterology Bolus” in the Townsend letter and the medical textbook Functional Gastroenterology: Assessing and Addressing the Causes of Functional Digestive Disorders, Second edition, 2017. He is currently in the editing phase of Let’s Be Real About Reflux: Getting to the Heart of Heartburn, a book on underlying mechanisms and the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux.
Within gastroenterology, he has special interest and expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (including microscopic colitis), irritable bowel syndrome (including post- infectious IBS), Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal and bile reflux (GERD), biliary dyskinesia, and chronic states of nausea and vomiting.
Many of the patients referred to Dr. Sandberg-Lewis have digestive conditions that have defied diagnosis and effective resolution. Often these patients desire naturopathic treatment options in lieu of the courses of treatments they have previously undergone.
He understands diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, but also can assess function and often find successful treatments to regain a balance in the digestive system.
Dr. Sandberg-Lewis lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Kayle. His interests include mandolin, guitar and voice; bicycling; writing and lecturing.