Thomas Malterre, MS, CN is a renowned IFM Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and sought-after expert in Functional Nutrition. He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nutritional Science from Bastyr University, completed additional training from IFM (Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner), Dale Bredesen (ReCode Certified Practitioner for Alzheimer’s reversal), and the Autism Research Institute. He has been trained by and befriended some of the world’s most progressive practitioners in the fields of neurology, gastroenterology, immunotoxicology, genetics, endocrinology, and microbiology. With 17 years of extensive clinical experience, including his own journey with Celiac disease, he specializes in helping people with the nutritional aspects of autoimmune diseases, intestinal challenges, and brain-related disorders. 

As an educator, Tom continues to empower practitioners with the foundations of root cause medicine as well as meet the growing need of the population at large. He earned a well-deserved reputation as an educator and member of the medical affairs team for Thorne Research for 7 years where he traveled across North America lecturing on numerous biochemistry and nutrient-related topics. He went on to develop his own online program 9 years ago for teaching the fundamentals of Functional Medicine to practitioners around the globe. Over the years, he has served as the Director of Education at multiple companies including Seeking Health and Functional Medicine of Idaho. Tom is currently a faculty member at IFM, the international Institute for Functional Medicine. He demonstrated his ability to effectively teach the population at large as the primary author of the best-selling The Elimination Diet book and co-author of The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook and Nourishing Meals.