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932 - The Most Effective Approach To Functional Medicine Testing & Treatment W/ Andrea Nakayama

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

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Reevaluating Functional Medicine Practices Amid External Influences

This chapter explores the challenges posed by lab and supplement companies in functional medicine, urging clinicians to critically evaluate tests and treatments. It highlights the significance of a therapeutic partnership and a systems-based approach to understand and address root causes in patient care.

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Functional medicine has created great tools to help us test and treat different conditions. However, some methods have been proven to be more effective than others. In this episode, I sit down with functional nutritionist Andrea Nakayama to discuss the efficacy of functional medicine practices, as well as her unique approaches that have healed her patients.

Learn more about Andrea!

https://www.andreanakayama.com/

https://www.instagram.com/andreanakayama/

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

04:29 Why “Narrative Medicine” is necessary

09:29 Best practices for assessments & recommendations

23:48 Symptom tracking strategies

30:30 Creating an effective diet

38:41 Thyroid testing and treatments

56:17 Tools for symptom tracking

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Music featured in this video: "Modern Technology" by Andrew G, https://audiojungle.net/user/andrew_g

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