Dr. Steve, the Sock Doc, shares a journey of integrating systems within the body. Connecting the nervous system to organs, muscles, bone, connective tissue and more, Dr. Steve has developed a practice around a concept he calls Systems Healthcare - Integrative Wellness. We talk hormones, assymetry, dysfunction and simple tests you can perform to become more aware of your own situation. -- topics listed below Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-17 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-17 TOPICS: 2:20 - When a medical practice expands to holistic work 3:50 - How systems of the body integrate, from nutrition to injury 4:30 - Finding common patterns between improving health and increasing performance 5:00 - Patterns and compensations that can lead to injury or sickness 7:00 - Acute situations that cause chronic conditions to surface 8:00 - Injury related neurological memory. Is your injury actually resolved? 9:20 - Finding the root cause of physical injuries - structural and muscle testing 11:00 - Simple test for gaining self awareness of structural imbalances 14:00 - Is structural asymmetry always going to cause health/performance issues? 17:30 - Audio tests of structural and physical dysfunction 21:20 - How Dr. Gangemi decides a patient needs to look into nutrition 24:40 - Viscerosomatic relationships - the muscle organ connection 25:00 - How elevated cortisol can lead to a knee or joint injury 32:20 - The role of fascia in organ health, human function and dysfunction 36:00 - Physical injury causing digestion or organ dysfunction over time 36:00 - Very odd: A climbing accident that triggered dairy intolerance 40:00 - Cheating science: some clinical trials may remove participants who don’t conform to expected results 42:00 - Self awareness vs just doing what you’re told - which gets better results? 46:00 - Should everyone really wear “barefoot” style shoes? 48:00 - What is the purpose of shoes? Consequences of different types of shoes 52:00 - Orthotics and treating symptoms vs root causes 55:00 - Fear of the floor - a recurring theme and basic tests for health 1:00:00 - When playing it too safe (don’t lift that!) comes back to haunt you later in life 1:01:00 - When good rehabilitation turns into a chronic bad habit 1:10:00 - What is Functional Neurology? Just a way to sound smart? 1:13:00 - Eating frequently vs Intermittent Fasting (IF) - the Doc weighs in Guest: Dr. Steve Gangemi - the Sock Doc http://sock-doc.com Leave a quick review for the podcast: https://elitehrv.com/review-ep-17 (Thanks in advance!) Learn about Heart Rate Variability at HRVcourse.com: https://hrvcourse.com/ep-17 Host: Jason Moore https://elitehrv.com/podcast Show notes: https://elitehrv.com/podcast --