How to Find the Real Cause of Your Disease and How to Fix It with Dr. Elizabeth Boham

Oct 30, 2019

In this insightful conversation, Elizabeth Boham, a physician and nutritionist specializing in Functional Medicine, shares her journey of overcoming triple-negative breast cancer at age 30. She discusses the importance of personalized care, nutrition, and lifestyle choices in healing chronic illnesses. The talk emphasizes the role of nutrition and detoxification in managing health risks, particularly in women. Elizabeth highlights how understanding gut health and addressing dental issues can significantly impact overall wellness, advocating for a proactive approach to health.

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ANECDOTE

Dr. Boham's Breast Cancer Journey

Dr. Elizabeth Boham was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer at 30.
After treatment, she discovered functional medicine, changing her career path.

INSIGHT

Personalized Treatment

Functional medicine emphasizes personalized treatment plans.
It explores why an individual gets a disease, considering factors like genetics, lifestyle, and environment.

ADVICE

Creating a Healthy Terrain

Create a healthy terrain in your body by focusing on lifestyle factors.
This includes getting good rest, managing stress, and eating a healthy diet.

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So many Functional Medicine practitioners like myself have gone through their own healing crisis. For me, it was a total brain and body breakdown 30 years ago due to mercury poisoning from when I lived in China. For my good friend and fellow Functional Medicine doctor Elizabeth Boham, it was triple-negative breast cancer diagnosed at the young age of 30, despite already embracing many principles of a healthy life. Going through these experiences has led us to want to help others heal on the deepest level, which is what brought us both to the power using Functional Medicine and food and lifestyle choices to truly heal.

This week on The Doctor’s Farmacy, Dr. Boham joins me to discuss what it means to get to the root cause of disease and how the principles we practice do exactly that. Dr. Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine as part of my team at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing, she has helped thousands of people achieve their wellness goals. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well, a topic she is passionate about as a breast cancer survivor.

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