What If Weight Gain Is Just a Symptom?

What if weight gain, depression, and chronic illness are symptoms rather than the real problem?

Ethan sits down with Dr.Josh Redd, a functional medicine doctor, to explore why treating symptoms alone often fails. On this episode of American Glutton, Ethan Suplee and Dr. Redd dig into inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, mental health, and why personalized care matters more than one-size-fits-all diets or pills. They discuss real patient stories, overlooked root causes, and what true healing can look like.

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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 - What Functional Medicine Really Means

04:10 - Treating Root Causes Instead of Symptoms

09:05 - Why One Size Fits All Diets Fail

14:40 - When Weight Is a Symptom, Not the Problem

20:30 - Brain Inflammation and Mental Health

27:15 - The Emotional Cost of Chronic Illness

32:40 - A Child’s Drawing That Changed Everything

38:20 - Why Patients Feel “Crazy” When Labs Are “Normal”

45:10 - Food, Inflammation, and Modern Lifestyles

52:35 - Why Healing Requires Education, Not Just Treatment

59:40 - What Real Health Transformation Looks Like

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