LEVELS – A Whole New Level

#198 - How functional medicine focuses on personalized health | Dr. Anjali Dsouza & Mike Haney

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Jan 5, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Dr. Dsouza's Medical Journey

  • Dr. Anjali Dsouza knew from childhood she wanted to be a holistic doctor focusing on nutrition and lifestyle.
  • She was disappointed by medical school’s lack of focus on nutrition and shifted fully after falling ill post-childbirth.
INSIGHT

Why Root Cause Is Overlooked

  • Western medicine developed to combat acute diseases using pharmaceuticals and surgery, sidelining root cause approaches.
  • Financial incentives and dogma reinforce symptomatic treatment over holistic care including nutrition and lifestyle.
INSIGHT

Challenges in Nutrition Research

  • Nutritional interventions are inherently difficult to study with large RCTs due to numerous variables.
  • Functional medicine relies on individualized biomarker data to tailor nutrition rather than broad clinical trials.
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