The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

This podcast explores the importance of prioritizing health, taking responsibility, and embracing our whole selves. Topics include the launch of the Funk'tional Nutrition Collective, a new health paradigm, moving beyond the diet culture, the four bodies of health, journal prompts for personal growth, and the importance of honoring and nourishing the earth.

Alise Greenfield, a Funk'tional Nutrition Academy graduate and NP, discusses the use of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and challenges the narrative that aging for women must simply be accepted as it is. They explore topics such as the difference between BHRT and conventional HRT, signs and symptoms for BHRT, dosing of different forms of estrogen, protective benefits of BHRT, monitoring BHRT, and debunking the history of fear behind BHRT.

This is a resource-rich episode for the next time you have to take antibiotics. Erin discusses specific tools to put in place so that antibiotics do the least amount of damage to your gut. She also helps you weigh out the pros and cons before taking antibiotics, and what to do to mitigate any issues if you do have to take them. Be sure to share this episode with anyone you know who is on — or has recently been on — antibiotics! Timestamps(10:56) Weighing out the pros and the cons before taking antibiotics(16:44) What kind of probiotics are best?(24:03) When should you take them?(28:30) Supplements & herbs that support the gut lining(30:43) How & why to support liver detoxification(33:16) Foods to eat & foods to avoidSign up to be notified about the Funk’tional Friday saleFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/291-gut-support-antibioticsCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

If you’ve ever seen imbalanced cortisol on a hormone test and thought “how do I fix this?”, then this episode is for you.There are MANY reasons for imbalanced cortisol, and Erin lays out many of them in this episode. But after 12 years of practice, there is something that she consistently sees as the NUMBER ONE reason for burnout, stress and cortisol issues. As a functional medicine practitioner, these are the 2 questions she asks anytime cortisol shows up as high or low on a hormone lab.This is exactly what you need to uncover and correct burnout, stress, “adrenal fatigue” and cortisol issues – and prevent them from coming back again.Timestamps(3:55) 3 different ways to test cortisol(5:47) Cortisol testing: should you even bother?(14:11) Reasons for high & low cortisol(19:41) How cortisol dysregulation opens up the doorway to other issues(21:33) Overfunctioning & boundaries: a clash between 2 essential needs(36:50) Are your relationships causing cortisol imbalance?Sign up to be notified about the Funk’tional Friday saleFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/290-imbalanced-cortisolCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

Exploring the effectiveness of probiotics to enhance gut health, the limitations of probiotic supplements in repopulating the microbiome, the benefits of probiotics for gut health and leaky gut, different types of probiotics and their benefits for colon health, the influence of diet on the gut microbiome, and strategies for introducing probiotics and prebiotics successfully.

Dr. Jade Teta, expert in female metabolism, hormones, and weight loss, discusses various aspects of health including stress management, metabolism, hormones, and the best exercises. He shares insights on adaptogens, learning your language of biofeedback, the impact of safeness on the immune system, balancing the weight loss equation, and the top two types of exercise for everyone.

On today’s episode, Erin discusses how to transform fear and uncertainty into self-trust so that you can build a healthier relationship with eating more food. To do this, listen to the powerful mindset shifts shared throughout this discussion that will encourage you to reflect and then take action with confidence.This will be the last Get Lifted Thursday episode for now - see you next Tuesday! FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/287-confidence-foodCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

A recent Washington Post article about influencer marketing in the nutrition industry sparked some justifiably strong reactions. Erin shares her thoughts here — and it might not be what you expect. Pulling on her 13 years of clinical experience and a decade of sharing her work on a public platform, Erin explains why she's no longer interested in fighting the nutrition wars.This conversation will encourage you to think about the ways you are influenced online and to build some discernment muscles with who you accept advice from. Consider this episode more of a "think piece" than anything else. Timestamps(2:53) ‘Big Beverage’ funding — is it really anything new? (12:42) Why the ‘all foods fit’ mentality can be appropriate (but not always)(17:32) How allowing space for multiple truths expands our perspective(19:48) Why practitioners being TOO convicted in their beliefs can be problematic (client examples)(22:39) Feel kinda judgy about influencers? Here's something to consider when consuming their content(32:15) Using discernment with online advice FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/286-influencer-dietitiansCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

If today's podcast had a subtitle it would be: What if you actually started embodying the inspirational quotes & memes you share on social media? (Juicy, right?) We're unpacking desired values (how you want to show up) vs. embodied values (how you actually show up) and how to find alignment between these two. Erin teaches a game-changing exercise to help you uncover your personal core values so you can use them as a discernment tool to realign your priorities in your life.Connect with Erin on Instagram here to submit questions for future episodes.FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/285-uncover-your-core-valuesCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram 

Over the past decade, interest in the use of psychedelics has expanded from the recreational to the scientific. Despite this cultural shift, these natural methods are still often misunderstood. Erin invited neurologist and herbalist, Dr. Maya Shetreat, on to the podcast to discuss the healing potential of psychedelics and plant medicine. Their conversation shares how many people can (& already do) benefit from the effects of plants, along with different ways we can interact with them. If you feel drawn to the topics discussed throughout this episode, be sure to stick around until the end for steps you can take today to learn more and begin your own plant-powered journey.Timestamps(4:47) How food affects our cellular memory & neurological conditions(16:54) Understanding Master Plants to approach them with respect(26:59) Rituals to slow down, feel present & embrace the sacred(34:31) The impact of psychedelic experiences on the mind(44:28) Quantum dosing & uncovering the medicine within yourself(54:06) How to begin a relationship with Master PlantsFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO: https://thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/284-plant-medicine-and-psychedelicsCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | Instagram Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure and The Master Plant Experience: The Science, Safety and Sacred Ceremony of Psychedelics. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches earth-based programs for transformational healing, including professional training programs for psychedelic-assisted approaches. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers from around the world, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.