Carrie Levine, CNM, IFMCP discusses whole-person care for perimenopause and personalized approaches for assessing and treating fluctuating hormonal patterns.

Full transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/podcast-july-2024-whole-person-care-perimenopause/

Whole-Person Care for Perimenopause Symptoms

On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, we welcome Jaquel Patterson, ND, to explore the systemic impacts of neuroinflammation on physiological and psychiatric conditions and outline functional medicine approaches to optimizing brain health.

Full transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/neuroinflammation-brain-function-mental-health/

Neuroinflammation, Brain Function, & Mental Health

On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Dr. Kara Fitzgerald discusses epigenetics, longevity, and how diet and lifestyle-based interventions can slow biological aging to optimize the healthspan.

Full transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/biological-aging-health-span

Biological Aging and Extending Healthspan, With Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

On today’s episode of Pathways to Well-Being, clinical researcher and thyroid expert Michael Ruscio, DC, discusses the functional medicine approaches to optimizing and balancing thyroid hormone levels.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/improving-thyroid-function-gut-microbiome/

Improving Thyroid Function by Targeting the Gut Microbiome

On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno discusses clinical indicators of toxic overload and how the integrity of the gut microbiome can influence an individual’s sensitivity to ubiquitous toxins.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/impact-of-toxins-on-the-gut-microbiome/

The Impact of Toxins on the Gut Microbiome, With Dr. Joseph Pizzorno

Rebecca Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discusses the benefit of lifestyle-based modalities in supporting breast cancer treatment.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/breast-cancer-care-and-prevention

Optimizing Cancer Care & Prevention

Mylene Huynh, MD, MPH, IFMCP, explores the connections between stress, inflammation, and disease and highlights ways to effectively transform stress to improve health.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/stress-inflammation-chronic-disease/

Linking Stress and Inflammation to Chronic Disease

As a systems-based approach, the functional medicine model looks all facets of health; evaluating why disease occurs and uncovering what each patients needs to thrive. Over the past year, we’ve discussed how this personalized approach to dysfunction and disease makes a difference in clinical outcomes. On this special episode of Pathways to Well-Being, we’re revisiting some of the trending topics and highlights of 2024. From brain health and thyroid health, to Long COVID, menopause, the gut microbiome and beyond, we’ll explore how the core concepts of functional medicine, such as precision nutrition, lifestyle modifications, and honoring the patient's story, can impact these diverse areas of care because they make health goals achievable and sustainable long-term. 

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/2024-trending-topics-in-functional-medicine

Revisiting the Trending Topics in Functional Medicine of 2024

Pediatric gastroenterologist Rebecca Carey, MD, shares how childhood GI issues and sensitivities influence adult health.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/food-allergies-intolerances-pediatric-health

Pediatric Food Allergies & Intolerances with Rebecca Carey, MD

On today’s episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Tom Sult, MD, discusses the important clinical connections between chronic infections and common persistent symptoms and how to manage them using functional medicine strategies.

Transcript: https://www.ifm.org/podcast/chronic-infections-persistent-symptoms

Chronic Infections as an Underlying Cause of Persistent Symptoms

Functional medicine uses the latest advances in the areas of genomics, epigenetics, nutrition, and lifestyle to find personalized solutions that lead to improved patient outcomes. Now, more than ever, the functional medicine approach is critical to address the rising tide of chronic disease and increase resilience among the most vulnerable populations in the time of a pandemic. Everyone deserves to find their own pathway to optimal health, which requires expanding access to high quality medical care for all individuals. Pathways to Well-being is a clinician-focused podcast that will feature leading practitioners and researchers from around the world engaged in conversations about the foundations of health, the latest medical advances from the front lines of health care, and the ways in which we can all help increase access to quality functional medicine care for everyone.