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The Myers Way Episode 1: Dr. Myers’ Journey to Functional Medicine
In this podcast, John Rosania, VP of Clean gets personal with Dr. Myers as she shares why she became a medical doctor and the key moments in her life that led her to functional medicine.
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The Myers Way Episode 1: Dr. Myers’ Journey to Functional Medicine
Before Med School
- Dr Myers’ first interest in medicine
- How you can be eating “health” food but they may be the wrong foods for you.
- What she learned during in the Peace Corps in Paraguay?
The Med school years
- Why she went to medical school instead of a naturopathic school
- What medical school is actually like
- How medical school does not focus on nutrition or getting to the root cause of disease
Getting Sick
- Dr. Myers’ autoimmune condition, Graves’ disease, and what she did about it
- How her conventional doctor thought her autoimmune condition was in her head
- How she helped patients overcome Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease
The Discovery of Functional Medicine
- What is functional medicine? Is it alternative medicine?
- The core principles of functional medicine
- How functional medicine doctors are different than conventional doctors
Practicing What She Preaches
- What Dr. Myers eats (She was a vegetarian for over 20 years)
- Dr. Myers’ personal daily meal plan
Great interview!
Thanks Dhru! And thanks for sharing John with me! Love you guys!!
Thank you both so much, I will be researching your website to learn everything I can. “Had” a hyperthyroid (In remission, I was allergic to methimizole), also Graves Disease and diagnosed with 2 copies of MTHFR…. I try to listen to my body…over time am eating organic veggies, berries, food in general has drastically changed for this 57 year old woman. But listening to my gut,,,and the rest of my body and learning everything I can. Thank you again….
SO MUCH NEEDED………………………………………………AWESOME
You’re welcome!