35: The Dark Side of Functional Medicine
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What if functional medicine is just another kind of greenwashed medicine, still missing the real root cause?



Supplements and stricter health routines don’t always bring us closer to true healing. After decades in microbiology and functional medicine, I’ve watched the field drift toward complexity and noise, often replacing pills with powders, not purpose. A recent conversation with a longtime friend confirmed what I’d been intuitively feeling for years: even our so-called “holistic” approaches can keep us sick.


More testing, stricter diets, and endless “shoulds” can disconnect us from our own intuition. The good news is, there is something that drives lasting change. Because sometimes the best “treatment” isn’t another supplement at all. Your body already knows what it needs, you just have to listen.


You’ll Learn:


[00:00] Introduction

[03:47] Why functional and integrative medicine can unintentionally harm more than help

[06:12] What happens when health advice turns into noise and “shoulds” that disconnect you from your body

[09:34] How one practitioner’s trip to Europe shattered my ideas of what “healthy” really means

[12:56] The surprising reason some “unhealthy” people still thrive while the wellness-obsessed don’t

[15:43] Why no single diet or protocol can work for everyone, and what to do instead

[18:27] How genetic and biochemical individuality change what balance looks like for you

[19:55] The real foundation of healing hidden beneath supplements and lab results

[21:42] When functional medicine truly shines, and when it crosses into overcomplication

[22:58] Why honoring your own intuition is the most powerful medicine you have


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