We bring you interviews from people who have conquered the trickiest of health challenges using the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Philosophy and similar healing modalities. You’ll hear from experts who have been through the wringer with their health issues, and yet managed to come out on the other side.
If you are interested in natural healing and/or functional medicine, this is the podcast for you!
Visit www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com to learn more about the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition program.
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Ooo baby! It's time to dive into some bloodwork!
Kurt Stradtman is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Fitness and Nutrition Coach, Holistic Life Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, and a Level 1 Precision Nutrition Graduate. Kurt is board certified with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. He entered the holistic health arena with the desire to help as many people as possible change their lives for the better by taking a functional approach to lab test interpretations and creating a bio-individualized healing protocol unique to each individual client.
You can find out more about Kurt by going to http://www.stradtmanfamilywellness.com/.
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Don't you love talking to people who just 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 know their stuff? Well, if you do, then you're in luck! That's exactly what we experienced during our interview with Rika Keck!
Rika Keck, a holistic health coach, specializes in chronic infections such as Lyme disease and mold sickness. She brings more than 20 years of experience into this arena, and diligently maintains ongoing education. In her health practice, her endeavor is to explore possible root causes that contribute to symptoms and prolonged sickness, rather than suppressing symptoms. It is for this reason, that she considers herself a “health investigator.” She is a trusted health advocate to her clients in the US and in Europe.
You can find out more about Rika by going to www.nyintegratedhealth.com.
Her book is also available on amazon by clicking here.
You can findo out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
In this episode, we talk with Shannon MIller, FDN-P! She's the founder of 3 Leaf Health + Wellness and is obsessed with all things hormone, digestion, and immune related. She works with driven women who want to get to the root of their fatigue and female issues so they can fall in love with their bodies again. After years of hormone imbalance, adrenal fatigue, and her own battle with an autoimmune disease, she felt like she was constantly at war with her own body. She tried every diet and supplement on the market that promoted increasing energy, reducing inflammation, and giving her the body she wanted. She spent thousands of dollars on trial and error solutions, never finding the right plan that fit her perfectly. She also spent countless hours going to see doctors and specialists, but none of them took the time to listen to her, to actually hear her, to fully understand. They poked and prodded, just to tell her that everything "looked fine" even though she certainly didn't feel fine. Sound familiar? If you said yes, it's probably because you listened to this podcast before (thanks)! What's cool, though, is even though the stories are conceptually similar, the journeys of healing each have their own unique twist, and Shannon's is no exception. Check out this episode to find out how she turned things around! You can find out more about Shannon by going to https://3leafhealth.com/. You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
In this episode, we talk to a brand new author, Carly Herter!
Carly is a seasoned, Board Certified FDN-P with experience in working with clients all over the world, primarily with late-stage Lyme disease and autoimmunity. Her new book is titled, When Conventional Health Care Fails You, which is available by clicking here.
You can find out more about Carly by going to https://carlyherterhealth.com/
You can find out more about FDNthrive by going to www.fdnthrive.com
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
In this episode, we talk to the incredible Lori Balue!
Lori is one of those people who has been studying the topic of natural health for awhile now. These are my favorite types of people to talk to, simply because you get to see what actually works overtime, and skip all the fluff that the quick-fix people of the industry try to sell you.
She is now an FDN-P who helps busy, professional women defeated by diets lose that stubborn belly fat that just won’t budge. She is on a mission to empower women to lose weight and improve their health!
You can find out more about Lori at www.loribalue.com // https://www.instagram.com/loribaluehealth/
You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
In this episode, we are talking to Justine Altman! Justine teaches people how to find & eliminate root causes for their symptoms so they can get well and stay well naturally. She believes that you absolutely have the power to be as fit, energetic, and pain-free as you want to be. Before she learned the how to identify & address internal imbalances, she says she was a miserable shell of a human. She suffered from severe belly pain, migraines that lasted months at a time, zero energy, intense neck and back pain, and anxiety attacks so scary that she thought every night was her last. She was overweight and infertile and her outlook was dismal. She had numerous doctors specializing in numerous areas of medicine and nobody could figure out what was wrong with her. All her blood tests came back normal. She didn’t know that the foods she was eating were all wrong for her body chemistry. She needed better sleep habits. She needed to detox. She needed to relax. The kind of exercise she was doing was doing more harm than good. Once she learned how to become a health detective, she found out how to give her body exactly what it needs, and nothing it doesn’t. The trick is using general health principles as a starting point and making modifications to tailor the protocol to your own unique biology. The solution is so simple and the results are life changing! Today she wakes up feeling rested, she feels good all day long, she's slim, she's fertile, and she LOVES LIFE! You can find out more about Justine at www.journeytovitality.com You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Well, we're back with one of our own tonight! We'll be talking to Jodie Ellenor, who is a FDN-P, clinical social worker, AND yoga teacher! She started off dealing with some minor health symptoms, but her advernturous self got into some trouble after traveling in her 20's. She picked up a bug (or two, or three) while in Tanzania, and no one was able to help. This would be followed by exposure to mold, as well as mental health challenges. Thankfully, Jodie was able to turn this around. She is now an anxiety expert on a mission to women heal anxiety holistically so they can spend more time enjoying life and less time fearing it. You can find out more about Jodie at www.healingjourneyservices.com You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
One month into his Family Medicine Residency Training Program (August 2004), Dr. Hirsch met his amazing wife, Stacy. She was full of life, social with friends, a great cook, traveler, small business owner and committed to growth through self-examination. Four months later, she was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue and he had no tools to help her. She had adrenal fatigue, her cortisol levels (the main adrenal hormone) were non-existent and she was told to rest up and she would be better within one to two years. She purchased a sauna, took adrenal supplements and coffee enemas and worked on her psycho-spiritual side and she was mostly better in 3 years. Dr. Hirsch felt powerless and began his path of learning everything he could about fatigue. After he graduated residency in 2007, he started his own practice. He realized that his energy wasn’t like it was prior to residency. Dr. Hirsch was able to function, but he was tired. He didn’t have much energy for exercise, nor did he prioritize it. Dr. Hirsch had worked long and hard for his opportunity to create the kind of integrative medical practice that he wanted, so he pushed ahead. He thought it was a post-residency issue that would resolve on its own in a few months. But, these problems didn’t just resolve, and Dr. Hirsch would end up having to do some deep dives into the world of functional medicine to truly understand the causes of fatigue. He shares those insights with us in this amazing episode, and we couldn’t be more grateful! You can find out more about Dr. Hirsch at www.fixyourfatigue.com You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
On this episode of the FDNthrive podcast, we interviewed Candace McCallister! Candace is the daughter of a health food store owner. She thought she had health all figured out by the time she was about 13 years old. She ate lots of fruits and vegetables, didn’t eat hardly any fat, and even became a vegetarian! She was a shy and low energy child, but figured that was just her personality. Unfortunately, she started having some minor health issues which continued to get worse through her college years. This mostly involved getting an inordinate number of cavities, along with some other teeth issues. Also, she would get very light-headed upon standing, have terrible stomach cramps after eating certain foods, and suffer extremely painful menstrual cramps. Throughout these years, Candace also struggled with many low-grade mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and OCD symptoms. You can find out more about Candace at www.sweetwateroffering.com You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Jennifer Woodward is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and a Board Certified Functional Wellness Coach currently pushing her Master’s degree in Integrative Nutrition. She works with women all over the world to help them soothe their digestive woes, speed up their metabolisms, and stabilize their hormone imbalances. She is also the Executive Director of the Association of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Professionals and loves getting to help new FDNs thrive professionally. She was recently a quarter-long guest lecturer in graduate Endocrinology at Parker University This year, her free time is well spent homeschooling her four children, but when she can sneak out, she loves to play ultimate frisbee or walk with her dog Baxter.
You can find out more about Jennifer at www.jenniferwoodwardnutrition.com
You can find out more about FDNthrive at www.fdnthrive.com