220 | Top tips for health from a Functional Medicine doctor

What a great LIVE chat we had with Dr. Bryan "Step."

There are a lot of gems in this talk, I'll summarize some of the key points below. PLUS I have time stamps for specific topics (see below). Please watch this video and take time to scroll through the notes below!

"You can’t unlearn what you learn. And therefore your brain starts thinking differently!" -- Bryan Step

Root cause is looking at the cause of symptoms and conditions, VERSUS what mainstream medicine typically does - address symptoms with a pill. With root cause, things are so much simpler! Instead of complexity, you get "simplexity."

So what is functional medicine?

"Functional medicine is a systems biology–based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of disease. Each symptom or differential diagnosis may be one of many contributing to an individual’s illness."

The Institute for Functional Medicine

VS traditional conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is GRAET at working with injuries, surgeries, etc. But has a horrible track record with chronic degenerative diseases that are caused by nutrition and lifestyle factors.

 

Dr. Step came up with a great acronym to help us self-assess our health, and therefore, figure out where to optimize:

• S - sleep and stress.
• E - Elimination habits and hydration.
• X - Exercise, how much, what’s ideal. Mindfulness based physical activity

Tune in to find out how to put this acronym into practice daily!!

Ways to Connect with Dr. Bryan:

• Dr. Bryan Step on IG @dr_bryanstepanenko
• Dr. Gabrielle Lyon on IG @drgabriellelyon
• Dr. Gabrielle Lyon and Institute for Muscle Centric Medicine https://drgabriellelyon.com/

Time Stamps:

• 00:00:00 introduction to Dr. Step
• 00:03:40 Dr. Steps personal story and what drives him to do what he does! 
• 00:17:20 what % of medical professionals are functional vs traditional?
• 00:18:49 what is the difference between a classically trained medical doctor and functional?
• 00:22:37 what are specific symptoms we should be paying attention to?
• 00:23:27 SEX! an acronym Dr. Step came up with just for us to remember symptoms, check engine lights.
• 00:24:15 sleep symptoms
• 00:30:19 elimination!
• 00:30:25 hydration and physical symptoms to look for.
• 00:31:17 poop! constipation, bowel transit time, and other symptoms to pay attention to
• 00:33:58 other digestive symptoms to pay attenttion to.
• 00:35:34 exercise.
• 00:44:42 mindfulness based physical activity.
• 00:51:07 speak your truth. share your wisdom. share gifts, stories, experiences.
• 00:52:55 “what is the single most impactful health decision I can make from a functional medicine perspective?”
• 00:54:10 “is there such a thing as a no pill doctor?”
• 00:55:30 “what is the best thing to do to stay healthy as we age?”
• 00:57:27 “is there such a thing as too much?”
• 00:58:15 micronutrients and supplements.
• 01:00:36 enhabcing your ability to bounce back.
• 01:03:01 “is there anything we can do to support YOU?”

 

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