In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Peter Breggin talks about treating depression without medication. Dr. Breggin is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist. He is called “The Conscience of Psychiatry” for his many decades of successful efforts to reform the mental health field. His work provides the foundation for modern…
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Kelly Brogan explains how you can ease psychiatric symptoms when you heal your body first. Dr. Brogan is a holistic women’s health psychiatrist and author of A Mind of Your Own. She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical…
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Shirley Plant explains how to let food be your medicine and the inspiration behind her Eat Real Food Health Summit. Shirley is the author of Finally… Food I Can Eat—an Inspirational Dietary Guide and Cookbook for People Affected by Food Allergies and…
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Jeffrey Morrsion explains how you can detoxify your body and get on the road to better health. Dr. Morrison is a practicing physician, founder of The Morrison Center for Integrative Medicine in New York City, award-winning author of Cleanse Your Body,…
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Dr. Deanna Minich explains how you can gain more vitality and joy by doing a life detox. Dr. Deanna Minich is a functional nutritionist with a unique approach to clinical medicine that combines physiology and psychology. She has trained in functional medicine…
In my last article I talked about the symptoms of a yeast infection. In this article I’ll dive in a little deeper and talk about the underlying triggers for yeast infections and how to get properly tested for yeast infection. You see, Functional Medicine is always about finding the cause. I like to say: Find…
What causes extreme fatigue? Extreme fatigue can have many and diverse root causes. Some important ones include: #1 – Hormones From a hormonal standpoint, when the hormones are in balance you will feel your best – no matter what challenges life throws at you – and you have the energy to tackle those challenges head…
Yeast infections are very common infections. What are Symptoms of A Yeast Infection? Sometimes they are obvious – in other words, you can probably Google it and diagnose yourself. Some are not so obvious – hence what prompted me to write this article. Let’s talk about the obvious ones first. What are Symptoms of a Yeast…
In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri’s special guest Ariane Resnick explains how you can use soup bones to make healing broths and reap all of their health benefits. Ariane is a private chef and certified nutritionist who specializes in organic farm-to-table cuisine and creates indulgent, seemingly “normal” foods out of…
Understanding Chronic Fatigue What causes chronic fatigue is a tricky question that we’re going to take a look at for today’s article. Modern western medicine often likes to be able to point to one specific incident, gene or issue when addressing an illness or disease, but this isn’t always plausible. This is because our bodies…
